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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1986

620 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 453 73.1% 7.1 1
2. Ohio State 449 72.4% 7.4 1
3. Michigan 431 69.5% 7.6 1
4. Oklahoma 426 68.7% 6.2 1
  Texas 426 68.7% 7.8 1
  USC 426 68.7% 8.0 1
7. Alabama 404 65.2% 7.3 1
8. Nebraska 349 56.3% 6.8 1
9. UCLA 322 51.9% 10.9 1
10. Penn State 313 50.5% 8.6 1
11. Arkansas 278 44.8% 10.4 1
12. LSU 265 42.7% 10.8 1
13. Tennessee 264 42.6% 10.3 1
14. Auburn 237 38.2% 10.3 1
15. Georgia 224 36.1% 9.6 1
16. Pittsburgh 215 34.7% 9.9 1
17. Michigan State 199 32.1% 7.8 1
18. Washington 196 31.6% 11.8 1
19. Mississippi 191 30.8% 9.7 1
20. Florida 180 29.0% 12.8 1
21. Georgia Tech 166 26.8% 8.7 2
22. Texas A&M 163 26.3% 9.2 1
23. SMU 161 26.0% 11.5 1
24. Purdue 156 25.2% 10.9 1
25. Maryland 153 24.7% 10.5 1
26. Arizona State 151 24.4% 12.8 2
27. Missouri 148 23.9% 12.2 1
28. Iowa 146 23.5% 9.6 1
  Duke 146 23.5% 11.7 2
30. North Carolina 139 22.4% 12.4 1
31. Army (NY) 135 21.8% 6.5 1
32. Clemson 134 21.6% 12.5 1
33. Miami (FL) 133 21.5% 10.7 1
34. Stanford 128 20.6% 13.5 2
35. Minnesota 126 20.3% 9.0 1
36. Navy (MD) 121 19.5% 9.0 2
37. Florida State 120 19.4% 12.9 2
38. Wisconsin 117 18.9% 10.5 1
39. Baylor 115 18.5% 13.3 3
40. Houston 110 17.7% 12.9 2
41. Colorado 107 17.3% 12.0 2
42. Illinois 105 16.9% 9.1 2
43. California 103 16.6% 9.6 1
44. Northwestern 98 15.8% 10.0 1
45. BYU 92 14.8% 12.1 1
46. Penn 89 14.4% 11.2 3
  West Virginia 89 14.4% 14.2 4
48. Mississippi State 74 11.9% 15.8 7
49. TCU 73 11.8% 11.4 1
50. Kentucky 70 11.3% 12.4 3
51. Rice (TX) 69 11.1% 13.2 5
52. Syracuse 67 10.8% 10.4 1
53. Texas Tech 66 10.6% 13.9 5
54. Oklahoma State 64 10.3% 12.5 3
  NC State 64 10.3% 14.8 3
56. Kansas 57 9.2% 12.4 3
57. Boston College 53 8.5% 11.3 1
58. Air Force 52 8.4% 13.1 4
59. Arizona 48 7.7% 14.0 3
  Tulane (LA) 48 7.7% 14.1 4
  South Carolina 48 7.7% 15.1 2
62. Cornell (NY) 47 7.6% 10.7 1
63. Oregon State 46 7.4% 13.2 6
64. Santa Clara (CA) 43 6.9% 12.7 5
65. Fordham (NY) 40 6.5% 10.0 3
66. Holy Cross (MA) 39 6.3% 15.1 9
67. Dartmouth (NH) 37 6.0% 13.2 4
68. Miami (OH) 36 5.8% 16.1 10
69. Indiana 34 5.5% 12.5 4
  Tulsa 34 5.5% 14.9 4
  Washington State 34 5.5% 16.7 10
72. Yale (CT) 30 4.8% 13.6 5
73. Princeton (NJ) 29 4.7% 12.1 4
  Oregon 29 4.7% 14.6 7
75. Iowa State 28 4.5% 17.1 11
76. Virginia 26 4.2% 14.9 9
77. Wyoming 25 4.0% 13.8 6
  Villanova (PA) 25 4.0% 13.8 6
  Vanderbilt 25 4.0% 14.8 7
80. Toledo (OH) 24 3.9% 15.9 12
81. Wake Forest (NC) 21 3.4% 16.4 11
82. Duquesne (PA) 20 3.2% 11.4 5
83. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 2.9% 6.3 2
84. William & Mary (VA) 16 2.6% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 2.6% 15.9 10
86. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 2.4% 11.3 8
87. Pacific (CA) 14 2.3% 13.9 6
88. St. Mary's (CA) 13 2.1% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 2.1% 12.2 5
  Virginia Tech 13 2.1% 16.3 14
91. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 1.9% 11.4 5
92. Georgetown (DC) 11 1.8% 13.4 9
  San Diego State 11 1.8% 15.6 13
94. Randolph Field (TX) 10 1.6% 4.8 2
95. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 1.5% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 1.5% 13.0 8
  Southern Miss 9 1.5% 17.1 9
  Rutgers (NJ) 9 1.5% 18.6 17
99. San Francisco 8 1.3% 16.3 13
  Temple (PA) 8 1.3% 17.9 13
101. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.1% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.1% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.1% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.1% 17.3 15
105. Nevada 6 1.0% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 1.0% 15.3 12
  New Mexico State 6 1.0% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 1.0% 18.0 15
109. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 0.8% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 0.8% 16.4 15
  Cincinnati 5 0.8% 17.0 12
  Colorado College 5 0.8% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 0.8% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 0.8% 18.2 17
  East Carolina 5 0.8% 19.8 19
116. Louisville 4 0.6% 17.3 17
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.6% 18.3 17
118. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.5% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.5% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.5% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.5% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.5% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.5% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.5% 18.3 18
  San Jose State (CA) 3 0.5% 19.0 18
  Bowling Green (OH) 3 0.5% 20.0 20
127. Colgate (NY) 2 0.3% 14.5 9
  Louisiana 2 0.3% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.3% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.3% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.3% 18.0 16
  Fresno State 2 0.3% 18.5 18
  San Diego Naval 2 0.3% 18.5 17
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.3% 18.5 18
135. Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.2% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.2% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.2% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.2% 19.0 19
  Hawaii 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
  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.