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.