The USC Trojans are still No. 6 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Trojans defeated Washington State in Week 6 to retain their previous spot. They have been No. 6 for the past two weeks. USC did stay ahead of Tennessee in the poll. Some analysts thought the Trojans would fall behind the Vols, who dominated LSU on the road. Tennessee will vault past USC if it beats Alabama this coming weekend. ESPN College GameDay will not go to USC-Utah. It will go to Bama-Tennessee instead in Knoxville.
USC’s strength of schedule has been modest through six weeks, but Washington State was definitely one of the tougher teams the Trojans have met in 2022. This could prepare them well for Utah on Oct. 15.
Let’s see what happened below No. 6 USC.
Here is the full poll: