USC Football: CFB Expert Snubs Trojans in Top 25 After Their Embarrassing Notre Dame Defeat

USC keeps falling down the Top 25

Following an upset 48-20 loss against rival Notre Dame on Saturday, your USC Trojans' week got worse, as they plummeted down the Associated Press Top 25.

Going into the game, the Trojans were the tenth ranked team in the nation, but are now ranked 18th. 

While an eight team fall is very big, AP voter Jon Wilner could have been very important in the team's low ranking. 

In his weekly rankings of Pac-12 teams, the Arizona based reporter did not have kind words for the Trojans. 

After he revealed that USC did not make his ballot for this week, Wilner talked about how embarrassing the loss was for USC. 

Jon Wilner didn’t rank USC in his top 25 this week and uses facts about USC.

Has USC proven to be a top 25 team? Who would they beat “for sure”? https://t.co/Ut6gHEp945 pic.twitter.com/L1bew1DxdR

— George Wrighster III (@georgewrighster) October 16, 2023

Wilner cites that USC's poor performance against its only ranked opponent through six weeks is enough reason for the Trojans to not be ranked. 

The Trojans loss was a long time coming as the team struggled in its past couple of games against the Arizona schools and Colorado. 

While Wilner's words may be harsh, the sentiment for the past couple of weeks has been USC being ranked to high. 

After being hyped up to be one of the best teams in the nation before the season, USC has not lived up to those expectations. 

The schedule for USC does not get any easier. Four of its last five opponents are all ranked and have quality wins over other ranked teams. 

There is a real possibility that the Trojans could find itself out of the Top 25 by the season's end. 

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