AP POLL RELEASED: USC REMAINS OUTSIDE THE FRAY

The USC Trojans (3-1) did not earn a single vote in the AP Rankings this weekend, after defeating Utah State 17-14 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. This for a conference with four Pac-12 teams aligned the most-recent AP poll with Oregon sliding in at No. 2 picking up four first place votes while not playing this past weekend.

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Alabama (56)	3-0	1,496	1
2	Oregon (4)	3-0	1,418	2
3	Clemson	3-0	1,340	3
4	Ohio State	4-0	1,320	4
5	Stanford	3-0	1,270	5
6	LSU	4-0	1,167	6
7	Louisville	4-0	1,088	7
8	Florida State	3-0	1,049	8
9	Georgia	2-1	1,029	9
10	Texas A&M	3-1	1,011	10
11	Oklahoma State	3-0	849	11
12	South Carolina	2-1	828	12
13	UCLA	3-0	798	13
14	Oklahoma	3-0	689	14
15	Miami (FL)	3-0	687	16
16	Washington	3-0	559	17
17	Northwestern	4-0	477	18
18	Michigan	4-0	450	15
19	Baylor	3-0	441	20
20	Florida	2-1	414	19
21	Mississippi	3-0	342	21
22	Notre Dame	3-1	256	22
23	Wisconsin	3-1	130	24
24	Texas Tech	4-0	127	25
25	Fresno State	3-0	110	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State 41, Georgia Tech 30, Maryland 24, UCF 19, Nebraska 13, Northern Illinois 9, Arizona 8, Virginia Tech 4, Michigan State 3, Missouri 2, Rutgers 1, Navy 1

USC will now pack its bags for the second time this season, traveling to Tempe to battle a hungry Arizona State squad, that dropped out of the rankings following a 14-point loss to Stanford showcasing an impressive fourth quarter after falling behind 29-0 on the road.

Expect the Sun Devils and Trojans to engage in a thrilling battle of 0-1 teams in conference with its winner and loser heading into completely different directions, especially with UCLA looking prime for a strong slate in the Pac-12 South.