The Trojans are on NCAA probation and ineligible for bowl games and the BCS national title. But the Associated Press won’t exclude them from its rankings, and if they go 13-0, and several other factors break just right, they could be crowned champions by AP.After weeks of bad news, asterisks, sanctions, appeals, record-expunging and acts of contrition (but not apology), USC football finally has poll numbers to celebrate.

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