Score 80.56 (▲ 0.64) | Place Change: ▲ 2 | Previous Rank: 8th | Wins Composite Rank: 7th | SoS Composite Rank: 7th | Margin of Victory Rank: 35th | Penalties Composite Rank: 61st | Yardage Composite Rank: 25th | Turnover Composite Rank: 64th | 3rd/4th Down Conversion Rank: 6th | Other Stats Rank: 6th

6-1, loss to Oregon

+1

Predicted Record: 9-3

Losses: Oregon (27-41), Ohio State, @ Indiana

90.21 | -11

Bye

+6; same rationale as Iowa

(6-1) (up 3)
Bye
Next Week: @ Wisconsin (4-2)
Projected Bowl: Holiday Bowl vs Clemson

I hate you so much, please Wisconsin beat them

83.317

LW: #24

+5

0.825, -5

[6-1, 3-1 B1G] (NEW) | SOR: #18 | Notable Results: W 42-35 @ Rutgers [2-4], L 27-41 vs HM Oregon [4-2], W 25-21 vs Washington [4-3], W 31-23 @ Penn State [3-4] (White Out) |

I'm more impressed Riley managed to out-coach someone in the dying moments of a game. That defense is still shambolic.

somewhat unnoticed not rip

86.8%

The defense might be atrocious, but the Trojans only have a single loss. Given how many teams got kneecapped this weekend, W-L record starts to become enough of a factor in ranking teams.

ugh...

Brutal schedule coming up. Defense showing life?

0.811, +2, Pow: 26, Off: 12, Def: 66, SOR: 21

LW: 22

USC is 6-1 with a win over Washington (4-3). Lost to Oregon.

GippyRank expected rank: 18.1. Central 80% interval: 7–32. Top-25 probability: 80%.

USC rejoins the rankings after the bye, the computer still loves them, placing them at 12 this week, but I can't rank them any higher without a quality win. The computer likes them because almost every team they've beaten is in the 50-80 range. They didn't play an FCS team nor a really bad FBS team.

(+3)

net elo off def ridge fei
+13.8 +12.3 36.8 24.5 +17.0 +12.0

Tough matchup for the Trojans @Camp Randall saturday night, also with 2 dates with the top 2 in the Big10 following. If Lincoln can escape 2-1, the Trojans just might have a chance.

(+8)

Only loss against Oregon. Pulled out a close win against Penn State at the white out. Still in the running for a conference championship.

(16)

(+1)

(55.09, -7) The BYE week finally caught up to the Trojans. We'll see if they were able to stabilize things a bit because they'll need everything to go right with Ohio State coming to the Coliseum.

+4

1 loss to #35 Oregon, best win VS #64 Washington

The lone loss for USC on the season is to Oregon. However, they only have 1 win to hang their hat on and that is over the 4-3 Washington Huskies. The win over Penn State is not a resume point any longer, but USC will have some chances in the upcoming weeks as they play Wisconsin, Ohio State and Indiana.