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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1961

259 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 200 77.2% 6.0 1
2. Ohio State 170 65.6% 8.7 1
3. Michigan 162 62.5% 8.2 1
4. Oklahoma 156 60.2% 6.5 1
5. Texas 142 54.8% 9.4 1
6. Duke 141 54.4% 11.6 2
7. USC 138 53.3% 10.2 1
8. Army (NY) 133 51.4% 6.4 1
9. Tennessee 132 51.0% 9.5 1
10. Georgia Tech 130 50.2% 8.0 2
11. Michigan State 124 47.9% 6.8 1
12. Mississippi 122 47.1% 9.2 1
13. Minnesota 114 44.0% 8.4 1
14. Alabama 104 40.2% 10.0 1
15. UCLA 101 39.0% 9.9 1
16. Navy (MD) 100 38.6% 9.1 2
17. Wisconsin 93 35.9% 10.6 1
18. Penn 89 34.4% 11.2 3
19. Iowa 85 32.8% 8.8 1
20. Northwestern 82 31.7% 9.8 1
21. California 80 30.9% 7.9 1
  Texas A&M 80 30.9% 8.1 1
23. LSU 78 30.1% 9.1 1
24. SMU 73 28.2% 12.0 1
25. Illinois 72 27.8% 9.1 2
26. Pittsburgh 71 27.4% 10.8 1
27. TCU 69 26.6% 11.1 1
  Rice (TX) 69 26.6% 13.2 5
29. Auburn 68 26.3% 10.0 1
  Clemson 68 26.3% 13.1 5
31. Baylor 67 25.9% 12.5 3
32. Purdue 64 24.7% 10.7 2
33. Maryland 63 24.3% 6.1 1
34. Washington 62 23.9% 11.6 3
35. Penn State 58 22.4% 12.8 4
36. Syracuse 54 20.8% 10.1 1
37. North Carolina 53 20.5% 11.9 1
  Stanford 53 20.5% 11.9 2
39. Arkansas 51 19.7% 12.5 4
40. Kentucky 49 18.9% 13.0 3
41. Cornell (NY) 47 18.1% 10.7 1
42. Georgia 45 17.4% 9.7 1
43. Santa Clara (CA) 43 16.6% 12.7 5
44. Missouri 42 16.2% 11.8 1
45. Fordham (NY) 40 15.4% 10.0 3
  Mississippi State 40 15.4% 16.2 9
47. Holy Cross (MA) 39 15.1% 15.1 9
48. Florida 38 14.7% 17.3 12
49. Miami (FL) 37 14.3% 12.6 6
50. Nebraska 35 13.5% 12.3 6
51. Tulane (LA) 33 12.7% 12.6 4
52. West Virginia 32 12.4% 12.0 5
53. Tulsa 31 12.0% 14.4 4
54. Dartmouth (NH) 30 11.6% 12.8 4
  Oregon State 30 11.6% 14.1 7
56. Princeton (NJ) 29 11.2% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 11.2% 13.4 5
58. Kansas 25 9.7% 12.4 5
  Colorado 25 9.7% 13.7 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 9.7% 13.8 6
  Oregon 25 9.7% 14.8 9
62. Vanderbilt 24 9.3% 14.7 7
63. Virginia 23 8.9% 14.3 9
64. Boston College 21 8.1% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 8.1% 12.9 4
  Washington State 21 8.1% 16.0 10
67. Duquesne (PA) 20 7.7% 11.4 5
68. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 6.9% 6.3 2
  NC State 18 6.9% 15.4 10
70. Wake Forest (NC) 17 6.6% 16.2 11
71. William & Mary (VA) 16 6.2% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 6.2% 15.9 10
73. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 5.8% 11.3 8
  Texas Tech 15 5.8% 16.2 11
75. Pacific (CA) 14 5.4% 13.9 6
76. St. Mary's (CA) 13 5.0% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 5.0% 12.2 5
  South Carolina 13 5.0% 16.5 11
79. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 4.6% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 4.6% 12.0 5
  Air Force 12 4.6% 13.0 6
  Virginia Tech 12 4.6% 16.0 14
83. Georgetown (DC) 11 4.2% 13.4 9
84. Randolph Field (TX) 10 3.9% 4.8 2
85. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 3.5% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 3.5% 13.0 8
87. Wyoming 8 3.1% 15.0 12
  San Francisco 8 3.1% 16.3 13
89. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 2.7% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 2.7% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 2.7% 16.4 14
92. Nevada 6 2.3% 14.7 10
  Miami (OH) 6 2.3% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 2.3% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 2.3% 18.0 15
96. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.9% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.9% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.9% 17.2 16
  Houston 5 1.9% 17.2 14
  VMI 5 1.9% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.9% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.9% 19.4 18
103. Arizona State 4 1.5% 14.5 11
  Cincinnati 4 1.5% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.5% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.5% 18.3 17
107. Southwestern (TX) 3 1.2% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.2% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 1.2% 15.7 10
  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
115. 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
  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.