I’ve only been a voter for about a month, but already the hardest part about voting in the AP Top 25 poll is that I simply do not know how much I should weigh a great win against a bad loss. Or a sluggish performance compared to a lopsided win over an overmatched opponent.

Each voter will make different determinations. That’s why the AP has so many of us, and it’s why the AP makes sure there are voters in all different parts of the country with all different types of jobs covering college football. The poll is supposed to show contradictory opinions. It is supposed to be extremely subjective.

Which brings me to the curious case of South Florida. USF is 2-0 with one of the best resumes in college football — a 34-7 win over Boise State in Week 1 and the shocking 18-16 upset of then-No. 13

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