USC drops in AP, Coaches polls following road loss to Oregon

The USC Trojans dropped multiple spots but remain in the top 20 of both the AP and Coaches polls in Week 13.
USC is now No. 19 in the AP poll and No. 20 in the Coaches poll, suffering a three-spot drop in the former and four-spot drop in the latter.
The Trojans dropped below Michigan, Texas, Virginia and Tennessee in both polls while staying ahead of one-loss Group of Five programs James Madison and North Texas.
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Complete Week 13 AP and Coaches Polls
Rank | AP Poll | Coaches Poll |
| 1 | Ohio State (58) | Ohio State (61) |
| 2 | Indiana (7) | Indiana (0) |
| 3 | Texas A&M (1) | Texas A&M (2) |
| 4 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 5 | Oregon | Oregon |
| 6 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss |
| 7 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma |
| 9 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 11 | BYU | BYU |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
| 13 | Miami | Miami |
| 14 | Utah | Utah |
| 15 | Michigan | Michigan |
| 16 | Texas | Texas |
| 17 | Virginia | Virginia |
| 18 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 19 | USC | Georgia Tech |
| 20 | James Madison | USC |
| 21 | North Texas | James Madisona |
| 22 | Tulane | North Texas |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | Tulane |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| 25 | SMU | SMU |
Others receiving votes in AP Poll: Arizona St. 77, Navy 44, Missouri 23, Arizona 20, San Diego St. 19, Washington 16, Iowa 10, UNLV 7, South Florida 4, UConn 3, Wake Forest 2, Illinois 1
Others receiving votes in Coaches Poll: Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1





















