For the first time since the eve of the conference opener vs. Stanford, USC controls its own destiny in the Pac-12 South Division.
USC (7-3, 5-2) is tied for first with Utah, whom it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over, and is one game ahead of UCLA.
Losses from the Bruins and Utes on Saturday night also mean the Trojans don't have to win out to win the division. There are three scenarios in which USC will finish first and play in the Pac-12 Championship game at Levi's Stadium on Dec. 5.
Here they are:
1. Win at Oregon, vs. UCLA.
2. Win at Oregon, lose to UCLA AND Utah wins vs. UCLA, loses vs. Colorado.
3. Lose at Oregon, win vs. UCLA AND Utah loses vs. UCLA OR Colorado.
Note: UCLA would win a three-way tiebreaker with USC and Utah because it would have had to beat both the Trojans and Utes to force that three-way tie.
USC (7-3, 5-2) is tied for first with Utah, whom it holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over, and is one game ahead of UCLA.
Losses from the Bruins and Utes on Saturday night also mean the Trojans don't have to win out to win the division. There are three scenarios in which USC will finish first and play in the Pac-12 Championship game at Levi's Stadium on Dec. 5.
Here they are:
1. Win at Oregon, vs. UCLA.
2. Win at Oregon, lose to UCLA AND Utah wins vs. UCLA, loses vs. Colorado.
3. Lose at Oregon, win vs. UCLA AND Utah loses vs. UCLA OR Colorado.
Note: UCLA would win a three-way tiebreaker with USC and Utah because it would have had to beat both the Trojans and Utes to force that three-way tie.
