Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
| RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
| 1. |
Alabama |
69 |
4.17 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
69 |
4.72 |
1 |
| 3. |
Clemson |
60 |
8.43 |
1 |
| 4. |
Notre Dame |
58 |
9.62 |
2 |
| 5. |
Georgia |
57 |
5.25 |
1 |
| 6. |
Oklahoma |
55 |
9.53 |
2 |
| 7. |
Oregon |
47 |
8.11 |
1 |
| |
LSU |
47 |
13.02 |
1 |
| |
Utah |
47 |
15.77 |
5 |
| 10. |
Michigan |
46 |
7.85 |
1 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma State |
43 |
16.05 |
5 |
| 12. |
Penn State |
42 |
9.57 |
3 |
| 13. |
Mississippi |
37 |
11.95 |
4 |
| 14. |
USC |
36 |
15.47 |
4 |
| 15. |
Iowa |
33 |
15.61 |
4 |
| 16. |
Wisconsin |
32 |
12.56 |
4 |
| 17. |
Texas |
31 |
12.58 |
2 |
| 18. |
Florida State |
30 |
10.03 |
2 |
| |
Washington |
30 |
11.17 |
2 |
| 20. |
Auburn |
29 |
12.17 |
2 |
| 21. |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
| 22. |
Texas A&M |
27 |
13.48 |
3 |
| |
Tennessee |
27 |
14.33 |
1 |
| 24. |
Baylor |
26 |
9.77 |
5 |
| |
Michigan State |
26 |
10.62 |
3 |
| |
Mississippi State |
26 |
15.04 |
1 |
| |
Boise State |
26 |
19.46 |
9 |
| 28. |
TCU |
25 |
8.28 |
3 |
| 29. |
Kansas State |
24 |
16.17 |
7 |
| |
NC State |
24 |
20.54 |
14 |
| 31. |
Louisville |
22 |
15.55 |
5 |
| 32. |
Cincinnati |
21 |
13.38 |
4 |
| |
Missouri |
21 |
17.90 |
9 |
| 34. |
Miami (FL) |
20 |
10.15 |
2 |
| |
BYU |
20 |
13.60 |
6 |
| |
Iowa State |
20 |
17.55 |
6 |
| |
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
| 38. |
Washington State |
19 |
16.68 |
8 |
| |
North Carolina |
19 |
16.95 |
10 |
| 40. |
UCF |
17 |
15.47 |
8 |
| |
UCLA |
17 |
16.06 |
8 |
| |
Memphis |
17 |
20.00 |
13 |
| 43. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
| |
Tulane (LA) |
15 |
20.80 |
16 |
| 45. |
Indiana |
14 |
7.79 |
2 |
| |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
| |
Colorado |
14 |
16.71 |
8 |
| 48. |
Arizona |
13 |
14.77 |
7 |
| 49. |
Arizona State |
12 |
14.67 |
6 |
| |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
20.33 |
12 |
| |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
| |
Houston |
12 |
21.75 |
18 |
| 53. |
Oregon State |
11 |
17.27 |
11 |
| |
Minnesota |
11 |
17.45 |
8 |
| 55. |
Kentucky |
10 |
16.80 |
9 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
| 57. |
SMU |
9 |
15.67 |
8 |
| |
Georgia Tech |
9 |
16.89 |
11 |
| |
Syracuse |
9 |
18.56 |
12 |
| 60. |
Wake Forest (NC) |
8 |
15.25 |
9 |
| |
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
| |
South Carolina |
8 |
18.13 |
14 |
| 63. |
Illinois |
7 |
21.00 |
16 |
| 64. |
Western Michigan |
6 |
19.67 |
15 |
| |
Virginia |
6 |
20.67 |
14 |
| |
Louisiana |
6 |
21.50 |
19 |
| |
San Diego State |
6 |
21.50 |
19 |
| |
Arkansas |
6 |
23.17 |
21 |
| |
Temple (PA) |
6 |
23.17 |
22 |
| |
Fresno State |
6 |
23.33 |
21 |
| 71. |
Coastal Carolina (SC) |
5 |
15.00 |
12 |
| |
Army (NY) |
5 |
22.80 |
19 |
| |
Appalachian State (NC) |
5 |
23.00 |
20 |
| |
Tulsa |
5 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 75. |
UNLV |
4 |
22.50 |
20 |
| |
UTSA |
4 |
23.00 |
22 |
| 77. |
Texas Tech |
3 |
7.00 |
6 |
| |
Vanderbilt |
3 |
14.67 |
14 |
| |
Boston College |
3 |
19.67 |
17 |
| |
Kansas |
3 |
20.67 |
16 |
| |
Marshall (WV) |
3 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
Duke |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
Liberty (VA) |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 84. |
Utah State |
2 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
San Jose State (CA) |
2 |
23.00 |
22 |
| |
Toledo (OH) |
2 |
24.00 |
24 |
| 87. |
Purdue |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
| |
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
| |
South Florida |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
Troy (AL) |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
Air Force |
1 |
25.00 |
25 |
|
* Out of 69 total rankings
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2022 - Georgia
2021 - Georgia
2020 - Alabama
2019 - LSU
2018 - Clemson
2017 - Alabama
2016 - Clemson
2015 - Alabama
2014 - Ohio State
NOTES
- Ties go the lowest average rank, highest rank, then alphabetically.
- Updated through November 16, 2025.
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