College Football’s Top 50 Fanbases

8. USC

The good

USC and the Rose Bowl are woven into the DNA of college football. A packed house and national focus will forever surround the Trojans, regardless of how well the team on the field is or isn’t playing.

The bad

With so much else to do in Los Angeles outside of football, the downside to the rough times can be rather jarring. USC has cultivated enough goodwill to keep their fans in the seats, but the threat of greener pastures will always loom large.

The bottom line

Heisman trophies, national championships and winning have been woven through USC since the program was created, reaching its peak in the early 2000s under Pete Carroll. Fight On!, USC’s fight song is one of the most memorable stand tunes in the country — partly because the Trojans tend to score, a lot.

Rival UCLA checks in lower on this list, but still among the more prominent fanbases in the nation. As impressive as some of the Bruins’ runs have been, USC still stands as the alpha in California. That is no small feat.