The USC Trojans had a 42-17 blowout victory over the Colorado Buffaloes on Friday night in Boulder, and the Trojans look to climb higher in the Associated Press poll when the latest college football rankings are released on Sunday.

After nearly pulling off the upset Saturday night but ultimately losing to the No. 4 Stanford Cardinal, will the USC Trojans remain in the Associated Press college football poll top 25?

The USC Trojans picked up their first convincing win of the season on Saturday night, a 38-17 victory over the Syracuse Orange, and could find their way back into the AP poll top 25 when the college football rankings are released on Sunday.

The USC Trojans began the season ranked No. 25 by the Associated Press poll. Will their two-point win over Minnesota be enough to keep the Trojans among college football's ranked teams?

The first college football rankings are out, and the Pac-12 has two top-six teams in Oregon and Stanford. USC is ineligible for the USA Today coaches poll, which was released on Thursday.