South Florida has been winning games handily, by an average of 19.5 points a game. That probably figures heavily into the fact that they are #1 in five of the six computer rankings used by the BCS. Those BCS rankings don’t take strength of schedule heavily enough, though.

Against the two ranked teams that South Florida played, Auburn and West Virginia, they won by an average of 5.5 points. The rest of the schedule consisted of Elon, North Carolina, Florida Atlantic, and Central Florida.

This illustrates a problem with BCS Football. Every team should deserve a chance, but why should big conference teams that face tough opponents every week be kept out of the championship in favor of a small college? If that small college team beat them in the playoffs, there would be an easy answer. Of course, there can be an argument made either way, for or against the BCS. I’m not sure what side I agree with, but I do know that I’m not comfortable with South Florida playing for a title. Hopefully, the Bulls lose to Cincinnatti (#23), the only ranked team left on their schedule, and the situation will work itself out cleanly.

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