No surprises here. Sports Illustrated has USC at #1 coming out of Spring Ball.

Key

returnees: QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush, RB LenDale White, WR Dwayne Jarrett, WR Steve Smith

Spring star: DT Sedrick Ellis. The redshirt sophomore showed he’s ready to fill Mike Patterson’s shoes.

Lowdown: With Leinart, Bush and LenDale White sitting out the spring, QB John David Booty emerged as

the top backup, and tailback Desmond Reed
made a case for more playing time. The defensive front seven looks
ready to reload, but injuries/suspensions left the Trojans depleted at
cornerback.

Spring Power Rankings [SI.com]