The USC Trojans are No. 7 in the new USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Trojans defeated Cal to move to 8-1 on the season. What helped them rise two spots in the poll were the losses by Clemson and Alabama this week.
Four Pac-12 teams are in the top 13 of the poll, two weeks before a Nov. 19 Showdown Saturday involving USC and UCLA in one game, and Utah and Oregon in another.
Alabama’s loss clearly knocked the Crimson Tide out of the College Football Playoff. Clemson’s loss has the Tigers very much on the ropes in the running for a playoff spot. Bama or Clemson have made the playoff in each of the first eight years of the playoff’s existence. This could be the year which breaks that streak.
Here is the rest of the poll:
The Irish beat Clemson. Follow Fighting Irish Wire for complete coverage.
Beat Missouri
Beat Oregon State
Lost to Texas
Beat Memphis
Lost to Michigan State
Beat Arkansas
Beat Kansas State
Beat Tulsa
Beat Wake Forest
Beat Indiana
Beat Virginia
Beat Arizona
Lost to Notre Dame
Lost to LSU
Beat Arizona State
The Rebels were idle
Beat Alabama
Beat Cal — follow us for full coverage of that game and of USC football and basketball right here at Trojans Wire.
Beat Colorado — follow Ducks Wire and Buffaloes Wire for coverage of that game, and of their two teams.
Lost to Georgia
Beat Texas Tech
Beat Rutgers — follow Wolverines Wire and Rutgers Wire for coverage of those two teams.
Beat Northwestern
Beat Tennessee — follow UGA Wire and Vols Wire in the push for the College Football Playoff
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