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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1947

101 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 94 93.1% 4.8 1
2. Michigan 83 82.2% 7.4 1
3. Duke 76 75.2% 10.9 2
4. Penn 67 66.3% 10.1 3
5. Alabama 63 62.4% 9.7 2
6. Tennessee 62 61.4% 9.6 1
7. Minnesota 58 57.4% 7.4 1
8. USC 57 56.4% 9.6 1
9. Army (NY) 55 54.5% 5.1 1
10. Ohio State 54 53.5% 9.2 1
11. Texas 52 51.5% 9.4 1
12. Northwestern 47 46.5% 10.2 1
13. Georgia Tech 40 39.6% 8.9 2
14. Fordham (NY) 39 38.6% 9.7 3
  Santa Clara (CA) 39 38.6% 12.2 5
16. Texas A&M 38 37.6% 8.0 1
17. Navy (MD) 37 36.6% 5.8 2
18. LSU 32 31.7% 12.2 2
19. UCLA 30 29.7% 11.2 4
  Holy Cross (MA) 30 29.7% 14.3 9
21. Nebraska 28 27.7% 11.5 6
  Oklahoma 28 27.7% 11.8 3
  Dartmouth (NH) 28 27.7% 12.5 4
  North Carolina 28 27.7% 13.9 7
25. California 27 26.7% 7.9 1
  Tulsa 27 26.7% 14.6 4
27. Washington 26 25.7% 11.9 4
28. Cornell (NY) 25 24.8% 7.9 1
  SMU 25 24.8% 13.0 3
  Mississippi State 25 24.8% 16.8 9
31. Pittsburgh 24 23.8% 3.9 1
  Georgia 24 23.8% 7.2 1
  Purdue 24 23.8% 8.8 2
  Illinois 24 23.8% 9.8 5
35. Yale (CT) 21 20.8% 12.4 5
36. Boston College 20 19.8% 8.2 1
  Duquesne (PA) 20 19.8% 11.4 5
38. Tulane (LA) 19 18.8% 10.9 4
  Indiana 19 18.8% 12.4 4
  Mississippi 19 18.8% 15.1 11
41. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 17.8% 6.3 2
  TCU 18 17.8% 9.9 1
  Rice (TX) 18 17.8% 14.3 5
44. Stanford 17 16.8% 9.4 2
  Wisconsin 17 16.8% 10.9 2
46. Penn State 16 15.8% 11.0 4
  Columbia (NY) 16 15.8% 15.9 10
48. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 14.9% 11.3 8
49. Missouri 14 13.9% 11.7 6
  Villanova (PA) 14 13.9% 14.1 6
  William & Mary (VA) 14 13.9% 15.4 12
52. St. Mary's (CA) 13 12.9% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 12.9% 12.2 5
  Vanderbilt 13 12.9% 13.8 7
  Clemson 13 12.9% 14.3 10
56. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 11.9% 11.4 5
57. Oklahoma State 11 10.9% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 10.9% 13.4 9
  Virginia 11 10.9% 14.8 10
  Washington State 11 10.9% 15.6 10
  Arkansas 11 10.9% 15.8 10
62. Randolph Field (TX) 10 9.9% 4.8 2
  Iowa 10 9.9% 13.4 8
  Wake Forest (NC) 10 9.9% 14.8 11
  Oregon State 10 9.9% 16.1 11
66. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 8.9% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 8.9% 13.0 8
68. Pacific (CA) 8 7.9% 12.4 6
  Baylor 8 7.9% 13.4 4
70. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 6.9% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 6.9% 12.0 4
  Auburn 7 6.9% 16.3 12
  NC State 7 6.9% 17.1 12
74. Kentucky 6 5.9% 16.5 13
  Texas Tech 6 5.9% 16.5 11
  2nd Air Force 6 5.9% 18.0 15
77. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 5.0% 15.2 13
  Syracuse 5 5.0% 16.0 10
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 5.0% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 5.0% 17.2 16
81. Kansas 4 4.0% 13.8 12
  Colorado 4 4.0% 16.3 16
  Temple (PA) 4 4.0% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 4.0% 18.3 17
  Harvard (MA) 4 4.0% 18.3 17
86. Southwestern (TX) 3 3.0% 13.3 11
  Oregon 3 3.0% 15.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 3.0% 15.7 13
  Delaware 3 3.0% 16.7 15
  New York 3 3.0% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 3.0% 18.3 18
92. Louisiana 2 2.0% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 2.0% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 2.0% 17.5 17
  Princeton (NJ) 2 2.0% 18.0 17
  San Diego Naval 2 2.0% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 2.0% 18.5 18
98. Colgate (NY) 1 1.0% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 1.0% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 1.0% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 1.0% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 1.0% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 1.0% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 1.0% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 1.0% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 1.0% 19.0 19
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 1.0% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 1.0% 20.0 20
  San Francisco 1 1.0% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 1.0% 20.0 20

Notes

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