Abstract: Let $M$ be an $n$-dimensional closed minimal hypersurface of the unit sphere $S^{n+1}(1)$. If $n \le S \le n+\frac{2}{3}$,then $S=n$ and $M$ is isometric to $S^m(\sqrt{m/n}) \times S^{n-m}(\sqrt{(n-m)/n})$.

Key words: Minimal hypersurface, Scalar curvature, Clifford torus