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Total Appearances in the AP Preseason Poll

77 total polls since 1950

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Ohio State 73 94.8% 8.0 1
2. Oklahoma 68 88.3% 7.1 1
3. USC 64 83.1% 10.0 1
4. Notre Dame 63 81.8% 9.0 1
5. Alabama 60 77.9% 7.2 1
6. Texas 59 76.6% 8.8 1
7. Michigan 55 71.4% 7.9 1
8. Penn State 52 67.5% 10.9 1
9. Nebraska 46 59.7% 8.3 1
  Tennessee 46 59.7% 12.4 1
11. LSU 45 58.4% 10.5 1
  Georgia 45 58.4% 10.8 1
13. Florida State 42 54.5% 8.9 1
14. Florida 41 53.2% 10.5 1
15. Auburn 40 51.9% 11.5 1
16. UCLA 39 50.6% 12.9 1
17. Texas A&M 37 48.1% 12.6 2
18. Miami (FL) 36 46.8% 9.4 1
  Washington 36 46.8% 12.8 2
20. Clemson 35 45.5% 11.5 1
21. Michigan State 33 42.9% 11.6 1
22. Wisconsin 32 41.6% 14.2 4
23. Iowa 29 37.7% 15.7 1
24. Arkansas 27 35.1% 12.6 2
25. Arizona State 24 31.2% 16.6 3
26. Mississippi 23 29.9% 11.0 1
  Oregon 23 29.9% 11.7 2
  Stanford 23 29.9% 14.7 4
29. Pittsburgh 21 27.3% 12.6 1
  North Carolina 21 27.3% 15.9 5
31. Virginia Tech 18 23.4% 14.3 7
  TCU 18 23.4% 14.6 2
  West Virginia 18 23.4% 16.4 3
34. Colorado 16 20.8% 10.6 2
  Maryland 16 20.8% 11.9 2
36. Syracuse 15 19.5% 13.3 1
  Purdue 15 19.5% 13.5 1
  Kansas State 15 19.5% 15.9 6
39. Georgia Tech 14 18.2% 11.0 3
  Illinois 14 18.2% 12.4 3
41. Houston 13 16.9% 15.8 7
  BYU 13 16.9% 18.1 10
43. California 12 15.6% 12.7 5
  Oklahoma State 12 15.6% 15.4 9
  Missouri 12 15.6% 16.3 6
46. South Carolina 11 14.3% 14.5 6
  Arizona 11 14.3% 16.0 4
48. SMU 10 13.0% 12.5 3
  Boise State 10 13.0% 17.7 3
50. Louisville 9 11.7% 16.1 9
  Utah 9 11.7% 17.0 7
52. Baylor 8 10.4% 12.4 4
  Duke 8 10.4% 14.0 8
  Texas Tech 8 10.4% 17.5 8
  Mississippi State 8 10.4% 18.6 14
  NC State 8 10.4% 18.8 13
  Virginia 8 10.4% 19.3 15
58. Northwestern 7 9.1% 15.1 6
  Oregon State 7 9.1% 15.6 6
  Kansas 7 9.1% 18.4 8
61. Army (NY) 6 7.8% 7.8 2
  Navy (MD) 6 7.8% 9.8 7
  Minnesota 6 7.8% 16.7 4
64. Indiana 5 6.5% 14.0 6
  Kentucky 5 6.5% 14.8 6
  Iowa State 5 6.5% 18.6 7
67. Washington State 4 5.2% 18.3 11
  Boston College 4 5.2% 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 18, 2026.