A look at No. 2

Just a quick history lesson here.

It took the USF Bulls seven seasons of Division I-A football to rise to No. 2 in the AP poll.
It took the Florida Gators 49 years.

The AP started ranking teams in 1936. Florida, which earned its first top-10 ranking in 1964, moved up to No. 2 on Oct. 26, 1985. The Gators beat Auburn that week to move up to No. 1. Then they lost to Georgia the following week.

USF has been ranked in the top-5 for the last two polls.

Florida State has been ranked in the top-5 a total of 204 times.

Miami has appeared in the top-5 in 201 polls.