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2022 Preseason USC Trojans Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
eclectic_tastes	6	I am buying the hype. As Split Zone Duo has said, Riley isn't getting a year one excuse with all the high-level transfers he has brought in. There are questions on defense and the offensive line, but ultimately I think Williams is good enough to mask the offensive line problems and overcome a less-than-ideal defense... at least during the regular season.
Helifino	6
tauzeta	6
jlh2b	7
thomasosu	7
zacheiny	7
plannedsickdays	8
COLU_BUS	9
dabul-master	9
CockADoodleBOOM	10
DrKennethJNoisewater	10
Hobbes_121	10
ThePelvicWoo	10	Beta_Rank's number 29 team gets a huge bump here due to the coaching change and influx of transfers. The model isn't equipped to handle such a massive change. There are questions on defense but offensively they should be really good.
Cassiyus	11
fo13	11
PalmettoFace	11
sasmith2015	11
seaotter2	11
T-Thugs	11
Acm0028	12
Blooblod	12
BosskOnASegway	12
dicky_________seamus	12
doggo816	12
Feral_Squirrel	12
icklebush	12
nemoran	12
Polarbear1914	12
RavenclawWiz816	12
RollWarTideEagle	12
T-nawtical	12
tdeff19	12
WolverineDDS	12
Ch-i-ef	13
dogwoodmaple	13
GoBlueScrewOSU7	13
halldaylong	13
HUSKEROYAL	13
I_am_bot_beep_boop	13
retnuh101	13
Thorteris	13
VerySeriousBanana	13
buckeyegold	14
Daigotsu	14
dan4223	14
grjohnst	14
JCiLee	14
lillipup03	14
LiptonCB	14
mellolizard	14
myghtymouse	14
peachios	14
pileatedloon	14
RheagarTargaryen	14	Oklahoma finished 10th in the country last year since that seems more relevant to USC this year than how USC finished last year.
scronko	14
SteemieRayVaughn	14
UNC_Samurai	14
wesman212	14
AlphaH4wk	15
CambodianDrywall	15
ChargerFan2121	15
darkra01	15
Hackasizlak	15
HarbingerOfFun	15
itsabearcannon	15
MahjongDaily	15
Mr_Brews	15
MWiatrak2077	15
No11223456	15
RiffRamBahZoo	15
spsellers	15
TheReformedBadger	15
TimeBroken	15
tmothy07	15
vanburen1845	15
Arteza147	16
badgers4194	16
BlueFalcon89	16
cyclonepsycho	16
deadtofall12	16
Drexlore	16
hypercube42342	16
kdcoltred	16
nburt13	16
Omegaus492	16
PumpSmash	16
Shrektastic28	16
Sometimeswelose	16
SpadeRyker	16	The addition of Lincoln Riley and most of his OU staff gives USC a very high ceiling this year. They should be vastly improved this season and will be challenging for the PAC 12 title, but it's hard not to think there will be some first year kinks to work out in the team. Riley has all of the tools to make this a comfortable transition but the PAC 12 has ways to cannibalize teams we expect to be good and I think this USC team has enough weaknesses to fall prey to the chaos.
SportingMoose	16
stesser	16
StevvieV	16
ToeInDigDeep	16
WarEagle9	16
Zloggt	16	It'll take time for Riley to get this thing going - I think #16 is perfect
BamaPride95	17
boxman151515	17
Casaiir	17
KommanderKeen-a42	17
molodyets	17
orbania	17
Pikachu1989	17
puffadda	17
SCRx	17
tdoger	17
TrojanMan35T	17
woakley	17	USC was the recipient of a lot of the question marks from Oklahoma above. USC has been dormant for years, but bringing in a top QB and top WR that can immediately contribute is big.
fourpinz8	18
IceColdDrPepper_Here	18
ikindalikelemons	18
jjjoebox	18
one98d	18
owl_man	18	Lincoln Riley is here to contend, USC though is still a year or two away. Though I've never seen a team put together like this. So, WILD CARD?!
ThaCarter	18
TheZachster	18
ALStark69	19	NR
Corgi_Koala	19
cota1212	19
crimsonlaw	19
falconlover79	19
JeromesNiece	19
NoMorning6152	19
PrimalCookie	19
thexraptor	19
Branzilla91	20
Chucky1539	20
galacticdude7	20
ucieaters33	20
kamiller2020	21
LeWoofle	21
nbingham196	21
not_folie	21
TDenverFan	21
thegreendalegelf	21
captain_sasquatch	22
Hey_Its_Roomie	22
JaxofAllTrades13	22
realclean	22
ya111101	22
Blazeth	23
chweris	23
DarkLegend64	23
djowen68	23
joebob431	23
PromEmperorHarbaugh	23	Lincoln Riley can maximize offensive talent here, especially with his slew of OU transfers. It remains to be seen how quickly this team can gel after years of mostly underwhelming performances under Helton.
srs_house	23
CFBHurts	24
GilBrandt	24
Johnnycockseed	24
The_Horse_Joke	24
turkishguy	24
311polo	25
CommodoreN7	25
jmac_21	25
JustAManAndHisLaptop	25
nw____	25	As an OU fan, I'd love to leave USC off of my top 25. I don't know what they'll be on defense but, with the transfers they've had (miss u Caleb), they're going to score points-- and lots of them. I wouldn't pick this team to win in all or anything but don't know how many teams in the PAC-12 will really be able to slow them down. I am expecting a lot of 40-something to 40-something games and think they'll win around 9 or 10 of them. It will be interesting to see if the problems Riley was starting to have at OU (mainly a lack of physicality on both sides of the ball and issues developing non-offensive skill position players) are mitigated by the bump I expect he'll have in recruiting. Riley will probably win the PAC-12 before USC moves to the B1G. I believe the move to the B1G will really show us how good USC can be under Riley. If they can play Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, etc. on snowy December Saturdays? They should be able to play with anybody. My bias? The S&C program and refusal to get bigger on the defensive line will stop them from reaching their true ceiling and problems will be magnified by the move to the B1G.
outthawazoo	25
Rakarei	25
Texasagsman	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
noffinater	4	Transfer portal acquisitions and new coaching staff. I'm predicting USC makes a serious challenge for Pac 12 title and in CFP discussion.
True_Ad5324	8
Dawg-Bite	9	I can’t find more than 1 loss on their schedule despite the possibility of having a bad defense this season. They’re just too talented to lose more than 2 games IMO
drneilpretenamen	9
Hippiehypocrit	9
iDevourer	9
CanAWoodChuckChuck	10
mcdsmaster8824	10
TheWorstYear	10
JamoRedhead	11
PleasantElevator8340	11
bannista7	12	Hard to ignore such an increase of proven talent acquired.
GoCardinals74	12
hdbutler	12
perspicacious_crumb	12
rocco2246	12
Xarathustria	12
BertGallagher	13
BRNXB0MBERS	13
brucewaynewins	13
I-AMA-KarmaWhore-AMA	13
jaybigs	13
Matthias382	13
NeverDieKris	13
thatoneguyD13	13
The_Good_Constable	13	USC has a lot of talent and Riley is a proven coach. I think they'll be solid this year.
Valiantlycaustic	13
AnAngryPanda1	14
camryn_16	14
fredmerc111	14	New coach and some B1G grabs in the portal.
Harpua99	14	So many new ingredients but they have raised the quality of the pantry.
herrkatze5	14
OldCoaly	14
the-robo-boogie	14
TXUSAW	14
UCFData	14
Vandelay_Industries-	14
washington_jefferson	14
BananaBouquet	15	New head coach so I moved them down in the poll.
Butternades	15
diehardcubforever	15
horaff	15
KyleAg06	15
LamarcusAldrige1234	15
Lobro986	15
MaxMan1300	15	I mean who knows honestly
mcguffinman	15	Lincoln Riley has in one offseason completely changed the trajectory of USC football. They've gone from maybe Pac 12 South contenders to playoff contenders in less than a year. Riley's offensive genius paired with Caleb William's talent has proven to be successful in the Big 12. Let's see how it translates out west.
newSomberMan	15
tapswitch	15
TommyTwoTaps	15
WBLwiffleball	15
70277027	16
DaewooLanosMFerrr	16
stevensmeister	16	Hello Trojans. They leap into the preseason top 25 with a highly ranked transfer portal class and a brand new staff. Depth and defense will be the questions year 1.
Beck4ou	17
giveupanddie	17
spartan_mk	17
the_neverdoctor	17
TheBeekman8	17
WitchKing17	17
ch1l1_ch33s3	18
DaveSoccer	18
donald_flap	18	USC is coming off a bad year, but with all of the hype generated over the offseason with hiring Lincoln Riley, and getting Caleb Williams, Malachi Nelson, and Jordan Addison, there is no way this team doesn’t do well on the field.
PositivityKnight	18
sconbon	18	Will upset ND this year
asbestosman2	19
Fantastic-Calendar-9	19
redrumsoxLoL	19
Tatertaint	19
ChaseTheFalcon	20
ewolfy13	20
Guhraffe	20
mdbryan84	20
mynameisotis	20
catman1256	21
hershculez	21
OSUfan88	21
secoja8	21
Sflabuckeye13	21
thetrain23	21
Dontworryaboutit1	22
frone	22
PSUMediaPA	22
Sebene	22
Steelthornn	22
jthomas694	23	Not a whole lot different between them and Miami and Texas.
Archaic_1	24
eeman0201	24	Ranked instead of Texas because they are in an easier conference and with a proven coach
IMissMW2Lobbies	24
Temporary-Profit-643	24
DownshiftGD	25
iliveintexas	25
JustinMSU21	25
nebsA1	25
swdanley17	25
UVUboi2	25

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Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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