Despite the victory, the Trojans would be upset by UCLA in the last week of the season to ruin their BCS title aspirations. This opened the door for the Florida Gators, who beat the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 2006 SEC Championship Game to claim a spot in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game against Ohio State. USC would go on to the Rose Bowl, where they would defeat Big Ten runnerup and BCS-ranked #3 Michigan 32–18. The Trojans would finish the season 11–2 and 7–2 in the Pac-10, ranked 4th in both the AP and Coaches Polls.