USC Trojans

AP Poll: USC ranked No. 15 to start 2018 season

Published Aug. 20, 2018 2:32 p.m. ET

USC starts the season in the middle of the pack.

The Trojans are in the No. 5 spot in the first Associated Press poll of the season, released on Monday.

https://twitter.com/USC_Athletics/status/1031574842984648706

The Trojans went 11-3 (8-1 in conference) in 2017 and won the Pac-12 Championship. USC played in the Cotton Bowl where it fell to Ohio State, 24-7.