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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1974

436 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 348 79.8% 6.1 1
2. Ohio State 290 66.5% 6.7 1
3. Texas 287 65.8% 7.9 1
4. USC 283 64.9% 7.9 1
5. Michigan 269 61.7% 7.5 1
6. Oklahoma 257 58.9% 6.3 1
7. Alabama 246 56.4% 7.3 1
8. Tennessee 238 54.6% 9.8 1
9. UCLA 193 44.3% 9.8 1
10. Mississippi 186 42.7% 9.5 1
  LSU 186 42.7% 9.8 1
12. Michigan State 177 40.6% 6.9 1
13. Nebraska 168 38.5% 7.4 1
14. Penn State 164 37.6% 9.5 2
15. Georgia Tech 161 36.9% 8.4 2
16. Arkansas 158 36.2% 9.7 1
17. Auburn 152 34.9% 10.0 1
18. Duke 146 33.5% 11.7 2
19. Army (NY) 134 30.7% 6.4 1
20. Purdue 125 28.7% 10.0 1
21. Minnesota 123 28.2% 8.7 1
22. Navy (MD) 115 26.4% 8.6 2
23. Wisconsin 112 25.7% 10.2 1
24. Stanford 107 24.5% 12.8 2
25. Georgia 102 23.4% 9.4 1
26. Northwestern 98 22.5% 10.0 1
  Missouri 98 22.5% 11.7 1
28. Pittsburgh 97 22.2% 11.1 1
29. Texas A&M 96 22.0% 8.6 1
30. California 91 20.9% 8.9 1
  Florida 91 20.9% 13.8 4
32. Washington 90 20.6% 12.3 3
33. Penn 89 20.4% 11.2 3
34. Illinois 86 19.7% 8.6 2
35. Iowa 85 19.5% 8.8 1
36. SMU 80 18.3% 12.3 1
37. Maryland 78 17.9% 7.7 1
38. Colorado 77 17.7% 11.8 2
39. Arizona State 76 17.4% 13.1 6
40. Baylor 73 16.7% 12.5 3
41. TCU 69 15.8% 11.1 1
  Rice (TX) 69 15.8% 13.2 5
  Houston 69 15.8% 14.5 2
44. Clemson 68 15.6% 13.1 5
45. Syracuse 67 15.4% 10.4 1
  North Carolina 67 15.4% 13.0 1
47. Kentucky 54 12.4% 12.6 3
  Miami (FL) 54 12.4% 12.9 5
49. West Virginia 49 11.2% 13.9 5
50. Kansas 48 11.0% 12.0 3
51. Cornell (NY) 47 10.8% 10.7 1
  NC State 47 10.8% 14.0 3
53. Oregon State 46 10.6% 13.2 6
54. Tulane (LA) 44 10.1% 13.8 4
  Texas Tech 44 10.1% 15.1 9
  Mississippi State 44 10.1% 15.9 9
57. Santa Clara (CA) 43 9.9% 12.7 5
58. Fordham (NY) 40 9.2% 10.0 3
59. Holy Cross (MA) 39 8.9% 15.1 9
60. Dartmouth (NH) 37 8.5% 13.2 4
61. Air Force 35 8.0% 13.8 6
62. Indiana 33 7.6% 12.3 4
63. Tulsa 31 7.1% 14.4 4
64. Yale (CT) 30 6.9% 13.6 5
65. Princeton (NJ) 29 6.7% 12.1 4
  Oregon 29 6.7% 14.6 7
67. Miami (OH) 26 6.0% 15.7 10
  Washington State 26 6.0% 16.7 10
69. Wyoming 25 5.7% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 5.7% 13.8 6
71. Vanderbilt 24 5.5% 14.7 7
  Toledo (OH) 24 5.5% 15.9 12
73. Virginia 23 5.3% 14.3 9
74. Boston College 21 4.8% 8.6 1
  Oklahoma State 21 4.8% 13.7 5
76. Duquesne (PA) 20 4.6% 11.4 5
77. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 4.1% 6.3 2
78. Wake Forest (NC) 17 3.9% 16.2 11
79. William & Mary (VA) 16 3.7% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 3.7% 15.9 10
81. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 3.4% 11.3 8
  Florida State 15 3.4% 16.4 10
  South Carolina 15 3.4% 16.7 11
84. Pacific (CA) 14 3.2% 13.9 6
85. St. Mary's (CA) 13 3.0% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 3.0% 12.2 5
87. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 2.8% 11.4 5
  Arizona 12 2.8% 15.9 9
  Virginia Tech 12 2.8% 16.0 14
90. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.5% 13.4 9
91. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.3% 4.8 2
92. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.1% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.1% 13.0 8
  Iowa State 9 2.1% 16.8 12
95. San Francisco 8 1.8% 16.3 13
96. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.6% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.6% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.6% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.6% 17.3 15
100. Nevada 6 1.4% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.4% 15.3 12
  San Diego State 6 1.4% 15.5 14
  New Mexico State 6 1.4% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.4% 18.0 15
105. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.1% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.1% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 1.1% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 1.1% 17.2 13
  Temple (PA) 5 1.1% 17.6 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.1% 18.2 17
  Rutgers (NJ) 5 1.1% 19.4 18
112. Cincinnati 4 0.9% 16.3 12
  Louisville 4 0.9% 17.3 17
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.9% 18.3 17
115. 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
123. 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
  BYU 2 0.5% 18.5 17
  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
131. 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
  Kent State (OH) 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
  Bowling Green (OH) 1 0.2% 20.0 20
  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
  Richmond (VA) 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.