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USC Trojans college football team

We've compiled computer rankings from the past 50 years. The rankings for USC are shown below for each season the school competed at the highest level of college football. Create a single game matchup or build brackets made up entirely of USC Trojans teams.

Top 3 USC Trojans Teams

1972
2
2004
1
1978
3

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Team ratings and rankings

This table shows how the computer ranking systems measure (rating) every season of USC football. The rankings are the end-of-season rank for the team compared to the other teams of that season. Each rating system has it's own value range.

USC football rankings
Massey Howell Sorenson TFS Hatch Loudsound Jellyjuke Squaregear Entropy CPI Moore Bihl Sagedrive Congrove M Cubed
Season Overall Rating Record Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating
2021 0.376 7 - 6 69 6.87 93 0.43 86 -3310 92 131.10 98 0.28 100 28.27 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 88 69.23 84 -3.96 N/A N/A 90 79.07 94 -1.77
2020 0.609 5 - 1 21 7.75 72 0.43 11 16419 N/A N/A 6 0.80 N/A N/A 21 0.77 22 0.58 30 55.65 19 0.07 43 75.39 24 8.23 N/A N/A 8 88.95 16 1.15
2019 0.586 8 - 5 30 1.85 31 0.68 25 29245 25 147.51 25 0.65 30 47.50 28 0.63 28 0.57 30 55.30 37 0.05 32 72.13 27 8.31 29 0.68 33 47.13 28 0.43
2018 0.474 5 - 7 65 1.65 81 0.52 64 17041 64 137.54 68 0.41 82 36.53 82 -0.17 84 0.49 56 49.26 93 0.01 54 69.86 73 -0.71 87 0.46 70 33.10 84 -0.93
2017 0.660 11 - 3 19 2.03 15 0.76 15 26914 14 149.72 12 0.67 10 57.54 12 1.22 11 0.62 18 61.02 13 0.09 15 81.14 14 13.69 11 0.84 13 63.16 12 1.21
2016 0.697 10 - 3 7 2.21 11 0.77 8 31161 7 154.06 7 0.74 13 53.47 10 1.24 10 0.62 6 93.31 10 0.09 8 86.07 8 15.13 10 0.83 11 65.89 11 1.19
2015 0.619 8 - 6 34 1.95 27 0.73 28 26611 28 147.69 30 0.63 36 47.80 33 0.70 31 0.58 18 83.70 47 0.04 21 77.36 31 9.05 37 0.68 34 61.01 35 0.45
2014 0.651 9 - 4 20 2.06 20 0.75 19 27551 18 150.09 15 0.70 20 54.34 20 0.90 20 0.60 20 83.47 24 0.06 13 81.56 22 11.57 20 0.76 18 57.89 23 0.65
2013 0.647 10 - 4 18 2.13 19 0.76 20 24518 17 145.87 14 0.70 17 54.42 20 0.95 20 0.60 23 79.56 22 0.07 20 79.76 20 12.40 20 0.77 26 56.00 24 0.68
2012 0.547 7 - 6 38 1.83 34 0.68 31 26461 32 94.57 45 0.53 39 46.05 45 0.38 49 0.55 16 84.43 59 0.03 29 75.45 34 6.02 52 0.60 50 42.66 48 0.03
2011 0.667 10 - 2 10 2.18 14 0.77 12 31887 13 103.23 13 0.68 14 55.69 14 1.19 14 0.63 14 85.98 15 0.10 5 87.75 12 14.65 12 0.86 12 69.01 17 1.26
2010 0.563 8 - 5 19 2.14 27 0.68 22 25343 23 92.69 30 0.58 34 46.36 35 0.53 33 0.56 21 82.76 40 0.04 43 70.97 23 8.76 36 0.65 42 45.10 34 0.56
2009 0.601 9 - 4 25 2.01 25 0.73 17 27575 14 97.47 15 0.66 19 50.45 21 0.80 22 0.58 18 83.92 25 0.05 21 77.11 18 9.64 22 0.73 20 55.76 26 0.78
2008 0.762 12 - 1 2 2.67 2 0.89 2 39801 2 116.23 3 0.81 5 59.84 5 1.74 5 0.65 2 98.99 6 0.13 3 96.60 5 20.33 4 0.95 2 87.08 5 1.77
2007 0.688 11 - 2 2 2.30 5 0.81 2 32855 2 103.37 3 0.81 8 54.79 7 1.31 7 0.62 7 88.45 10 0.09 2 94.03 6 15.48 6 0.86 2 75.77 13 1.16
2006 0.740 11 - 2 3 2.40 3 0.89 2 36464 1 111.86 2 0.84 4 60.98 5 1.60 3 0.66 2 93.78 5 0.14 2 91.15 4 19.33 5 0.95 5 75.51 6 1.72
2005 0.780 12 - 1 2 2.55 2 0.90 2 39367 4 114.74 3 0.83 2 62.74 2 1.90 2 0.67 2 97.82 2 0.17 2 98.50 2 21.86 3 0.98 2 88.64 2 1.95
2004 0.837 13 - 0 1 2.64 1 0.96 1 42167 1 122.74 1 0.93 2 66.50 1 2.24 1 0.69 1 106.08 2 0.20 1 101.06 1 27.71 1 1.06 1 96.45 2 2.16
2003 0.749 12 - 1 2 2.47 2 0.87 2 36572 1 111.52 1 0.83 1 61.80 2 1.66 2 0.66 2 95.57 2 0.14 1 91.17 2 18.94 1 0.96 1 89.60 2 1.78
2002 0.770 11 - 2 2 2.46 2 0.89 1 34871 1 140.95 2 0.86 2 62.90 4 1.63 2 0.67 2 95.95 4 0.16 1 92.10 4 19.97 4 0.97 7 78.96 2 2.01
2001 0.540 6 - 6 39 1.84 38 0.64 38 28139 33 123.44 46 0.52 38 44.15 54 0.18 54 0.52 43 75.03 61 0.02 13 74.69 48 3.39 56 0.55 56 40.85 58 -0.46
2000 0.489 5 - 7 46 1.66 57 0.55 46 25754 49 115.96 57 0.46 68 35.61 64 -0.03 63 0.50 51 73.43 70 0.01 56 63.45 51 1.72 65 0.48 67 32.13 73 -0.40
1999 0.502 6 - 6 42 1.70 44 0.59 55 22847 49 102.53 39 0.52 62 35.59 51 0.07 50 0.51 49 70.45 59 0.02 30 71.00 50 1.03 51 0.53 49 43.35 66 -0.21
1998 0.581 8 - 5 31 1.84 26 0.71 23 10728 25 113.27 24 0.64 26 50.34 29 0.69 29 0.57 26 80.64 30 0.05 27 73.00 27 8.46 30 0.69 34 57.77 29 0.84
1997 0.561 6 - 5 20 2.03 34 0.64 20 7699 24 110.49 24 0.61 42 44.26 27 0.60 29 0.56 19 81.45 37 0.03 27 73.00 19 8.98 34 0.65 45 54.32 30 0.73
1996 0.532 6 - 6 26 1.98 32 0.64 29 8977 28 108.90 36 0.55 42 41.65 40 0.30 42 0.53 28 78.20 46 0.02 23 75.00 32 5.91 43 0.56 45 46.93 41 0.35
1995 0.639 9 - 2 - 1 15 2.15 16 0.75 15 10943 16 114.54 14 0.70 16 51.65 14 1.03 16 0.60 16 83.66 16 0.08 16 79.00 16 11.96 15 0.79 10 83.23 15 1.10
1994 0.616 8 - 3 - 1 12 2.03 14 0.77 12 9534 13 117.12 11 0.71 15 50.25 14 0.93 13 0.60 13 85.57 14 0.07 9 83.00 13 11.98 13 0.78 13 43.74 12 1.23
1993 0.571 8 - 5 16 2.17 20 0.73 18 11731 18 116.34 17 0.67 25 47.79 24 0.76 24 0.58 20 83.88 25 0.05 17 79.00 20 10.77 26 0.70 96 4.15 21 1.00
1992 0.575 6 - 5 - 1 21 1.87 23 0.69 20 9918 21 112.03 21 0.63 28 43.50 26 0.54 24 0.56 16 84.64 27 0.04 25 72.00 21 8.06 25 0.65 N/A N/A 24 0.76
1991 0.476 3 - 8 32 1.74 49 0.54 43 4404 43 101.89 56 0.42 69 33.11 63 -0.21 65 0.47 34 76.15 77 0.00 38 69.00 46 0.67 N/A N/A N/A N/A 59 -0.17
1990 0.601 8 - 4 - 1 19 1.98 19 0.73 15 9419 16 116.51 14 0.67 26 46.27 19 0.84 21 0.58 17 83.59 23 0.06 19 76.00 14 11.04 N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 0.92
1989 0.697 9 - 2 - 1 4 2.39 6 0.87 7 13689 6 123.62 6 0.80 8 57.03 10 1.32 9 0.64 7 91.02 8 0.12 7 85.00 10 16.70 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 1.64
1988 0.730 10 - 2 5 2.36 3 0.89 4 14922 3 128.08 3 0.83 3 61.75 4 1.62 4 0.66 4 92.90 4 0.14 5 87.00 4 19.90 N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 1.73
1987 0.603 8 - 4 18 1.94 18 0.73 20 7772 18 115.20 17 0.66 20 48.59 17 0.86 17 0.59 17 83.54 23 0.05 13 80.00 18 10.52 N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 0.85
1986 0.596 7 - 5 15 1.97 16 0.72 12 10114 14 117.07 15 0.67 23 47.72 24 0.66 24 0.57 10 88.37 30 0.04 28 73.00 16 10.38 N/A N/A N/A N/A 28 0.62
1985 0.518 6 - 6 32 1.73 41 0.62 39 3060 37 106.58 38 0.53 50 38.70 42 0.21 41 0.53 30 78.97 47 0.02 34 69.00 38 3.66 N/A N/A N/A N/A 43 0.10
1984 0.618 9 - 3 10 1.99 10 0.74 18 7799 23 114.54 7 0.71 11 52.07 11 1.10 9 0.61 15 84.95 13 0.08 32 71.00 13 10.95 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8 1.24
1983 0.446 4 - 6 - 1 46 1.55 63 0.48 71 -2419 61 100.23 76 0.34 70 32.63 64 -0.24 70 0.48 67 68.46 73 0.01 42 66.00 57 -0.73 N/A N/A N/A N/A 79 -0.75
1982 0.660 8 - 3 5 2.39 9 0.82 9 11466 5 124.96 8 0.74 12 53.38 15 1.08 13 0.61 5 89.17 16 0.08 6 80.00 9 14.39 N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 1.23
1981 0.630 9 - 3 17 1.91 15 0.78 10 11473 10 120.41 14 0.73 14 53.64 15 1.03 15 0.60 21 83.55 14 0.07 15 77.00 13 13.06 N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 1.13
1980 0.681 8 - 2 - 1 11 2.20 12 0.84 9 14050 8 125.76 7 0.80 12 54.59 13 1.23 11 0.63 11 87.82 9 0.11 7 83.00 11 15.41 N/A N/A N/A N/A 9 1.55
1979 0.776 11 - 0 - 1 2 2.56 2 0.91 2 18405 1 132.35 1 0.92 N/A N/A 2 1.84 1 0.67 3 91.69 1 0.17 2 87.00 2 23.08 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1.92
1978 0.795 12 - 1 1 2.72 1 0.94 1 21830 1 136.12 1 0.92 1 63.78 1 2.06 1 0.70 1 94.66 1 0.22 7 83.00 1 24.94 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 2.29
1977 0.622 8 - 4 9 2.14 13 0.79 11 12468 12 124.13 13 0.72 33 47.10 23 0.84 22 0.58 11 87.59 30 0.05 10 80.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 1.11
1976 0.712 11 - 1 2 2.37 2 0.87 2 16001 2 128.78 2 0.84 3 57.78 2 1.64 2 0.65 1 95.18 2 0.13 4 86.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 1.72
1975 0.586 8 - 4 16 1.95 27 0.74 24 8332 17 118.95 22 0.67 37 45.31 33 0.68 33 0.56 18 82.81 36 0.04 15 77.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 33 0.76
1974 0.702 10 - 1 - 1 4 2.37 4 0.87 4 15732 5 127.25 3 0.83 6 55.84 6 1.48 6 0.64 9 88.89 4 0.12 3 90.00 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 6 1.49
1973 0.666 9 - 2 - 1 8 2.37 12 0.83 8 13758 9 126.60 12 0.73 11 56.46 11 1.34 13 0.62 10 88.26 12 0.10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 1.39
1972 0.797 12 - 0 1 2.73 1 0.96 1 21396 1 137.50 1 0.98 2 64.81 1 2.11 1 0.69 1 104.13 1 0.19 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 2.14
1971 0.588 6 - 4 - 1 15 2.07 18 0.75 16 11066 17 121.17 18 0.68 24 46.58 25 0.65 24 0.57 18 81.76 27 0.05 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 20 1.02
1970 0.601 6 - 4 - 1 12 2.22 15 0.77 12 12656 14 122.78 19 0.67 24 47.69 25 0.68 22 0.57 13 86.00 28 0.04 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 32 0.57

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