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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1953

162 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 143 88.3% 4.8 1
2. Michigan 119 73.5% 7.7 1
3. Duke 103 63.6% 11.4 2
4. Tennessee 98 60.5% 9.2 1
5. Texas 96 59.3% 9.9 1
6. USC 93 57.4% 9.8 1
7. Ohio State 89 54.9% 9.9 1
  Penn 89 54.9% 11.2 3
9. Oklahoma 87 53.7% 8.7 1
10. Army (NY) 86 53.1% 4.8 1
11. Georgia Tech 79 48.8% 7.6 2
  Minnesota 79 48.8% 8.4 1
  Alabama 79 48.8% 10.5 2
14. California 74 45.7% 7.2 1
15. Northwestern 63 38.9% 10.4 1
16. UCLA 62 38.3% 10.8 3
17. Michigan State 57 35.2% 6.9 1
18. Illinois 55 34.0% 8.4 2
19. SMU 53 32.7% 10.9 1
20. Texas A&M 47 29.0% 8.6 1
  Cornell (NY) 47 29.0% 10.7 1
22. North Carolina 45 27.8% 11.5 1
  Wisconsin 45 27.8% 11.6 1
24. Navy (MD) 44 27.2% 7.4 2
25. Kentucky 43 26.5% 12.3 3
  Santa Clara (CA) 43 26.5% 12.7 5
27. Stanford 42 25.9% 10.8 2
28. Maryland 41 25.3% 6.5 1
  LSU 41 25.3% 12.8 2
30. Fordham (NY) 40 24.7% 10.0 3
31. Rice (TX) 39 24.1% 12.5 5
32. Washington 38 23.5% 12.5 4
33. Baylor 37 22.8% 12.0 3
  Holy Cross (MA) 37 22.8% 15.1 9
35. Mississippi 35 21.6% 14.2 6
36. Pittsburgh 34 21.0% 7.6 1
  Georgia 34 21.0% 9.2 1
38. Purdue 33 20.4% 9.7 2
  Nebraska 33 20.4% 12.1 6
  Clemson 33 20.4% 13.6 9
41. Tulane (LA) 31 19.1% 12.3 4
  Tulsa 31 19.1% 14.4 4
43. Penn State 29 17.9% 12.0 4
  Dartmouth (NH) 29 17.9% 12.6 4
45. Princeton (NJ) 28 17.3% 11.8 4
  Mississippi State 28 17.3% 16.6 9
47. Villanova (PA) 25 15.4% 13.8 6
48. Missouri 24 14.8% 13.0 6
49. TCU 23 14.2% 10.2 1
  Virginia 23 14.2% 14.3 9
51. Yale (CT) 21 13.0% 12.4 5
  Indiana 21 13.0% 12.9 4
53. Boston College 20 12.3% 8.2 1
  Duquesne (PA) 20 12.3% 11.4 5
55. Washington State 19 11.7% 16.2 10
56. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 11.1% 6.3 2
57. Vanderbilt 17 10.5% 14.0 7
  Wake Forest (NC) 17 10.5% 16.2 11
59. William & Mary (VA) 16 9.9% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 9.9% 15.9 10
61. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 9.3% 11.3 8
  Iowa 15 9.3% 13.6 8
  Kansas 15 9.3% 13.7 7
64. Pacific (CA) 14 8.6% 13.9 6
  Arkansas 14 8.6% 16.1 10
66. St. Mary's (CA) 13 8.0% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 8.0% 12.2 5
  Auburn 13 8.0% 16.5 12
69. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 7.4% 11.4 5
  Oregon State 12 7.4% 16.2 11
71. West Virginia 11 6.8% 10.8 5
  Oklahoma State 11 6.8% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 6.8% 13.4 9
74. Randolph Field (TX) 10 6.2% 4.8 2
  Texas Tech 10 6.2% 16.1 11
76. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 5.6% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 5.6% 13.0 8
  Oregon 9 5.6% 13.7 9
  Syracuse 9 5.6% 15.3 10
80. Miami (FL) 8 4.9% 13.4 8
  San Francisco 8 4.9% 16.3 13
  Florida 8 4.9% 17.4 15
83. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 4.3% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 4.3% 12.0 4
  NC State 7 4.3% 17.1 12
86. Nevada 6 3.7% 14.7 10
  2nd Air Force 6 3.7% 18.0 15
88. Wyoming 5 3.1% 13.8 12
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 3.1% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 3.1% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 3.1% 17.2 16
  Harvard (MA) 5 3.1% 18.2 17
93. Colorado 4 2.5% 16.3 16
  Temple (PA) 4 2.5% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 2.5% 18.3 17
96. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.9% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.9% 15.7 13
  Boston 3 1.9% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.9% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.9% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.9% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.9% 18.7 17
103. Louisiana 2 1.2% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 1.2% 15.5 14
  South Carolina 2 1.2% 16.5 15
  Detroit 2 1.2% 17.5 17
  San Diego Naval 2 1.2% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 1.2% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 1.2% 18.5 18
110. Colgate (NY) 1 0.6% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.6% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.6% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.6% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 0.6% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.6% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.6% 19.0 19
  Houston 1 0.6% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.6% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.6% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.6% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.6% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.6% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.6% 20.0 20
  Cincinnati 1 0.6% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.6% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.6% 20.0 20

Notes

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