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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1942

55 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 48 87.3% 6.7 1
2. Minnesota 46 83.6% 6.0 1
3. Duke 43 78.2% 9.5 2
4. Alabama 40 72.7% 10.4 2
5. Tennessee 39 70.9% 7.9 1
  Fordham (NY) 39 70.9% 9.7 3
  Santa Clara (CA) 39 70.9% 12.2 5
8. Michigan 38 69.1% 8.3 2
9. Northwestern 33 60.0% 9.4 1
10. Ohio State 32 58.2% 10.4 1
11. Texas A&M 30 54.5% 6.0 1
12. Nebraska 28 50.9% 11.5 6
13. Penn 27 49.1% 12.9 8
14. Cornell (NY) 25 45.5% 7.9 1
  USC 25 45.5% 9.5 1
16. Pittsburgh 24 43.6% 3.9 1
17. Dartmouth (NH) 22 40.0% 11.5 4
18. Holy Cross (MA) 21 38.2% 14.3 9
19. Duquesne (PA) 20 36.4% 11.4 5
20. Boston College 19 34.5% 7.7 1
  Tulane (LA) 19 34.5% 10.9 4
22. Texas 18 32.7% 9.7 1
  TCU 18 32.7% 9.9 1
24. Washington 17 30.9% 10.9 4
  SMU 17 30.9% 16.7 12
26. Stanford 16 29.1% 8.9 2
  LSU 16 29.1% 10.0 2
28. California 15 27.3% 5.2 1
  Oklahoma 15 27.3% 8.4 3
30. UCLA 14 25.5% 12.7 7
  Villanova (PA) 14 25.5% 14.1 6
  Mississippi State 14 25.5% 15.7 9
33. North Carolina 13 23.6% 14.7 7
  Mississippi 13 23.6% 15.3 11
35. Clemson 12 21.8% 14.0 10
36. Georgia 11 20.0% 6.4 1
  Georgia Tech 11 20.0% 7.2 2
  Wisconsin 11 20.0% 7.8 2
  Yale (CT) 11 20.0% 9.5 5
  Missouri 11 20.0% 10.6 6
  Georgetown (DC) 11 20.0% 13.4 9
  Washington State 11 20.0% 15.6 10
43. Navy (MD) 10 18.2% 10.6 5
  Vanderbilt 10 18.2% 14.0 7
  Oregon State 10 18.2% 16.1 11
46. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 16.4% 10.4 6
  Army (NY) 9 16.4% 12.1 3
48. Iowa 8 14.5% 12.6 8
49. Tulsa 7 12.7% 10.3 4
  Marquette (WI) 7 12.7% 12.0 4
  Baylor 7 12.7% 12.9 4
  Auburn 7 12.7% 16.3 12
53. William & Mary (VA) 6 10.9% 16.0 13
  Texas Tech 6 10.9% 16.5 11
55. Illinois 5 9.1% 11.0 5
  Syracuse 5 9.1% 16.0 10
  Arkansas 5 9.1% 17.6 14
  Penn State 5 9.1% 18.6 16
59. Rice (TX) 4 7.3% 15.0 12
  Colorado 4 7.3% 16.3 16
  Temple (PA) 4 7.3% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 7.3% 18.3 17
63. St. Mary's (CA) 3 5.5% 17.3 12
  New York 3 5.5% 17.7 17
  Indiana 3 5.5% 18.3 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 5.5% 18.3 18
67. Purdue 2 3.6% 11.0 5
  Oregon 2 3.6% 13.5 11
  Kentucky 2 3.6% 16.5 15
  Detroit 2 3.6% 17.5 17
  Harvard (MA) 2 3.6% 18.0 17
  Princeton (NJ) 2 3.6% 18.0 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 3.6% 18.5 18
  Columbia (NY) 2 3.6% 20.0 20
75. Colgate (NY) 1 1.8% 9.0 9
  Fresno State 1 1.8% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 1.8% 18.0 18
  Williams (MA) 1 1.8% 20.0 20

Notes

  • Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
  • Updated through January 21, 2025.