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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1965

308 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 223 72.4% 5.8 1
2. Ohio State 192 62.3% 8.3 1
3. Texas 185 60.1% 7.9 1
4. Oklahoma 173 56.2% 6.5 1
5. Michigan 172 55.8% 8.1 1
6. USC 166 53.9% 9.4 1
7. Alabama 148 48.1% 8.3 1
8. Mississippi 147 47.7% 8.4 1
9. Michigan State 146 47.4% 6.5 1
10. Duke 142 46.1% 11.6 2
11. Georgia Tech 139 45.1% 8.0 2
12. Tennessee 136 44.2% 9.4 1
13. Army (NY) 134 43.5% 6.4 1
14. Minnesota 119 38.6% 8.4 1
15. Navy (MD) 115 37.3% 8.6 2
16. UCLA 107 34.7% 9.6 1
  Wisconsin 107 34.7% 9.9 1
18. LSU 103 33.4% 8.6 1
19. Northwestern 92 29.9% 9.4 1
20. Penn 89 28.9% 11.2 3
21. Iowa 85 27.6% 8.8 1
22. Illinois 84 27.3% 8.4 2
  Arkansas 84 27.3% 9.4 1
24. Pittsburgh 83 26.9% 10.2 1
25. California 80 26.0% 7.9 1
  Texas A&M 80 26.0% 8.1 1
27. Auburn 79 25.6% 9.6 1
28. Purdue 74 24.0% 10.2 2
29. SMU 73 23.7% 12.0 1
30. Washington 71 23.1% 11.2 3
31. TCU 69 22.4% 11.1 1
  Rice (TX) 69 22.4% 13.2 5
33. Clemson 68 22.1% 13.1 5
34. Baylor 67 21.8% 12.5 3
35. Penn State 66 21.4% 12.1 3
36. Maryland 63 20.5% 6.1 1
37. Nebraska 62 20.1% 9.0 1
38. Syracuse 59 19.2% 9.9 1
39. Kentucky 54 17.5% 12.6 3
40. North Carolina 53 17.2% 11.9 1
  Stanford 53 17.2% 11.9 2
42. Missouri 51 16.6% 11.0 1
43. Georgia 49 15.9% 9.5 1
44. Cornell (NY) 47 15.3% 10.7 1
  Florida 47 15.3% 15.7 7
46. Santa Clara (CA) 43 14.0% 12.7 5
47. Mississippi State 42 13.6% 15.8 9
48. Fordham (NY) 40 13.0% 10.0 3
49. Holy Cross (MA) 39 12.7% 15.1 9
50. Miami (FL) 38 12.3% 12.5 6
51. Tulane (LA) 33 10.7% 12.6 4
  Oregon State 33 10.7% 13.5 7
53. West Virginia 32 10.4% 12.0 5
54. Tulsa 31 10.1% 14.4 4
55. Dartmouth (NH) 30 9.7% 12.8 4
56. Princeton (NJ) 29 9.4% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 9.4% 13.4 5
58. Oregon 27 8.8% 14.4 7
59. Kansas 25 8.1% 12.4 5
  Colorado 25 8.1% 13.7 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 8.1% 13.8 6
62. Vanderbilt 24 7.8% 14.7 7
63. Virginia 23 7.5% 14.3 9
64. Boston College 21 6.8% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 6.8% 12.9 4
  Washington State 21 6.8% 16.0 10
67. Duquesne (PA) 20 6.5% 11.4 5
68. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 5.8% 6.3 2
  Texas Tech 18 5.8% 15.1 9
  NC State 18 5.8% 15.4 10
71. Wake Forest (NC) 17 5.5% 16.2 11
72. William & Mary (VA) 16 5.2% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 5.2% 15.9 10
74. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 4.9% 11.3 8
75. Pacific (CA) 14 4.5% 13.9 6
76. St. Mary's (CA) 13 4.2% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 4.2% 12.2 5
  South Carolina 13 4.2% 16.5 11
79. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.9% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 3.9% 12.0 5
  Air Force 12 3.9% 13.0 6
  Virginia Tech 12 3.9% 16.0 14
83. Georgetown (DC) 11 3.6% 13.4 9
84. Randolph Field (TX) 10 3.2% 4.8 2
85. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.9% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.9% 13.0 8
87. Wyoming 8 2.6% 15.0 12
  San Francisco 8 2.6% 16.3 13
89. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 2.3% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 2.3% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 2.3% 16.4 14
92. Nevada 6 1.9% 14.7 10
  Miami (OH) 6 1.9% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 1.9% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.9% 18.0 15
96. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.6% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.6% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.6% 17.2 16
  Houston 5 1.6% 17.2 14
  VMI 5 1.6% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.6% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.6% 19.4 18
103. Arizona State 4 1.3% 14.5 11
  Cincinnati 4 1.3% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.3% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.3% 18.3 17
107. Florida State 3 1.0% 10.0 10
  Southwestern (TX) 3 1.0% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 1.0% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 1.0% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 1.0% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 1.0% 16.7 15
  New York 3 1.0% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 1.0% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 1.0% 18.7 17
116. Louisiana 2 0.6% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.6% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.6% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.6% 18.0 16
  San Diego Naval 2 0.6% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 0.6% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.6% 18.5 18
123. Colgate (NY) 1 0.3% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.3% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.3% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.3% 18.0 18
  Iowa State 1 0.3% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.3% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.3% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.3% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.3% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.3% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.3% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.3% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.3% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.3% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.3% 20.0 20

Notes

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