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User	Rank	Reason
nin478	6
TotalEconomist	7
RobertNeyland	8
bakonydraco	10
funtubs	10
galacticdude7	10
nickknx865	10
esoterik	11
G-Aardvark	11
HarbingerOfFun	11
stephenbawesome	11
emueagles	12
gsuhooligan	12
jklharris	12
MrTheSpork	12
SenorPuff	12
wackywiener	12
admiraltarkin	13
Luriker	13
mickeyquicknumbers	13	In spite of the milquetoast coaching reputation of Clay Helton, USC has a good chance of improving enormously this year. Max Brown is now in his fourth year in the program, and should not do much to set the offense back much. Ronald Jones, JuJu, and 2-6th receivers on the depth chart who all return this year should provide the Trojans with some truly electric playmaking. An offensive line that was hard to love last year should make large strides towards more efficient play, as 4/5ths of them return.The massive gutting of the front seven WILL hurt the Trojans this season, but the secondary is both extremely talented and very experienced (all five defensive backs with at least 25 tackles in 2015 return, which should help limit opposing offenses from marching all over this group, and giving what could be an incredible offense a chance to win.
PalmettoFace	13
cfbguy	14
corundum9	14	Might be a bit higher on USC than most. I really like Adoree' Jackson's game and I think their offensive line is among the best in the country. I doubt they can beat Alabama, so they will most likely get docked a few spots depending on how that plays out.
Harry_B_C_Dresden	14
meatfrappe	14
mgmfa	14	So much talent. They might not end up this high at the end of the season, but that'll be more reflective of their schedule than their skill.
qacha	14
T-Thugs	14	A win over Alabama in week 1 would make the Trojans #1 overall in my book. I don't see that happening, though.├â┬é├é┬á
the5thpixel	14
tmart12	14
Acm0028	15
CantHousewifeaHo	15
ChickenTaco	15
f0gax	15
gbuntin	15
Hummer77x	15
Quentanamo_Bay	15
remwin	15
THECrew42	15
UNC_Samurai	15
vanburen1845	15
Xtremeloco	15	USC probably doesn't deserve to be here but I want the pleasure of dropping them out of my poll after the lose to Alabama. ├é┬á
ack30297	16
Austinperroux	16
CountryRoads8	16
Daigotsu	16
djowen68	16	Talent
Fifth_Down	16
jayhawx19	16
JonesUCF34	16
laminak	16
retnuh101	16
seaotter2	16
sirgippy	16	The LA schools have been in a rut of perennial underachieving and so I'm a tad bit low on them. I don't really expect much to change under Helton aside from maybe a little bit of added stability.
SpeedxKills	16	USC projects high in my poll because of raw talent. USC ranks #2 in the 2016 247sports talent composite, only behind Alabama. Many previously young, inexperienced players should just be coming into their own led by the '15 class (#1 by 247sports team composite) and '14 classes (#10 247sports team composite). Some may see this as an inflated homer pick with the program surrounded by questions of coaching instability and the nation's toughest schedule. But objectively USC has one of the most talented rosters in the nation and a preseason coaches poll rank of #17 suggests this isn't a drastic overvaluation. If my poll were a projection of the final rankings USC would be lower because of schedule, however it's not.├é┬á
thatwasntveryraven	16
ucieaters33	16
XSavageWalrusX	16
03040905	17
BabyBladder	17
deadtofall12	17
diastereomer	17
FellKnight	17
JCiLee	17
pascha	17
Polarbear1914	17
polydorr	17
Red261	17
SmokingCricket	17
Texasagsman	17
WarEagle9	17
Wurst_Law	17
AGSattack	18
bluegrassborn	18
BoboIsDead	18
bties	18
BugsSuck	18
coreyfra	18
DavoinShower-handle	18
fitzmauricet	18
flipadelphia17	18
jzorbino	18
MrDoctorSmartyPants	18
myghtymouse	18
Mythic514	18	A new coaching staff is normally a sign of a hard season. I expect that to hold true this year, and I doubt they make the conference title game. However, it's USC. They are very talented. That said, it's a tough schedule ahead. Right now, given the changes, I have them right on the edge of top 20, but I am not even sure they maintain top 25 throughout the season.
snwidget	18
solo_22	18	(pls upset Bama pls)
taloncarde	18
TDenverFan	18
ToxicSteve13	18
atchemey	19
BaldEagle88	19
buckeyegold	19
buckeyes75	19
chceman	19
cmdrcaboose2	19
Dropbackandpunt	19
Emperor_of_Orange	19
G-manP	19	The Trojans are tired of the coaching controversy they've had in seasons past, Clay Helton could be the stability the program needs. USC boasts some of the most talented athletes in college with Adoree' Jackson and JuJu Smith-Schuster. First year QB Max Browne is ready to compete and will be relying on JuJu to help him get acclimated. The defense will need to fill some holes, but USC defenses always do.
HUSKEROYAL	19
jlh2b	19
kamikazeguy	19
kelling928	19
KingKliffsbury	19
Mario_Speedwagon	19
milesgmsu	19
monkeymatt1836	19	USC perhaps has finally found stability at the HC spot with newly minted Clay Helton, who has been a coach for Southern Cal since 2010. USC opens their season with Alabama, and faces Stanford shortly after in Week 3. They close the season with Oregon, @ Washington, @ UCLA, and Notre Dame. That would be a tough stretch for many teams. This could be a year of adjustments for Coach Helton, and not the return to glory the Trojan faithful are salivating for.├é┬á
No_Way_Pablo	19
pmartin0079	19
Pope_Jake	19
puffadda	19
SCRx	19
sideoutpar	19
ssnider23	19
TheTeamCubed	19
twosheepforanore	19
BosskOnASegway	20	Predictive Rank: #19 (14 points)Personal Rank: #18 (16 points)AP Rank: #20 (6 points)Total: 36/125
CambodianDrywall	20
chweris	20
d_mcc_x	20
dupreesdiamond	20
eclectic_tastes	20
flyingcrayons	20
icklebush	20
keytide22	20
NatecUDF	20
NeauxRegrets	20
scronko	20
seanosaur	20
ToLongDR	20
TopheryG8er	20
AaronRodgers16	21
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	21
BrutonGaster77	21
Buckeyes2010	21
Disregardskarma	21
DoctorWhosOnFirst	21
GoldenHawk07	21
LEGEN--wait_for_it	21
Pikachu1989	21
Plneapple	21
Stockz	21
swodaem2005	21
Techwid	21
topher3003	21
WaffleIron278	21
A-Stu-Ute	22
brobroma	22
GeneralGBO	22
hokies220	22	The opening game against Alabama looms large. They're definitely the underdogs and a win would be huge for USC.
jeedf	22
Khavanon	22
longhorn2015	22
MammothMan34	22
OhGad	22
sunburn_on_the_brain	22	Very solid roster - this is USC and recruits want to go their.├é┬á But there's a new coach and new staff, a new QB, and they're going to lose 3-4 games most likely as they put everything together.├é┬á I think they're going to be a force in the last third of the season.
was_saying_boo_urns	22	One of these days the talent is gonna shine.
antiherowes	23
Branzilla91	23
CockADoodleBOOM	23
kflinderman	23
swanky-k	23
TheFlyingBoat	23
uwbjb	23
Wescat	23
aubieismyhomie	24
groggydog	24
rabid_communicator	24
runujhkj	24
tabelz	24	NO idea if they will be good this year with a lame head-coaching hire, but a talent loaded roster means they will stay here as division champs until they get a good old slaughtering Week 1.
grjohnst	25
mjurkiewicz	25

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