Sports Winners and losers of College Football Playoff rankings: USC can end Pac-12’s playoff drought November 22, 2022 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Comments Off on Winners and losers of College Football Playoff rankings: USC can end Pac-12’s playoff drought Coming in at No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, USC has a path to become the first Pac-12 team to reach the semifinals since 2016.