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Total Appearances in the AP Preseason Poll

74 total polls since 1950

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Ohio State 70 94.6% 8.3 1
2. Oklahoma 65 87.8% 6.8 1
3. USC 62 83.8% 9.7 1
4. Notre Dame 60 81.1% 9.2 1
5. Alabama 57 77.0% 7.1 1
6. Texas 56 75.7% 9.1 2
7. Michigan 52 70.3% 7.6 1
8. Penn State 49 66.2% 11.0 1
9. Nebraska 46 62.2% 8.3 1
10. Tennessee 43 58.1% 11.9 1
11. LSU 42 56.8% 10.4 1
  Georgia 42 56.8% 11.4 1
13. Florida State 41 55.4% 8.9 1
14. Florida 40 54.1% 10.4 1
  Auburn 40 54.1% 11.5 1
16. UCLA 39 52.7% 12.9 1
17. Washington 35 47.3% 12.7 2
18. Texas A&M 34 45.9% 12.4 2
19. Miami (FL) 33 44.6% 9.2 1
  Clemson 33 44.6% 11.6 1
  Michigan State 33 44.6% 11.6 1
22. Wisconsin 32 43.2% 14.2 4
23. Arkansas 27 36.5% 12.6 2
  Iowa 27 36.5% 15.1 1
25. Stanford 23 31.1% 14.7 4
  Arizona State 23 31.1% 16.9 3
27. Pittsburgh 21 28.4% 12.6 1
  North Carolina 21 28.4% 15.9 5
29. Mississippi 20 27.0% 10.9 1
  Oregon 20 27.0% 12.9 3
31. Virginia Tech 18 24.3% 14.3 7
  TCU 18 24.3% 14.6 2
  West Virginia 18 24.3% 16.4 3
34. Colorado 16 21.6% 10.6 2
  Maryland 16 21.6% 11.9 2
36. Syracuse 15 20.3% 13.3 1
  Purdue 15 20.3% 13.5 1
38. Georgia Tech 14 18.9% 11.0 3
39. Illinois 13 17.6% 12.5 3
  Kansas State 13 17.6% 15.6 6
41. California 12 16.2% 12.7 5
  Houston 12 16.2% 15.3 7
  BYU 12 16.2% 18.4 10
44. Oklahoma State 11 14.9% 15.3 9
45. South Carolina 10 13.5% 14.6 6
  Arizona 10 13.5% 15.5 4
  Missouri 10 13.5% 16.0 6
48. Boise State 9 12.2% 16.9 3
49. SMU 8 10.8% 11.3 3
  Baylor 8 10.8% 12.4 4
  Duke 8 10.8% 14.0 8
  Louisville 8 10.8% 15.1 9
  Mississippi State 8 10.8% 18.6 14
  Virginia 8 10.8% 19.3 15
55. Northwestern 7 9.5% 15.1 6
  Oregon State 7 9.5% 15.6 6
  Utah 7 9.5% 17.1 7
  NC State 7 9.5% 18.0 13
59. Army (NY) 6 8.1% 7.8 2
  Navy (MD) 6 8.1% 9.8 7
  Minnesota 6 8.1% 16.7 4
  Texas Tech 6 8.1% 17.5 8
  Kansas 6 8.1% 17.8 8
64. Kentucky 5 6.8% 14.8 6
65. Iowa State 4 5.4% 17.8 7
  Washington State 4 5.4% 18.3 11
  Boston College 4 5.4% 21.0 19
68. Rice (TX) 3 4.1% 13.0 11
  Indiana 3 4.1% 14.7 13
  Cincinnati 3 4.1% 17.0 8
  Princeton (NJ) 3 4.1% 17.0 14
  UCF 3 4.1% 19.7 17
  Colorado State 3 4.1% 20.7 15
74. Cornell (NY) 2 2.7% 14.5 9
  Penn 2 2.7% 15.5 12
  South Florida 2 2.7% 19.0 19
  Southern Miss 2 2.7% 22.0 21
  Wake Forest (NC) 2 2.7% 22.5 22
79. Air Force 1 1.4% 15.0 15
  Rutgers (NJ) 1 1.4% 16.0 16
  Marshall (WV) 1 1.4% 19.0 19
  Yale (CT) 1 1.4% 19.0 19
  Miami (OH) 1 1.4% 20.0 20
  Coastal Carolina (SC) 1 1.4% 22.0 22
  Hawaii 1 1.4% 23.0 23
  Louisiana 1 1.4% 23.0 23
  Fresno State 1 1.4% 24.0 24
  Tulane (LA) 1 1.4% 24.0 24

Notes

  • Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
  • Updated through January 9, 2024.