The USC Trojans fell seven spots in the latest edition of the US LBM Coaches Poll. It could have and should have been a lot worse.
One can make a perfectly reasonable argument that the Trojans aren’t even one of the 25 best teams in the United States right now. The one thing which might keep them in the 25 on a purely objective basis is that their win over Arizona looks a lot better now. The Wildcats destroyed Washington State 44-6 on Saturday and appear to be a legitimately good team. Other than that win, however, USC hasn’t beaten anyone good. The value of the Colorado win nosedived after the Buffaloes blew a 29-0 lead at home to Stanford.
In the poll, we’ll look at where the Pac-12 teams are and give you the top 10 as well.
Here we go: