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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 2000

856 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Notre Dame 651 76.1% 7.7 1
  Michigan 651 76.1% 8.3 1
3. Ohio State 634 74.1% 8.7 1
4. Nebraska 585 68.3% 6.4 1
5. Alabama 580 67.8% 8.6 1
6. USC 558 65.2% 9.3 1
7. Oklahoma 557 65.1% 7.5 1
8. Texas 524 61.2% 9.2 1
9. Penn State 506 59.1% 9.4 1
10. Tennessee 465 54.3% 9.8 1
11. UCLA 445 52.0% 11.2 1
12. Auburn 402 47.0% 10.8 1
13. Florida 380 44.4% 9.9 1
14. Washington 356 41.6% 12.0 1
15. Georgia 355 41.5% 11.7 1
16. Florida State 354 41.4% 7.1 1
17. Arkansas 352 41.1% 11.3 1
18. LSU 348 40.7% 11.3 1
19. Miami (FL) 338 39.5% 8.8 1
20. Texas A&M 336 39.3% 11.4 1
21. Michigan State 275 32.1% 10.7 1
22. Clemson 265 31.0% 13.6 1
23. Colorado 263 30.7% 11.1 1
24. Pittsburgh 250 29.2% 10.9 1
25. Georgia Tech 230 26.9% 10.7 2
26. Mississippi 221 25.8% 11.2 1
27. Iowa 218 25.5% 11.9 1
28. North Carolina 216 25.2% 12.8 1
29. Arizona State 201 23.5% 13.3 2
30. Purdue 199 23.2% 12.3 1
31. Wisconsin 188 22.0% 11.7 1
  Syracuse 188 22.0% 13.6 1
33. BYU 179 20.9% 14.7 1
34. Stanford 172 20.1% 14.7 2
35. Missouri 169 19.7% 13.3 1
36. West Virginia 164 19.2% 14.5 3
37. SMU 161 18.8% 11.5 1
38. Duke 159 18.6% 12.6 2
39. Maryland 155 18.1% 10.7 1
  Illinois 155 18.1% 11.5 2
41. Houston 152 17.8% 13.2 2
42. Army (NY) 140 16.4% 7.1 1
43. Northwestern 138 16.1% 11.4 1
44. Minnesota 135 15.8% 9.6 1
  Mississippi State 135 15.8% 17.3 7
46. Arizona 134 15.7% 14.8 3
  Virginia 134 15.7% 16.3 1
48. California 128 15.0% 10.8 1
49. Kansas State 127 14.8% 12.6 2
50. Baylor 126 14.7% 13.7 3
  NC State 126 14.7% 17.2 3
52. Navy (MD) 121 14.1% 9.0 2
53. Virginia Tech 114 13.3% 14.4 2
54. Oklahoma State 99 11.6% 13.7 3
55. TCU 91 10.6% 12.3 1
  Oregon 91 10.6% 15.5 5
57. Penn 89 10.4% 11.2 3
58. Boston College 87 10.2% 14.5 1
59. Washington State 84 9.8% 17.4 8
60. Kansas 82 9.6% 13.8 3
61. Texas Tech 81 9.5% 15.6 5
62. South Carolina 80 9.3% 15.8 2
63. Air Force 73 8.5% 15.3 4
64. Kentucky 70 8.2% 12.4 3
65. Rice (TX) 69 8.1% 13.2 5
66. Tulane (LA) 59 6.9% 14.3 4
67. Oregon State 57 6.7% 13.0 4
68. Wyoming 56 6.5% 16.5 6
69. Indiana 55 6.4% 15.1 4
70. Southern Miss 48 5.6% 20.1 9
71. Cornell (NY) 47 5.5% 10.7 1
72. Santa Clara (CA) 43 5.0% 12.7 5
73. Fordham (NY) 40 4.7% 10.0 3
74. Holy Cross (MA) 39 4.6% 15.1 9
75. Tulsa 38 4.4% 15.7 4
76. Dartmouth (NH) 37 4.3% 13.2 4
77. Miami (OH) 36 4.2% 16.1 10
78. Toledo (OH) 32 3.7% 17.8 12
79. Yale (CT) 30 3.5% 13.6 5
80. Princeton (NJ) 29 3.4% 12.1 4
  Iowa State 29 3.4% 17.4 11
82. Colorado State 26 3.0% 17.8 10
83. Villanova (PA) 25 2.9% 13.8 6
  Vanderbilt 25 2.9% 14.8 7
  East Carolina 25 2.9% 18.2 9
86. Wake Forest (NC) 23 2.7% 17.1 11
  Louisville 23 2.7% 19.6 13
88. Duquesne (PA) 20 2.3% 11.4 5
89. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 2.1% 6.3 2
90. William & Mary (VA) 16 1.9% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 1.9% 15.9 10
  Utah 16 1.9% 17.4 9
93. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 1.8% 11.3 8
94. Pacific (CA) 14 1.6% 13.9 6
  San Diego State 14 1.6% 17.2 13
96. St. Mary's (CA) 13 1.5% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 1.5% 12.2 5
  Marshall (WV) 13 1.5% 13.5 10
99. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 1.4% 11.4 5
100. Georgetown (DC) 11 1.3% 13.4 9
  Fresno State 11 1.3% 23.3 18
102. Randolph Field (TX) 10 1.2% 4.8 2
103. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 1.1% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 1.1% 13.0 8
  Rutgers (NJ) 9 1.1% 18.6 17
106. San Francisco 8 0.9% 16.3 13
  Temple (PA) 8 0.9% 17.9 13
  Hawaii 8 0.9% 22.8 19
109. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 0.8% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 0.8% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 0.8% 16.4 14
  Ohio 7 0.8% 17.3 15
113. Nevada 6 0.7% 14.7 10
  New Mexico State 6 0.7% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 0.7% 18.0 15
116. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 0.6% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 0.6% 16.4 15
  Cincinnati 5 0.6% 17.0 12
  Colorado College 5 0.6% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 0.6% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 0.6% 18.2 17
122. Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.5% 18.3 17
123. 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
132. Colgate (NY) 2 0.2% 14.5 9
  Louisiana 2 0.2% 14.5 14
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.2% 15.5 14
  Detroit 2 0.2% 17.5 17
  North Texas 2 0.2% 18.0 16
  San Diego Naval 2 0.2% 18.5 17
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.2% 18.5 18
139. Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.1% 17.0 17
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 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
  Louisiana Tech 1 0.1% 25.0 25

Notes

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