USC ranked three spots below LSU in US LBM Coaches Poll

Tim Prangley, Trojans Wire

This might be an eye-grabber for a lot of USC football fans. The Trojans are ranked three spots below LSU in the new US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports. The poll is out after Week 5 of the college football season. Michigan, which beat USC, followed up its win over the Trojans by beating Minnesota. Despite that fact, USC is three spots below the LSU team it defeated in Week 1. It’s true that the Trojans were not impressive against Wisconsin, playing a terrible first half before winning 38-21. However, LSU has not been especially impressive this season, either. The Tigers were very fortunate to win at South Carolina in a game which went down to the wire. The Tigers played bad defense against Nicholls. They struggled with a not-very-good UCLA team at home. Yet, they’re three spots ahead of the Trojans. The head-to-head result is being disregarded by a lot of the voters in the poll. The SEC gets the nod over USC.

Here is the full US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 5:

Ranking

Team

Record

Points

1

Texas Longhorns

5-0

1,339 (29)

2

Alabama Crimson Tide

4-0

1,330 (19)

3

Ohio State Buckeyes

4-0

1,281 (7)

4

Tennessee Vols

4-0

1,163

5

Georgia Bulldogs

3-1

1,153

6

Oregon Ducks

4-0

1,090

7

Penn State Nittany Lions

4-0

1,062

8

Miami Hurricanes

5-0

981

9

Missouri Tigers

4-0

948

10

Michigan Wolverines

4-1

792

11

Ole Miss Rebels

4-1

743

12

LSU Tigers

4-1

725

13

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

4-1

702

14

Clemson Tigers

3-1

671

15

USC Trojans

3-1

660

16

Iowa State Cyclones

4-0

500

17

Oklahoma Sooners

4-1

470

18

Utah Utes

4-1

408

19

BYU Cougars

5-0

375

20

Kansas State Wildcats

4-1

242

21

Texas A&M Aggies

4-1

198

22

Louisville Cardinals

3-1

197

23

UNLV Rebels

4-0

180

24

Indiana Hoosiers

5-0

143

25

Illinois Fighting Illini

4-1

122

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Publish date : 2024-09-29 19:00:17

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