Look: South Carolina football finishes 2022 season ranked inside AP Top 25
South Carolina can add one more accolade to Shane Beamer’s second season as head coach.
The Gamecocks (8-5) were ranked No. 23 in The Associated Press’ final Top 25 that was released overnight after Georgia’s 65-7 national championship win over TCU.
It’s the first time the USC program finished in the AP Top 25 since being ranked No. 4 to close the 2013 season.
South Carolina entered this year’s AP poll for the first time on Oct. 23 after the program’s first win over Texas A&M, but the Gamecocks fell out of the rankings a week later with a home loss to Missouri.
USC’s furious finish to the season then landed the Gamecocks in the poll for good.
The Gamecocks earned wins over Top 10 teams Tennessee and Clemson to climb back into the AP rankings at No. 20. They slipped to No. 23 after the Dec. 30 Gator Bowl loss to Notre Dame.
The Tigers (11-3) finished No. 13 in the poll.
USC also finished No. 23 in the in the USA Today coaches poll, with Clemson No. 12 in that ranking.
The 2023 season begins for South Carolina on Sept. 2 with a neutral-site game against UNC at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Final AP Top 25
- 1. Georgia (63) 14-0
- 2. TCU 13-1
- 3. Michigan 13-1
- 4. Ohio St. 11-2
- 5. Alabama 11-2
- 6. Tennessee 11-2
- 7. Penn St. 11-2
- 8. Washington 11-2
- 9. Tulane 12-2
- 10. Utah 10-4
- 11. Florida St. 10-3
- 12. Southern Cal 11-3
- 13. Clemson 11-3
- 14. Kansas St. 10-4
- 15. Oregon 10-3
- 16. LSU 10-4
- 17. Oregon St. 10-3
- 18. Notre Dame 9-4
- 19. Troy 12-2
- 20. Mississippi St. 9-4
- 21. UCLA 9-4
- 22. Pittsburgh 9-4
- 23. South Carolina 8-5
- 24. Fresno St. 10-4
- 25. Texas 8-5
Others receiving votes: Duke 49, UTSA 45, Air Force 40, Boise State 38, Minnesota 35, Texas Tech 19, North Carolina 8, North Carolina State 6, Iowa 4, Louisville 3, Purdue 3, Maryland 2, Marshall 2, Cincinnati 1, Illinois 1
This story was originally published January 10, 2023 at 8:14 AM.
