The 12th-ranked Tigers (9-2, No. 12 CFP ) and 16th-ranked Gamecocks (8-3, No. 15 CFP) are two of the hottest teams in the country. It's the first time both have been ranked in the season-ending rivalry game since 2013 and both hope a win means a berth in the expanded 12-team playoff.

Clemson and South Carolina both made a jump in the latest College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night. The Tigers are ranked 12th, while the Gamecocks are No. 15 heading into Saturday’s rivalry matchup. Clemson was No. 17 last week, and USC was 18th.

For the matchup between Clemson and South Carolina, the stakes have not been higher in quite some time. There has been one other time in the last decade that the Gamecocks have come into this game being ranked.