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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1971

391 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 303 77.5% 5.9 1
2. Ohio State 245 62.7% 7.4 1
3. Texas 244 62.4% 7.3 1
4. USC 238 60.9% 8.5 1
5. Michigan 224 57.3% 8.0 1
6. Oklahoma 212 54.2% 6.9 1
7. Tennessee 204 52.2% 9.4 1
8. Alabama 201 51.4% 8.1 1
9. Mississippi 181 46.3% 9.3 1
10. Michigan State 171 43.7% 6.7 1
11. Georgia Tech 160 40.9% 8.3 2
  UCLA 160 40.9% 9.3 1
13. LSU 152 38.9% 9.8 1
14. Arkansas 147 37.6% 9.2 1
15. Duke 146 37.3% 11.7 2
16. Army (NY) 134 34.3% 6.4 1
17. Auburn 125 32.0% 10.0 1
18. Nebraska 123 31.5% 7.6 1
  Minnesota 123 31.5% 8.7 1
20. Purdue 122 31.2% 9.8 1
21. Penn State 119 30.4% 9.8 2
22. Navy (MD) 115 29.4% 8.6 2
23. Wisconsin 107 27.4% 9.9 1
24. Georgia 99 25.3% 9.2 1
25. Northwestern 98 25.1% 10.0 1
  Stanford 98 25.1% 12.4 2
27. Penn 89 22.8% 11.2 3
28. California 87 22.3% 8.4 1
29. Iowa 85 21.7% 8.8 1
  Pittsburgh 85 21.7% 10.3 1
31. Illinois 84 21.5% 8.4 2
32. Texas A&M 83 21.2% 8.3 1
33. Washington 82 21.0% 12.2 3
34. Missouri 81 20.7% 10.9 1
35. SMU 78 19.9% 12.1 1
36. Florida 77 19.7% 13.9 4
37. TCU 69 17.6% 11.1 1
  Baylor 69 17.6% 12.4 3
  Rice (TX) 69 17.6% 13.2 5
40. Clemson 68 17.4% 13.1 5
41. Syracuse 67 17.1% 10.4 1
42. Maryland 63 16.1% 6.1 1
43. North Carolina 59 15.1% 12.6 1
44. Colorado 55 14.1% 11.7 3
45. Kentucky 54 13.8% 12.6 3
46. Miami (FL) 48 12.3% 12.4 5
47. Cornell (NY) 47 12.0% 10.7 1
48. Oregon State 46 11.8% 13.2 6
  Houston 46 11.8% 14.2 2
50. West Virginia 44 11.3% 13.3 5
51. Santa Clara (CA) 43 11.0% 12.7 5
52. Mississippi State 42 10.7% 15.8 9
53. Fordham (NY) 40 10.2% 10.0 3
54. Arizona State 39 10.0% 12.9 6
  Holy Cross (MA) 39 10.0% 15.1 9
56. Kansas 37 9.5% 10.3 3
  Dartmouth (NH) 37 9.5% 13.2 4
58. Tulane (LA) 34 8.7% 12.7 4
59. Indiana 33 8.4% 12.3 4
60. Air Force 31 7.9% 13.3 6
  Tulsa 31 7.9% 14.4 4
62. Princeton (NJ) 29 7.4% 12.1 4
  Yale (CT) 29 7.4% 13.4 5
  Oregon 29 7.4% 14.6 7
65. Wyoming 25 6.4% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 6.4% 13.8 6
67. NC State 24 6.1% 13.1 3
  Vanderbilt 24 6.1% 14.7 7
  Texas Tech 24 6.1% 15.5 9
  Toledo (OH) 24 6.1% 15.9 12
71. Virginia 23 5.9% 14.3 9
72. Boston College 21 5.4% 8.6 1
  Washington State 21 5.4% 16.0 10
74. Duquesne (PA) 20 5.1% 11.4 5
75. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 4.6% 6.3 2
76. Wake Forest (NC) 17 4.3% 16.2 11
77. William & Mary (VA) 16 4.1% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 4.1% 15.9 10
79. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 3.8% 11.3 8
  South Carolina 15 3.8% 16.7 11
81. Pacific (CA) 14 3.6% 13.9 6
82. St. Mary's (CA) 13 3.3% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 3.3% 12.2 5
84. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.1% 11.4 5
  Oklahoma State 12 3.1% 12.0 5
  Virginia Tech 12 3.1% 16.0 14
87. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.8% 13.4 9
88. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.6% 4.8 2
89. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.3% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.3% 13.0 8
  Florida State 9 2.3% 16.0 10
92. San Francisco 8 2.0% 16.3 13
93. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.8% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.8% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.8% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.8% 17.3 15
97. Nevada 6 1.5% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.5% 15.3 12
  Miami (OH) 6 1.5% 15.5 13
  New Mexico State 6 1.5% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.5% 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 1.0% 16.3 12
  Temple (PA) 4 1.0% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.0% 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.