AP Top 25: USC moves up again after Stanford win, reaches five-year high
USC moved up three spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll.
Released on Sunday, the Trojans checked in at No. 7 in the most recent media poll. On Saturday, USC went to Stanford and rolled the Cardinal in front of a national audience on ABC. The offense scored touchdowns on its first five possessions as USC raced out to a 35-14 lead.
This week’s ranking is the highest USC has been in the AP poll since the week of Sept. 24, 2017.
#7… 📈✌️ pic.twitter.com/bairWqFHol
— USC Football ✌️ (@uscfb) September 11, 2022
The Trojans (2-0) are off to a wonderful start in coach Lincoln Riley’s debut season. USC’s starters got a shorter-than-expected run in the opener against Rice as USC won 66-14. A week later, the team again raced out to a big lead and coasted down the stretch, eventually beating Stanford 41-28.
USC is back in action next Saturday at home when it hosts Fresno State (1-1). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. PT on FOX.
The rest of the AP Top 25 is below:
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- USC
- Oklahoma State
- Kentucky
- Arkansas
- Michigan State
- BYU
- Miami
- Utah
- Tennessee
- NC State
- Baylor
- Florida
- Wake Forest
- Ole Miss
- Texas
- Penn State
- Pittsburgh
- Texas A&M
- Oregon
Receiving votes: Marshall 85, Cincinnati 80, Appalachian State 80, Kansas State 77, North Carolina 71, Mississippi State 43, Florida State 42, Oregon State 42, Minnesota 37, Washington State 30, Notre Dame 23, Air Force 19, Texas Tech 17, Wisconsin 7, Auburn 4, Iowa State 4, Purdue 1