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USC

2018 Season Performance

#90
Rank
5-7
Record
-4.9
Points
0.502
SOS

Current Form

L3 streak
COLD
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #25 Washington State 39-36
Worst L @ #108 UCLA 27-34

Record Splits

Home 3-3
Away 2-4
Conference 4-5
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-4

Rank Progression

#12
#34
#56
#78
#101
Pre
#17
W3
#83
W6
#55
W9
#76
W12
#83
W15
#90

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
W
NR vs #114 UNLV
43-21
+9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 5.5
Margin Scaling
+3.6 9.1
Total 9.1 pts
2
09/09
L
#38 @ #34 Stanford
3-17
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
3
09/16
L
#64 @ #34 Texas
14-37
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -3.8
Margin Scaling
-2.7 -6.4
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
4
09/22
W
#83 vs #25 Washington State
39-36
+12.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.3 11.3
Margin Scaling
+0.9 12.2
Total 12.2 pts
5
09/30
W
#48 @ #74 Arizona
24-20
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.6 9.9
Margin Scaling
+1.2 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
7
10/14
W
#55 vs #35 Colorado
31-20
+8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.3 6.7
Margin Scaling
+2.0 8.7
Total 8.7 pts
8
10/21
L
#37 @ #54 Utah
28-41
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
9
10/27
L
#58 vs #62 Arizona State
35-38
-10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -10.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -10.5
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.9
Total -10.9 pts
10
11/04
W
#76 @ #112 Oregon State
38-21
+9.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.0 6.5
Margin Scaling
+2.7 9.1
Total 9.1 pts
11
11/11
L
#62 vs #83 California
14-15
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -11.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -11.1
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
12
11/17
L
#79 @ #108 UCLA
27-34
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.1 -7.8
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
13
11/25
L
#83 vs #4 Notre Dame
17-24
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+4.0 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+2.1 -4.3
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -5.3
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
Total
5-7 Record
-7.8

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 -