Matt Barkley threw for a school record six touchdowns on Friday night as the USC Trojans beat the Colorado Buffaloes 42-17 at Folsom Field in Boulder. At 7-2, USC moved to their highest college football ranking of the season in the Associated Press poll, checking in at No. 18. The Trojans were ranked No. 21 in last week's AP poll. This is the fifth week this season the Trojans have been in the AP top 25.
| USC in the AP poll | |
| Date | AP Rank |
| Preseason | 25 |
| Sep 6 | 28 |
| Sep 11 | 27 |
| Sep 18 | 23 |
| Sep 25 | t38 |
| Oct 2 | 34 |
| Oct 9 | 31 |
| Oct 16 | 28 |
| Oct 23 | 20 |
| Oct 30 | 21 |
| Nov 6 | 18 |
Here is the AP Poll Top 10:
- LSU Tigers
- Oklahoma St. Cowboys
- Stanford Cardinal
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Alabama Crimson Tide
- Boise St. Broncos
- Oregon Ducks
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Clemson Tigers
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Virginia Tech Hokies
No. 3 Stanford takes on No. 6 Oregon in Palo Alto next week. The Arizona St. Sun Devils dropped out of the top 25 from No. 20 after losing 29-28 to the UCLA Bruins on Saturday night.
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