Vol. XXV · No. 39 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000
The College Polls Gazette

The Top 25

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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
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Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
FootballMen's BasketballWomen's Basketball
15101525Football · 2002: final No. 5Football · 2003: final No. 1Football · 2004: final No. 1Football · 2005: final No. 2Football · 2006: final No. 4Football · 2007: final No. 2Football · 2008: final No. 2Football · 2009: final No. 20Football · 2011: final No. 6Football · 2013: final No. 19Football · 2014: final No. 20Football · 2015: final No. 25Football · 2016: final No. 3Football · 2017: final No. 8Football · 2019: final No. 22Football · 2020: final No. 17Football · 2022: final No. 10Football · 2025: final No. 16Football · 2026: final No. 12Men's Basketball · 2000: final No. 14Men's Basketball · 2001: final No. 17Men's Basketball · 2006: final No. 23Men's Basketball · 2020: final No. 9Men's Basketball · 2021: final No. 22Women's Basketball · 2004: final No. 22Women's Basketball · 2013: final No. 25Women's Basketball · 2023: final No. 5Women's Basketball · 2024: final No. 5’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’26
Each point is USC's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

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
2026 Best · No. 11 FB2025 Best · No. 8 FBMen'sWomen's2024 Best · No. 2 FBWomen's2023 Best · No. 3 FBMen'sWomen's2022 Best · No. 4 FBWomen's2021 Best · No. 5 FBMen's2020 Best · No. 9 FBMen's
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 21 FB2018 Best · No. 12 FBWomen's2017 Best · No. 4 FBMen's2016 Best · No. 3 FBMen's2015 Best · No. 6 FBMen'sWomen's2014 Best · No. 9 FB2013 Best · No. 19 FBWomen's2012 Best · No. 1 FB2011 Best · No. 5 FBWomen's2010 Best · No. 14 FB
2000s10 ranked
2009 Best · No. 3 FB2008 Best · No. 1 FBMen's2007 Best · No. 1 FBMen's2006 Best · No. 2 FBMen'sWomen's2005 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2004 Best · No. 1 FBWomen's2003 Best · No. 1 FB2002 Best · No. 5 FB2001 Best · No. 17 Men's2000 Best · No. 7 FBMen's

Recent Season

Media Top 25 · 2026-2027
Ranking by week
15101525Preseason: No. 14Wk 2: No. 14Wk 3: No. 12Wk 4: No. 12PreseasonWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Through Games AUG. 17, 2026
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
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