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2026 Week 3 USC Trojans Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
A_Rolling_Baneling 1
arbadak 1 .789 rating, 3-0, SOS .561 (+1)
ehoefler 1 100.00
Hey_Its_Roomie 1 3-0, cumulative opponents' win percentage when not playing USC is 100%, no FCS opponent or OT games results in them receiving the FPV.
jimbobbypaul 1
Rcfan0902 1 487.5 (0)
TadKosciuszko 1
ColombianInIowa24 2 14.37 - Model is confident in ranked status.
MemeLovingLoser 2 Change: None | Previous Rank: 2nd | Wins Composite Rank: 2nd | SoS Composite Rank: 13th | Margin of Victory Rank: 11th | Penalties Composite Rank: 62nd | Yardage Composite Rank: 5th | Turnover Composite Rank: 113th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 1st | Other Stats Rank: 18th
BosskOnASegway 4 1898.1 -> 1845.6 [-52.5] (#3 -> #4)
digdat0 4
twitter_paulbd 4 BCR Undefeated 6 Points
All six points come from 3 G6 teams.
Noelthemexican 5
The-Gothic-Castle 5
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 6
BlueSCar 6
DisraeliEers 6
HieloLuz 6 3-0
3 G6 wins v San Jose State, Fresno State, and Louisiana
All blowouts against G6 teams
NyquillusDillwad20 6
Xy13 6
Darth_Ra 7
outthawazoo 7 See Miami.
placid_salad 7 LW: #13
SCsprinter13 7
tks231 7
12panther 8
aggiebruin27 8
bwburke94 8
dschinghiskhan 8
eclectic_tastes 8
frumious88 8
joebob431 8
mcdsmaster8824 8
MrTheSpork 8
PattyKane16 8
SufferingfOrLife 8 ↑1

Result: (W) 49-30 Louisiana
SwissArmyScythe 8 +1
titansfan174 8
tomdawg0022 8
_fastball 9
BallSoHerd 9
BoukenGreen 9
Cassiyus 9
ch1l1_ch33s3 9
CommodoreN7 9
Corporal_Hicks 9
DampFrijoles 9
DarkLegend64 9
dubscurry30 9 +3
halldaylong 9
JBonkies 9
jonstark19 9
plannedsickdays 9
RiffRamBahZoo 9
Roscoe_Filburn 9
sirvalkyerie 9
Sometimeswelose 9
SteemieRayVaughn 9
bannista7 10
Blooblod 10
budget_um 10 Good win; move up two spots
Cars-and-Coffee 10 3-0. Power 13.1 (#11), resume #7 (64.3% strength of record).
Chipsahoy523 10 +2
CptCheese 10
deadtofall12 10
EpicSchwinn 10
ewolfy13 10
HideNZeke 10
Hugefootballfan44 10 LW: 11
Jakesnake42 10 Don't particularly love giving up 30 points against Louisiana. Last Week: #10
kflinderman 10
lowes18 10 I am developing deep concerns about this USC line of scrimmage, which for the third week in a row against G5 competition failed to develop an elite rushing attack or a consistent pass rush. Maybe their young defensive linemen begin to step up before USC's schedule really begins in two weeks against Oregon, but an offensive line full of veterans shouldn't be barely successful running the ball on early downs against Louisiana.
nbingham196 10
penisthightrap_ 10
Player_1_has_Joined 10
Pyromania1983 10 After playing in Week 0, USC is one of the few teams in the country with a 3-0 record. They've been every bit the contender this year. High-scoring offense? Got it. A defense that can show up when needed and cause problems? Got it. The schedule will become much tougher in the coming weeks but for now, this team is looking great.
Red261 10
RobertNeyland 10
sgtshenanigans 10
sirgippy 10 GippyRank expected rank: 14.1. Central 80% interval: 3–29. Top-25 probability: 86%.
soonerfreak 10
tdeff19 10
Zloggt 10 3-0! Not a particularly amazing 3-0, but 3-0 nonetheless!
Bank_Gothic 11
BearsAreGreat1 11
brucewaynewins 11
Casaiir 11
Cecil_Hardboner 11
CRedds19 11
Doogitywoogity 11 Man just when I’m thinking USC has a defense. ULL isn’t exactly the scoring powerhouse I’d expect to keep Riley and co honest. Their ranking here is more a reflection of my contempt for everyone else than my belief in USC. Lucky for them, everyone else keeps tripping over themselves. Unluckily (unclear if this is true in the expanded playoff era?) for them their SOR looks to be getting worse.
fredmerc111 11
grjohnst 11
IAmAChemicalEngineer 11
JeromesNiece 11
jrich960608 11
jrluhn 11
JustinMSU21 11
Luigiatl 11
malowry0124 11
OldCoaly 11
owl_man 11
Pollaski 11
Pure_Protein_Machine 11
Rakarei 11
realclean 11
RegionalBias 11
samspopguy 11
seaotter2 11
shifty1032231 11
SlaminSammons 11
TDenverFan 11
Techwid 11
Texasagsman 11
TheReformedBadger 11
TheUltimate721 11
TolkienFan71 11
UNC_Samurai 11
Versigot 11
ya111101 11
Aidanj927 12
BendrickLamar19 12
bretticus733 12
CambodianDrywall 12
Ch-i-ef 12
Conglossian 12 +1
Conn3er 12
Corgi_Koala 12
DavoinShower-handle 12
diehardcubforever 12
djowen68 12
Drexlore 12
elnino550 12 Haven't played anyone, but they have health with their schedule with ease and have a loaded roster and number one recruiting class. This team will be a real threat to the Big 10 and national title.
flyingcircusdog 12 3 wins help pull them up
Hackasizlak 12
Jay_Dubbbs 12
Jerrywelfare 12
jthomas694 12
nemoran 12
noahthearc 12
one98d 12
PeteyNice 12
redwave2505 12
RollWarTideEagle 12
Shion314 12
smartkeg 12 Deserve some credit for 2 convincing wins this season. Offense could be elite.
sroach91 12
T-nawtical 12
texas2089 12
TheNSAAgent777 12
True_Ad5324 12
vanburen1845 12
VerySeriousBanana 12
WarEagle9 12
Bereft13 13 Power: 12, SoR: 19; LW: 11
ChaseTheFalcon 13
chillmagic420 13
cornholesurfer 13
cyberchaox 13
daredassdude 13
Euphoric_Relative_13 13
grey_pilgrim_ 13
hascogrande 13
IceColdDrPepper_Here 13
jjjoebox 13
jmac_21 13
Pikachu1989 13
PSUMediaPA 13
roguebandit1 13
scronko 13
Staind075 13
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx 13 (+1) 4-0 start
Acm0028 14
AJ_CC 14
bakonydraco 14 82.144
cvsprinter1 14
Dropbackandpunt 14
dukemetoo 14
GeauxTri 14
KansasEF5Tornado 14
Lex_Ludorum 14
mthompson2320 14 LW: 13
owlalwaysloveyew 14
SpadeRyker 14
StFuzzySlippers 14
strikersteve60 14
TaylorLeprechaun 14 -1
Terminal_BAS 14
TimeBroken 14
w8w8 14
BananaBouquet 15
Blazeth 15
DarthYoda2594 15
frone 15
galacticdude7 15
JustAManAndHisLaptop 15
Klaassy23 15
laprasrules 15
Maladroit44 15
MemeofMemeJTG999999 15 (3-0) (no change)
W: 49-30 vs Louisiana (1-1)
Next Week: @ Rutgers (0-2)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Clemson
monkeymatt1836 15
sickmemes48 15
ToeInDigDeep 15 Fresno State, San Jose State and Louisiana all beat everyone else they've played aside from USC, and USC absolutely smoked all three. They look as consistent as anyone I've seen so far and I'd put them higher if I wasn't doing this ranking this way this week.
TouchdownHeroes 15
ALStark69 16 -1; same exact rationale as last week, backups are scary to watch in a bad way
bladefencer 16 0.831, +40, Power: 11, Off: 23, Def: 47, SOR: 22
MainPeanut25 16
Muffinnnnnnn 16
SIMBONEGTP 16
Bill3ffinMurray 17
Helifino 17
jrichardh 17
Justanother_0 17 (!!!) Still no power conference wins and defense depth is a serious concern, but I’ve run out of teams to rank ahead of the Trojans in good faith.
ManiacalBlazer 17
Mr_Brews 17
thescottula 17
Fmeson 18
jbowen1 18 1945.31
PlactusTX 18 LW: 18 | W Louisiana | Tier 3 | Wins: T5, T5, T6
Ruhrgebietheld 18
spmartin1993 18
CFBHurts 19 Solid win over Fresno State is carrying the resume
tdoger 20
BUSean 21
HelioOne 21
dabul-master 23
douchebagjack 25 only 3-0 team, all G6 tho!
MahjongDaily 25
NotSoSuperNerd 25 0.963 [8.08-3.92]

Provisional Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY 1
owl-bears 1
The_Stratman 1
Jacob_Sumner 2
CallMeTheKing 3
GenuineBoss 3
ianmcmoney 3
penix4heisman 3
alexjcode_com 4 960
quantum_jedi 4 (37.76) Three wins already props the Trojans up a little artificially, but 3-0 is a good start. We'll see if USC is for real as B1G play begins with a long road trip to lovely Piscataway.
ogsmurf826 5
Ok_Significance_3803 5
kevinsdomain 6
mr_longfellow_deeds 6
Esb5415 7
Klightgrove 7
LeCowboySolitaire 7
Salmon-Dude 7
samtaylor92 7
saquad69 7
Aggravating-Steak-69 8
DarthGlazer 8 3 wins already. next week b1g
hbh110 8
Kareem89086 8
MisguidedPassion 8
ValarMorghulis_17 8
AoA_nB1 9 Did their job, but I’d like to see them dominate these games like UGA, ND & Miami
chief_sitass 9
DesignerClub1887 9
divey043 9
FrontRunner51 9 (+2)
FuzzyDunlop911 9
GrimmacingGrinny 9
jackmc04 9 (+2)
JJones927 9
Kirkwood641 9
loneSTAR_06 9
manbeqrpig 9
MyAngelMiraidon 9 3-0 although quality of opponent is middling
Sflabuckeye13 9
Spazzatack 9
ArlyntheAwesome 10
ceris13 10
dee3Poh 10 .630
EL-YEO 10
Milflover69cbb 10
New_Prior2253 10 I am keeping USC in front of Alabama until Alabama shows me a 4 quarter performance.
Perryapsis 10
requiemsux 10
SportsCat4 10
WBLwiffleball 10
ab317 11
bruhstevenson 11
buccaneerboy22 11
ChiTrojan2 11
FindGreatness23 11
geauxsaints777 11
geordieColt88 11
HHunko13 11
Impossible-Still-349 11 (-1) the victim of a better team needing to take your spot
jis024 11 Is this the year we finally start believing in SC? Defense will need to hold up.
jtsmd2 11
LegionMammal978 11 [T10.] (−9½) GS .857, TS 0.
logace444444444 11
LonghornInNebraska 11
meta_irl 11
NebraskaPlainsman 11
Noahsince2002 11
NoOutdoorSoup 11
Ok_Boysenberry716 11
Protoco2 11
Pure-Shirt-5831 11
RJTrey 11
Select-Edge-3262 11 +1
Small_Company_5697 11
spaceblev11 11
SpectralHydra 11
Tch267702 11
The_Good_General 11
thehornedlamb 11
39_Ringo 12
70277027 12
BlackGoose_13 12
BlueRFR3100 12
BoilerUp28 12
DirectTop8624 12
gonshpreds1 12
JackWK_Gaming 12
Josh_historybuff 12 49-30 vs Louisiana
jwrtf 12
Living_Human 12 73.81
meristematic 12
MWiatrak2077 12
Neither_Call2913 12 USC is a perennial teen-ranked team, and I think it’s appropriate right now still.
Original_Profile8600 12
S2OP 12 (+5)
SaguaroCactus19 12
SignificanceFirm2398 12
tbraptors 12
TomorrowFinal6642 12
WRSpill 12 (13)
bigred91224 13
Blazemaster77 13
bolts_win_again 13
DownshiftGD 13
Flaky_Bit6733 13
FoodCourtDruid 13
HereComesNightTime 13
hiiightide 13
josh55134 13
KansasChaser2021 13
LightningDusty 13 ↑2
PrideSax711 13
PsychologicalFox8660 13
SomerandomIDFBfan 13
Star_Wars_Sith 13
the_lost_carrot 13
Tortillero96 13 +1
W (3-0) H +19 vs Louisiana (unranked)
W (2-0) H +39 vs Fresno State (unranked)
TyRoland06 13
UnableToBelieveIt 13
Underground_Bread 13
Yelich04 13 ^1
_Junk_Rat_ 14
_THE__BOULDER_ 14 USC got out to a 3 score lead at the end of the 2nd quarter, jumping out in front even further by going up 35-10 within the 3rd. They were in full control of the game, and ULL has not a bad G6 in the last decade or so, but I am a little concerned by USC giving up 30 points to this team. They move up 1 spot from my poll last week because of other teams having been moved down, but I am reluctant to move them any higher.
DwayneBaconStan 14
irishspring4521 14
Piptit 14
RowDull8230 14
JCNoles 15
jibberishdhyukl 15
myworld3 15
NA_Faker 15
ndbfsu22 15
Repulsive_Rub6443 15
Rishik01 15
rt13wx 15
ted1995 15
S3G 16
Midnight-Mustang 17
BeyondLiesTheWub 18 -3
Crelc3 18
DillyDillySzn 18
Nervous_Metal_9445 18
newSomberMan 18
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor 19
sportstrap 20
MajikSix 21
beckett929 22
isrealball 22
jtchr33 24 Not convinced, but don't know who else to put in.
g_trechel 25
Blue = Human
Red = Computer
Green = Hybrid

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Normal = after the AP poll was published

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