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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 2012

1053 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Ohio State 804 76.4% 8.6 1
2. Michigan 786 74.6% 9.2 1
3. Oklahoma 736 69.9% 7.3 1
4. Notre Dame 730 69.3% 8.1 1
5. USC 718 68.2% 8.9 1
6. Nebraska 698 66.3% 7.8 1
  Texas 698 66.3% 8.8 1
8. Alabama 693 65.8% 8.3 1
9. Penn State 590 56.0% 10.0 1
10. Tennessee 565 53.7% 10.3 1
11. Florida 547 51.9% 9.8 1
12. LSU 531 50.4% 10.5 1
13. Georgia 508 48.2% 11.4 1
14. Auburn 503 47.8% 11.2 1
15. Florida State 489 46.4% 8.7 1
16. UCLA 486 46.2% 11.5 1
17. Miami (FL) 450 42.7% 8.5 1
18. Arkansas 409 38.8% 11.5 1
19. Washington 391 37.1% 12.4 1
  Texas A&M 391 37.1% 12.4 1
21. Clemson 341 32.4% 14.2 1
22. Michigan State 334 31.7% 11.6 1
23. Wisconsin 299 28.4% 12.7 1
24. Iowa 297 28.2% 12.5 1
25. Georgia Tech 295 28.0% 12.1 2
26. Colorado 293 27.8% 11.6 1
27. Pittsburgh 292 27.7% 11.9 1
28. Virginia Tech 270 25.6% 13.0 2
29. West Virginia 268 25.5% 14.2 2
30. Arizona State 253 24.0% 14.3 2
31. Mississippi 244 23.2% 11.7 1
32. Purdue 236 22.4% 13.0 1
  BYU 236 22.4% 15.3 1
34. Oregon 234 22.2% 12.2 1
  Stanford 234 22.2% 14.0 2
36. North Carolina 230 21.8% 13.3 1
37. Missouri 226 21.5% 13.8 1
38. Syracuse 196 18.6% 13.8 1
39. California 193 18.3% 11.8 1
40. Maryland 191 18.1% 12.1 1
  Kansas State 191 18.1% 12.6 2
42. TCU 189 17.9% 13.3 1
43. Illinois 181 17.2% 12.3 2
44. Oklahoma State 176 16.7% 14.0 2
45. Houston 174 16.5% 13.6 2
46. Virginia 167 15.9% 16.6 1
47. South Carolina 164 15.6% 15.5 2
48. SMU 161 15.3% 11.5 1
  Mississippi State 161 15.3% 17.8 7
50. Minnesota 159 15.1% 11.4 1
  Duke 159 15.1% 12.6 2
52. Northwestern 154 14.6% 12.3 1
53. Arizona 152 14.4% 15.3 3
54. NC State 149 14.2% 17.3 3
55. Army (NY) 140 13.3% 7.1 1
  Baylor 140 13.3% 14.3 3
  Boston College 140 13.3% 15.6 1
58. Texas Tech 131 12.4% 15.5 2
59. Washington State 127 12.1% 15.5 3
60. Navy (MD) 122 11.6% 9.1 2
61. Boise State 118 11.2% 12.5 2
62. Kansas 109 10.4% 14.1 2
63. Louisville 96 9.1% 16.0 3
64. Oregon State 94 8.9% 15.1 4
65. Penn 89 8.5% 11.2 3
66. Kentucky 78 7.4% 12.8 3
  Air Force 78 7.4% 15.7 4
68. Utah 77 7.3% 14.9 2
69. Rice (TX) 69 6.6% 13.2 5
70. Tulane (LA) 59 5.6% 14.3 4
71. Wyoming 56 5.3% 16.5 6
  Southern Miss 56 5.3% 20.5 9
73. Indiana 55 5.2% 15.1 4
74. Cornell (NY) 47 4.5% 10.7 1
75. Santa Clara (CA) 43 4.1% 12.7 5
76. Miami (OH) 42 4.0% 16.0 10
  Tulsa 42 4.0% 16.3 4
  Wake Forest (NC) 42 4.0% 18.4 11
79. Cincinnati 41 3.9% 15.4 4
  Fresno State 41 3.9% 20.1 8
81. Fordham (NY) 40 3.8% 10.0 3
  Iowa State 40 3.8% 17.7 9
  Colorado State 40 3.8% 19.5 10
84. Holy Cross (MA) 39 3.7% 15.1 9
  Toledo (OH) 39 3.7% 18.9 12
86. Dartmouth (NH) 37 3.5% 13.2 4
  Rutgers (NJ) 37 3.5% 18.1 7
88. Yale (CT) 30 2.8% 13.6 5
  Vanderbilt 30 2.8% 15.6 7
90. Princeton (NJ) 29 2.8% 12.1 4
91. East Carolina 28 2.7% 18.1 9
  Hawaii 28 2.7% 19.4 10
93. South Florida 26 2.5% 17.0 2
94. Villanova (PA) 25 2.4% 13.8 6
95. Marshall (WV) 21 2.0% 15.9 10
96. Duquesne (PA) 20 1.9% 11.4 5
97. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 1.7% 6.3 2
98. William & Mary (VA) 16 1.5% 15.8 12
  Columbia (NY) 16 1.5% 15.9 10
  Nevada 16 1.5% 17.2 10
  Bowling Green (OH) 16 1.5% 21.4 15
102. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 1.4% 11.3 8
103. Pacific (CA) 14 1.3% 13.9 6
  San Diego State 14 1.3% 17.2 13
105. St. Mary's (CA) 13 1.2% 11.6 5
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 1.2% 12.2 5
  Northern Illinois 13 1.2% 19.0 12
108. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 1.1% 11.4 5
109. Georgetown (DC) 11 1.0% 13.4 9
110. Randolph Field (TX) 10 0.9% 4.8 2
  Ball State 10 0.9% 18.1 12
112. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 0.9% 10.4 6
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 0.9% 13.0 8
  Ohio 9 0.9% 18.8 15
115. San Francisco 8 0.8% 16.3 13
  Temple (PA) 8 0.8% 17.9 13
117. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 0.7% 11.9 2
  Marquette (WI) 7 0.7% 12.0 4
  George Washington (DC) 7 0.7% 16.4 14
  Utah State 7 0.7% 18.0 10
121. New Mexico State 6 0.6% 16.5 14
  2nd Air Force 6 0.6% 18.0 15
  Connecticut 6 0.6% 21.0 16
  Louisiana Tech 6 0.6% 22.0 19
125. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 0.5% 15.2 13
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 0.5% 16.4 15
  Colorado College 5 0.5% 17.2 16
  VMI 5 0.5% 17.2 13
  Harvard (MA) 5 0.5% 18.2 17
  San Jose State (CA) 5 0.5% 20.4 18
  Kent State (OH) 5 0.5% 22.0 18
  UTEP 5 0.5% 24.0 23
133. Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.4% 18.3 17
134. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.3% 13.3 11
  Memphis Naval 3 0.3% 15.7 13
  Boston 3 0.3% 16.3 15
  Delaware 3 0.3% 16.7 15
  New York 3 0.3% 17.7 17
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.3% 18.3 18
140. 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
  UCF 2 0.2% 23.0 21
  Central Michigan 2 0.2% 24.0 23
149. 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
  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
  Memphis 1 0.1% 25.0 25

Notes

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