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2026 Week 2 USC Trojans Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
A_Rolling_Baneling 1
ColombianInIowa24 1 sure why not
HieloLuz 1 2-0,
both FBS wins
Rcfan0902 1 255.00 (+3)
arbadak 2 0.7009 rating, 2-0, SOS 0.4729
BosskOnASegway 3 1815.5 -> 1898.1 [+82.6] (#7 -> #3)
jimbobbypaul 3
Xy13 3 {+13} [2-0] (42-26 W vs San Jose St, 39-0 W vs Frenso St)
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Don't let the final fool you vs San Jose St. It was basically all garbage time points allowed vs their 3rd string defense. Maiava is another Early Heisman Leader, thru 2 games he is at 635 yds passing, 5 TDs / 0 INTs, 89% completion.
DisraeliEers 4
outthawazoo 4 Two blowout G6 wins might not mean a whole lot, but it's 1 more win than most teams. If their defense continues to play well, watch out.
ToeInDigDeep 5
CFBHurts 6 San Jose State is terrible but shutting out Fresno is quality work
BlueSCar 7
RJEP22 7
Bank_Gothic 8
CambodianDrywall 8
NyquillusDillwad20 8
realclean 8
tdoger 8
12panther 9
BendrickLamar19 9
Darth_Ra 9
dschinghiskhan 9
ikindalikelemons 9
Lex_Ludorum 9
mcdsmaster8824 9
PattyKane16 9
RiffRamBahZoo 9
SufferingfOrLife 9 ↓1

Result: (W) 39-0 Fresno State & 42-26 San Jose State

Played two games and looked way better in Week 1 than in Week 0. Now, is it because SJSU is a dominant offensive force that could only be stopped for so long? Some are saying that. But in all seriousness, Fresno State was going to see a more prepared defense that wasn't going to slow down in the second half, and it also didn't help that the QB, Jayden Mandal, sucks. USC is just working on themselves and improving until the Oregon game in Week 4.
SwissArmyScythe 9 --
DarkLegend64 10
deadtofall12 10
eclectic_tastes 10
frumious88 10
Jakesnake42 10 Doing what you need to early in the campaign. Last Week: #10
jonstark19 10
ManiacalBlazer 10
SCsprinter13 10
sirvalkyerie 10
titansfan174 10
twitter_paulbd 10
Bereft13 11 Power: 12, SoR: 14; LW: 9
bwburke94 11
chillmagic420 11
CptCheese 11
douchebagjack 11
ewolfy13 11
fredmerc111 11
Hackasizlak 11
JamoRedhead 11
JBonkies 11
Luigiatl 11
Pure_Protein_Machine 11
Roscoe_Filburn 11
sirgippy 11
Sometimeswelose 11
SteemieRayVaughn 11
TolkienFan71 11
bannista7 12
Blooblod 12
budget_um 12 No change
ch1l1_ch33s3 12
ChaseTheFalcon 12
Chipsahoy523 12 +2
Corporal_Hicks 12
corundum9 12
dubscurry30 12 +4
dukemetoo 12
EpicSchwinn 12
grey_pilgrim_ 12
HideNZeke 12 I like Maivia a lot, they could pass the SEC hump ahead of them if I can buy in fully to their defense
jrich960608 12
jthomas694 12
lowes18 12 Coming into the season, the main concern towards USC has been whether or not their young players would be ready to step up and be elite at this level. In a two game sample size, the answer is pointing towards the affirmative. USC dominated one of the projected best teams in the G5 in Fresno State, shutting them out with an overwhelming defense. However I do have concerns with their line of scrimmage play, which in two games now has failed to effectively run the ball (USC had a negative EPA/rush against Fresno) and generate an elite pass rush. While the pass rush concerns are less of an issue to me because of the amount of new starters and rotation pieces on the USC d-line, the offensive line is veteran-laden and should be dominating G5 teams.
OldCoaly 12
plannedsickdays 12
Red261 12
seaotter2 12
sgtshenanigans 12
SlaminSammons 12
strikersteve60 12
T-nawtical 12
Tarmacked 12 I went back and forth on this, Again similar to 8-12 we just need more information. This is pretty fluid with all the way through 14/15 here.
True_Ad5324 12
VerySeriousBanana 12
ya111101 12
BearsAreGreat1 13
Conglossian 13
Conn3er 13
Corgi_Koala 13
CRedds19 13
jalexjsmithj 13
JeromesNiece 13
Klaassy23 13
malowry0124 13
mthompson2320 13 LW: 13
nbingham196 13
one98d 13
placid_salad 13 LW: #14
Player_1_has_Joined 13
Pyromania1983 13 Team has looked better than expected and go from unranked to 13th for me. Two strong wins to start the season in Weeks 0 and 1 have gotten this team out to a great start. if only their fans would care -- this team is going to be very good this year.
RedBarracuda25 13
redwave2505 13
roguebandit1 13
smartkeg 13 Deserve some credit for 2 solid wins this season and some visible improvement in Week 2.
sroach91 13
TaylorLeprechaun 13 +4
TDenverFan 13
TheReformedBadger 13
UNC_Samurai 13
w8w8 13
Zloggt 13 A slightly meatier resume compared to other teams...but it don't mean THAT much so far...
brucewaynewins 14
Casaiir 14
Cecil_Hardboner 14
diehardcubforever 14
djowen68 14
Drexlore 14
grjohnst 14
Jay_Dubbbs 14
Jerrywelfare 14
joebob431 14
JustAManAndHisLaptop 14
KansasEF5Tornado 14
Laschoni 14
noahthearc 14
PeteyNice 14
Rakarei 14
Ruhrgebietheld 14
Shion314 14
sickmemes48 14
SpadeRyker 14
texas2089 14
thescottula 14
TheUltimate721 14
udderlymoovelous 14
Versigot 14
WarEagle9 14
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 14
Aidanj927 15
AJ_CC 15
ALStark69 15 -1; that backup defense is terrible but starters are nasty
BananaBouquet 15
BlueFalcon89 15
bretticus733 15
cornholesurfer 15
cyberchaox 15
daredassdude 15
Doogitywoogity 15 I may be under ranking the Trojans here, their wins look good and the defense shutting down Fresno who I expect to be a contender for the PAC is a nice change of pace for a Riley squad.
elnino550 15
Euphoric_Relative_13 15
hascogrande 15
IceColdDrPepper_Here 15
jmac_21 15
jrluhn 15
Longvols 15
Maladroit44 15
MemeofMemeJTG999999 15 (2-0) (up 2)
W: 42-26 vs San José State (1-1)
W: 39-0 vs Fresno State (0-1)
Next Week: vs Louisiana (1-0)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Clemson
nemoran 15
owlalwaysloveyew 15
PSUMediaPA 15
samspopguy 15
scronko 15
Techwid 15
TheNSAAgent777 15
zenverak 15
bakonydraco 16 79.944
colton_97 16
Fmeson 16
jjjoebox 16
monkeymatt1836 16
Mr_Brews 16
penisthightrap_ 16
shifty1032231 16
Staind075 16
TimeBroken 16
Blazeth 17
galacticdude7 17
Justanother_0 17 (!!!) While they’ve got some depth problems on defense, it seems that Lincoln Riley has finally put together a competent unit. Now whether that defense holds against B1G competition is still unknown.
laprasrules 17
MahjongDaily 17
redrumsoxLoL 17 USC looked very strong so far shutting out Fresno St this past week amid the social media conversations about their home crowds.
jbowen1 18 1923.19
NotSoSuperNerd 18 0.981 [7.76-4.24]
PlactusTX 18 LW: 17 | W San Jose State, W Fresno State | Tier 3, wins over Tier 5 and Tier 6 teams
Dropbackandpunt 19
MainPeanut25 19 Gary Patterson masterclass?
manbeardawg 19
Noelthemexican 19
SIMBONEGTP 19
spmartin1993 19
Striker743 19
Terminal_BAS 19
vanburen1845 19
GeauxTri 20
frone 21
grtgbln 21
Muffinnnnnnn 21
Acm0028 22
dabul-master 22
T-Thugs 23 2-0, defeated nobodies.
Tornadohunter24 23
HelioOne 24
BUSean 25

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Rationale
BlueRFR3100 1
CallMeTheKing 1
Jacob_Sumner 1
Yamiosum 1
GenuineBoss 2
LegionMammal978 2 (+67½) GS .833, TS 0.
owl-bears 2
NonZero-Chance 3
penix4heisman 5
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 6
mill1634 6
alexjcode_com 7 959
mr_longfellow_deeds 7
Esb5415 8
JKess207 8 Am I fully convinced in them? No. But USC is the only 2-0 team in the country, and that’s worth something.
Klightgrove 8 The trojans smoked 2 G6 teams back-to-back, ironing out defensive issues from week 0, but they have one of the toughest schedules remaining starting in week 4.
Menktenk 8
Salmon-Dude 8
BlackGoose_13 9
DesignerClub1887 9
hbh110 9
Hetoxy 9
kevinsdomain 9
MisguidedPassion 9 No change
samtaylor92 9
saquad69 9
Sflabuckeye13 9
Spazzatack 9
133112 10 I think that SJSU and Fresno State aren't as bad of teams as some people might think they are, particularly SJSU, and USC put up impressive wins against both.
ChiTrojan2 10
ianmcmoney 10
Impossible-Still-349 10 (+1) Next: vs. Louisiana (1-0)
manbeqrpig 10
Ok_Boysenberry716 10
ValarMorghulis_17 10 Winning convincingly, week 4 against Oregon will be their first real test.
ArlyntheAwesome 11
divey043 11
fm22fnam 11 +0
FrontRunner51 11 +2
jackmc04 11 (-1)
JackWK_Gaming 11
Kirkwood641 11
loneSTAR_06 11
NoOutdoorSoup 11
Perryapsis 11
quantum_jedi 11
Rhizical 11
RJTrey 11
AoA_nB1 12 USC has looked dominant (with their 1st stringers in), looking forward to the Trojans in conference play
g_trechel 12
iron_horseshoe88 12
JJones927 12
KansasChaser2021 12
Neither_Call2913 12
New_Prior2253 12
ogsmurf826 12
Real-Plant-5722 12
Repulsive_Rub6443 12
SaguaroCactus19 12
Select-Edge-3262 12
SignificanceFirm2398 12
WBLwiffleball 12
70277027 13
BoilerUp28 13
buccaneerboy22 13
ceris13 13
Crelc3 13
DownshiftGD 13
geauxsaints777 13
geordieColt88 13
grahamca 13 T1ˢᵗ W/L, T15ᵗʰ Predicted Wins, 17ᵗʰ Team Strength, 11ᵗʰ Quality of Wins
HHunko13 13
idnttcrisis 13
logace444444444 13
MWiatrak2077 13
National-Sundae9427 13
NebraskaPlainsman 13
Nervous_Metal_9445 13
Protoco2 13
Pure-Shirt-5831 13
Rishik01 13
Small_Company_5697 13
vhNeW34bpS 13
AllEliteSchmuck 14
bruhstevenson 14
chief_sitass 14
dee3Poh 14
Elegant_Tiger6870 14
gonshpreds1 14
hiiightide 14
LonghornInNebraska 14
meristematic 14
Midnight-Mustang 14
mstr_yda 14
PremierPlayback 14
spaceblev11 14
SpectralHydra 14
Star_Wars_Sith 14
tbraptors 14
TheBeekman8 14
Tortillero96 14 2-0 H +39 vs Fresno State (unranked)
TyRoland06 14
Yelich04 14 v6
ad51603 15 Took care of business.
baileyx96 15
beckett929 15
bigred91224 15
Blazemaster77 15
bolts_win_again 15
Flaky_Bit6733 15
HereComesNightTime 15
IBCBJ 15
josh55134 15
LightningDusty 15 =
newSomberMan 15
PrideSax711 15
wittingtarsier 15
DarthGlazer 16 two games in they've looked much improved. next weekend is U-dub though.
jibberishdhyukl 16
MajikSix 16
NA_Faker 16
Noahsince2002 16
NotStanley4330 16
PsychologicalFox8660 16
Underground_Bread 16
DillyDillySzn 17
DwayneBaconStan 17
JCNoles 17
journey1986 17
myworld3 17
Piptit 17
S2OP 17
S3G 17
sportstrap 17
civfan5843 18
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 18
rt13wx 18
thatoneguyD13 18
ElyxUW 19
jtsmd2 19
The_Good_General 19
dannykandy 20
noah_divine 20 Gary Patterson is doing his job pretty well. Let's see where they go from here.
Stock_Win_8169 20
isrealball 21
666PeaceKeepaGirl 22
mikecsiy 22
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