Seth Greenberg's current school is home to the No. 11 football team in the country.

His last school, though, boasts the No. 2 team.

Greenberg coached the men's basketball team at South Florida from 1996-2003 before being hired by Virginia Tech.

South Florida (6-0) has been the surprise team in college football this season. Greenberg was at the Tampa school for the Bulls' debut football season in 1997, and witnessed the team's move from Division I-AA to I-A in 2001.

"There are enough football players in the state of Florida to have five Division I top 20 teams," Greenberg said.

The Bulls, who have beaten West Virginia and Auburn, are No. 2 in the first Bowl Championship Series rankings.

"I have some friends that are really excited about it," Greenberg said. "It is more of a commuter school; we didn't have a great following. But obviously success breeds passion and breeds ownership, and they've had great success."

Greenberg credits Jim Leavitt, the only head football coach in USF history, and former USF athletic director Paul Griffin for the program's rise. Griffin, once the AD and men's lacrosse coach at Roanoke College, was the athletic director when the football program began.

"They had a great stadium in Raymond James, and they built a very nice office complex," Greenberg said. "They made a commitment."

Leavitt has a great work ethic, said Greenberg.

"He was extremely focused and committed to his plan," Greenberg said. "I liked Jim. I'm very happy for him and his staff."

This is the Bulls' third season in the Big East. They were among the schools that jumped from Conference USA to the Big East after the ACC raided the Big East for Virginia Tech, Miami and Boston College. Greenberg said the Big East has been as big a help to USF football as it once was to Tech football.

If the Bulls don't make it to the national title game but win the Big East, and if Tech wins the ACC, the teams could meet in the Orange Bowl -- or would that be the Seth Greenberg Bowl?

"I'm worried about Seth Greenberg's practice, not Seth Greenberg's bowl," he said.

Maroons to face Panthers at Roanoke Civic Center

The Roanoke College men's basketball team will meet Ferrum at the Roanoke Civic Center on Nov. 26. It will be the first college basketball game at the civic center since the 2002 Big South tournament.

Maroons coach Page Moir said the schools contacted the civic center about the idea. The colleges are splitting the $3,000 cost of renting the civic center, said Moir.

"It'll be fun to play in a venue like that," Moir said. The Maroons "haven't played there, as far as I know, since the '70's.

"We're both going to provide different workers to save on some of the rental needs. ... I think we'll draw enough crowd to pay for [our] half of it. Heck, whenever I travel, chartering a bus starts at $700. ... If we were going to Greensboro College or somewhere, we'd spend probably $1,500, too."

The teams are looking forward to playing at the arena.

"They're very excited about it. They thought that was a pretty cool thing," Ferrum coach Bill Tharp said of his players.

Roanoke's schedule also includes a tournament at the Orlando Magic's practice facility.

Munson, Gilchrist shop for schools

Six schools have requested information from the Virginia Tech compliance office on ex-Hokies point guard Nigel Munson, who decided last summer to transfer: Binghamton, Marshall, George Mason, American and two Division II schools, Southern Indiana and the University of the District of Columbia.

Five schools have requested information on ex-Tech signee Gus Gilchrist: Maryland, West Virginia, Florida, Kansas State and Georgetown.

Both players had received releases from Tech, although Munson's prohibits him from talking with George Washington.