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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1960

247 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 197 79.8% 6.0 1
2. Michigan 160 64.8% 8.2 1
3. Ohio State 158 64.0% 9.0 1
4. Oklahoma 156 63.2% 6.5 1
5. Duke 141 57.1% 11.6 2
6. USC 138 55.9% 10.2 1
7. Army (NY) 133 53.8% 6.4 1
8. Tennessee 132 53.4% 9.5 1
9. Texas 130 52.6% 9.9 1
10. Georgia Tech 125 50.6% 8.0 2
11. Michigan State 112 45.3% 7.0 1
12. Mississippi 110 44.5% 9.7 1
13. Minnesota 109 44.1% 8.6 1
14. Navy (MD) 100 40.5% 9.1 2
  UCLA 100 40.5% 9.9 1
16. Wisconsin 93 37.7% 10.6 1
17. Alabama 92 37.2% 11.0 2
18. Penn 89 36.0% 11.2 3
19. Northwestern 82 33.2% 9.8 1
20. California 80 32.4% 7.9 1
  Texas A&M 80 32.4% 8.1 1
22. Iowa 78 31.6% 9.3 1
23. SMU 73 29.6% 12.0 1
24. Illinois 72 29.1% 9.1 2
25. Pittsburgh 71 28.7% 10.8 1
26. LSU 69 27.9% 9.6 1
  TCU 69 27.9% 11.1 1
28. Auburn 68 27.5% 10.0 1
  Clemson 68 27.5% 13.1 5
  Rice (TX) 68 27.5% 13.3 5
31. Baylor 65 26.3% 12.6 3
32. Purdue 63 25.5% 10.8 2
33. Maryland 62 25.1% 6.0 1
  Washington 62 25.1% 11.6 3
35. Penn State 56 22.7% 12.9 4
36. North Carolina 53 21.5% 11.9 1
  Stanford 53 21.5% 11.9 2
38. Syracuse 50 20.2% 10.2 1
39. Kentucky 49 19.8% 13.0 3
40. Cornell (NY) 47 19.0% 10.7 1
  Arkansas 47 19.0% 12.7 4
42. Georgia 45 18.2% 9.7 1
43. Santa Clara (CA) 43 17.4% 12.7 5
44. Fordham (NY) 40 16.2% 10.0 3
  Mississippi State 40 16.2% 16.2 9
46. Missouri 39 15.8% 11.9 1
  Holy Cross (MA) 39 15.8% 15.1 9
48. Florida 38 15.4% 17.3 12
49. Miami (FL) 37 15.0% 12.6 6
50. Nebraska 35 14.2% 12.3 6
51. Tulane (LA) 33 13.4% 12.6 4
52. West Virginia 32 13.0% 12.0 5
53. Tulsa 31 12.6% 14.4 4
54. Dartmouth (NH) 30 12.1% 12.8 4
  Oregon State 30 12.1% 14.1 7
56. Princeton (NJ) 29 11.7% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 11.7% 13.4 5
58. Villanova (PA) 25 10.1% 13.8 6
  Oregon 25 10.1% 14.8 9
60. Vanderbilt 24 9.7% 14.7 7
61. Kansas 23 9.3% 12.7 5
  Virginia 23 9.3% 14.3 9
63. Boston College 21 8.5% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 8.5% 12.9 4
  Washington State 21 8.5% 16.0 10
66. Duquesne (PA) 20 8.1% 11.4 5
67. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 7.3% 6.3 2
  NC State 18 7.3% 15.4 10
69. Wake Forest (NC) 17 6.9% 16.2 11
  Colorado 17 6.9% 16.5 9
71. William & Mary (VA) 16 6.5% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 6.5% 15.9 10
73. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 6.1% 11.3 8
  Texas Tech 15 6.1% 16.2 11
75. Pacific (CA) 14 5.7% 13.9 6
76. St. Mary's (CA) 13 5.3% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 5.3% 12.2 5
  South Carolina 13 5.3% 16.5 11
79. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 4.9% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 4.9% 12.0 5
  Air Force 12 4.9% 13.0 6
  Virginia Tech 12 4.9% 16.0 14
83. Georgetown (DC) 11 4.5% 13.4 9
84. Randolph Field (TX) 10 4.0% 4.8 2
85. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 3.6% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 3.6% 13.0 8
87. Wyoming 8 3.2% 15.0 12
  San Francisco 8 3.2% 16.3 13
89. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 2.8% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 2.8% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 2.8% 16.4 14
92. Nevada 6 2.4% 14.7 10
  Miami (OH) 6 2.4% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 2.4% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 2.4% 18.0 15
96. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 2.0% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 2.0% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 2.0% 17.2 16
  Houston 5 2.0% 17.2 14
  VMI 5 2.0% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 2.0% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 2.0% 19.4 18
103. Arizona State 4 1.6% 14.5 11
  Cincinnati 4 1.6% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.6% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.6% 18.3 17
107. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.2% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.2% 15.7 13
  Boston 3 1.2% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.2% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.2% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.2% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.2% 18.7 17
114. Louisiana 2 0.8% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.8% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.8% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.8% 18.0 16
  San Diego Naval 2 0.8% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 0.8% 18.5 18
  Utah State 2 0.8% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.8% 18.5 18
122. Colgate (NY) 1 0.4% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.4% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.4% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.4% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 0.4% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.4% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.4% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.4% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.4% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.4% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.4% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.4% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.4% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.4% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.4% 20.0 20

Notes

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