Apparently the voters in The Associated Press poll agreed that the Bulls didn't look like the nation's No. 6 team in Saturday's 35-23 victory at Florida Atlantic. They looked like number 5.
USF got atta boys from the voters in The Associated Press and USA Today coaches' polls Sunday. The AP poll has USF fifth, while the coaches' poll has USF and Oklahoma tied for fifth.
Since entering the AP rankings last month, the undefeated Bulls (5-0) have climbed each week, from No. 23 to No. 18 to No. 6 to now No. 5. A big reason for the Bulls' rise to number 5 is that five of the nation's top nine teams lost during the weekend, a week after six of the nation's top 13 teams were upset.
Grothe put off questions about a national championship: "I don't want to say it [national championship game] yet," Grothe said. "There's 12 games before you get to the bowl game. If we keep winning, with as hard a schedule as we've got, who knows?"
USF got atta boys from the voters in The Associated Press and USA Today coaches' polls Sunday. The AP poll has USF fifth, while the coaches' poll has USF and Oklahoma tied for fifth.
Since entering the AP rankings last month, the undefeated Bulls (5-0) have climbed each week, from No. 23 to No. 18 to No. 6 to now No. 5. A big reason for the Bulls' rise to number 5 is that five of the nation's top nine teams lost during the weekend, a week after six of the nation's top 13 teams were upset.
Grothe put off questions about a national championship: "I don't want to say it [national championship game] yet," Grothe said. "There's 12 games before you get to the bowl game. If we keep winning, with as hard a schedule as we've got, who knows?"
