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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1955

186 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 167 89.8% 4.9 1
2. Michigan 135 72.6% 7.6 1
3. Duke 122 65.6% 11.8 2
4. USC 113 60.8% 10.2 1
5. Oklahoma 111 59.7% 7.3 1
6. Ohio State 110 59.1% 9.3 1
7. Army (NY) 103 55.4% 5.8 1
8. Texas 100 53.8% 9.9 1
9. Tennessee 99 53.2% 9.3 1
10. Georgia Tech 95 51.1% 7.8 2
11. Penn 89 47.8% 11.2 3
12. Minnesota 86 46.2% 8.8 1
  UCLA 86 46.2% 8.9 1
14. Alabama 81 43.5% 10.6 2
15. California 77 41.4% 7.5 1
16. Michigan State 68 36.6% 6.7 1
17. Navy (MD) 64 34.4% 8.4 2
18. Northwestern 63 33.9% 10.4 1
19. Wisconsin 62 33.3% 11.1 1
20. Maryland 61 32.8% 6.0 1
21. Illinois 58 31.2% 8.4 2
22. SMU 57 30.6% 11.3 1
23. Texas A&M 55 29.6% 9.1 1
  Mississippi 55 29.6% 12.7 5
25. Rice (TX) 51 27.4% 13.0 5
26. Cornell (NY) 47 25.3% 10.7 1
  Stanford 47 25.3% 11.6 2
  Kentucky 47 25.3% 12.8 3
  Baylor 47 25.3% 12.9 3
30. North Carolina 45 24.2% 11.5 1
31. Santa Clara (CA) 43 23.1% 12.7 5
32. Pittsburgh 42 22.6% 8.8 1
  Purdue 42 22.6% 10.4 2
  LSU 42 22.6% 12.8 2
  Washington 42 22.6% 12.9 4
36. Fordham (NY) 40 21.5% 10.0 3
37. Holy Cross (MA) 39 21.0% 15.1 9
38. TCU 36 19.4% 10.8 1
39. Georgia 35 18.8% 9.5 1
  Penn State 35 18.8% 12.4 4
41. Nebraska 34 18.3% 12.4 6
  Clemson 34 18.3% 13.7 9
43. Tulane (LA) 31 16.7% 12.3 4
  Tulsa 31 16.7% 14.4 4
45. West Virginia 30 16.1% 11.7 5
  Mississippi State 30 16.1% 16.7 9
47. Dartmouth (NH) 29 15.6% 12.6 4
48. Princeton (NJ) 28 15.1% 11.8 4
49. Iowa 26 14.0% 12.8 3
  Auburn 26 14.0% 14.7 8
51. Villanova (PA) 25 13.4% 13.8 6
52. Missouri 24 12.9% 13.0 6
53. Arkansas 23 12.4% 13.3 4
  Virginia 23 12.4% 14.3 9
55. Yale (CT) 22 11.8% 12.7 5
56. Boston College 21 11.3% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 11.3% 12.9 4
  Miami (FL) 21 11.3% 13.1 6
59. Duquesne (PA) 20 10.8% 11.4 5
60. Washington State 19 10.2% 16.2 10
61. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 9.7% 6.3 2
  Vanderbilt 18 9.7% 14.3 7
63. Wake Forest (NC) 17 9.1% 16.2 11
64. William & Mary (VA) 16 8.6% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 8.6% 15.9 10
66. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 8.1% 11.3 8
  Kansas 15 8.1% 13.7 7
  Texas Tech 15 8.1% 16.2 11
69. Pacific (CA) 14 7.5% 13.9 6
70. St. Mary's (CA) 13 7.0% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 7.0% 12.2 5
  Oregon State 13 7.0% 16.4 11
73. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 6.5% 11.4 5
  Florida 12 6.5% 17.5 14
75. Oklahoma State 11 5.9% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 5.9% 13.4 9
  Oregon 11 5.9% 14.3 9
  Syracuse 11 5.9% 16.0 10
79. Randolph Field (TX) 10 5.4% 4.8 2
80. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 4.8% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 4.8% 13.0 8
  Virginia Tech 9 4.8% 15.9 14
83. Colorado 8 4.3% 15.9 11
  San Francisco 8 4.3% 16.3 13
85. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 3.8% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 3.8% 12.0 4
  NC State 7 3.8% 17.1 12
88. Nevada 6 3.2% 14.7 10
  Miami (OH) 6 3.2% 15.5 13
  2nd Air Force 6 3.2% 18.0 15
91. Wyoming 5 2.7% 13.8 12
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 2.7% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 2.7% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 2.7% 17.2 16
  Harvard (MA) 5 2.7% 18.2 17
96. Cincinnati 4 2.2% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 2.2% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 2.2% 18.3 17
99. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.6% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.6% 15.7 13
  South Carolina 3 1.6% 16.0 15
  Boston 3 1.6% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.6% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.6% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.6% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.6% 18.7 17
107. 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
113. Colgate (NY) 1 0.5% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.5% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.5% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.5% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 0.5% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.5% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.5% 19.0 19
  Houston 1 0.5% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.5% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.5% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.5% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.5% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.5% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.5% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.5% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.5% 20.0 20

Notes

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