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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1989

670 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 503 75.1% 6.9 1
2. Michigan 473 70.6% 7.8 1
3. Oklahoma 467 69.7% 6.2 1
  Ohio State 467 69.7% 7.7 1
5. USC 465 69.4% 8.0 1
6. Alabama 447 66.7% 7.9 1
7. Texas 429 64.0% 7.9 1
8. Nebraska 399 59.6% 6.6 1
9. UCLA 361 53.9% 10.6 1
10. Penn State 344 51.3% 9.3 1
11. Arkansas 313 46.7% 10.5 1
12. LSU 300 44.8% 10.8 1
13. Tennessee 297 44.3% 10.5 1
14. Auburn 287 42.8% 9.8 1
15. Georgia 258 38.5% 10.3 1
16. Pittsburgh 239 35.7% 10.5 1
17. Michigan State 221 33.0% 8.6 1
18. Washington 212 31.6% 12.2 1
19. Florida 196 29.3% 13.2 1
20. Mississippi 191 28.5% 9.7 1
21. Texas A&M 190 28.4% 10.3 1
22. Miami (FL) 183 27.3% 8.7 1
  Clemson 183 27.3% 12.2 1
24. Florida State 168 25.1% 11.1 1
25. Georgia Tech 166 24.8% 8.7 2
26. SMU 161 24.0% 11.5 1
27. Iowa 160 23.9% 10.2 1
28. Arizona State 158 23.6% 12.9 2
29. Purdue 156 23.3% 10.9 1
30. Maryland 153 22.8% 10.5 1
31. Duke 151 22.5% 12.1 2
32. Missouri 148 22.1% 12.2 1
33. North Carolina 139 20.7% 12.4 1
34. Army (NY) 135 20.1% 6.5 1
35. Houston 132 19.7% 13.3 2
36. Stanford 128 19.1% 13.5 2
37. Minnesota 126 18.8% 9.0 1
38. Colorado 125 18.7% 11.0 1
39. West Virginia 123 18.4% 13.5 3
40. Illinois 122 18.2% 9.7 2
41. Navy (MD) 121 18.1% 9.0 2
42. Wisconsin 117 17.5% 10.5 1
43. Baylor 115 17.2% 13.3 3
44. BYU 106 15.8% 13.3 1
45. California 103 15.4% 9.6 1
46. Northwestern 98 14.6% 10.0 1
47. Syracuse 93 13.9% 10.8 1
48. Penn 89 13.3% 11.2 3
  Oklahoma State 89 13.3% 12.8 3
50. NC State 75 11.2% 15.3 3
  Mississippi State 75 11.2% 15.9 7
52. TCU 73 10.9% 11.4 1
  Texas Tech 73 10.9% 14.7 5
54. Kentucky 70 10.4% 12.4 3
  South Carolina 70 10.4% 15.0 2
56. Rice (TX) 69 10.3% 13.2 5
57. Kansas 57 8.5% 12.4 3
  Arizona 57 8.5% 14.9 3
59. Air Force 56 8.4% 13.6 4
60. Boston College 53 7.9% 11.3 1
61. Tulane (LA) 48 7.2% 14.1 4
62. Cornell (NY) 47 7.0% 10.7 1
  Washington State 47 7.0% 17.3 10
64. Oregon State 46 6.9% 13.2 6
65. Indiana 44 6.6% 13.6 4
66. Santa Clara (CA) 43 6.4% 12.7 5
67. Fordham (NY) 40 6.0% 10.0 3
68. Holy Cross (MA) 39 5.8% 15.1 9
69. Dartmouth (NH) 37 5.5% 13.2 4
70. Wyoming 36 5.4% 13.8 6
  Miami (OH) 36 5.4% 16.1 10
72. Oregon 35 5.2% 15.5 7
73. Tulsa 34 5.1% 14.9 4
  Virginia 34 5.1% 15.4 9
75. Yale (CT) 30 4.5% 13.6 5
76. Princeton (NJ) 29 4.3% 12.1 4
77. Iowa State 28 4.2% 17.1 11
78. Villanova (PA) 25 3.7% 13.8 6
  Vanderbilt 25 3.7% 14.8 7
80. Toledo (OH) 24 3.6% 15.9 12
81. Wake Forest (NC) 21 3.1% 16.4 11
82. Duquesne (PA) 20 3.0% 11.4 5
83. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 2.7% 6.3 2
84. William & Mary (VA) 16 2.4% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 2.4% 15.9 10
86. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 2.2% 11.3 8
87. Pacific (CA) 14 2.1% 13.9 6
88. St. Mary's (CA) 13 1.9% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 1.9% 12.2 5
  Virginia Tech 13 1.9% 16.3 14
91. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 1.8% 11.4 5
92. Georgetown (DC) 11 1.6% 13.4 9
  San Diego State 11 1.6% 15.6 13
94. Randolph Field (TX) 10 1.5% 4.8 2
  Southern Miss 10 1.5% 17.2 9
96. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 1.3% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 1.3% 13.0 8
  Rutgers (NJ) 9 1.3% 18.6 17
99. San Francisco 8 1.2% 16.3 13
  Temple (PA) 8 1.2% 17.9 13
101. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.0% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.0% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.0% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 1.0% 17.3 15
105. Nevada 6 0.9% 14.7 10
  Kansas State 6 0.9% 15.3 12
  New Mexico State 6 0.9% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 0.9% 18.0 15
  Hawaii 6 0.9% 23.0 19
110. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 0.7% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 0.7% 16.4 15
  Cincinnati 5 0.7% 17.0 12
  Colorado College 5 0.7% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 0.7% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 0.7% 18.2 17
  East Carolina 5 0.7% 19.8 19
  Fresno State 5 0.7% 21.8 18
118. Louisville 4 0.6% 17.3 17
  Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.6% 18.3 17
120. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.4% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.4% 15.7 13
  Utah State 3 0.4% 15.7 10
  Boston 3 0.4% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.4% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.4% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.4% 18.3 18
  San Jose State (CA) 3 0.4% 19.0 18
  Bowling Green (OH) 3 0.4% 20.0 20
129. 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
  San Diego Naval 2 0.3% 18.5 17
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.3% 18.5 18
136. Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.1% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.1% 18.0 18
  Utah 1 0.1% 18.0 18
  3rd Air Force 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Kent State (OH) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Lehigh (PA) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Muhlenberg (PA) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Camp Grant (IL) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Catawba (NC) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Richmond (VA) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Williams (MA) 1 0.1% 20.0 20

Notes

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