The latest college football playoff rankings and chairman say the South Carolina Gamecocks are eliminated. The latest edition of the college football playoff ra

Last weekend, the Gamecocks won at Clemson — a ranked team — and moved up one spot in the CFP ranking. Alabama won over Auburn — a team that finished 5-7 — and was rewarded with a two-spot bump into the critical No. 11 position, the one that essentially would ensure a spot in the 12-team playoff.

See what South Carolina football coach Shane Beamer said in a press conference after the Gamecocks were No. 14 in Tuesday's CFP rankings.

South Carolina is on the outside of the playoff picture. How did arguably the hottest team in America not jump Alabama and Ole Miss?

The Gamecocks downed Clemson at Death Valley Saturday, 17-14 behind an insane comeback led by QB LaNorris Sellers. The Standout QB rushed for a pair of touchdowns to lift his team over the rival Tigers at the Palmetto Bowl.

After falling short of the top 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings, South Carolina football fans stormed on social media.

Where Shane Beamer and South Carolina football stand in College Football Playoff rankings after win over Clemson in Week 14.

If South Carolina indeed does not make the playoff, the Gamecocks will still learn their bowl fate on Sunday afternoon. The top option in play would be the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl in Orlando — which often includes the highest-ranked SEC team not in the playoff. The Gamecocks have not played in the Citrus Bowl since 2014.

South Carolina's athletic director was the latest AD to make a Playoff pitch on behalf of his football program.