There are a lot of interesting dimensions to the storied USC-UCLA football rivalry. We can look at this rivalry from many different angles and vantage points. One of the more notable aspects of this rivalry, like a lot of other great college football rivalries, is the rankings history of the two schools when they have played.
Was one school ranked more often than the other one was?
When the two teams were in the top 25, what happened? When the two teams were in the top five, what happened?
UCLA was No. 1 and USC was No. 4 when the Bruins and Trojans met in 1967. USC won by a point, 21-20, and went on to win the national championship. This Saturday’s game isn’t as big, but it’s still very large.
Here’s a rankings history of USC-UCLA, plus some other historical notes below: