It’s really very simple: Two teams in front of USC lost, so the Trojans naturally stood to benefit from the events of Week 11 of the 2022 Pac-12 football season.
Rankings, of course, are meant to give you a measurement of what teams have actually achieved on the field each week. USC is still looking for a statement win, a high-end result which catapults the Trojans to a higher tier in college football.
The moment of opportunity has arrived for the Men of Troy.
UCLA this week, Notre Dame the next. Two ranked teams await. We can debate where USC should be ranked, but we can’t debate that if the Trojans win their remaining games, they will be the best team in the Pac-12 for 2022,
Let’s rank the Pac after an upset-filled weekend: