USC Football: Trojans Remain At No. 2 In AP Poll

Sep 8, 2012; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; USC Trojans tight end Xavier Grimble (86) runs with the ball on his way to score a touchdown against the Syracuse Orange during the fourth quarter at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-US PRESSWIRE

Though the Trojans’ Week Two win was not nearly as convincing as their first win over Hawaii, the Trojans remain at the No. 2 spot in this week’s AP Poll. Both LSU and Oregon had more dominant wins over their respective opponents this week and a drop for USC would have been expected, but for whatever reason, that did not happen. The Top 4 did not budge at all in Week 2, and the only slight change to the top 5 is the fact that Oklahoma and Florida State pulled in the same amount of points yet somehow switch spots to now be No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.

Here’s a complete look at this week’s Top 25. The fourth column lists the rankings (or lack thereof) from Week One:

1 Alabama (48) 2-0 1486 1
2 USC (8) 2-0 1414 2
3 LSU (4) 2-0 1404 3
4 Oregon 2-0 1299 4
5 Florida State 2-0 1160 6
5 Oklahoma 2-0 1160 5
7 Georgia 2-0 1155 7
8 South Carolina 2-0 1025 9
9 West Virginia 1-0 1017 9
10 Michigan State 2-0 995 11
11 Clemson 2-0 868 12
12 Ohio State 2-0 772 14
13 Virginia Tech 2-0 734 15
14 Texas 2-0 716 17
15 Kansas State 2-0 714 21
16 TCU 1-0 542 20
17 Michigan 1-1 429 19
18 Florida 2-0 427 24
19 Louisville 2-0 316 23
20 Notre Dame 2-0 310 22
21 Stanford 2-0 260 25
22 UCLA 2-0 250 0
23 Tennessee 2-0 177 27
24 Arizona 2-0 149 0
25 BYU 2-0 110 28

Notable changes in this week’s poll: Arkansas who was a Top 10 team last week, has taken the second-largest fall out of the AP Poll ever, falling from eighth to unranked after losing to Louisiana-Monroe. The Razorbacks lost 34-31 in overtime after losing quarterback Tyler Wilson and at one point leading 28-7. A strong Pac-12 effort caused Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Oklahoma State all fell out of the Top 25 after losing to UCLA, Oregon State, and Arizona, respectively.