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USC

2023 Season Performance

#62
Rank
7-5
Record
30.5
Points
0.477
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #76 Arizona 43-41
Worst L vs #69 UCLA 20-38

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#1
#19
#37
#55
#75
Pre
#12
W3
#23
W6
#16
W9
#31
W12
#64
W15
#62

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/27
W
56-28
+12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 8.5
Margin Scaling
+4.0 12.5
Total 12.5 pts
1
09/02
W
NR vs #127 Nevada
66-14
+7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.0 4.0
Margin Scaling
+3.8 7.8
Total 7.8 pts
2
09/10
W
#3 vs #24 Stanford
56-10
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+3.9 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
4
09/24
W
#23 @ #116 Arizona State
42-28
+9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.9 7.6
Margin Scaling
+1.9 9.5
Total 9.5 pts
5
09/30
W
#25 @ #31 Colorado
48-41
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 9.1
Margin Scaling
+1.2 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
6
10/08
W
#19 vs #76 Arizona
43-41 OT
+11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+0.9 11.6
Total 11.6 pts
7
10/14
L
#16 @ #17 Notre Dame
20-48
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.0 -4.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -3.5
Margin Scaling
-2.8 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
8
10/22
L
#24 vs #21 Utah
32-34
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -10.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -10.0
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
9
10/28
W
#36 @ #91 California
50-49
+12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.9 11.6
Margin Scaling
+0.4 12.1
Total 12.1 pts
10
11/04
L
#31 vs #13 Washington
42-52
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -9.8
Loss Record Modifier
+2.3 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
11
11/12
L
#41 @ #18 Oregon
27-36
-6.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.8 -5.0
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -6.2
Total -6.2 pts
12
11/18
L
#55 vs #69 UCLA
20-38
-12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -11.0
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -12.5
Total -12.5 pts
Total
7-5 Record
27.5

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 -