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2026 Week 4 USC Trojans Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
A_Rolling_Baneling	1
ColombianInIowa24	1	They have been boosted for awhile for having more games. Confident of ranked status.
Rcfan0902	1	629.63 (0)
spasm01	1
TadKosciuszko	1
udubdavid	1
jimbobbypaul	3
arbadak	4	.781 rating, 4-0, SOS .523 (-3)
ehoefler	4	95.73 | -3
0010MK	5
RJEP22	5
Xy13	5
ChBass	6	The top performing offense got them here, but a middling defense and better wins than Louisiana will be needed to stay as the season progresses.
Stoneador	6
twitter_paulbd	6	1053 | 4-0
Daigotsu	7
HieloLuz	7	Getting week 0 boost still. Computer puts them at 2 because of it. Rutgers is not a good team but its a P4 team and they have wins over Louisiana |5| and Fresno State |5| as well Bucket B ↓
mellolizard	7
OKgolfer	7	4-0, wins over 2-1 Fresno State and 2-1 Louisiana
12panther	8
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	8
BallSoHerd	8
BosskOnASegway	8	1845.6 -> 1769.4 [-76.2] (#4 -> #8)
BoukenGreen	8
Corporal_Hicks	8
Darth_Ra	8
dubscurry30	8	+1
hypercube42342	8
MemeLovingLoser	8	Change: ▼ 6 | Previous Rank: 2nd | Wins Composite Rank: 1st | SoS Composite Rank: 21st | Margin of Victory Rank: 31st | Penalties Composite Rank: 69th | Yardage Composite Rank: 17th | Turnover Composite Rank: 72nd | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 49th | Other Stats Rank: 17th
RobertNeyland	8
sgtshenanigans	8
skuhlke	8
SufferingfOrLife	8
tdeff19	8
The-Gothic-Castle	8
tomdawg0022	8
Zloggt	8	Duck vs. Trojan...time to see who's gets exposed big time...
bannista7	9
COLU_BUS	9
DisraeliEers	9
dschinghiskhan	9
elnino550	9
EpicSchwinn	9
ewolfy13	9
Hey_Its_Roomie	9
jonstark19	9
Lex_Ludorum	9
mcdsmaster8824	9
Noelthemexican	9
Noy_Telinu	9	I hate you so much.
owl_man	9
placid_salad	9	LW: #7
Player_1_has_Joined	9
Red261	9
ToeInDigDeep	9	SJSU, Fresno State, ULL, at Rutgers
AlexanderComet	10
CambodianDrywall	10
Chipsahoy523	10	-
chweris	10
corundum9	10
CptCheese	10
Drexlore	10
Dropbackandpunt	10
fshi	10
grjohnst	10
JBonkies	10
jthomas694	10
lowes18	10
Luigiatl	10
NyquillusDillwad20	10
PattyKane16	10
penisthightrap_	10
PeteyNice	10
plannedsickdays	10
Pure_Protein_Machine	10
RiffRamBahZoo	10
Techwid	10
TheNSAAgent777	10
TheReformedBadger	10
titansfan174	10
True_Ad5324	10
UNC_Samurai	10
zenverak	10
bakonydraco	11	83.471
BearsAreGreat1	11
Blooblod	11
boxbeat	11
Casaiir	11
Cassiyus	11
Cecil_Hardboner	11
Colton3690	11
CommodoreN7	11
Conn3er	11
digdat0	11
GeauxTri	11
hythloday1	11
Inkblot9	11
jmac_21	11
jrluhn	11
kflinderman	11
malowry0124	11
Pollaski	11
Pyromania1983	11	USC is now one of the few teams at 4-0, having played in Week 0, and the team is making the most of their matchups. In their first B1G matchup of the year, the team outlasted a bad Rutgers team (better than their record, but still not a team that should have been within 7 points). The offense continues to roll, but there are some defensive concerns. Yes, they have one shutout, but they have allowed 26, 30, and 35 points as well, and against opponents who aren't exactly the best. Something to watch.
RegionalBias	11
shifty1032231	11
SlaminSammons	11
SpadeRyker	11
Texasagsman	11
TheUltimate721	11	The classic Lincoln Riley story. Incredibly talented offense, nonexistent defense. Rutgers looked better against the Trojans than they did against UMass or Boston College, which should be worrying if you're a fan.
udderlymoovelous	11
xX_GIGA_MAN_Xx	11	(+2) Legendary football powerhouse Rutgers narrowly loses against small upstart Southern Cal. Historic rivalry delivers again
ya111101	11
Acm0028	12
bretticus733	12
brucewaynewins	12
cornholesurfer	12
cvsprinter1	12
cyclonepsycho	12
DampFrijoles	12
diehardcubforever	12
djowen68	12
G-Aardvark	12
GatorBolt	12
GoBlueScrewOSU7	12
grey_pilgrim_	12
Hobbes_121	12
IAmAChemicalEngineer	12
Jakesnake42	12	Speaking of giving up a lot of points to subpar teams....RUTGERS? we'll find out if this team is real next week. Last Week: #10
Jerrywelfare	12
joebob431	12
JustinMSU21	12
Longvols	12
nemoran	12
OldCoaly	12
one98d	12
PSUMediaPA	12
Roscoe_Filburn	12	This Lincoln Riley USC team is starting to look a lot like every other Lincoln Riley USC team.
SearonTrejorek	12
Sometimeswelose	12
soonerfreak	12
SteemieRayVaughn	12
T-nawtical	12
TossedRightOut	12
WarEagle9	12
Wescat	12
a_bit_of_a_misnomer_	13
Aidanj927	13
bwburke94	13
cyberchaox	13
DarthYoda2594	13
DavoinShower-handle	13
Doogitywoogity	13	Where did the defense that held Fresno State scoreless go? They didn’t come to Rutgers. Rutgers lost to UMass and BC. Traveling all the way from LA to NJ is rough, but only a 7 point win over one of the worst squads in the country is BAD. They need to lock in for big games against flawed Oregon and Washington squads.
fredmerc111	13
galacticdude7	13	Predicted Record: 9-3 Losses: at Penn State, Ohio State, at Indiana Comment: Do I think Penn State is better than USC, obviously not given my rankings of these teams, but I do feel that an East Coast trip to play in the White Out game will be rough on the Trojans
HideNZeke	13
Hugefootballfan44	13	LW: 10
JamoRedhead	13
jjjoebox	13
JustAManAndHisLaptop	13
LiptonCB	13
MainPeanut25	13
nbingham196	13
Pikachu1989	13
smartkeg	13	4–0 and explosive offensively. Some defensive issues that keep them below Utah.
SwissArmyScythe	13	-5
ThaCarter	13
TolkienFan71	13
Xtremeloco	13
Bank_Gothic	14
ch1l1_ch33s3	14
ChaseTheFalcon	14
CPiGuy2728	14
dukemetoo	14
Lefunnymaymays4lief	14	(-2) A lot of movement above the Trojans, but even after a win yeah I’m not rewarding them for that performance against Buttgers. Fucking yikes. Lincoln Riley teams simply will never rise to the occasion defensively
sirvalkyerie	14
TopGoose	14
TouchdownHeroes	14
Versigot	14
w8w8	14
Zef_Apollo	14
AJ_CC	15
BananaBouquet	15
frone	15
GenialGiant	15
jrich960608	15	No matter what, you cannot beat Rutgers by 7. You just can’t. Huge test this week again at home, but defensively they have GOT to improve to be any sort of serious contender.
MahjongDaily	15	They do not pass the eye test. However, they do pass the "win football games" test.
ruwisc	15
samspopguy	15
strikersteve60	15
texas2089	15
vanburen1845	15
VerySeriousBanana	15
52hoova	16
Cars-and-Coffee	16	4-0. Power 10.4 (#18), resume #12 (66.3% strength of record).
colton_97	16
Corgi_Koala	16
CRedds19	16
DarkLegend64	16
Hackasizlak	16
Helifino	16
Jay_Dubbbs	16
nw____	16
redrumsoxLoL	16
SCsprinter13	16
seaotter2	16
sickmemes48	16
spmartin1993	16
Staind075	16
studio_sally	16
TaylorLeprechaun	16	-2
TimeBroken	16
ALStark69	17	-1; they just cannot figure out defense
blahblehblahwhoru	17
chillmagic420	17
conchobor	17
Conglossian	17	-5
eclectic_tastes	17
jalexjsmithj	17
jbowen1	17	1942.31 (+1)
MemeofMemeJTG999999	17	(4-0) (down 2) W: 42-35 vs Rutgers (0-3) Next Week: vs #22 Oregon (2-1) Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Pittsburgh
Our-Gardian-Angel	17
roguebandit1	17
royrules22	17
SIMBONEGTP	17
sroach91	17
TDenverFan	17
Blazeth	18
BUSean	18
cinciforthewin	18
hascogrande	18
IceColdDrPepper_Here	18
ikindalikelemons	18
JeromesNiece	18
KansasEF5Tornado	18
manbeardawg	18	1 win vs. P4 opponent
mthompson2320	18	LW: 14
r0sco	18
Rakarei	18
Tarmacked	18	This defense is atrocious. It's going to get them hammered at some point.
the_neverdoctor	18
_fastball	19
budget_um	19	7 points on Rutgers hahaha but 100-yd pick six keeps them from falling down
daredassdude	19
ManiacalBlazer	19
monkeymatt1836	19
owlalwaysloveyew	19
BendrickLamar19	20	This is another case where I really can’t justify USC being this high, but if I’m being honest with myself I have to have them up here. I love their roster & everything else they’ve shown me too much to leave them out and still say that my poll is entirely honest.
grtgbln	20
halldaylong	20
HelioOne	20
Justanother_0	20	Look, if Rutgers lit up the Trojans as bad as they did, then how in the world are they gonna stop Oregon?
tdoger	20
MrTheSpork	21
retnuh101	21
Terminal_BAS	21
Bereft13	22	Power: 23, SoR: 14; LW: 13
dabul-master	22
noahthearc	22
sirgippy	22	GippyRank expected rank: 19.2. Central 80% interval: 5–39. Top-25 probability: 74%.
Maladroit44	23
StFuzzySlippers	23	I believe Rutgers is Buttgers, so being so inept on defense gives me a lot of new doubts about this team.
CFBHurts	24
Muffinnnnnnn	25
Ruhrgebietheld	25

Provisional Poll Voters

User	Rank	Reason
Yamiosum	1
bocnj	4
owl-bears	4
penix4heisman	4
GenuineBoss	5
quantum_jedi	5	(42.99, -1) The cross country travel has been hard for B1G teams, but USC looked shakey on defense letting Rutgers move the ball, seemingly, at will. Massive "prove it" matchup against Oregon next.
_Vita_	6
hbh110	6
CALL_ME_ISHMAEBY	7
Klightgrove	7
LegionMammal978	7	(+4½) GS .917, TS 50.
samtaylor92	7
saquad69	7
The_Stratman	7
AoA_nB1	8
DarthGlazer	8	4-0. didn't love what I saw but they've got a big game next week
EL-YEO	8
Esb5415	8
manbeqrpig	8
National-Sundae9427	8	Defense is trash. But they’ve can score with the best of them.
ogsmurf826	8
CallMeTheKing	9
ceris13	9
g_trechel	9
ianmcmoney	9
Intelligent_Fix_6972	9
JKess207	9	I cannot, in good faith, put them any higher after giving up 35 points to Rutgers.
Kirkwood641	9
Ok_Boysenberry716	9
Ok_Significance_3803	9
Perryapsis	9
Salmon-Dude	9
shouldajustsaid_yeah	9
ValarMorghulis_17	9	Struggled with Rutgers, but a win is a win.
bigred91224	10
civfan5843	10
FindGreatness23	10
geordieColt88	10
JJones927	10
Lilies_of_Edelweiss	10
mathmanhale	10
meristematic	10
MotherQuocer	10
Pure-Shirt-5831	10
RowDull8230	10
The_Good_General	10
WBLwiffleball	10
ab317	11
alexjcode_com	11	924
BoilerUp28	11
DesignerClub1887	11
FrontRunner51	11	(-2)
geauxsaints777	11
Impossible-Still-349	11	(-) only 1 touchdown ahead of probably the worst team in the B1G? what is wrong with you
jackmc04	11	(-2)
jis024	11
Living_Human	11	79.09
MisguidedPassion	11	Ugly showing against Rutgers, but mild allowance for the cross-country flight.
Noahsince2002	11
S2OP	11	(+1)
Sflabuckeye13	11
Small_Company_5697	11
ad51603	12
divey043	12
Flaky_Bit6733	12
FoodCourtDruid	12
GrimmacingGrinny	12	This game had all the makings of a trap game, as USC had to travel cross country and face Oregon next week, but it was Rutgers who have struggled immensely so far this year. However, Rutgers put up a fight and the “defense” of USC continues to look suspect.
HereComesNightTime	12
HHunko13	12
idnttcrisis	12
jwrtf	12
loneSTAR_06	12
OG_Felwinter	12
PrideSax711	12
SignificanceFirm2398	12
SomerandomIDFBfan	12
SportsCat4	12
Tortillero96	12	+1 W (4-0) A +7 vs Rutgers (unranked) W (3-0) H +19 vs Louisiana (unranked) W (2-0) H +39 vs Fresno State (unranked) --
Underground_Bread	12
WRSpill	12	(12)
70277027	13
IBCBJ	13
josh55134	13
m3owzika	13
Minnesnowtaaa	13
mr_longfellow_deeds	13
NebraskaPlainsman	13
pongislame	13
PsychologicalFox8660	13
RJTrey	13
_THE__BOULDER_	14	What is defense? I shouldn't be joking (especially because a pick 6 was the difference in this game) because my own team and a few others here definitely did basically the same thing where big leads let up points at the end that make the game look closer than it is. But let's not act like Rutgers is good so it makes a bit more sense for Florida to allow Auburn back in or Miss St let SCAR back in over USC letting Rutgers back in, especially when USC is so much further up the rankings. And I feel like this has been a recurring problem for USC every year? Correct me if I'm wrong. USC stays in 14 for me. I don't know if I should move them down yet, but I know I shouldn't move them up yet.
AllEliteSchmuck	14
ArlyntheAwesome	14	Played with their food to the degree of a toddler with uncanny ability to lift those bowls specially made for babies to not lift. What the hell man.
BlackGoose_13	14
Blazemaster77	14
gonshpreds1	14
hiiightide	14
Isthmus11	14	4-0 but a lot of close wins, barely escaped Rutgers. This team has the talent to compete, not sure they can win against the best though
KansasChaser2021	14
NA_Faker	14
Rhizical	14
Rishik01	14
rt13wx	14
spaceblev11	14
Spazzatack	14
tbraptors	14
ted1995	14
TomorrowFinal6642	14
BeyondLiesTheWub	15	change from last week: +4
bolts_win_again	15
buccaneerboy22	15
dee3Poh	15	.470
DownshiftGD	15
jibberishdhyukl	15
jtsmd2	15
logace444444444	15
myworld3	15
NoOutdoorSoup	15
Repulsive_Rub6443	15
requiemsux	15
SpectralHydra	15
Star_Wars_Sith	15
thehornedlamb	15
TyRoland06	15
wittingtarsier	15
BlueRFR3100	16
bruhstevenson	16
Hastronaut	16
meta_irl	16
NNul	16	Really? Outgaining a team that got blown out by UMass by a yard?
ResearchFlaky5912	16
Signal_Tip_7428	16
thatoneguyD13	16	Tier 4. Struggling against Rutgers dropped them a tier.
JackWK_Gaming	17
LightningDusty	17	↓4
MyAngelMiraidon	17	-8 - How do you let Rutgers do this to you? Yes this is a harsher drop than LSU, and I think it's right. To be fair, at least you won unlike another team (*cough* Texas A&M)
noah_divine	17
Real-Plant-5722	17
SaguaroCactus19	17
Select-Edge-3262	17	-6
TheBeekman8	17
Piptit	18
chief_sitass	19
Protoco2	19
beckett929	20
MWiatrak2077	20
Nervous_Metal_9445	21	-3
the_lost_carrot	21
Yelich04	22	v9
jtchr33	23	winner of them and Oregon will be ranked.
IWieldTheFlameOfAnor	24
MajikSix	24
sportstrap	25

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Green = Hybrid

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