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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1967

333 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 246 73.9% 5.6 1
2. Ohio State 192 57.7% 8.3 1
3. USC 189 56.8% 8.7 1
4. Texas 188 56.5% 7.9 1
5. Oklahoma 178 53.5% 6.5 1
6. Michigan 174 52.3% 8.1 1
7. Alabama 169 50.8% 7.8 1
8. Michigan State 161 48.3% 6.1 1
9. Georgia Tech 150 45.0% 7.9 2
10. Tennessee 149 44.7% 9.1 1
11. Mississippi 147 44.1% 8.4 1
12. Duke 142 42.6% 11.6 2
13. Army (NY) 134 40.2% 6.4 1
14. UCLA 131 39.3% 8.6 1
15. Minnesota 119 35.7% 8.4 1
16. Navy (MD) 115 34.5% 8.6 2
17. Wisconsin 107 32.1% 9.9 1
18. LSU 103 30.9% 8.6 1
19. Arkansas 92 27.6% 9.2 1
  Northwestern 92 27.6% 9.4 1
  Purdue 92 27.6% 9.5 2
22. Penn 89 26.7% 11.2 3
23. Iowa 85 25.5% 8.8 1
24. Illinois 84 25.2% 8.4 2
25. Pittsburgh 83 24.9% 10.2 1
26. California 80 24.0% 7.9 1
  Texas A&M 80 24.0% 8.1 1
28. Nebraska 79 23.7% 8.4 1
  Auburn 79 23.7% 9.6 1
30. SMU 75 22.5% 11.9 1
31. Washington 71 21.3% 11.2 3
32. TCU 69 20.7% 11.1 1
  Baylor 69 20.7% 12.4 3
  Rice (TX) 69 20.7% 13.2 5
35. Clemson 68 20.4% 13.1 5
36. Penn State 67 20.1% 12.0 3
37. Maryland 63 18.9% 6.1 1
38. Georgia 62 18.6% 8.7 1
39. Syracuse 60 18.0% 9.9 1
40. Kentucky 54 16.2% 12.6 3
41. North Carolina 53 15.9% 11.9 1
  Stanford 53 15.9% 11.9 2
  Florida 53 15.9% 14.9 7
44. Missouri 51 15.3% 11.0 1
45. Cornell (NY) 47 14.1% 10.7 1
46. Santa Clara (CA) 43 12.9% 12.7 5
47. Miami (FL) 42 12.6% 12.0 5
  Mississippi State 42 12.6% 15.8 9
49. Fordham (NY) 40 12.0% 10.0 3
50. Holy Cross (MA) 39 11.7% 15.1 9
51. Oregon State 36 10.8% 13.1 7
52. Colorado 33 9.9% 12.1 3
  Tulane (LA) 33 9.9% 12.6 4
54. West Virginia 32 9.6% 12.0 5
55. Tulsa 31 9.3% 14.4 4
56. Dartmouth (NH) 30 9.0% 12.8 4
57. Princeton (NJ) 29 8.7% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 8.7% 13.4 5
59. Oregon 27 8.1% 14.4 7
60. Indiana 26 7.8% 11.7 4
61. Kansas 25 7.5% 12.4 5
  Villanova (PA) 25 7.5% 13.8 6
63. NC State 24 7.2% 13.1 3
  Vanderbilt 24 7.2% 14.7 7
65. Virginia 23 6.9% 14.3 9
66. Boston College 21 6.3% 8.6 1
  Washington State 21 6.3% 16.0 10
68. Duquesne (PA) 20 6.0% 11.4 5
69. Texas Tech 19 5.7% 14.8 9
70. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 5.4% 6.3 2
71. Wake Forest (NC) 17 5.1% 16.2 11
72. Wyoming 16 4.8% 11.4 6
  William & Mary (VA) 16 4.8% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 4.8% 15.9 10
75. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 4.5% 11.3 8
76. Pacific (CA) 14 4.2% 13.9 6
77. St. Mary's (CA) 13 3.9% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 3.9% 12.2 5
  South Carolina 13 3.9% 16.5 11
80. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.6% 11.4 5
  Houston 12 3.6% 11.6 2
  Oklahoma State 12 3.6% 12.0 5
  Air Force 12 3.6% 13.0 6
  Virginia Tech 12 3.6% 16.0 14
85. Georgetown (DC) 11 3.3% 13.4 9
86. Randolph Field (TX) 10 3.0% 4.8 2
87. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.7% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.7% 13.0 8
89. San Francisco 8 2.4% 16.3 13
90. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 2.1% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 2.1% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 2.1% 16.4 14
93. Nevada 6 1.8% 14.7 10
  Miami (OH) 6 1.8% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 1.8% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.8% 18.0 15
97. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.5% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.5% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.5% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 1.5% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.5% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.5% 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.