In the euphoric locker room of the Syracuse football team after a blowout win over Florida State, Syracuse coach Dino Babers told his team "you just put yourselves on the map."

The head coach wasn't lying.

The Orange received two points in the AP Top 25 poll on Sunday, the first time Syracuse has received a vote in the poll since Oct 23, 2011, according to archived polls located on collegepollarchive.com.

The Orange earned votes that week after a 49-23 win over West Virginia brought the team to 5-2. Syracuse began a five-game losing streak the next week.

It's been a long road back.

Syracuse was voted No. 24 by Ferd Lewis of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, accounting for the two points.

Syracuse's points tied it for 16th on list of teams also receiving votes list in the AP Top 25. The Orange has won its first three games this season and will be heavily favored to make it four next week against Connecticut.

Syracuse has not been ranked in the AP Top 25 since 2001.

Syracuse also received 11 points in the week's USA Today Coaches Poll, which tied it for 12th on the list of teams also receiving votes. Syracuse received votes in the USA Today poll after the first week of the season last year and after its win over Clemson.

The Orange were seventh among the ACC teams in both polls, sitting behind ranked Clemson, Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College, as well as vote-getters Duke and North Carolina State. The Orange are scheduled to play three of those teams.

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