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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1972

406 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 318 78.3% 6.1 1
2. Ohio State 260 64.0% 7.3 1
3. Texas 259 63.8% 7.4 1
4. USC 253 62.3% 8.1 1
5. Michigan 239 58.9% 7.9 1
6. Oklahoma 227 55.9% 6.7 1
7. Tennessee 219 53.9% 9.4 1
8. Alabama 216 53.2% 7.8 1
9. Mississippi 186 45.8% 9.5 1
10. UCLA 174 42.9% 9.5 1
11. Michigan State 172 42.4% 6.7 1
12. LSU 167 41.1% 9.7 1
13. Georgia Tech 161 39.7% 8.4 2
14. Arkansas 153 37.7% 9.5 1
15. Duke 146 36.0% 11.7 2
16. Nebraska 138 34.0% 7.4 1
17. Auburn 136 33.5% 10.1 1
18. Army (NY) 134 33.0% 6.4 1
  Penn State 134 33.0% 9.7 2
20. Purdue 125 30.8% 10.0 1
21. Minnesota 123 30.3% 8.7 1
22. Navy (MD) 115 28.3% 8.6 2
23. Wisconsin 107 26.4% 9.9 1
24. Stanford 105 25.9% 12.7 2
25. Georgia 102 25.1% 9.4 1
26. Northwestern 98 24.1% 10.0 1
27. Washington 90 22.2% 12.3 3
28. Penn 89 21.9% 11.2 3
29. California 87 21.4% 8.4 1
30. Iowa 85 20.9% 8.8 1
  Pittsburgh 85 20.9% 10.3 1
  Missouri 85 20.9% 11.2 1
33. Illinois 84 20.7% 8.4 2
34. Texas A&M 83 20.4% 8.3 1
35. SMU 79 19.5% 12.2 1
36. Florida 77 19.0% 13.9 4
37. Colorado 70 17.2% 11.4 2
38. TCU 69 17.0% 11.1 1
  Baylor 69 17.0% 12.4 3
  Rice (TX) 69 17.0% 13.2 5
41. Clemson 68 16.7% 13.1 5
42. Syracuse 67 16.5% 10.4 1
43. North Carolina 65 16.0% 12.8 1
44. Maryland 63 15.5% 6.1 1
45. Kentucky 54 13.3% 12.6 3
46. Arizona State 51 12.6% 13.4 6
47. Miami (FL) 48 11.8% 12.4 5
  West Virginia 48 11.8% 13.7 5
49. Cornell (NY) 47 11.6% 10.7 1
50. Oregon State 46 11.3% 13.2 6
  Houston 46 11.3% 14.2 2
52. Santa Clara (CA) 43 10.6% 12.7 5
53. Mississippi State 42 10.3% 15.8 9
54. Fordham (NY) 40 9.9% 10.0 3
55. Holy Cross (MA) 39 9.6% 15.1 9
56. Kansas 37 9.1% 10.3 3
  Dartmouth (NH) 37 9.1% 13.2 4
58. Tulane (LA) 35 8.6% 12.9 4
  Air Force 35 8.6% 13.8 6
60. Indiana 33 8.1% 12.3 4
61. Tulsa 31 7.6% 14.4 4
62. Yale (CT) 30 7.4% 13.6 5
63. Princeton (NJ) 29 7.1% 12.1 4
  Oregon 29 7.1% 14.6 7
65. Texas Tech 27 6.7% 15.7 9
66. Washington State 26 6.4% 16.7 10
67. NC State 25 6.2% 13.2 3
  Wyoming 25 6.2% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 6.2% 13.8 6
70. Vanderbilt 24 5.9% 14.7 7
  Toledo (OH) 24 5.9% 15.9 12
72. Virginia 23 5.7% 14.3 9
73. Boston College 21 5.2% 8.6 1
74. Duquesne (PA) 20 4.9% 11.4 5
75. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 4.4% 6.3 2
76. Wake Forest (NC) 17 4.2% 16.2 11
77. William & Mary (VA) 16 3.9% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 3.9% 15.9 10
79. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 3.7% 11.3 8
  Florida State 15 3.7% 16.4 10
  South Carolina 15 3.7% 16.7 11
82. Oklahoma State 14 3.4% 13.1 5
  Pacific (CA) 14 3.4% 13.9 6
84. St. Mary's (CA) 13 3.2% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 3.2% 12.2 5
86. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 3.0% 11.4 5
  Virginia Tech 12 3.0% 16.0 14
88. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.7% 13.4 9
89. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.5% 4.8 2
90. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.2% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.2% 13.0 8
  Iowa State 9 2.2% 16.8 12
93. San Francisco 8 2.0% 16.3 13
94. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.7% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.7% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.7% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.7% 17.3 15
98. 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
103. San Diego State 5 1.2% 14.6 14
  Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.2% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.2% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.2% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 1.2% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.2% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.2% 19.4 18
110. Cincinnati 4 1.0% 16.3 12
  Louisville 4 1.0% 17.3 17
  Temple (PA) 4 1.0% 17.3 13
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 1.0% 18.3 17
114. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.7% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.7% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.7% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.7% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.7% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.7% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.7% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 0.7% 18.7 17
122. 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
129. Colgate (NY) 1 0.2% 9.0 9
  Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.2% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.2% 18.0 18
  Fresno State 1 0.2% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.2% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  Arizona 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.2% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.2% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.2% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.2% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.2% 20.0 20

Notes

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