The number is their national ranking in the AP Top 25 football poll. The poll extends beyond football, as the AP also provides its own Top 25 poll for Division I college basketball. These polls are one of the only major rankings until the College Football Playoff rankings and March Madness brackets are published in both respective sports. The week three AP Poll garnered national attention on social media, after the then unranked University of South Florida Bulls defeated the No. AP Poll voter Haley Sawyer moved the Gators up two spots in her vote while omitting the Bulls entirely.