1217 total polls since 1936
| Team | APP | PCT | 1. | Ohio State | 966 | 79.4% | 2. | Michigan | 903 | 74.2% | 3. | Oklahoma | 882 | 72.5% | 4. | Alabama | 857 | 70.4% | Notre Dame | 857 | 70.4% | 6. | USC | 803 | 66.0% | 7. | Texas | 757 | 62.2% | 8. | Nebraska | 730 | 60.0% | 9. | Penn State | 678 | 55.7% | 10. | LSU | 649 | 53.3% | 11. | Georgia | 645 | 53.0% | 12. | Florida | 644 | 52.9% | 13. | Tennessee | 603 | 49.5% | 14. | Auburn | 602 | 49.5% | 15. | Florida State | 567 | 46.6% | 16. | UCLA | 547 | 44.9% | 17. | Miami (FL) | 513 | 42.2% | 18. | Clemson | 493 | 40.5% | 19. | Texas A&M | 488 | 40.1% | 20. | Washington | 465 | 38.2% | 21. | Arkansas | 432 | 35.5% | 22. | Michigan State | 419 | 34.4% | 23. | Wisconsin | 414 | 34.0% | 24. | Iowa | 357 | 29.3% | 25. | Oregon | 350 | 28.8% | 26. | Mississippi | 317 | 26.0% | 27. | Pittsburgh | 314 | 25.8% | 28. | Virginia Tech | 311 | 25.6% | 29. | Georgia Tech | 306 | 25.1% | West Virginia | 306 | 25.1% | 31. | Colorado | 305 | 25.1% | 32. | Stanford | 303 | 24.9% | 33. | Arizona State | 291 | 23.9% | 34. | Oklahoma State | 282 | 23.2% | 35. | BYU | 279 | 22.9% | 36. | North Carolina | 269 | 22.1% | 37. | TCU | 254 | 20.9% | Missouri | 254 | 20.9% | 39. | Purdue | 237 | 19.5% | 40. | Kansas State | 230 | 18.9% | 41. | Baylor | 226 | 18.6% | 42. | Syracuse | 210 | 17.3% | 43. | Mississippi State | 209 | 17.2% | 44. | Houston | 203 | 16.7% | 45. | California | 200 | 16.4% | 46. | Maryland | 193 | 15.9% | 47. | South Carolina | 191 | 15.7% | 48. | Northwestern | 188 | 15.4% | 49. | Illinois | 186 | 15.3% | NC State | 186 | 15.3% | 51. | SMU | 180 | 14.8% | 52. | Minnesota | 175 | 14.4% | 53. | Virginia | 174 | 14.3% | 54. | Duke | 172 | 14.1% | 55. | Arizona | 168 | 13.8% | 56. | Boise State | 165 | 13.6% | 57. | Utah | 162 | 13.3% | 58. | Washington State | 161 | 13.2% | 59. | Army (NY) | 146 | 12.0% | 60. | Boston College | 144 | 11.8% | 61. | Louisville | 143 | 11.8% | 62. | Texas Tech | 141 | 11.6% | 63. | Navy (MD) | 139 | 11.4% | 64. | Kansas | 111 | 9.1% | 65. | Kentucky | 109 | 9.0% | 66. | Oregon State | 101 | 8.3% | 67. | Cincinnati | 97 | 8.0% | 68. | Penn | 89 | 7.3% | 69. | Air Force | 81 | 6.7% | 70. | Iowa State | 70 | 5.8% | 71. | Rice (TX) | 69 | 5.7% | Wake Forest (NC) | 69 | 5.7% | 73. | Tulane (LA) | 68 | 5.6% | 74. | Indiana | 67 | 5.5% | 75. | Fresno State | 63 | 5.2% | 76. | Wyoming | 56 | 4.6% | Southern Miss | 56 | 4.6% | 78. | UCF | 54 | 4.4% | 79. | Tulsa | 48 | 3.9% | 80. | Cornell (NY) | 47 | 3.9% | South Florida | 47 | 3.9% | 82. | Toledo (OH) | 45 | 3.7% | 83. | Santa Clara (CA) | 43 | 3.5% | Colorado State | 43 | 3.5% | 85. | Miami (OH) | 42 | 3.5% | 86. | Fordham (NY) | 40 | 3.3% | 87. | Holy Cross (MA) | 39 | 3.2% | 88. | Dartmouth (NH) | 37 | 3.0% | Marshall (WV) | 37 | 3.0% | Rutgers (NJ) | 37 | 3.0% | 91. | East Carolina | 34 | 2.8% | 92. | San Diego State | 32 | 2.6% | 93. | Vanderbilt | 31 | 2.5% | 94. | Yale (CT) | 30 | 2.5% | 95. | Princeton (NJ) | 29 | 2.4% | 96. | Hawaii | 28 | 2.3% | 97. | Memphis | 27 | 2.2% | 98. | Villanova (PA) | 25 | 2.1% | 99. | Coastal Carolina (SC) | 24 | 2.0% | 100. | Northern Illinois | 23 | 1.9% | 101. | Louisiana | 22 | 1.8% | 102. | Duquesne (PA) | 20 | 1.6% | 103. | Iowa Pre-Flight | 18 | 1.5% | 104. | William & Mary (VA) | 16 | 1.3% | Columbia (NY) | 16 | 1.3% | Nevada | 16 | 1.3% | Temple (PA) | 16 | 1.3% | Bowling Green (OH) | 16 | 1.3% | 109. | March Field/4th AF (CA) | 15 | 1.2% | 110. | Pacific (CA) | 14 | 1.2% | 111. | St. Mary's (CA) | 13 | 1.1% | Great Lakes Naval (IL) | 13 | 1.1% | Utah State | 13 | 1.1% | 114. | Bainbridge Naval (MD) | 12 | 1.0% | 115. | Georgetown (DC) | 11 | 0.9% | Ball State | 11 | 0.9% | 117. | Randolph Field (TX) | 10 | 0.8% | Western Michigan | 10 | 0.8% | Appalachian State (NC) | 10 | 0.8% | Liberty (VA) | 10 | 0.8% | 121. | Carnegie Mellon (PA) | 9 | 0.7% | Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) | 9 | 0.7% | Ohio | 9 | 0.7% | UTSA | 9 | 0.7% | 125. | San Francisco | 8 | 0.7% | San Jose State (CA) | 8 | 0.7% | 127. | North Carolina Pre-Flight | 7 | 0.6% | Marquette (WI) | 7 | 0.6% | George Washington (DC) | 7 | 0.6% | 130. | New Mexico State | 6 | 0.5% | 2nd Air Force | 6 | 0.5% | Connecticut | 6 | 0.5% | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0.5% | 134. | Norman Pre-Flight (OK) | 5 | 0.4% | El Toro Marines (CA) | 5 | 0.4% | Colorado College | 5 | 0.4% | VMI | 5 | 0.4% | Harvard (MA) | 5 | 0.4% | Kent State (OH) | 5 | 0.4% | UTEP | 5 | 0.4% | 141. | Hardin-Simmons (TX) | 4 | 0.3% | 142. | Southwestern (TX) | 3 | 0.2% | Memphis Naval | 3 | 0.2% | Boston | 3 | 0.2% | Delaware | 3 | 0.2% | New York | 3 | 0.2% | Lafayette (PA) | 3 | 0.2% | Troy (AL) | 3 | 0.2% | Buffalo | 3 | 0.2% | 150. | Colgate (NY) | 2 | 0.2% | Camp Peary (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | Detroit | 2 | 0.2% | North Texas | 2 | 0.2% | San Diego Naval | 2 | 0.2% | Washington & Lee (VA) | 2 | 0.2% | Central Michigan | 2 | 0.2% | Western Kentucky | 2 | 0.2% | 158. | Arkansas-Monticello | 1 | 0.1% | Fort Pierce Naval (FL) | 1 | 0.1% | 3rd Air Force | 1 | 0.1% | Lehigh (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | Muhlenberg (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | St. Mary's Pre-Flight (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | Bucknell (PA) | 1 | 0.1% | Camp Grant (IL) | 1 | 0.1% | Catawba (NC) | 1 | 0.1% | Loyola Marymount (CA) | 1 | 0.1% | Richmond (VA) | 1 | 0.1% | Williams (MA) | 1 | 0.1% | James Madison (VA) | 1 | 0.1% |
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