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USC
Best finish
No. 1
Seasons ranked
27 / 27
Best finish
No. 1 (2012-2013)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Each point is USC's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when USC was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s7 ranked
2010s10 ranked
2000s10 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs |  Missouri State |
W 73–13 |
| Wk 2 | vs | Georgia Southern | W 59–20 |
| Wk 3 | at |  Purdue |
W 33–17 |
| Wk 4 | vs |  Michigan State |
W 45–31 |
| Wk 5 | at | 23 Illinois |
L 32–34 |
| Wk 7 | vs | 15 Michigan |
W 31–13 |
| Wk 8 | at | 13 Notre Dame |
L 24–34 |
| Wk 10 | at |  Nebraska |
W 21–17 |
| Wk 11 | vs |  Northwestern |
W 38–17 |
| Wk 12 | vs |  Iowa |
W 26–21 |
| Wk 13 | at | 6 Oregon |
L 27–42 |
| Wk 14 | vs |  UCLA |
W 29–10 |
| Bowl | vs |  TCU · neutral |
L 27–30 |