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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1975

451 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 359 79.6% 6.2 1
2. Ohio State 305 67.6% 6.5 1
3. Texas 302 67.0% 7.9 1
4. USC 295 65.4% 7.8 1
5. Michigan 284 63.0% 7.4 1
6. Oklahoma 272 60.3% 6.1 1
7. Alabama 261 57.9% 7.2 1
8. Tennessee 245 54.3% 10.0 1
9. UCLA 206 45.7% 10.1 1
10. Mississippi 186 41.2% 9.5 1
  LSU 186 41.2% 9.8 1
12. Nebraska 183 40.6% 7.2 1
13. Michigan State 182 40.4% 7.1 1
14. Penn State 179 39.7% 9.4 2
15. Arkansas 165 36.6% 10.0 1
16. Georgia Tech 161 35.7% 8.4 2
17. Auburn 154 34.1% 10.0 1
18. Duke 146 32.4% 11.7 2
19. Army (NY) 134 29.7% 6.4 1
20. Purdue 125 27.7% 10.0 1
21. Minnesota 123 27.3% 8.7 1
22. Navy (MD) 115 25.5% 8.6 2
23. Wisconsin 112 24.8% 10.2 1
24. Texas A&M 111 24.6% 8.3 1
25. Missouri 109 24.2% 11.6 1
  Stanford 109 24.2% 12.9 2
27. Georgia 107 23.7% 9.7 1
28. Florida 105 23.3% 13.9 4
29. Pittsburgh 104 23.1% 11.5 1
30. Northwestern 98 21.7% 10.0 1
31. California 97 21.5% 9.2 1
32. Washington 90 20.0% 12.3 3
33. Maryland 89 19.7% 8.8 1
  Penn 89 19.7% 11.2 3
  Arizona State 89 19.7% 12.7 2
36. Colorado 88 19.5% 11.9 2
37. Illinois 86 19.1% 8.6 2
38. Iowa 85 18.8% 8.8 1
39. SMU 80 17.7% 12.3 1
40. Baylor 74 16.4% 12.6 3
41. TCU 69 15.3% 11.1 1
  Rice (TX) 69 15.3% 13.2 5
  Houston 69 15.3% 14.5 2
44. Clemson 68 15.1% 13.1 5
45. Syracuse 67 14.9% 10.4 1
  North Carolina 67 14.9% 13.0 1
47. Kentucky 54 12.0% 12.6 3
  Miami (FL) 54 12.0% 12.9 5
  West Virginia 54 12.0% 14.0 5
50. Kansas 51 11.3% 12.4 3
51. NC State 49 10.9% 14.0 3
52. Cornell (NY) 47 10.4% 10.7 1
53. Oregon State 46 10.2% 13.2 6
54. Tulane (LA) 44 9.8% 13.8 4
  Texas Tech 44 9.8% 15.1 9
  Mississippi State 44 9.8% 15.9 9
57. Santa Clara (CA) 43 9.5% 12.7 5
58. Fordham (NY) 40 8.9% 10.0 3
59. Holy Cross (MA) 39 8.6% 15.1 9
60. Dartmouth (NH) 37 8.2% 13.2 4
61. Air Force 35 7.8% 13.8 6
  Miami (OH) 35 7.8% 15.9 10
63. Indiana 33 7.3% 12.3 4
64. Tulsa 31 6.9% 14.4 4
65. Yale (CT) 30 6.7% 13.6 5
66. Princeton (NJ) 29 6.4% 12.1 4
  Oregon 29 6.4% 14.6 7
68. Arizona 27 6.0% 15.4 9
69. Washington State 26 5.8% 16.7 10
70. Wyoming 25 5.5% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 5.5% 13.8 6
  Oklahoma State 25 5.5% 14.1 5
73. Vanderbilt 24 5.3% 14.7 7
  Toledo (OH) 24 5.3% 15.9 12
75. Virginia 23 5.1% 14.3 9
76. Boston College 21 4.7% 8.6 1
77. Duquesne (PA) 20 4.4% 11.4 5
78. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 4.0% 6.3 2
79. Wake Forest (NC) 17 3.8% 16.2 11
80. William & Mary (VA) 16 3.5% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 3.5% 15.9 10
  South Carolina 16 3.5% 16.9 11
83. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 3.3% 11.3 8
  Florida State 15 3.3% 16.4 10
85. Pacific (CA) 14 3.1% 13.9 6
86. St. Mary's (CA) 13 2.9% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 2.9% 12.2 5
88. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 2.7% 11.4 5
  Virginia Tech 12 2.7% 16.0 14
90. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.4% 13.4 9
91. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.2% 4.8 2
92. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 2.0% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 2.0% 13.0 8
  Iowa State 9 2.0% 16.8 12
95. San Diego State 8 1.8% 15.5 13
  San Francisco 8 1.8% 16.3 13
97. 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
101. Nevada 6 1.3% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.3% 15.3 12
  New Mexico State 6 1.3% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.3% 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
  San Jose State (CA) 3 0.7% 19.0 18
124. Louisiana 2 0.4% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.4% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.4% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.4% 18.0 16
  BYU 2 0.4% 18.5 17
  San Diego Naval 2 0.4% 18.5 17
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.4% 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.