This stat about South Carolina and Clemson's opponents this season will shock you

There have been a lot of talks this season about how many teams each conference deserves to have in the College Football Playoff, especially based on the strength of the conference. The SEC has historically been the most dominant conference in college football, but this season the Big Ten is trying to make their own push to be the best.

The ACC and the Big 12 have been the other two power conferences that believe they deserve more than one team, but really, they are most likely to get just one based on the level of talent in their conference. The ACC may have a case for two teams, but the level of competition has not been great.

The number of ranked teams in the SEC and the Big Ten far outweigh the ACC and the Big 12, and it is showing in the level of talent from each conference. There is one crazy stat when it comes to the South Carolina-Clemson game that people should know.

South Carolina has played six ranked opponents so far this season, including LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama, Texas A&M, Missouri, and Vanderbilt. On the other side of the field, Clemson has faced one ranked opponent and that was Georgia, an SEC team.

The Clemson Tigers will make South Carolina's seventh-ranked matchup, which could bode very well for them when it comes to the College Football Playoff. Right now, the Gamecocks are 3-3 in ranked matchups, and a win could move them to 4-3, giving them a winning record against ranked opponents, while Clemson would be 0-2 against them.

South Carolina has the experience of playing against tougher opponents, and it has shown this season. The experience of playing in the big games against the big opponents is something you just can't simulate, so in this one, the Gamecocks have the edge and the experience that Clemson just has not had this season.