How do they determine the top 25 in college football?

The CFP Selection Committee ranks its own top 25, using factors like strength of schedule, results, championships won, common opponents and more . The 12-team field will be made up of the five conference champions ranked highest by the committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams.

What is the USC ranked in football?

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Who votes on the top 25 in college football?

The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadcasters from across the nation.

Who decides college football ranking?

Beginning in late August with the annual preseason poll, the AP ranks the 25 best teams in college football every week during the season. It also releases a poll after the bowl season and College Football Playoff. More than 60 sports writers and broadcasters across the country cast their votes individually .

Where does USC rank academically?

University of Southern California's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #28 .

Is USC considered a top school?

University of Southern California Rankings University of Southern California is ranked #28 out of 439 National Universities . Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

Does USC have a good football team?

They are loaded with talent everywhere and until they show some vulnerability, they will be high on this list . USC could not have asked for a better start to the 2024 season. The Trojans opened the year beating LSU and followed it up with a 48-0 win over Utah State.

How is college ranking determined?

College rankings evaluate an institution's program offerings, admission rates, graduation rates, affordability, and reputation . Different rankings weigh these factors differently, so students can benefit from researching the ranking's methodology and comparing several different rankings.

How are football power rankings determined?

Rankings, or power rankings, can be directly provided (e.g., by asking people to rank teams), or can be derived by sorting each team's ratings and assigning an ordinal rank to each team , so that the highest rated team earns the #1 rank.

How do college football recruiting rankings work?

The first step that football recruiting rankings sites take is awarding star ratings to players . They are rated at either two stars, three stars, four stars or five stars. For unknown reasons, no one-star ratings are revealed.

How is the College Football Playoff decided?

The new 12-team College Football Playoff field will include the five highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids . The seven highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team format. The top four teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.

College football top 25 should still have USC in top 5, exclude Oregon (2024)

Matt Zemek

September 9, 2024 3:21 pm PT

No serious college football analyst can avoid giving USC football very high grades after Week 2 of the 2024 season. The Trojans have been a little sloppy on offense but have looked like a very good team in their first two games. The same cannot be said for the Oregon Ducks, who led the Idaho Vandals of the FCS by only three points early in the fourth quarter — at home — in Week 1. Oregon then was fortunate to squeak by Boise State, 37-34, on a last-play field goal in Week 2. Beating Boise State is a win which will probably look good later in the season, but Oregon was very, very shaky in the process of beating the Broncos. Oregon has not played well overall in either of its first two games. Is that a team which should be ranked in the college football top 25 after Week 2? It’s a discussion worth having, so let’s have it.

USC, we think, should be ranked as a top-five team, given how well it has played thus far. We thought USC deserved to be No. 3 in the country last week after it beat LSU. We thought that Georgia deserved to be No. 2 after hammering Clemson, and that Notre Dame should have been No. 1 after beating Texas A&M on the road. We valued a road game over a neutral-site game. In Week 2, plenty of changes to the power structure were warranted, given the results which emerged across the country. Here’s our own version of a top 25 which is based on actual results, not on future predictions or projections. Keep that in mind. This is not about which team would be favored on a neutral field. It’s about what teams have done against the competition they have played, nothing else. Here we go:

25 — TIE, OLE MISS REBELS AND MISSOURI TIGERS

USA TODAY Sports Syndication – Columbus Dispatch

Ole Miss and Missouri have both trounced two cupcakes. It’s hard if not impossible to choose between the two, so we’ll just put them both at the very back end of the top 25. They are playing well, but they haven’t played anyone good. Other teams ranked higher on this list have beaten better opponents or — if not necessarily better opponents — have taken on tougher assignments such as neutral-site or road games. All of that goes into a weekly college football top 25 which is logical and fair.

24 — WASHINGTON HUSKIES

Standout players from Washington’s 30-9 victory over Eastern Michigan https://t.co/YR4MLwFgg5 pic.twitter.com/D9Acs95P6X
— UW Huskies Wire (@UWHuskiesWire) September 9, 2024

23 — OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

5 things I think I know after Ohio State’s win over Western Michigan https://t.co/P7JD0cuRnO pic.twitter.com/TfMZzHOSlR
— Buckeyes Wire (@BuckeyesWire) September 9, 2024

22 — UTAH UTES

James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

A home win over Baylor counts for more than the cupcake wins of Ohio State, Washington, Ole Miss, and Mizzou.

21 — NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS

UNC football rises in latest USA Today’s college football re-rank https://t.co/6DDoy5UZIo pic.twitter.com/TFm353SWgc
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— Tar Heels Wire (@tarheelswire) September 9, 2024

20 – SOUTH CAROLINA GAMEco*ckS

Social media reacts to the Kentucky blowout loss to South Carolina https://t.co/talcbhyERy pic.twitter.com/DejsNZKDd3
— UK Wildcats Wire (@UKWildcatsWire) September 9, 2024

19 — SYRACUSE ORANGE

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

A solid win over Georgia Tech should put Syracuse in anyone’s top 25 this week.

18 — VANDERBILT COMMODORES

USA TODAY Sports Syndication — The Tennessean

Vandy’s win over Virginia Tech is worth more than two cupcakes.

17 — BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

Despite not playing, the FSU Seminoles are on USA TODAY Sports’ Week 2 Misery Index https://t.co/NRpV1biovk pic.twitter.com/Aqmembl3Oe
— FSU Wire (@FSUWire) September 9, 2024

16 — IOWA STATE CYCLONES

Stock Talk: Stock up, stock down following Iowa football’s Week 2 loss to Iowa State https://t.co/b1Qm6WCEIK pic.twitter.com/gh0X9iBTfw
— Hawkeyes Wire (@HawkeyesWire) September 9, 2024

Iowa State didn’t play a great game, but winning at Iowa is a high-end win. That’s worth a top-16 ranking.

15 — NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS

https://twitter.com/CornhuskersWire/status/1833234297970434448

14 — PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS

Big Ten football power rankings after Week 2 https://t.co/hgt35Mxvhf pic.twitter.com/ogmrK5GOkm
— Nittany Lions Wire (@NittanyLionWire) September 9, 2024

13 — OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Oklahoma State Cowboys linebacker Mason Cobb (0) brings down Texas Longhorns running back Bijan Robinson (5) during a college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys (OSU) and the University of Texas Longhorns at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Oklahoma State won 41-34.

USA TODAY Sports Syndication — The Oklahoman

Beating Arkansas is a decent win, but Oklahoma State played horribly and was lucky to win. We’re keeping the Pokes outside the top 10.

12 — ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Decisive wins over Wyoming and Mississippi State are better than two cupcakes. ASU definitely belongs in the top 15.

11 — KANSAS STATE WILDCATS

Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports

The road win at Tulane against a good team vaults KSU into the top 15, almost the top 10. Tulane is going to be good under new coach Jon Sumrall.

10 — UNLV REBELS

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

UNLV watched Jayden Maiava transfer to USC and yet is blowing out opponents, one of them on the road. Few teams have looked better through two games, and few teams have exceeded expectations more through two games. Barry Odom is coaching the heck out of this program.

9 — ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Beating a ranked Kansas team puts Illinois in the top 10. Not a whole lot of teams have wins over ranked foes. Illinois does.

8 – CAL GOLDEN BEARS

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Cal went into Auburn and beat the Tigers, shutting down Hugh Freeze’s offense. Is Cal an ACC contender? We’re not sure. Is Cal in the top 10? Yes. That’s a better win than what most teams have through two games.

7 — WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS

James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

Washington State, much like UNLV, looks awesome through two games. Next up: the Apple Cup in September (!) against Washington.

6 — MIAMI HURRICANES

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

The win on the road at Florida is a tougher win than what a lot of teams have done so far. Even though Florida is not likely to be good, that’s still not a walk in the park in Week 1. We’re keeping Miami in the top six.

People will say, “But wait, Georgia beat Tennessee Tech and USC did not play an FCS team! Why is UGA ahead of USC?” Because UGA didn’t just beat Clemson, but blew out Clemson. Had USC blown out LSU, it would be ahead of Georgia, but UGA stays ahead of USC for No. 3.

2 — TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

https://twitter.com/VolsWire/status/1833240462880063665

1 — TEXAS LONGHORNS

https://twitter.com/LonghornsWire/status/1833264188497563921

Hopefully USC wins at Michigan. That’s our main focus here at Trojans Wire.

MARK ROGERS AT THE VOICE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL — THE TOP 25 THAT ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE

https://twitter.com/TheVOCFB/status/1832886035098775904

Our friend Mark Rogers at The Voice of College Football puts out his college football top 25 every week, based on the same principles we use. It’s not about predictions, projections, betting lines, or national reputation. It’s results, strength of schedule, and performance (margin of victory). Reset the dial every week. It’s not supposed to operate the way most poll voters do, by having an established hierarchy which slightly changes from week to week and thereby builds in a bias toward teams which start the season in the top five (like Oregon). No. You assess teams on what they have done this year, nothing else. Oregon has not played like a top-25 team. USC has played like a top-five team. Rankings should reflect that. Be sure to subscribe to, like, and share Mark’s national channel and our own USC channel at The Voice of College Football on YouTube.