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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1970

376 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 288 76.6% 5.8 1
2. Ohio State 235 62.5% 7.3 1
3. Texas 229 60.9% 7.1 1
  USC 229 60.9% 8.2 1
5. Michigan 209 55.6% 8.3 1
6. Oklahoma 197 52.4% 7.0 1
7. Tennessee 189 50.3% 9.2 1
8. Alabama 186 49.5% 8.4 1
9. Mississippi 176 46.8% 9.1 1
10. Michigan State 169 44.9% 6.5 1
11. Georgia Tech 159 42.3% 8.3 2
  UCLA 159 42.3% 9.3 1
13. Duke 142 37.8% 11.6 2
14. LSU 138 36.7% 9.5 1
15. Army (NY) 134 35.6% 6.4 1
16. Arkansas 132 35.1% 8.7 1
17. Minnesota 123 32.7% 8.7 1
18. Purdue 120 31.9% 9.7 1
19. Navy (MD) 115 30.6% 8.6 2
20. Auburn 110 29.3% 10.6 1
21. Nebraska 108 28.7% 8.5 1
22. Wisconsin 107 28.5% 9.9 1
23. Penn State 104 27.7% 10.0 2
24. Northwestern 96 25.5% 9.8 1
25. Penn 89 23.7% 11.2 3
26. California 87 23.1% 8.4 1
27. Iowa 85 22.6% 8.8 1
  Pittsburgh 85 22.6% 10.3 1
29. Illinois 84 22.3% 8.4 2
  Georgia 84 22.3% 9.2 1
31. Texas A&M 83 22.1% 8.3 1
  Stanford 83 22.1% 12.0 2
33. Missouri 81 21.5% 10.9 1
34. SMU 78 20.7% 12.1 1
35. Florida 77 20.5% 13.9 4
36. Washington 72 19.1% 11.4 3
37. TCU 69 18.4% 11.1 1
  Baylor 69 18.4% 12.4 3
  Rice (TX) 69 18.4% 13.2 5
40. Clemson 68 18.1% 13.1 5
41. Syracuse 65 17.3% 10.3 1
42. Maryland 63 16.8% 6.1 1
43. North Carolina 55 14.6% 12.1 1
44. Kentucky 54 14.4% 12.6 3
45. Miami (FL) 48 12.8% 12.4 5
46. Cornell (NY) 47 12.5% 10.7 1
47. Oregon State 46 12.2% 13.2 6
48. West Virginia 44 11.7% 13.3 5
49. Santa Clara (CA) 43 11.4% 12.7 5
50. Mississippi State 42 11.2% 15.8 9
51. Colorado 41 10.9% 12.8 3
52. Fordham (NY) 40 10.6% 10.0 3
53. Holy Cross (MA) 39 10.4% 15.1 9
54. Houston 38 10.1% 13.7 2
55. Kansas 37 9.8% 10.3 3
  Dartmouth (NH) 37 9.8% 13.2 4
57. Tulane (LA) 34 9.0% 12.7 4
58. Indiana 33 8.8% 12.3 4
59. Tulsa 31 8.2% 14.4 4
60. Princeton (NJ) 29 7.7% 12.1 4
  Air Force 29 7.7% 12.9 6
  Yale (CT) 29 7.7% 13.4 5
  Oregon 29 7.7% 14.6 7
64. Wyoming 25 6.6% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 6.6% 13.8 6
66. NC State 24 6.4% 13.1 3
  Arizona State 24 6.4% 13.9 6
  Vanderbilt 24 6.4% 14.7 7
  Texas Tech 24 6.4% 15.5 9
70. Virginia 23 6.1% 14.3 9
71. Boston College 21 5.6% 8.6 1
  Washington State 21 5.6% 16.0 10
73. Duquesne (PA) 20 5.3% 11.4 5
74. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 4.8% 6.3 2
75. Wake Forest (NC) 17 4.5% 16.2 11
76. William & Mary (VA) 16 4.3% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 4.3% 15.9 10
78. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 4.0% 11.3 8
79. Pacific (CA) 14 3.7% 13.9 6
  South Carolina 14 3.7% 16.6 11
81. St. Mary's (CA) 13 3.5% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 3.5% 12.2 5
83. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.2% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 3.2% 12.0 5
  Virginia Tech 12 3.2% 16.0 14
  Toledo (OH) 12 3.2% 16.8 12
87. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.9% 13.4 9
88. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.7% 4.8 2
89. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.4% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.4% 13.0 8
91. San Francisco 8 2.1% 16.3 13
92. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.9% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.9% 12.0 4
  Florida State 7 1.9% 15.1 10
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.9% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.9% 17.3 15
97. Nevada 6 1.6% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.6% 15.3 12
  Miami (OH) 6 1.6% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 1.6% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.6% 18.0 15
102. San Diego State 5 1.3% 14.6 14
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.3% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.3% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.3% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 1.3% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.3% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.3% 19.4 18
109. Cincinnati 4 1.1% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.1% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.1% 18.3 17
112. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.8% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.8% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.8% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.8% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.8% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.8% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.8% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 0.8% 18.7 17
120. Louisiana 2 0.5% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.5% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.5% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.5% 18.0 16
  San Diego Naval 2 0.5% 18.5 17
  San Jose State (CA) 2 0.5% 18.5 18
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.5% 18.5 18
127. 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
  Arizona 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.