The South Carolina football team finished just outside the top 25 in the preseason coaches poll.

But the Gamecocks did make one top 25 on Wednesday.

USC was slotted as the No. 22 team in CBS’s preseason top-25 rankings. The Gamecocks finished No. 28 in the outlet’s rankings last season and could have potential to move higher quickly.

“Any early movement in the rankings for the Gamecocks will be determined early by a Week 2 meeting with Georgia,” CBS’s Chip Patterson wrote.

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