Besides faring well in the Pac-10 conference rankings in terms of APR scores this year, USC also comes out nicely in the national picture. If you re-sort the final AP Top 25 rankings by APR score, the Trojans are slotted eighth. Here's the final AP poll following the 2008 season, re-ranked according to the latest APR scores, with their actual final AP ranking in parenthesis:
1. Penn State: 976 (8)
1. Georgia: 976 (13)
3. Ohio State: 968 (9)
4. Boise State: 966 (11)
5. Florida: 963 (1)
6. TCU: 962 (7)
7. Georgia Tech: 957 (22)
8. USC: 956 (3)
9. Alabama: 955 (6)
10. Utah: 954 (2)
11. Oklahoma: 952 (5)
12. Missouri: 951 (19)
13. Cincinnati: 947 (17)
14. Iowa: 946 (20)
15. Brigham Young: 942 (25)
16. West Virginia: 939 (23)
16. Oklahoma State: 939 (16)
16. Texas: 939 (4)
19. Oregon: 935 (10)
19. Texas Tech: 935 (10)
21. Virginia Tech: 932 (15)
21. Florida State: 932 (21)
23. Michigan State: 931 (24)
24. Oregon State: 930 (18)
25. Mississippi: 910 (14)
1. Penn State: 976 (8)
1. Georgia: 976 (13)
3. Ohio State: 968 (9)
4. Boise State: 966 (11)
5. Florida: 963 (1)
6. TCU: 962 (7)
7. Georgia Tech: 957 (22)
8. USC: 956 (3)
9. Alabama: 955 (6)
10. Utah: 954 (2)
11. Oklahoma: 952 (5)
12. Missouri: 951 (19)
13. Cincinnati: 947 (17)
14. Iowa: 946 (20)
15. Brigham Young: 942 (25)
16. West Virginia: 939 (23)
16. Oklahoma State: 939 (16)
16. Texas: 939 (4)
19. Oregon: 935 (10)
19. Texas Tech: 935 (10)
21. Virginia Tech: 932 (15)
21. Florida State: 932 (21)
23. Michigan State: 931 (24)
24. Oregon State: 930 (18)
25. Mississippi: 910 (14)
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