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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1956

198 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 171 86.4% 5.1 1
2. Michigan 147 74.2% 7.7 1
3. USC 124 62.6% 10.4 1
4. Oklahoma 123 62.1% 6.7 1
  Duke 123 62.1% 11.9 2
6. Ohio State 122 61.6% 9.2 1
7. Tennessee 110 55.6% 8.8 1
8. Army (NY) 107 54.0% 6.1 1
  Georgia Tech 107 54.0% 7.3 2
10. Texas 100 50.5% 9.9 1
11. Minnesota 93 47.0% 9.0 1
12. Penn 89 44.9% 11.2 3
13. UCLA 88 44.4% 9.1 1
14. Alabama 81 40.9% 10.6 2
15. Michigan State 80 40.4% 6.4 1
16. California 77 38.9% 7.5 1
17. Navy (MD) 70 35.4% 8.9 2
18. Texas A&M 67 33.8% 8.8 1
19. Northwestern 63 31.8% 10.4 1
20. Maryland 62 31.3% 6.0 1
  Wisconsin 62 31.3% 11.1 1
  Mississippi 62 31.3% 12.4 5
23. Illinois 60 30.3% 8.7 2
  SMU 60 30.3% 11.3 1
25. Baylor 55 27.8% 12.8 3
26. Pittsburgh 53 26.8% 9.6 1
27. Stanford 51 25.8% 11.7 2
  Rice (TX) 51 25.8% 13.0 5
29. Cornell (NY) 47 23.7% 10.7 1
  Kentucky 47 23.7% 12.8 3
31. TCU 46 23.2% 10.6 1
32. North Carolina 45 22.7% 11.5 1
33. Purdue 43 21.7% 10.5 2
  Santa Clara (CA) 43 21.7% 12.7 5
35. LSU 42 21.2% 12.8 2
  Washington 42 21.2% 12.9 4
37. Fordham (NY) 40 20.2% 10.0 3
  Clemson 40 20.2% 13.9 9
39. Holy Cross (MA) 39 19.7% 15.1 9
40. Penn State 37 18.7% 12.6 4
41. Georgia 35 17.7% 9.5 1
  Iowa 35 17.7% 11.9 3
43. Nebraska 34 17.2% 12.4 6
44. Tulane (LA) 33 16.7% 12.6 4
45. Miami (FL) 32 16.2% 12.2 6
46. West Virginia 31 15.7% 11.9 5
  Tulsa 31 15.7% 14.4 4
48. Mississippi State 30 15.2% 16.7 9
49. Princeton (NJ) 29 14.6% 12.1 4
  Dartmouth (NH) 29 14.6% 12.6 4
51. Auburn 26 13.1% 14.7 8
52. Villanova (PA) 25 12.6% 13.8 6
53. Missouri 24 12.1% 13.0 6
54. Yale (CT) 23 11.6% 13.0 5
  Arkansas 23 11.6% 13.3 4
  Virginia 23 11.6% 14.3 9
57. Boston College 21 10.6% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 10.6% 12.9 4
  Syracuse 21 10.6% 13.7 7
  Vanderbilt 21 10.6% 14.4 7
61. Duquesne (PA) 20 10.1% 11.4 5
62. Oregon State 19 9.6% 15.1 10
  Washington State 19 9.6% 16.2 10
64. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 9.1% 6.3 2
65. Wake Forest (NC) 17 8.6% 16.2 11
  Florida 17 8.6% 16.8 12
67. William & Mary (VA) 16 8.1% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 8.1% 15.9 10
69. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 7.6% 11.3 8
  Kansas 15 7.6% 13.7 7
  Texas Tech 15 7.6% 16.2 11
72. Pacific (CA) 14 7.1% 13.9 6
73. St. Mary's (CA) 13 6.6% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 6.6% 12.2 5
75. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 6.1% 11.4 5
  Oregon 12 6.1% 14.6 9
  Virginia Tech 12 6.1% 16.0 14
  Colorado 12 6.1% 17.0 11
79. Oklahoma State 11 5.6% 11.4 5
  Georgetown (DC) 11 5.6% 13.4 9
81. Randolph Field (TX) 10 5.1% 4.8 2
82. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 4.5% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 4.5% 13.0 8
84. San Francisco 8 4.0% 16.3 13
  NC State 8 4.0% 17.5 12
86. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 3.5% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 3.5% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 3.5% 16.4 14
89. Nevada 6 3.0% 14.7 10
  Wyoming 6 3.0% 14.7 12
  Miami (OH) 6 3.0% 15.5 13
  South Carolina 6 3.0% 17.5 15
  2nd Air Force 6 3.0% 18.0 15
94. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 2.5% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 2.5% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 2.5% 17.2 16
  Harvard (MA) 5 2.5% 18.2 17
98. Cincinnati 4 2.0% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 2.0% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 2.0% 18.3 17
101. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.5% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.5% 15.7 13
  Boston 3 1.5% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.5% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.5% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.5% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.5% 18.7 17
108. Louisiana 2 1.0% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 1.0% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 1.0% 17.5 17
  San Diego Naval 2 1.0% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 1.0% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 1.0% 18.5 18
114. 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.