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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1966

321 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 236 73.5% 5.6 1
2. Ohio State 192 59.8% 8.3 1
3. Texas 185 57.6% 7.9 1
4. USC 177 55.1% 9.2 1
5. Oklahoma 174 54.2% 6.5 1
  Michigan 174 54.2% 8.1 1
7. Alabama 161 50.2% 7.9 1
8. Michigan State 159 49.5% 6.1 1
9. Georgia Tech 150 46.7% 7.9 2
10. Mississippi 147 45.8% 8.4 1
11. Duke 142 44.2% 11.6 2
12. Tennessee 141 43.9% 9.4 1
13. Army (NY) 134 41.7% 6.4 1
14. UCLA 120 37.4% 9.0 1
15. Minnesota 119 37.1% 8.4 1
16. Navy (MD) 115 35.8% 8.6 2
17. Wisconsin 107 33.3% 9.9 1
18. LSU 103 32.1% 8.6 1
19. Arkansas 92 28.7% 9.2 1
  Northwestern 92 28.7% 9.4 1
21. Penn 89 27.7% 11.2 3
22. Iowa 85 26.5% 8.8 1
23. Illinois 84 26.2% 8.4 2
24. Pittsburgh 83 25.9% 10.2 1
25. Purdue 82 25.5% 10.0 2
26. California 80 24.9% 7.9 1
  Texas A&M 80 24.9% 8.1 1
28. Auburn 79 24.6% 9.6 1
29. Nebraska 75 23.4% 8.4 1
  SMU 75 23.4% 11.9 1
31. Washington 71 22.1% 11.2 3
32. TCU 69 21.5% 11.1 1
  Baylor 69 21.5% 12.4 3
  Rice (TX) 69 21.5% 13.2 5
35. Clemson 68 21.2% 13.1 5
36. Penn State 66 20.6% 12.1 3
37. Maryland 63 19.6% 6.1 1
38. Syracuse 60 18.7% 9.9 1
39. Georgia 54 16.8% 9.2 1
  Kentucky 54 16.8% 12.6 3
41. North Carolina 53 16.5% 11.9 1
  Stanford 53 16.5% 11.9 2
  Florida 53 16.5% 14.9 7
44. Missouri 51 15.9% 11.0 1
45. Cornell (NY) 47 14.6% 10.7 1
46. Santa Clara (CA) 43 13.4% 12.7 5
47. Mississippi State 42 13.1% 15.8 9
48. Fordham (NY) 40 12.5% 10.0 3
  Miami (FL) 40 12.5% 12.3 6
50. Holy Cross (MA) 39 12.1% 15.1 9
51. Tulane (LA) 33 10.3% 12.6 4
  Oregon State 33 10.3% 13.5 7
53. West Virginia 32 10.0% 12.0 5
54. Tulsa 31 9.7% 14.4 4
55. Dartmouth (NH) 30 9.3% 12.8 4
56. Princeton (NJ) 29 9.0% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 9.0% 13.4 5
58. Oregon 27 8.4% 14.4 7
59. Kansas 25 7.8% 12.4 5
  Colorado 25 7.8% 13.7 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 7.8% 13.8 6
62. Vanderbilt 24 7.5% 14.7 7
63. Virginia 23 7.2% 14.3 9
64. Boston College 21 6.5% 8.6 1
  Indiana 21 6.5% 12.9 4
  Washington State 21 6.5% 16.0 10
67. Duquesne (PA) 20 6.2% 11.4 5
68. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 5.6% 6.3 2
  Texas Tech 18 5.6% 15.1 9
  NC State 18 5.6% 15.4 10
71. Wake Forest (NC) 17 5.3% 16.2 11
72. William & Mary (VA) 16 5.0% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 5.0% 15.9 10
74. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 4.7% 11.3 8
75. Pacific (CA) 14 4.4% 13.9 6
76. St. Mary's (CA) 13 4.0% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 4.0% 12.2 5
  South Carolina 13 4.0% 16.5 11
79. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.7% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 3.7% 12.0 5
  Air Force 12 3.7% 13.0 6
  Virginia Tech 12 3.7% 16.0 14
83. Georgetown (DC) 11 3.4% 13.4 9
84. Randolph Field (TX) 10 3.1% 4.8 2
85. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.8% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.8% 13.0 8
  Wyoming 9 2.8% 14.4 10
88. San Francisco 8 2.5% 16.3 13
89. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 2.2% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 2.2% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 2.2% 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 1.2% 14.5 11
  Cincinnati 4 1.2% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.2% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.2% 18.3 17
107. Florida State 3 0.9% 10.0 10
  Southwestern (TX) 3 0.9% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.9% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.9% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.9% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.9% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.9% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.9% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 0.9% 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.