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Students react to threat made at Florida Gulf Coast University Students at Florida Gulf Coast University said they don’t know the specifics of a threat made last week, but they do know it was taken care of.
Missing and endangered boy found in Lehigh Acres Authorities have found a missing and endangered boy in Lehigh Acres. Police asked for the public’s help in locating Zachariah McKelvin.
School District denies bus service to student despite mother’s measurements When we think of the bus stop, we typically think of it as a safe place for our children, but one mother says the Lee County School District told her they live too close to the school to get a bus route.
MATLACHA 2 stranded dolphins rescued from mangroves near Matlacha Two stranded dolphins were pulled from mangroves near Matlacha.
CAPE CORAL NAACP honors Cape Coral Police Chief after acknowledging hate crime NAACP President, James Muwakkil, was so impressed with Cape Coral Police Chief Anthony Sizemore that he wanted the entire city to know.
NAPLES Jingled Elves trolley tour underway Breaking out your best dance moves and spreading Christmas cheer. These ‘jingled elves’ are breaking it down with a purpose.
BONITA SPRINGS Bonita Springs Elementary School’s demolition plans There’s a new lesson plan at Bonita Springs Elementary School: Demolition 101. The school is set to be knocked down, and there’s good reason.
MARCO ISLAND Marco Island Councilmember’s dogs allegedly attack 13-year-old girl Councilor Tamara Goehler is coming under fire after her dogs allegedly attacked a 13-year-old girl and the girl’s five-month-old puppy.
PUNTA GORDA Gilchrist Park’s future brightens as boat cleanup commences The boats blocking Gilchrist Park are ready to be moved two years after Hurricane Ian.
Lee County Department of Health issues red tide alert for Bowman’s Beach The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued a health alert for the presence of red tide near Bowman’s Beach.
CAPE CORAL City of Cape Coral working on project to address canal safety An older Cape Coral couple drove into a canal last year. Neighbors are now saying something needs to be done about canal safety.
NAPLES Collier County mental health center receives $4 million donation A giant donation is dedicated to providing people with better mental health care in southwest Florida.
LABELLE City of LaBelle under precautionary boil water notice A water main break has the City of Labelle under a precautionary boil water notice.
ESTERO FGCU student wins ice dancing national championship FGCU sophomore Lucas Appel wins his second US Senior Solo Dance National Championship in three years.
Lee County Sheriff’s Office: Parent brings weapon to Lehigh Acres school According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report, there is probable cause to believe a woman unintentionally brought a firearm to school.
MGN Online NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. Since the first Top 20 in 1936, 1,103 polls have been taken and 164 schools have been ranked. Minnesota was the first No. 1 in 1936. Western Kentucky was the last team to make its poll debut (in the final poll of the 2015 season). In between, Muhlenburg, NYU and Colorado College have made appearances. To determine an all-time Top 100 for the first time, the AP counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (one bonus point) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a big bonus for AP championships won (10 points). The results are here and below: ___ No. 1 Ohio State (1,112 points) Total appearances: 852, 77.24 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 105. Championships: Five (last 2014). Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 92.57 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 55.68 percent of polls. Poll point: There have only been three seasons during the 80-year history of the AP poll in which the Buckeyes were not ranked at least once, the fewest poll-less seasons of any program. ___ No. 2 Oklahoma (1,055 points) Total appearances: 784, 71.08 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1938. No. 1 rankings: 100½. Championships: Seven (last 2000). Best full decade: 1950s appeared in 94.83 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 28.57 percent of polls. Poll points: The Sooners have been top-five in percentage of poll appearances in five decades (1950s, ’70s, ’80s, 2000, ’10), most of any program. ___ No. 3 Notre Dame (1,042 points) Total appearances: 766, 69.45 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 98. Championships: Eight (last 1988). Best full decade: 1940s appeared in 96.59 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 2000s appeared in 45.18 percent of polls. Poll points: The Fighting Irish were ranked at least once every season from the first poll in 1936 through 1961. ___ No. 4 Alabama (993 points) Total appearances: 745, 67.54 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 74. Championships: 10 (last 2015). Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 91.22 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 18.97 percent of polls. Poll point: From Nov. 3, 1980-Oct. 26, 2008, Alabama was only ranked No. 1 once – the final poll of the 1992 season. The Tide has been top-ranked 43 times since under coach Nick Saban. ___ No. 5 Southern California (974 points) Total appearances: 743, 67.36 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 90½. Championships: Five (last 2004). Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 89.86 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 47.43 percent of polls. Poll point: The Trojans were top-ranked 42 times from Dec. 7, 2003-Sept. 21, 2008, under coach Pete Carroll. ___ No. 6 Nebraska (901 points) Total appearances: 717, 65 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 72. Championships: Four (last 1995). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 5.17 percent of polls. Poll point: Mostly under coach Tom Osborne, the Cornhuskers were unranked in only three polls combined during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s – appearing in 99.35 percent over three decades. ___ No. 7 Michigan (894 points) Total appearances: 806, 73.07 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1938. No. 1 rankings: 34. Championships: Two (last 1997). Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 100 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 26.98 percent of polls. Poll point: The Wolverines were first team to appear in every poll over the course of a full decade, when they did it in the 1970s under coach Bo Schembechler. ___ No. 8 Texas (822 points) Total appearances: 703, 63.74 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1940. No. 1 rankings: 44 ½. Championships: Three (last 2005). Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 99.40 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1990s appeared in 47.34 percent of polls. Poll point: The Longhorns have not had a top-10 ranking since Sept. 19, 2010, the program’s longest such streak since Nov. 26, 1984-Nov. 4, 1990. ___ No. 9 Florida State (714 points) Total appearances: 540, 48.96 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1964. No. 1 rankings: 72. Championships: Three (last 2013). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s, no poll appearances. (Florida State started football program in 1947). Poll point: From Nov. 11, 1990-Sept. 9, 2001, the Seminoles were never ranked lower than 11th under coach Bobby Bowden. ___ No. 10 Florida (674 points) Total appearances: 562, 50.95 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1950. No. 1 rankings: 41. Championships: Three (last 2008). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 98.82 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s, no poll appearances. Poll point: The Gators had no top-three rankings before Nov. 26, 1984. They had 95 top-three rankings after. ___ No. 11 LSU (655 points). Total appearances: 575, 52.13 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 30. Championships: Two (last 2007). Best full decade: 2000s appeared in in 82.53 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 25.86 percent of polls. Poll point: After being unranked for most of the 1950s, the Tigers held the No. 1 ranking 14 times in 1958 and ’59 – then went 48 years before being ranked No. 1 again (2007). ___ No. 12 Penn State (647 points). Total appearances: 589, 53.40 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1940. No. 1 rankings: 19. Championships: Two (last 1986). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 95.27 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 20.69 percent of polls. Poll point: The Nittany Lions have not been ranked at any point during the last four seasons (2011-15). Since making their poll debut in 1940, Penn State had never gone more than three seasons without being ranked at least once. ___ No. 13 Miami (642 points). Total appearances: 458, 41.52 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1950. No. 1 rankings: 67. Championships: Five (last 2001). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 81.66 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s no poll appearances. (First poll appearance was 1950) Poll point: The Hurricanes made 367 of their poll appearances (80.13 percent) between Sept. 29, 1980-Jan. 4, 2006. ___ No. 14 Tennessee (624 points) Total appearances: 568, 51.50 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 18. Championships: Two (last 1998). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 93.49 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 29.19 percent of polls. Poll point: From 1936-59, no Southeastern Conference team had more poll appearances (134) than the Volunteers. ___ No. 15 Georgia (572 points) Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1941. No. 1 rankings: 15. Championships: One (1980). Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 85.54 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 11.21 percent of polls. Poll point: Since 1975, the Bulldogs have had only two seasons (1990 and ’96) during which they have not been ranked for at least one week. ___ No. 16 Auburn (570 points) Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: Nine. Championships: Two (last 2010). Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 75.78 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 2.27 percent of polls. Poll point: The Deep South’s oldest rivals, Auburn and Georgia, enter 2016 with the same amount of poll appearances. The overall record in 119 games between the two teams is Georgia 56, Auburn 55 and eight ties. ___ No. 17 UCLA (535 points) Total appearances: 521, 47.23 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1939. No. 1 rankings: Seven. Championships: None. Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 72.67 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 29.55 percent of polls. Poll point: The Bruins are the highest-ranked team to never win a championship. ___ No. 18 Texas A&M (447 points) Total appearances: 424, 38.44 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 6½. Championships: One (1939). Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 83.43 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 2.38 percent of polls. Poll point: The Aggies were last No. 1 on Nov. 11, 1957, and have not been No. 2 since Dec. 1, 1975. ___ No. 19 Michigan State (443 points) Total appearances: 375, 34 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1948. No. 1 rankings: 29. Championships: One (1952). Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 74.14 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 16.15 percent of polls. Poll point: Has the most No. 1 rankings for a program not ranked No. 1 since the 1960s. ___ No. 20 Washington (430 points) Total appearances: 401, 36.36 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 14½. Championships: None. Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 75.74 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 16.67 percent of polls. Poll point: Eleven times in the last 12 seasons, the Huskies have made either just one or no poll appearances. ___ No. 21 Arkansas (412 points) Total appearances: 410, 37.17 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: One. Championships: None. Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 66.22 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 7.95 percent of polls. Poll point: The Razorbacks have 30 top-three rankings, but only one (Nov. 20, 2011) since 1978. ___ No. 22 Clemson (411 points) Total appearances: 387, 35.09 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1939. No. 1 rankings: Seven. Championships: One (1981). Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 58.39 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 3.97 percent of polls. Poll point: Before the Tigers national championship season in 1981, their best ranking was No. 5 on Sept. 21, 1959. ___ No. 23 Pittsburgh (356 points) Total appearances: 294, 26.65 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1936. No. 1 rankings: 21. Championships: Two (last 1976) Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 50.93 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 3.41 percent of polls. Poll point: The Panthers have not had a top-five appearance during the regular season since Dec. 6, 1982. ___ No. 24 Wisconsin (336 points) Total appearances: 334, 30.28 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1937. No. 1 rankings: One. Championships: None. Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 63.69 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 1.86 percent of polls. Poll point: During a 29-year span from 1964-92, the Badgers had just 10 poll appearances. Since ’92, Wisconsin has made 215 poll appearances. ___ No. 25 Iowa (329 points) Total appearances: 307, 27.83 percent of all polls. First appearance: 1939. No. 1 rankings: 7. Championships: None. Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 46.58 percent of polls. Worst full decade: 1970s no poll appearances. Poll point: The Hawkeyes worst decade (’70s) was followed by their best after Hayden Fry took over as coach in 1979. ___ The rest No. 26 Georgia Tech, 320 points. No. 27 Colorado, 316. No. 28 Oregon, 293. No. 29 Mississippi, 290. No. 30 Arizona State, 284. No. 31 Virginia Tech, 276. No. 32 Stanford, 272. No. 33 West Virginia, 271. No. 34 BYU, 258. No. 35 Missouri, 256. No. 36 Purdue, 246. No. 37 Minnesota, 241. No. 38 North Carolina, 240. No. 39 TCU, 234. No. 40 Maryland, 230. No. 41 Syracuse, 221. No. 42 Army, 214. No. 43 Oklahoma State, 208. No. 44 Kansas State, 207. No. 45 California, 199. No. 46 Mississippi State, 195. No. 47, Baylor, 187. No. 48 South Carolina, 185. No. 49 Houston, 184. No. 50 Northwestern, 183. No. 51 Illinois, 181. No. 52 Virginia, 174. No. 53 Duke, 172. No. 54 Arizona, 168. No. 55 SMU, 165. No. 56 N.C. State, 149. No. 57 Boston College, 141. No. 58 Texas Tech, 137. No. 59 Washington State, 129. No. 60 Navy, 128. No. 61 Boise State, 127. No. 62 Louisville, 119. No. 63 Kansas, 108. No. 64 Utah, 100. No. 65 Oregon State, 95. No. 66 Penn, 89. No. 67 Air Force, 78. No. 68 Kentucky, 75. No. 69 Rice, 70. No. 70 Tulane, 62. No. 71 Wyoming, 56. No. 72 Indiana, 55. (tie) Fresno State, 55. (tie) Southern Mississippi, 55. (tie) Cornell, 55. No. 76 Toledo, 45. No. 77 Santa Clara, 43. (tie) Tulsa, 43. (tie) Colorado State, 43. No. 80 Wake Forest, 42. No. 81 Cincinnati, 41. (tie) Miami (Ohio), 41. No. 83 Fordham, 40. (tie) Iowa State, 40. No. 85 Holy Cross, 39. No. 86 Rutgers, 38. No. 87 Dartmouth, 37. No. 88 East Carolina, 37. No. 89 Vanderbilt, 31. No. 90 Yale, 30. No. 91 Princeton, 29. (tie) Marshall, 29. No. 93 Hawaii, 28. No. 94 USF, 26. No. 95 Villanova, 25. No. 96 Northern Illinois, 23. No. 97 Duquesne, 20. No. 98 Iowa Pre-Flight, 18. No. 99 Columbia, 16. (tie) William & Mary, 16. (tie) Nevada, 16. (tie) Bowling Green, 16.