Total Appearances in the NFCA Poll
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Oklahoma |
457 |
100.0% |
7.3 |
1 |
2. |
UCLA |
445 |
97.4% |
5.8 |
1 |
3. |
Arizona |
442 |
96.7% |
7.5 |
1 |
4. |
Washington |
441 |
96.5% |
8.8 |
1 |
5. |
Michigan |
404 |
88.4% |
10.8 |
1 |
6. |
LSU |
394 |
86.2% |
11.6 |
1 |
7. |
Alabama |
391 |
85.6% |
7.9 |
1 |
8. |
Louisiana |
375 |
82.1% |
14.8 |
4 |
9. |
Arizona State |
368 |
80.5% |
11.1 |
1 |
10. |
Florida State |
348 |
76.1% |
11.8 |
1 |
11. |
Georgia |
341 |
74.6% |
12.7 |
1 |
12. |
Florida |
334 |
73.1% |
7.5 |
1 |
|
Tennessee |
334 |
73.1% |
9.4 |
1 |
14. |
Texas A&M |
323 |
70.7% |
15.2 |
1 |
15. |
Oregon |
314 |
68.7% |
12.9 |
1 |
16. |
California |
304 |
66.5% |
11.3 |
1 |
17. |
Stanford |
295 |
64.6% |
10.9 |
2 |
18. |
Texas |
274 |
60.0% |
9.5 |
1 |
19. |
Missouri |
253 |
55.4% |
14.8 |
3 |
20. |
Baylor |
245 |
53.6% |
17.4 |
4 |
21. |
Oklahoma State |
212 |
46.4% |
13.6 |
2 |
22. |
Nebraska |
204 |
44.6% |
15.2 |
3 |
23. |
Fresno State |
203 |
44.4% |
12.8 |
1 |
24. |
Auburn |
191 |
41.8% |
16.1 |
2 |
|
Kentucky |
191 |
41.8% |
16.4 |
5 |
26. |
South Carolina |
183 |
40.0% |
15.5 |
2 |
27. |
Minnesota |
154 |
33.7% |
17.0 |
1 |
28. |
Oregon State |
145 |
31.7% |
15.2 |
5 |
29. |
Northwestern |
133 |
29.1% |
15.1 |
2 |
30. |
DePaul |
129 |
28.2% |
16.7 |
3 |
31. |
Arkansas |
119 |
26.0% |
14.1 |
4 |
32. |
Notre Dame |
117 |
25.6% |
20.7 |
8 |
33. |
Virginia Tech |
115 |
25.2% |
16.0 |
2 |
|
Iowa |
115 |
25.2% |
16.4 |
3 |
35. |
Hawaii |
114 |
24.9% |
17.0 |
7 |
|
USF |
114 |
24.9% |
17.9 |
5 |
37. |
Cal State Fullerton |
89 |
19.5% |
10.2 |
3 |
38. |
Long Beach State |
85 |
18.6% |
17.6 |
6 |
39. |
Duke |
80 |
17.5% |
13.0 |
2 |
40. |
Mississippi State |
79 |
17.3% |
20.8 |
15 |
41. |
Ohio State |
76 |
16.6% |
19.6 |
11 |
42. |
James Madison |
75 |
16.4% |
16.5 |
4 |
43. |
Massachusetts |
74 |
16.2% |
21.2 |
8 |
44. |
Louisville |
71 |
15.5% |
16.7 |
8 |
45. |
Georgia Tech |
70 |
15.3% |
18.5 |
7 |
|
North Carolina |
70 |
15.3% |
20.4 |
12 |
47. |
Clemson |
67 |
14.7% |
14.0 |
4 |
48. |
Texas Tech |
58 |
12.7% |
17.4 |
2 |
49. |
Cal State Northridge |
54 |
11.8% |
14.9 |
4 |
|
Illinois-Chicago |
54 |
11.8% |
19.3 |
10 |
51. |
UCF |
53 |
11.6% |
20.2 |
13 |
52. |
Utah |
48 |
10.5% |
18.3 |
8 |
|
Pacific |
48 |
10.5% |
19.5 |
10 |
54. |
Florida Atlantic |
44 |
9.6% |
19.4 |
9 |
55. |
South Alabama |
43 |
9.4% |
20.2 |
11 |
56. |
Mississippi |
42 |
9.2% |
18.7 |
8 |
57. |
Tulsa |
36 |
7.9% |
21.0 |
17 |
58. |
Cal Poly |
32 |
7.0% |
17.9 |
7 |
|
Southern Illinois |
32 |
7.0% |
21.8 |
18 |
60. |
Texas State |
29 |
6.3% |
22.3 |
16 |
61. |
UNLV |
28 |
6.1% |
8.6 |
3 |
|
Kansas |
28 |
6.1% |
21.6 |
9 |
63. |
Southern Mississippi |
27 |
5.9% |
12.3 |
4 |
64. |
Houston |
24 |
5.3% |
14.5 |
9 |
|
Wisconsin |
24 |
5.3% |
23.6 |
21 |
66. |
San Diego State |
22 |
4.8% |
22.8 |
19 |
67. |
Illinois |
21 |
4.6% |
20.8 |
17 |
|
Wichita State |
21 |
4.6% |
22.7 |
18 |
69. |
Sacramento State |
20 |
4.4% |
16.0 |
7 |
70. |
Michigan State |
18 |
3.9% |
16.6 |
8 |
|
BYU |
18 |
3.9% |
21.5 |
15 |
72. |
Indiana |
17 |
3.7% |
20.1 |
16 |
73. |
Colorado State |
15 |
3.3% |
16.9 |
8 |
|
New Mexico |
15 |
3.3% |
21.5 |
20 |
75. |
Princeton |
14 |
3.1% |
21.1 |
13 |
|
Boston |
14 |
3.1% |
23.6 |
22 |
77. |
Nicholls State |
13 |
2.8% |
19.5 |
16 |
|
Illinois State |
13 |
2.8% |
21.8 |
19 |
79. |
Louisiana Tech |
12 |
2.6% |
20.9 |
18 |
|
Hofstra |
12 |
2.6% |
22.7 |
16 |
81. |
NC State |
11 |
2.4% |
23.5 |
19 |
82. |
Louisiana-Monroe |
10 |
2.2% |
20.4 |
17 |
|
Maryland |
10 |
2.2% |
21.9 |
12 |
84. |
Nevada |
9 |
2.0% |
20.0 |
17 |
|
USC Upstate |
9 |
2.0% |
23.7 |
21 |
|
Virginia |
9 |
2.0% |
24.8 |
24 |
87. |
Creighton |
5 |
1.1% |
22.6 |
19 |
|
Liberty |
5 |
1.1% |
23.2 |
17 |
|
Central Arkansas |
5 |
1.1% |
23.4 |
22 |
90. |
UAB |
4 |
0.9% |
21.8 |
16 |
|
Central Michigan |
4 |
0.9% |
22.5 |
20 |
|
Florida International |
4 |
0.9% |
22.8 |
20 |
|
Grand Canyon |
4 |
0.9% |
23.8 |
23 |
|
Marshall |
4 |
0.9% |
23.8 |
23 |
|
East Carolina |
4 |
0.9% |
24.0 |
24 |
|
North Dakota State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.0 |
21 |
|
New Mexico State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.3 |
23 |
|
Syracuse |
4 |
0.9% |
24.3 |
23 |
|
Iowa State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.5 |
23 |
100. |
Pittsburgh |
3 |
0.7% |
21.3 |
19 |
|
McNeese State |
3 |
0.7% |
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 |
|
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
Texas-San Antonio |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 457 total polls since 1995
NOTES
- Updated through June 10, 2025.
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