Updated South Carolina record projection based on ESPN’s power index

By Posted Rick Millians

September 26, 2017 10:11 AM

South Carolina vs. Louisiana Tech pregame at Williams-Brice Stadium this past Saturday. The Gamecocks won to improve to a 3-1 record. Tim Dominick tdominick@thestate.com

With the 2017 college football season now one-third complete, what is South Carolina’s projected season record based on the ESPN Football Power Index?

According to the Index, the Gamecocks (3-1) will earn victories against Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Wofford to finish 6-6. The projected losses would be in away games against Texas A&M, Tennessee and Georgia, as well as home games against Florida and Clemson

How the ESPN Football Power Index sees the rest of the SEC East teams:

Georgia

Record: 11-1 (currently 4-0)

Wins: @Tennessee, @Vanderbilt, Missouri, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, @Georgia Tech

Losses: @Auburn

Florida

Record: 8-3 (currently 2-1)

Wins: Vanderbilt, LSU, Texas A&M, @Missouri, @South Carolina, UAB

Losses: Georgia, Florida State

Kentucky

Record: 8-4 (currently 3-1)

Wins: Eastern Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Ole Miss, @Vanderbilt

Losses: @Mississippi State, @Georgia, Louisville

Tennessee

Record: 7-5 (currently 3-1)

Wins: South Carolina, Southern Miss, @Missouri, Vanderbilt

Losses: Georgia, @Alabama, @Kentucky, LSU

Vanderbilt

Record: 5-7 (currently 3-1)

Wins: Western Kentucky, Missouri

Losses: @Florida, Georgia, @Ole Miss, @South Carolina, Kentucky, @Tennessee

Missouri

Record: 3-9 (currently 1-3)

Wins: Idaho, @UConn

Losses: @Kentucky, @Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, @Vanderbilt, @Arkansas

This story was originally published September 26, 2017 at 10:11 AM with the headline "Updated South Carolina record projection based on ESPN’s power index."