1223 total polls since 1936
| Team | APP | PCT | AVG RK | HIGH RK | 1. | Ohio State | 972 | 79.5% | 8.0 | 1 | 2. | Michigan | 909 | 74.3% | 9.3 | 1 | 3. | Oklahoma | 888 | 72.6% | 7.8 | 1 | 4. | Alabama | 863 | 70.6% | 7.2 | 1 | Notre Dame | 863 | 70.6% | 8.4 | 1 | 6. | USC | 809 | 66.1% | 9.5 | 1 | 7. | Texas | 763 | 62.4% | 9.4 | 1 | 8. | Nebraska | 730 | 59.7% | 8.3 | 1 | 9. | Penn State | 684 | 55.9% | 10.1 | 1 | 10. | LSU | 655 | 53.6% | 10.8 | 1 | 11. | Georgia | 651 | 53.2% | 10.3 | 1 | 12. | Florida | 646 | 52.8% | 10.3 | 1 | 13. | Tennessee | 609 | 49.8% | 10.6 | 1 | 14. | Auburn | 602 | 49.2% | 11.3 | 1 | 15. | Florida State | 573 | 46.9% | 8.7 | 1 | 16. | UCLA | 549 | 44.9% | 12.0 | 1 | 17. | Miami (FL) | 517 | 42.3% | 9.2 | 1 | 18. | Clemson | 495 | 40.5% | 11.7 | 1 | 19. | Texas A&M | 490 | 40.1% | 12.6 | 1 | 20. | Washington | 471 | 38.5% | 12.3 | 1 | 21. | Arkansas | 432 | 35.3% | 11.8 | 1 | 22. | Michigan State | 419 | 34.3% | 11.7 | 1 | 23. | Wisconsin | 416 | 34.0% | 13.2 | 1 | 24. | Iowa | 360 | 29.4% | 13.1 | 1 | 25. | Oregon | 356 | 29.1% | 11.6 | 1 | 26. | Mississippi | 323 | 26.4% | 12.4 | 1 | 27. | Pittsburgh | 314 | 25.7% | 12.6 | 1 | 28. | Virginia Tech | 311 | 25.4% | 13.8 | 2 | 29. | Colorado | 308 | 25.2% | 11.9 | 1 | 30. | Georgia Tech | 306 | 25.0% | 12.2 | 2 | West Virginia | 306 | 25.0% | 14.5 | 2 | 32. | Stanford | 303 | 24.8% | 13.6 | 2 | 33. | Arizona State | 291 | 23.8% | 14.7 | 2 | 34. | Oklahoma State | 282 | 23.1% | 14.1 | 2 | 35. | BYU | 279 | 22.8% | 15.4 | 1 | 36. | North Carolina | 275 | 22.5% | 13.8 | 1 | 37. | Missouri | 256 | 20.9% | 14.1 | 1 | 38. | TCU | 255 | 20.9% | 12.4 | 1 | 39. | Purdue | 237 | 19.4% | 13.1 | 1 | 40. | Kansas State | 233 | 19.1% | 13.5 | 2 | 41. | Baylor | 226 | 18.5% | 13.0 | 2 | 42. | Syracuse | 210 | 17.2% | 14.0 | 1 | 43. | Mississippi State | 209 | 17.1% | 17.5 | 1 | 44. | Houston | 203 | 16.6% | 13.9 | 2 | 45. | California | 200 | 16.4% | 12.1 | 1 | 46. | Maryland | 193 | 15.8% | 12.2 | 1 | 47. | South Carolina | 191 | 15.6% | 15.3 | 2 | 48. | Northwestern | 188 | 15.4% | 13.3 | 1 | 49. | Illinois | 186 | 15.2% | 12.5 | 2 | NC State | 186 | 15.2% | 17.9 | 3 | 51. | SMU | 180 | 14.7% | 12.4 | 1 | 52. | Duke | 177 | 14.5% | 13.5 | 2 | 53. | Minnesota | 175 | 14.3% | 11.9 | 1 | 54. | Virginia | 174 | 14.2% | 16.8 | 1 | 55. | Utah | 168 | 13.7% | 15.2 | 2 | Arizona | 168 | 13.7% | 15.4 | 3 | 57. | Boise State | 165 | 13.5% | 14.7 | 2 | Washington State | 165 | 13.5% | 15.9 | 3 | 59. | Army (NY) | 146 | 11.9% | 7.7 | 1 | 60. | Louisville | 144 | 11.8% | 15.4 | 3 | Boston College | 144 | 11.8% | 15.8 | 1 | 62. | Texas Tech | 141 | 11.5% | 15.9 | 2 | 63. | Navy (MD) | 139 | 11.4% | 10.6 | 2 | 64. | Kansas | 112 | 9.2% | 14.3 | 2 | 65. | Kentucky | 110 | 9.0% | 13.8 | 3 | 66. | Oregon State | 107 | 8.7% | 15.6 | 4 | 67. | Cincinnati | 97 | 7.9% | 13.8 | 2 | 68. | Penn | 89 | 7.3% | 11.2 | 3 | 69. | Air Force | 81 | 6.6% | 16.0 | 4 | 70. | Tulane (LA) | 70 | 5.7% | 15.1 | 4 | Iowa State | 70 | 5.7% | 17.8 | 7 | 72. | Rice (TX) | 69 | 5.6% | 13.2 | 5 | Wake Forest (NC) | 69 | 5.6% | 18.2 | 10 | 74. | Indiana | 67 | 5.5% | 14.6 | 4 | 75. | Fresno State | 65 | 5.3% | 20.2 | 8 | 76. | Wyoming | 56 | 4.6% | 16.5 | 6 | Southern Miss | 56 | 4.6% | 20.5 | 9 | 78. | UCF | 54 | 4.4% | 15.9 | 6 | 79. | Tulsa | 48 | 3.9% | 17.0 | 4 | 80. | Cornell (NY) | 47 | 3.8% | 10.7 | 1 | South Florida | 47 | 3.8% | 18.7 | 2 | 82. | Toledo (OH) | 45 | 3.7% | 19.3 | 12 | 83. | Santa Clara (CA) | 43 | 3.5% | 12.7 | 5 | Colorado State | 43 | 3.5% | 19.7 | 10 | 85. | Miami (OH) | 42 | 3.4% | 16.0 | 10 | 86. | Fordham (NY) | 40 | 3.3% | 10.0 | 3 | 87. | Holy Cross (MA) | 39 | 3.2% | 15.1 | 9 | 88. | Dartmouth (NH) | 37 | 3.0% | 13.2 | 4 | Marshall (WV) | 37 | 3.0% | 17.7 | 10 | Rutgers (NJ) | 37 | 3.0% | 18.1 | 7 | 91. | East Carolina | 34 | 2.8% | 18.5 | 9 | 92. | San Diego State | 32 | 2.6% | 20.0 | 13 | 93. | Vanderbilt | 31 | 2.5% | 15.9 | 7 | 94. | Yale (CT) | 30 | 2.5% | 13.6 | 5 | 95. | Princeton (NJ) | 29 | 2.4% | 12.1 | 4 | 96. | Hawaii | 28 | 2.3% | 19.4 | 10 | 97. | Memphis | 27 | 2.2% | 19.8 | 15 | 98. | Villanova (PA) | 25 | 2.0% | 13.8 | 6 | 99. | Coastal Carolina (SC) | 24 | 2.0% | 17.0 | 9 | 100. | Northern Illinois | 23 | 1.9% | 19.9 | 12 | 101. | Louisiana | 22 | 1.8% | 19.8 | 14 | 102. | Duquesne (PA) | 20 | 1.6% | 11.4 | 5 | 103. | Iowa Pre-Flight | 18 | 1.5% | 6.3 | 2 | 104. | William & Mary (VA) | 16 | 1.3% | 15.8 | 12 | Columbia (NY) | 16 | 1.3% | 15.9 | 10 | Nevada | 16 | 1.3% | 17.2 | 10 | Temple (PA) | 16 | 1.3% | 20.1 | 13 | Bowling Green (OH) | 16 | 1.3% | 21.4 | 15 | 109. | March Field/4th AF (CA) | 15 | 1.2% | 11.3 | 8 | 110. | Pacific (CA) | 14 | 1.1% | 13.9 | 6 | 111. | St. Mary's (CA) | 13 | 1.1% | 11.6 | 5 | Great Lakes Naval (IL) | 13 | 1.1% | 12.2 | 5 | Utah State | 13 | 1.1% | 17.8 | 10 | 114. | Bainbridge Naval (MD) | 12 | 1.0% | 11.4 | 5 | 115. | Georgetown (DC) | 11 | 0.9% | 13.4 | 9 | Ball State | 11 | 0.9% | 18.5 | 12 | 117. | Randolph Field (TX) | 10 | 0.8% | 4.8 | 2 | Western Michigan | 10 | 0.8% | 16.3 | 12 | Appalachian State (NC) | 10 | 0.8% | 21.7 | 19 | Liberty (VA) | 10 | 0.8% | 21.9 | 17 | 121. | Carnegie Mellon (PA) | 9 | 0.7% | 10.4 | 6 | Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) | 9 | 0.7% | 13.0 | 8 | Ohio | 9 | 0.7% | 18.8 | 15 | UTSA | 9 | 0.7% | 19.7 | 15 | 125. | San Francisco | 8 | 0.7% | 16.3 | 13 | San Jose State (CA) | 8 | 0.7% | 21.3 | 18 | 127. | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 7 | 0.6% | 11.9 | 2 | Marquette (WI) | 7 | 0.6% | 12.0 | 4 | George Washington (DC) | 7 | 0.6% | 16.4 | 14 | 130. | New Mexico State | 6 | 0.5% | 16.5 | 14 | 2nd Air Force | 6 | 0.5% | 18.0 | 15 | Connecticut | 6 | 0.5% | 21.0 | 16 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0.5% | 22.0 | 19 | 134. | Norman Pre-Flight (OK) | 5 | 0.4% | 15.2 | 13 | El Toro Marines (CA) | 5 | 0.4% | 16.4 | 15 | Colorado College | 5 | 0.4% | 17.2 | 16 | VMI | 5 | 0.4% | 17.2 | 13 | Harvard (MA) | 5 | 0.4% | 18.2 | 17 | Kent State (OH) | 5 | 0.4% | 22.0 | 18 | UTEP | 5 | 0.4% | 24.0 | 23 | 141. | Hardin-Simmons (TX) | 4 | 0.3% | 18.3 | 17 | 142. | Southwestern (TX) | 3 | 0.2% | 13.3 | 11 | Memphis Naval | 3 | 0.2% | 15.7 | 13 | Boston | 3 | 0.2% | 16.3 | 15 | Delaware | 3 | 0.2% | 16.7 | 15 | New York | 3 | 0.2% | 17.7 | 17 | Lafayette (PA) | 3 | 0.2% | 18.3 | 18 | Troy (AL) | 3 | 0.2% | 22.3 | 19 | Buffalo | 3 | 0.2% | 24.0 | 23 | 150. | Colgate (NY) | 2 | 0.2% | 14.5 | 9 | Camp Peary (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | 15.5 | 14 | Detroit | 2 | 0.2% | 17.5 | 17 | North Texas | 2 | 0.2% | 18.0 | 16 | San Diego Naval | 2 | 0.2% | 18.5 | 17 | Washington & Lee (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | 18.5 | 18 | Central Michigan | 2 | 0.2% | 24.0 | 23 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0.2% | 24.5 | 24 | 158. | Arkansas-Monticello | 1 | 0.1% | 17.0 | 17 | Fort Pierce Naval (FL) | 1 | 0.1% | 18.0 | 18 | 3rd Air Force | 1 | 0.1% | 19.0 | 19 | Lehigh (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | 19.0 | 19 | Muhlenberg (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | 19.0 | 19 | St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | 19.0 | 19 | Bucknell (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | Camp Grant (IL) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | Catawba (NC) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | Richmond (VA) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | Williams (MA) | 1 | 0.1% | 20.0 | 20 | James Madison (VA) | 1 | 0.1% | 25.0 | 25 |
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