In its exhaustive 50 teams in 50 days survey of the best teams in college football, Rivals.com (a Yahoo property) selected USC as the nation’s #1 team. Most interestingly, Olin Buchanan of Rivals singles out players as best, underrated, and overrated on their respective units. (Offense: Best: Booty, Overrated: Byers, Underrated: Havili / Defense: Best: Rivers, Overrated: Maualuga, Underrated: Ellison / Special Teams: Best: Gable) 

Top 50 Countdown: No. 1 Southern California (Rivals/Yahoo)