USC watches Oregon, Ohio State, Indiana top Big Ten in US LBM Coaches Poll

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The Big Ten is the conference USC football needs to be able to master. If the Trojans can’t master it, they at least need to be largely successful in their new home. Instead, USC is buried at 4-5 while Oregon, Ohio State, and Indiana enjoy the view in the top tier of the US LBM Coaches Poll, presented by USA TODAY Sports.

Oregon and Ohio State are in the top three, while Indiana cracked the top 10 of the poll. With Penn State staying in the top 10, the Big Ten has four teams in the top 10. The Big Ten could have four teams in the College Football Playoff, with USC not being one of them. It’s a brutal turn of events for a USC team which had so much cause for optimism after beating LSU on Sept. 1 in Las Vegas. Everything looks completely different two months from now.

USC is struggling just to make a bowl game of any kind. The Trojans will have to come up with two wins in their final three games to reach that bottom-rung goal.

Here is the rest of the latest US LBM Coaches Poll:

Rank

Team

Record

Points

1

Oregon Ducks

9-0

1,349 (53)

2

Georgia Bulldogs

7-1

1,267 (1)

3

Ohio State Buckeyes

7-1

1,245

4

Miami Hurricanes

9-0

1,194

5

Texas Longhorns

7-1

1,138

6

Tennessee Volunteers

7-1

1,039

7

Penn State Nittany Lions

7-1

982

8

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

7-1

961

9

BYU Cougars

8-0

918

10

Indiana Hoosiers

9-0

916

11

Alabama Crimson Tide

6-2

772

12

Ole Miss Rebels

7-2

657

13

LSU Tigers

6-2

653

14

Boise State Broncos

7-1

615

15

SMU Mustangs

8-1

603

16

Texas A&M Aggies

7-2

518

17

Clemson Tigers

6-2

513

18

Iowa State Cyclones

7-1

511

19

Army Black Knights

8-0

404

20

Washington State Cougars

7-1

284

21

Kansas State Wildcats

7-2

201

22

Missouri Tigers

6-2

192

23

Pittsburgh Panthers

7-1

178

24

Colorado Buffaloes

6-2

124

25

Vanderbilt Commodores

6-3

85

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Publish date : 2024-11-04 02:30:47

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