Total Appearances in the NFCA Poll
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Oklahoma |
472 |
100.0% |
7.2 |
1 |
| 2. |
UCLA |
460 |
97.5% |
5.8 |
1 |
| 3. |
Arizona |
457 |
96.8% |
7.7 |
1 |
| 4. |
Washington |
446 |
94.5% |
9.0 |
1 |
| 5. |
LSU |
409 |
86.7% |
11.9 |
1 |
| 6. |
Alabama |
406 |
86.0% |
7.8 |
1 |
| 7. |
Michigan |
404 |
85.6% |
10.8 |
1 |
| 8. |
Arizona State |
381 |
80.7% |
11.5 |
1 |
| 9. |
Louisiana |
375 |
79.4% |
14.8 |
4 |
| 10. |
Florida State |
363 |
76.9% |
11.7 |
1 |
| 11. |
Georgia |
356 |
75.4% |
12.9 |
1 |
| 12. |
Florida |
349 |
73.9% |
7.4 |
1 |
| |
Tennessee |
349 |
73.9% |
9.2 |
1 |
| 14. |
Texas A&M |
338 |
71.6% |
15.1 |
1 |
| 15. |
Oregon |
329 |
69.7% |
13.0 |
1 |
| 16. |
Stanford |
310 |
65.7% |
11.2 |
2 |
| 17. |
California |
304 |
64.4% |
11.3 |
1 |
| 18. |
Texas |
289 |
61.2% |
9.2 |
1 |
| 19. |
Missouri |
253 |
53.6% |
14.8 |
3 |
| 20. |
Baylor |
245 |
51.9% |
17.4 |
4 |
| 21. |
Oklahoma State |
226 |
47.9% |
14.0 |
2 |
| 22. |
Nebraska |
219 |
46.4% |
14.7 |
1 |
| 23. |
Fresno State |
203 |
43.0% |
12.8 |
1 |
| 24. |
South Carolina |
192 |
40.7% |
15.7 |
2 |
| 25. |
Auburn |
191 |
40.5% |
16.1 |
2 |
| |
Kentucky |
191 |
40.5% |
16.4 |
5 |
| 27. |
Minnesota |
154 |
32.6% |
17.0 |
1 |
| 28. |
Oregon State |
145 |
30.7% |
15.2 |
5 |
| 29. |
Arkansas |
134 |
28.4% |
13.5 |
4 |
| 30. |
Northwestern |
133 |
28.2% |
15.1 |
2 |
| 31. |
Virginia Tech |
130 |
27.5% |
15.6 |
2 |
| 32. |
DePaul |
129 |
27.3% |
16.7 |
3 |
| 33. |
Notre Dame |
117 |
24.8% |
20.7 |
8 |
| 34. |
Iowa |
115 |
24.4% |
16.4 |
3 |
| 35. |
Hawaii |
114 |
24.2% |
17.0 |
7 |
| |
USF |
114 |
24.2% |
17.9 |
5 |
| 37. |
Mississippi State |
94 |
19.9% |
19.9 |
11 |
| 38. |
Duke |
92 |
19.5% |
13.7 |
2 |
| 39. |
Cal State Fullerton |
89 |
18.9% |
10.2 |
3 |
| 40. |
Long Beach State |
85 |
18.0% |
17.6 |
6 |
| 41. |
Ohio State |
77 |
16.3% |
19.7 |
11 |
| 42. |
James Madison |
75 |
15.9% |
16.5 |
4 |
| 43. |
Clemson |
74 |
15.7% |
14.7 |
4 |
| |
Louisville |
74 |
15.7% |
17.1 |
8 |
| |
Massachusetts |
74 |
15.7% |
21.2 |
8 |
| 46. |
Texas Tech |
73 |
15.5% |
14.3 |
1 |
| 47. |
Georgia Tech |
70 |
14.8% |
18.5 |
7 |
| |
North Carolina |
70 |
14.8% |
20.4 |
12 |
| 49. |
UCF |
62 |
13.1% |
20.7 |
13 |
| 50. |
Cal State Northridge |
54 |
11.4% |
14.9 |
4 |
| |
Illinois-Chicago |
54 |
11.4% |
19.3 |
10 |
| 52. |
Utah |
48 |
10.2% |
18.3 |
8 |
| |
Pacific |
48 |
10.2% |
19.5 |
10 |
| 54. |
Mississippi |
45 |
9.5% |
18.8 |
8 |
| |
Florida Atlantic |
45 |
9.5% |
19.5 |
9 |
| 56. |
South Alabama |
43 |
9.1% |
20.2 |
11 |
| 57. |
Tulsa |
36 |
7.6% |
21.0 |
17 |
| 58. |
Cal Poly |
32 |
6.8% |
17.9 |
7 |
| |
Southern Illinois |
32 |
6.8% |
21.8 |
18 |
| 60. |
Texas State |
29 |
6.1% |
22.3 |
16 |
| 61. |
UNLV |
28 |
5.9% |
8.6 |
3 |
| |
Kansas |
28 |
5.9% |
21.6 |
9 |
| 63. |
Southern Mississippi |
27 |
5.7% |
12.3 |
4 |
| 64. |
Houston |
24 |
5.1% |
14.5 |
9 |
| |
Wisconsin |
24 |
5.1% |
23.6 |
21 |
| 66. |
Virginia |
23 |
4.9% |
21.0 |
12 |
| 67. |
San Diego State |
22 |
4.7% |
22.8 |
19 |
| 68. |
Illinois |
21 |
4.4% |
20.8 |
17 |
| |
Wichita State |
21 |
4.4% |
22.7 |
18 |
| 70. |
Sacramento State |
20 |
4.2% |
16.0 |
7 |
| 71. |
Michigan State |
18 |
3.8% |
16.6 |
8 |
| |
BYU |
18 |
3.8% |
21.5 |
15 |
| 73. |
Indiana |
17 |
3.6% |
20.1 |
16 |
| 74. |
Grand Canyon |
16 |
3.4% |
20.5 |
17 |
| 75. |
Colorado State |
15 |
3.2% |
16.9 |
8 |
| |
New Mexico |
15 |
3.2% |
21.5 |
20 |
| 77. |
Princeton |
14 |
3.0% |
21.1 |
13 |
| |
Boston |
14 |
3.0% |
23.6 |
22 |
| 79. |
Nicholls State |
13 |
2.8% |
19.5 |
16 |
| |
Illinois State |
13 |
2.8% |
21.8 |
19 |
| 81. |
Louisiana Tech |
12 |
2.5% |
20.9 |
18 |
| |
Hofstra |
12 |
2.5% |
22.7 |
16 |
| 83. |
NC State |
11 |
2.3% |
23.5 |
19 |
| 84. |
Louisiana-Monroe |
10 |
2.1% |
20.4 |
17 |
| |
Maryland |
10 |
2.1% |
21.9 |
12 |
| 86. |
Nevada |
9 |
1.9% |
20.0 |
17 |
| |
USC Upstate |
9 |
1.9% |
23.7 |
21 |
| 88. |
Liberty |
6 |
1.3% |
22.8 |
17 |
| 89. |
Creighton |
5 |
1.1% |
22.6 |
19 |
| |
Central Arkansas |
5 |
1.1% |
23.4 |
22 |
| 91. |
UAB |
4 |
0.8% |
21.8 |
16 |
| |
Central Michigan |
4 |
0.8% |
22.5 |
20 |
| |
Florida International |
4 |
0.8% |
22.8 |
20 |
| |
Marshall |
4 |
0.8% |
23.8 |
23 |
| |
East Carolina |
4 |
0.8% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
North Dakota State |
4 |
0.8% |
24.0 |
21 |
| |
New Mexico State |
4 |
0.8% |
24.3 |
23 |
| |
Syracuse |
4 |
0.8% |
24.3 |
23 |
| |
Iowa State |
4 |
0.8% |
24.5 |
23 |
| 100. |
Pittsburgh |
3 |
0.6% |
21.3 |
19 |
| |
McNeese State |
3 |
0.6% |
24.0 |
23 |
| 102. |
Connecticut |
2 |
0.4% |
24.5 |
24 |
| |
Drake |
2 |
0.4% |
25.0 |
25 |
| 104. |
Bethune-Cookman |
1 |
0.2% |
18.0 |
18 |
| |
Boise State |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Jacksonville State |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Miami (OH) |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Charlotte |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Missouri State |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Southeastern Louisiana |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Texas-San Antonio |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 472 total polls since 1995
NOTES
- Updated through May 12, 2026.
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