USF ranked No. 23 in AP poll!

[Mag Pie]

So proud to be a Bull.

[snarling Bull]

GO Bulls.  I can't wait until Saturday.  No Bullls football yesterday was awful

[lobo]

For those of us paying attention ... here is a recap of USF's BRIEF History ...

Walk on team started 1996

First game Fall 1997 as a Div I-AA team

2000 Transition year from Div I-AA to Div I-A

2001 - 2002 Div I-A Independent

2003 - 2004 Conference USA

2005 - Present Big East

2005 - First Bowl Game

2006 - First Bowl Victory

September 16, 2007 - First AP/Coaches Poll Ranking

Now if my numbers/memory aren't failing me ...

# of years playing: 10 (technically our 11th season, but we didn't play a game that first year)

# of years as Div I-A: 7

# of ranked opponents beaten: 3 (Louisville, WV & Auburn)

In just 7 short years as a Div I-A team we have gone from Independent to Conference USA to a BCS (Big East) Conference.

In just 7 short years we have scheduled and beaten 3 ranked teams.

In just 7 short years we have made it to TWO bowl games, winning 1 of them.

In just 7 short years we have been ranked as a top 25 team in the country.

Today Bull Fans, Alumni & Students should be standing proud. This is a big day for us and we should enjoy the moment ... pause now ... enjoy it ...

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Now let's get back to work ... we have a lot of games still to play. North Carolina, you're up next! :-)

[Held_AccountaBull]

great day

[Orlando Bull]

Was Pitt ranked when we beat them up there several years ago?

In any case, WE ARE OFFICIALLY A TARGET. I love it, bring it on UNC, there will be no upset here.

I graduated in '03, and couldn't imagine the thought of having a team that other people wanted to upset.

GO BULLS!

[Kyle]

this is fantastic, but can someone tell me how app st is still recieving votes?

[Kyle]

The best part of this is our logo will now be in the rotation on the ESPN college fb shows.

[lobo]

The best part of this is our logo will now be in the rotation on the ESPN college fb shows.

Kyle, this is an excellent point. The national exposure is great for our team. Now we need to continue doing the things we do well and fix those that we don't (Special Teams comes to mind). UNC is next on our plate, let's serve them up a L in front of a huge crowd next weekend. I wish I could go to the game!

I want to hear ... "and now ... AP RANKED 23rd BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTRY ... YOUR U-S-F BULLLLLLSSSS!!!!!"

The crowd will go nuts ... I nearly lost my voice in Auburn and I would/will do it again when I make it to the WV game. :-)

GO BULLS!

I bleed Green & Gold

[GoBulls84]

This is awesome!!

[windbane]

Wow, I was hoping UCLA would drop out, but Arkansas, Nebraska, and Georgia Tech also dropping really surprises me!  Arkansas was down 21-0 and came back to take the lead before losing a hardly fought game.  No way I thought they drop out.  Nebraska did get throttled but wow, I'm glad the polls are being more fluid than I thought they'd be!

Kentucky and Alabama jumped us in both polls as I feared, but we still got ranked!  Great day in the history of the program!