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Total Appearances in the AP Preseason Poll

75 total polls since 1950

  Team APP PCT AVG RK HIGH RK
1. Ohio State 71 94.7% 8.2 1
2. Oklahoma 66 88.0% 6.9 1
3. USC 63 84.0% 9.9 1
4. Notre Dame 61 81.3% 9.1 1
5. Alabama 58 77.3% 7.1 1
6. Texas 57 76.0% 9.0 2
7. Michigan 53 70.7% 7.6 1
8. Penn State 50 66.7% 11.0 1
9. Nebraska 46 61.3% 8.3 1
10. Tennessee 44 58.7% 12.0 1
11. LSU 43 57.3% 10.5 1
  Georgia 43 57.3% 11.1 1
13. Florida State 42 56.0% 8.9 1
14. Florida 40 53.3% 10.4 1
  Auburn 40 53.3% 11.5 1
16. UCLA 39 52.0% 12.9 1
17. Texas A&M 35 46.7% 12.6 2
  Washington 35 46.7% 12.7 2
19. Miami (FL) 34 45.3% 9.5 1
  Clemson 34 45.3% 11.7 1
21. Michigan State 33 44.0% 11.6 1
22. Wisconsin 32 42.7% 14.2 4
23. Iowa 28 37.3% 15.5 1
24. Arkansas 27 36.0% 12.6 2
25. Stanford 23 30.7% 14.7 4
  Arizona State 23 30.7% 16.9 3
27. Mississippi 21 28.0% 10.6 1
  Oregon 21 28.0% 12.4 3
  Pittsburgh 21 28.0% 12.6 1
  North Carolina 21 28.0% 15.9 5
31. Virginia Tech 18 24.0% 14.3 7
  TCU 18 24.0% 14.6 2
  West Virginia 18 24.0% 16.4 3
34. Colorado 16 21.3% 10.6 2
  Maryland 16 21.3% 11.9 2
36. Syracuse 15 20.0% 13.3 1
  Purdue 15 20.0% 13.5 1
38. Georgia Tech 14 18.7% 11.0 3
  Kansas State 14 18.7% 15.8 6
40. Illinois 13 17.3% 12.5 3
41. California 12 16.0% 12.7 5
  Houston 12 16.0% 15.3 7
  Oklahoma State 12 16.0% 15.4 9
  BYU 12 16.0% 18.4 10
45. Missouri 11 14.7% 15.5 6
  Arizona 11 14.7% 16.0 4
47. South Carolina 10 13.3% 14.6 6
48. Boise State 9 12.0% 16.9 3
49. SMU 8 10.7% 11.3 3
  Baylor 8 10.7% 12.4 4
  Duke 8 10.7% 14.0 8
  Louisville 8 10.7% 15.1 9
  Utah 8 10.7% 16.5 7
  Mississippi State 8 10.7% 18.6 14
  NC State 8 10.7% 18.8 13
  Virginia 8 10.7% 19.3 15
57. Northwestern 7 9.3% 15.1 6
  Oregon State 7 9.3% 15.6 6
  Kansas 7 9.3% 18.4 8
60. Army (NY) 6 8.0% 7.8 2
  Navy (MD) 6 8.0% 9.8 7
  Minnesota 6 8.0% 16.7 4
  Texas Tech 6 8.0% 17.5 8
64. Kentucky 5 6.7% 14.8 6
65. Iowa State 4 5.3% 17.8 7
  Washington State 4 5.3% 18.3 11
  Boston College 4 5.3% 21.0 19
68. Rice (TX) 3 4.0% 13.0 11
  Indiana 3 4.0% 14.7 13
  Cincinnati 3 4.0% 17.0 8
  Princeton (NJ) 3 4.0% 17.0 14
  UCF 3 4.0% 19.7 17
  Colorado State 3 4.0% 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 1.3% 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 September 15, 2024.