They are barely a top 20 program in the regular season. Even with a little bit of CWS luck, they are FAR from a top 10 program.
Let's ask this another way, since perception is reality. Does anybody outside of dumbfuque, South Carolina think of that halfway house for a school AT ALL when thinking about top programs?
Hellz to the no.
So they can think what they like, they are what the dog converts dog food into.
I hope you're not that blind and ignorant about every other aspect of life.