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Total Appearances in the AP Preseason Poll : 1936 to 2025

76 total polls

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Ohio State 72 94.7% 8.1 1
2. Oklahoma 67 88.2% 7.1 1
3. USC 63 82.9% 9.9 1
4. Notre Dame 62 81.6% 9.1 1
5. Alabama 59 77.6% 7.1 1
6. Texas 58 76.3% 8.9 1
7. Michigan 54 71.1% 7.8 1
8. Penn State 51 67.1% 10.8 1
9. Nebraska 46 60.5% 8.3 1
10. Tennessee 45 59.2% 12.2 1
11. LSU 44 57.9% 10.5 1
  Georgia 44 57.9% 11.0 1
13. Florida State 42 55.3% 8.9 1
14. Florida 41 53.9% 10.5 1
15. Auburn 40 52.6% 11.5 1
16. UCLA 39 51.3% 12.9 1
17. Texas A&M 36 47.4% 12.8 2
18. Miami (FL) 35 46.1% 9.5 1
  Clemson 35 46.1% 11.5 1
  Washington 35 46.1% 12.7 2
21. Michigan State 33 43.4% 11.6 1
22. Wisconsin 32 42.1% 14.2 4
23. Iowa 28 36.8% 15.5 1
24. Arkansas 27 35.5% 12.6 2
25. Arizona State 24 31.6% 16.6 3
26. Stanford 23 30.3% 14.7 4
27. Mississippi 22 28.9% 11.1 1
  Oregon 22 28.9% 12.2 3
29. Pittsburgh 21 27.6% 12.6 1
  North Carolina 21 27.6% 15.9 5
31. Virginia Tech 18 23.7% 14.3 7
  TCU 18 23.7% 14.6 2
  West Virginia 18 23.7% 16.4 3
34. Colorado 16 21.1% 10.6 2
  Maryland 16 21.1% 11.9 2
36. Syracuse 15 19.7% 13.3 1
  Purdue 15 19.7% 13.5 1
  Kansas State 15 19.7% 15.9 6
39. Georgia Tech 14 18.4% 11.0 3
  Illinois 14 18.4% 12.4 3
41. California 12 15.8% 12.7 5
  Houston 12 15.8% 15.3 7
  Oklahoma State 12 15.8% 15.4 9
  BYU 12 15.8% 18.4 10
45. South Carolina 11 14.5% 14.5 6
  Missouri 11 14.5% 15.5 6
  Arizona 11 14.5% 16.0 4
48. Boise State 10 13.2% 17.7 3
49. SMU 9 11.8% 11.8 3
50. Baylor 8 10.5% 12.4 4
  Duke 8 10.5% 14.0 8
  Louisville 8 10.5% 15.1 9
  Utah 8 10.5% 16.5 7
  Mississippi State 8 10.5% 18.6 14
  NC State 8 10.5% 18.8 13
  Virginia 8 10.5% 19.3 15
57. Northwestern 7 9.2% 15.1 6
  Oregon State 7 9.2% 15.6 6
  Texas Tech 7 9.2% 18.3 8
  Kansas 7 9.2% 18.4 8
61. Army (NY) 6 7.9% 7.8 2
  Navy (MD) 6 7.9% 9.8 7
  Minnesota 6 7.9% 16.7 4
64. Kentucky 5 6.6% 14.8 6
  Iowa State 5 6.6% 18.6 7
66. Indiana 4 5.3% 16.0 13
  Washington State 4 5.3% 18.3 11
  Boston College 4 5.3% 21.0 19
69. Rice (TX) 3 3.9% 13.0 11
  Cincinnati 3 3.9% 17.0 8
  Princeton (NJ) 3 3.9% 17.0 14
  UCF 3 3.9% 19.7 17
  Colorado State 3 3.9% 20.7 15
74. Cornell (NY) 2 2.6% 14.5 9
  Penn 2 2.6% 15.5 12
  South Florida 2 2.6% 19.0 19
  Southern Miss 2 2.6% 22.0 21
  Wake Forest (NC) 2 2.6% 22.5 22
79. Air Force 1 1.3% 15.0 15
  Rutgers (NJ) 1 1.3% 16.0 16
  Marshall (WV) 1 1.3% 19.0 19
  Yale (CT) 1 1.3% 19.0 19
  Miami (OH) 1 1.3% 20.0 20
  Coastal Carolina (SC) 1 1.3% 22.0 22
  Hawaii 1 1.3% 23.0 23
  Louisiana 1 1.3% 23.0 23
  Fresno State 1 1.3% 24.0 24
  Tulane (LA) 1 1.3% 24.0 24

Notes

  • Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
  • Updated through October 19, 2025.