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USC

2017 Season Performance

#12
Rank
11-2
Record
118.6
Points
0.504
SOS

Current Form

W5 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W vs #19 Stanford 42-24
Worst L @ #30 Washington State 27-30

Record Splits

Home 7-0
Away 3-2
Neutral 1-0
Conference 9-1
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 4-1

Rank Progression

#3
#12
#21
#30
#38
Pre
#8
W3
#18
W6
#20
W9
#23
W12
#20
W15
#12

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
W
NR vs #29 Western Michigan
49-31
+10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 7.6
Margin Scaling
+2.9 10.5
Total 10.5 pts
2
09/10
W
#23 vs #19 Stanford
42-24
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.5 10.5
Margin Scaling
+3.3 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
3
09/17
W
#13 vs #54 Texas
27-24 OT
+14.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.2 11.2
Margin Scaling
+1.1 12.3
Recency Weighting
+2.2 14.6
Total 14.6 pts
4
09/23
W
#18 @ #13 California
30-20
+12.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 10.5
Margin Scaling
+2.1 12.6
Total 12.6 pts
5
09/30
L
#10 @ #30 Washington State
27-30
-6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -6.0
Total -6.0 pts
6
10/07
W
#22 vs #120 Oregon State
38-10
+6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.5 3.5
Margin Scaling
+3.4 6.9
Total 6.9 pts
7
10/15
W
#20 vs #51 Utah
28-27
+8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.3 7.7
Margin Scaling
+0.4 8.1
Total 8.1 pts
8
10/21
L
#17 @ #8 Notre Dame
14-49
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.1 -3.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -3.2
Margin Scaling
-3.2 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
9
10/29
W
#28 @ #47 Arizona State
48-17
+17.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.3 13.2
Margin Scaling
+4.4 17.6
Total 17.6 pts
10
11/05
W
#23 vs #40 Arizona
49-35
+10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 8.5
Margin Scaling
+2.2 10.7
Total 10.7 pts
11
11/11
W
#22 @ #87 Colorado
38-24
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.7 9.8
Margin Scaling
+2.0 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
12
11/19
W
#22 vs #57 UCLA
28-23
+9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.7 8.3
Margin Scaling
+1.3 9.6
Total 9.6 pts
14
12/02
W
#23 N #29 Stanford
31-28
+14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+1.5 11.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.9 13.4
Margin Scaling
+0.9 14.4
Total 14.4 pts
Total
11-2 Record
117.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
81-42
Record
66%
Win Rate
#41
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.576
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#32
2017
#12
2018
#90
2019
#36
2020
#42
2021
#99
2022
#19
2023
#62
2024
#26
2025
#15
2026
#14

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 6-1 (86%) #14 #3 76.3 0.668 -
2025 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #15 #3 184.2 0.849 -
2024 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #26 #3 121.1 0.938 -
2023 Pac-12 7-5 (58%) #62 #3 30.5 0.477 -
2022 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #19 #8 124.2 0.464 -
2021 Pac-12 4-8 (33%) #99 #28 -30.9 0.503 -
2020 Pac-12 5-1 (83%) #42 #35 36.3 0.400 -
2019 Pac-12 8-4 (67%) #36 #4 67.6 0.514 -
2018 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #90 #37 -4.9 0.502 -
2017 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #12 #10 118.6 0.504 Pac-12
2016 Pac-12 9-3 (75%) #32 #31 90.9 0.513 -