Key:
Phil Steele: Yellow
Athlon Sports: Magenta
Sporting News: Green
Lindy's: Gray
Preseason Magazine 119 Polls:
Below are the Gamecocks' rankings in all of the preseason magazine polls.
#13-Phil Steele
#36-Sporting News
#38-College Football News.com
#39-Athlon Sports
#40-Lindy's
Preseason Magazine National Recruiting Rankings:
Below are the Gamecocks' national rankings in recruiting in the preseason magazine polls.
#6 in Lindy's
#7 in Athlon Sports
#19 in Phil Steele's
Preseason Magazine National Recruiting Rankings by Position:
Below are the Gamecocks' national rankings in recruiting by position in the preseason magazine polls.
#01-Wide Receivers (Lindy's)
#04-Defensive Ends (Lindy's)
#08-Defensive Backs (Lindy's)
#10-Athletes (Lindy's)
#10-Defensive Tackles (Lindy's)
#10-Quarterbacks (Lindy's)
Preseason Magazine SEC Standings:
Below are the Gamecocks' placements in the preseason SEC standings.
#1 in SEC East [Tied with UGA] (Phil Steele)
#4 in SEC East (Lindy's)
#4 in SEC East (Sporting News)
#4 in SEC East (Athlon Sports)
Preseason All-American Teams:
Below are the individual Gamecocks' who show up in the preseason magazines' All--American teams.
-2nd Team: LB-Jasper Brinkley (Lindy's)
-2nd Team: LB-Jasper Brinkley (Sporting News)
-2nd Team: LB-Jasper Brinkley (Phil Steele)
-3rd Team: LB-Jasper Brinkley (Athlon Sports)
Preseason National Unit Rankings:
Below are the Gamecocks' placements in the preseason national unit rankings.
#4 Top Defensive Lines (Lindy's)
#4 Top Linebackers (Lindy's)
#4 Top Linebackers (Phil Steele)
#15 Top Defensive Lines (Phil Steele)
#25 Top Special Teams (Phil Steele)
#28 Top Quaterbacks (Phil Steele)
Preseason SEC Unit Rankings:
Below are the Gamecocks' placements in the preseason SEC unit rankings.
#1 Linebackers (Athlon Sports)
#1 Linebackers (Phil Steele)
#1 Coaching (Phil Steele)
#3 Defensive Line (Phil Steele)
#4 Special Teams (Phil Steele)
#5 Running Backs (Athlon Sports)
#5 Quaterbacks (Phil Steele)
#6 Defensive Backs (Athlon Sports)
#7 Defensive Backs (Phil Steele)
#7 Running Backs (Phil Steele)
#7 Offensive Line (Athlon Sports)
#8 Offensive Line (Phil Steele)
#8 Defensive Line (Athlon Sports)
#8 Wide Receivers/Tight Ends (Athlon Sports)
#9 Receivers (Phil Steele)
#9 Quarterbacks (Athlon Sports)
