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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1951

140 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 122 87.1% 4.6 1
2. Michigan 108 77.1% 7.2 1
3. Tennessee 87 62.1% 9.1 1
4. Penn 84 60.0% 11.0 3
5. Army (NY) 83 59.3% 4.4 1
  Duke 83 59.3% 11.3 2
7. Ohio State 79 56.4% 9.5 1
  Texas 79 56.4% 9.6 1
9. Minnesota 76 54.3% 8.2 1
10. USC 72 51.4% 10.1 1
11. Alabama 67 47.9% 10.0 2
12. California 66 47.1% 7.1 1
13. Oklahoma 65 46.4% 9.1 1
14. Northwestern 62 44.3% 10.2 1
15. Georgia Tech 57 40.7% 8.5 2
16. SMU 51 36.4% 10.9 1
17. Cornell (NY) 47 33.6% 10.7 1
18. Texas A&M 46 32.9% 8.5 1
19. North Carolina 45 32.1% 11.5 1
20. Illinois 43 30.7% 8.8 2
  Santa Clara (CA) 43 30.7% 12.7 5
22. Fordham (NY) 40 28.6% 10.0 3
  UCLA 40 28.6% 12.7 4
24. Navy (MD) 38 27.1% 6.1 2
  LSU 38 27.1% 12.5 2
26. Washington 37 26.4% 12.4 4
27. Michigan State 35 25.0% 9.9 1
28. Kentucky 34 24.3% 11.3 3
  Holy Cross (MA) 34 24.3% 14.6 9
30. Stanford 33 23.6% 9.4 2
  Nebraska 33 23.6% 12.1 6
  Clemson 33 23.6% 13.6 9
33. Georgia 32 22.9% 8.6 1
34. Tulane (LA) 31 22.1% 12.3 4
35. Wisconsin 30 21.4% 11.5 2
36. Dartmouth (NH) 29 20.7% 12.6 4
  Rice (TX) 29 20.7% 12.8 5
38. Baylor 28 20.0% 12.9 4
  Tulsa 28 20.0% 14.8 4
40. Pittsburgh 27 19.3% 5.3 1
41. Purdue 26 18.6% 9.1 2
42. Penn State 25 17.9% 11.0 4
  Mississippi 25 17.9% 15.1 10
  Mississippi State 25 17.9% 16.8 9
45. Missouri 24 17.1% 13.0 6
46. TCU 22 15.7% 10.3 1
47. Yale (CT) 21 15.0% 12.4 5
  Indiana 21 15.0% 12.9 4
49. Boston College 20 14.3% 8.2 1
  Duquesne (PA) 20 14.3% 11.4 5
51. Maryland 19 13.6% 9.4 3
  Princeton (NJ) 19 13.6% 9.7 4
  Villanova (PA) 19 13.6% 14.3 6
54. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 12.9% 6.3 2
  Washington State 18 12.9% 16.3 10
56. Vanderbilt 17 12.1% 14.0 7
  Virginia 17 12.1% 14.2 9
  Wake Forest (NC) 17 12.1% 16.2 11
59. William & Mary (VA) 16 11.4% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 11.4% 15.9 10
61. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 10.7% 11.3 8
62. Pacific (CA) 14 10.0% 13.9 6
  Arkansas 14 10.0% 16.1 10
64. St. Mary's (CA) 13 9.3% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 9.3% 12.2 5
66. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 8.6% 11.4 5
  Iowa 12 8.6% 13.8 8
  Oregon State 12 8.6% 16.2 11
69. Oklahoma State 11 7.9% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 7.9% 13.4 9
71. Randolph Field (TX) 10 7.1% 4.8 2
72. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 6.4% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 6.4% 13.0 8
  Oregon 9 6.4% 13.7 9
75. Miami (FL) 8 5.7% 13.4 8
  San Francisco 8 5.7% 16.3 13
77. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 5.0% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 5.0% 12.0 4
  Auburn 7 5.0% 16.3 12
  NC State 7 5.0% 17.1 12
81. Nevada 6 4.3% 14.7 10
  Kansas 6 4.3% 15.7 12
  Texas Tech 6 4.3% 16.5 11
  2nd Air Force 6 4.3% 18.0 15
85. Wyoming 5 3.6% 13.8 12
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 3.6% 15.2 13
  Syracuse 5 3.6% 16.0 10
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 3.6% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 3.6% 17.2 16
  Harvard (MA) 5 3.6% 18.2 17
91. Colorado 4 2.9% 16.3 16
  Temple (PA) 4 2.9% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 2.9% 18.3 17
94. Southwestern (TX) 3 2.1% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 2.1% 15.7 13
  Boston 3 2.1% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 2.1% 16.7 15
  New York 3 2.1% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 2.1% 18.3 18
100. Louisiana 2 1.4% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 1.4% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 1.4% 17.5 17
  Florida 2 1.4% 18.5 17
  San Diego Naval 2 1.4% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 1.4% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 1.4% 18.5 18
107. Colgate (NY) 1 0.7% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.7% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.7% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.7% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 0.7% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.7% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.7% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.7% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.7% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.7% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.7% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.7% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.7% 20.0 20
  Cincinnati 1 0.7% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.7% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.7% 20.0 20

Notes

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