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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1954

174 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 155 89.1% 4.7 1
2. Michigan 123 70.7% 7.9 1
3. Duke 113 64.9% 11.6 2
4. USC 104 59.8% 10.1 1
5. Ohio State 100 57.5% 9.4 1
  Texas 100 57.5% 9.9 1
7. Oklahoma 99 56.9% 7.9 1
8. Tennessee 98 56.3% 9.2 1
9. Army (NY) 96 55.2% 5.3 1
10. Penn 89 51.1% 11.2 3
11. Minnesota 86 49.4% 8.8 1
12. Georgia Tech 83 47.7% 7.8 2
13. Alabama 81 46.6% 10.6 2
14. California 77 44.3% 7.5 1
15. UCLA 74 42.5% 9.6 1
16. Northwestern 63 36.2% 10.4 1
17. Michigan State 60 34.5% 7.0 1
18. Illinois 57 32.8% 8.3 2
  Wisconsin 57 32.8% 11.0 1
20. SMU 56 32.2% 11.2 1
21. Navy (MD) 52 29.9% 8.0 2
22. Maryland 49 28.2% 6.9 1
23. Texas A&M 47 27.0% 8.6 1
  Cornell (NY) 47 27.0% 10.7 1
  Mississippi 47 27.0% 12.5 5
  Rice (TX) 47 27.0% 13.0 5
27. North Carolina 45 25.9% 11.5 1
28. Kentucky 44 25.3% 12.4 3
  Baylor 44 25.3% 12.5 3
30. Stanford 43 24.7% 11.0 2
  Santa Clara (CA) 43 24.7% 12.7 5
32. LSU 41 23.6% 12.8 2
33. Fordham (NY) 40 23.0% 10.0 3
34. Purdue 39 22.4% 9.7 2
35. Washington 38 21.8% 12.5 4
36. Holy Cross (MA) 37 21.3% 15.1 9
37. Pittsburgh 35 20.1% 7.9 1
  Georgia 35 20.1% 9.5 1
39. Penn State 34 19.5% 12.3 4
  Nebraska 34 19.5% 12.4 6
41. Clemson 33 19.0% 13.6 9
42. Tulane (LA) 31 17.8% 12.3 4
  Tulsa 31 17.8% 14.4 4
44. Dartmouth (NH) 29 16.7% 12.6 4
45. Princeton (NJ) 28 16.1% 11.8 4
  Mississippi State 28 16.1% 16.6 9
47. TCU 26 14.9% 11.2 1
48. Villanova (PA) 25 14.4% 13.8 6
49. Missouri 24 13.8% 13.0 6
50. Iowa 23 13.2% 12.5 3
  Virginia 23 13.2% 14.3 9
52. Arkansas 22 12.6% 13.1 4
53. Yale (CT) 21 12.1% 12.4 5
  Indiana 21 12.1% 12.9 4
55. Boston College 20 11.5% 8.2 1
  Duquesne (PA) 20 11.5% 11.4 5
  West Virginia 20 11.5% 11.9 5
58. Washington State 19 10.9% 16.2 10
59. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 10.3% 6.3 2
60. Vanderbilt 17 9.8% 14.0 7
  Wake Forest (NC) 17 9.8% 16.2 11
62. William & Mary (VA) 16 9.2% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 9.2% 15.9 10
  Auburn 16 9.2% 16.3 12
65. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 8.6% 11.3 8
  Miami (FL) 15 8.6% 12.5 6
  Kansas 15 8.6% 13.7 7
68. Pacific (CA) 14 8.0% 13.9 6
  Texas Tech 14 8.0% 16.5 11
70. St. Mary's (CA) 13 7.5% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 7.5% 12.2 5
72. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 6.9% 11.4 5
  Oregon State 12 6.9% 16.2 11
74. Oklahoma State 11 6.3% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 6.3% 13.4 9
  Oregon 11 6.3% 14.3 9
  Florida 11 6.3% 17.4 14
78. Randolph Field (TX) 10 5.7% 4.8 2
79. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 5.2% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 5.2% 13.0 8
  Syracuse 9 5.2% 15.3 10
  Virginia Tech 9 5.2% 15.9 14
83. San Francisco 8 4.6% 16.3 13
84. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 4.0% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 4.0% 12.0 4
  NC State 7 4.0% 17.1 12
87. Nevada 6 3.4% 14.7 10
  Colorado 6 3.4% 15.5 11
  2nd Air Force 6 3.4% 18.0 15
90. Wyoming 5 2.9% 13.8 12
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 2.9% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 2.9% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 2.9% 17.2 16
  Harvard (MA) 5 2.9% 18.2 17
95. Cincinnati 4 2.3% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 2.3% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 2.3% 18.3 17
98. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.7% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.7% 15.7 13
  South Carolina 3 1.7% 16.0 15
  Boston 3 1.7% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.7% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.7% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.7% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.7% 18.7 17
106. Louisiana 2 1.1% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 1.1% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 1.1% 17.5 17
  San Diego Naval 2 1.1% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 1.1% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 1.1% 18.5 18
112. 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
  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.