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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1979

509 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 407 80.0% 6.8 1
2. Ohio State 357 70.1% 6.7 1
3. Texas 352 69.2% 7.8 1
4. USC 350 68.8% 7.4 1
5. Michigan 342 67.2% 7.1 1
6. Oklahoma 330 64.8% 5.8 1
7. Alabama 318 62.5% 6.9 1
8. Tennessee 250 49.1% 10.1 1
9. UCLA 242 47.5% 10.2 1
10. Nebraska 240 47.2% 7.4 1
11. Penn State 223 43.8% 9.3 1
12. Arkansas 216 42.4% 9.9 1
13. LSU 208 40.9% 10.3 1
14. Michigan State 195 38.3% 7.5 1
15. Mississippi 190 37.3% 9.7 1
16. Auburn 165 32.4% 10.4 1
17. Georgia Tech 162 31.8% 8.5 2
18. Pittsburgh 157 30.8% 11.1 1
19. Purdue 149 29.3% 10.6 1
20. Duke 146 28.7% 11.7 2
21. Texas A&M 143 28.1% 9.0 1
22. Georgia 135 26.5% 9.9 1
23. Army (NY) 134 26.3% 6.4 1
  Missouri 134 26.3% 11.9 1
25. Minnesota 124 24.4% 8.8 1
26. Navy (MD) 121 23.8% 9.0 2
  Florida 121 23.8% 14.1 4
28. Maryland 119 23.4% 9.1 1
29. Stanford 115 22.6% 13.1 2
30. Wisconsin 114 22.4% 10.3 1
  Washington 114 22.4% 12.6 3
32. Colorado 107 21.0% 12.0 2
  Houston 107 21.0% 13.0 2
34. California 103 20.2% 9.6 1
35. Arizona State 102 20.0% 13.1 2
36. Northwestern 98 19.3% 10.0 1
37. Clemson 90 17.7% 13.4 5
38. Penn 89 17.5% 11.2 3
39. Illinois 87 17.1% 8.6 2
40. Iowa 85 16.7% 8.8 1
  North Carolina 85 16.7% 13.8 1
42. SMU 83 16.3% 12.5 1
43. Baylor 81 15.9% 13.1 3
44. TCU 69 13.6% 11.1 1
  Rice (TX) 69 13.6% 13.2 5
46. Syracuse 67 13.2% 10.4 1
  Kentucky 67 13.2% 12.1 3
48. Texas Tech 66 13.0% 13.9 5
49. Kansas 57 11.2% 12.4 3
  NC State 57 11.2% 14.4 3
51. West Virginia 55 10.8% 14.0 5
52. Miami (FL) 54 10.6% 12.9 5
53. Mississippi State 53 10.4% 16.1 9
54. Tulane (LA) 48 9.4% 14.1 4
55. Cornell (NY) 47 9.2% 10.7 1
56. Oregon State 46 9.0% 13.2 6
57. Santa Clara (CA) 43 8.4% 12.7 5
  Florida State 43 8.4% 13.6 4
59. Fordham (NY) 40 7.9% 10.0 3
60. Holy Cross (MA) 39 7.7% 15.1 9
61. Dartmouth (NH) 37 7.3% 13.2 4
62. Miami (OH) 36 7.1% 16.1 10
63. Air Force 35 6.9% 13.8 6
64. Indiana 34 6.7% 12.5 4
  Oklahoma State 34 6.7% 14.5 5
66. Tulsa 31 6.1% 14.4 4
67. Yale (CT) 30 5.9% 13.6 5
68. Princeton (NJ) 29 5.7% 12.1 4
  Oregon 29 5.7% 14.6 7
70. Arizona 27 5.3% 15.4 9
  Washington State 27 5.3% 16.6 10
72. Boston College 25 4.9% 9.7 1
  Wyoming 25 4.9% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 4.9% 13.8 6
  BYU 25 4.9% 14.8 9
76. Vanderbilt 24 4.7% 14.7 7
  Toledo (OH) 24 4.7% 15.9 12
78. Virginia 23 4.5% 14.3 9
  Iowa State 23 4.5% 17.6 12
80. South Carolina 22 4.3% 17.3 11
81. Wake Forest (NC) 21 4.1% 16.4 11
82. Duquesne (PA) 20 3.9% 11.4 5
83. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 3.5% 6.3 2
84. William & Mary (VA) 16 3.1% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 3.1% 15.9 10
86. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 2.9% 11.3 8
87. Pacific (CA) 14 2.8% 13.9 6
88. St. Mary's (CA) 13 2.6% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 2.6% 12.2 5
90. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 2.4% 11.4 5
  Virginia Tech 12 2.4% 16.0 14
92. Georgetown (DC) 11 2.2% 13.4 9
  San Diego State 11 2.2% 15.6 13
94. Randolph Field (TX) 10 2.0% 4.8 2
95. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 1.8% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 1.8% 13.0 8
  Rutgers (NJ) 9 1.8% 18.6 17
98. San Francisco 8 1.6% 16.3 13
  Temple (PA) 8 1.6% 17.9 13
100. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.4% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.4% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.4% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.4% 17.3 15
104. Nevada 6 1.2% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.2% 15.3 12
  New Mexico State 6 1.2% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.2% 18.0 15
108. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 1.0% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 1.0% 16.4 15
  Cincinnati 5 1.0% 17.0 12
  Colorado College 5 1.0% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 1.0% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 1.0% 18.2 17
114. Louisville 4 0.8% 17.3 17
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.8% 18.3 17
116. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.6% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.6% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.6% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.6% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.6% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.6% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.6% 18.3 18
  Southern Miss 3 0.6% 18.7 17
  San Jose State (CA) 3 0.6% 19.0 18
125. Colgate (NY) 2 0.4% 14.5 9
  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
  San Diego Naval 2 0.4% 18.5 17
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.4% 18.5 18
132. 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
  East Carolina 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.