Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| USC | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 19.64 | 10.14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| UCLA | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 42.7 | 18.1 | 19.45 | 5.45 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |
| Stanford | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 11.47 | 8.56 | ||||
| Washington State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 22.7 | 26.4 | 5.20 | 8.20 | ||||
| California | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 22.3 | 34.5 | -0.97 | 6.40 | ||||
| Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.6 | 21.7 | 1.65 | 8.93 | ||||
| Oregon State | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 15.1 | 26.6 | -2.10 | 7.54 | ||||
| Washington | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 19.8 | 34.2 | -8.46 | 1.63 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Ohio State (4) | 42 | Southern California (7) | 21 | Pasadena, CA |


1973 Conference Leaders