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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1936 to 1990

686 total polls

  Team APP PCT
1. Notre Dame 519 75.7%
2. Michigan 489 71.3%
3. USC 481 70.1%
4. Oklahoma 479 69.8%
5. Ohio State 477 69.5%
6. Alabama 450 65.6%
7. Texas 440 64.1%
8. Nebraska 415 60.5%
9. UCLA 363 52.9%
10. Penn State 353 51.5%
11. Arkansas 319 46.5%
12. Tennessee 313 45.6%
13. Auburn 302 44.0%
14. LSU 300 43.7%
15. Georgia 258 37.6%
16. Pittsburgh 243 35.4%
17. Michigan State 234 34.1%
18. Washington 228 33.2%
19. Florida 210 30.6%
20. Mississippi 201 29.3%
21. Miami (FL) 199 29.0%
  Texas A&M 199 29.0%
  Clemson 199 29.0%
24. Florida State 184 26.8%
25. Georgia Tech 177 25.8%
26. Iowa 170 24.8%
27. SMU 161 23.5%
  Arizona State 161 23.5%
29. Purdue 156 22.7%
30. Maryland 153 22.3%
31. Duke 151 22.0%
32. Missouri 148 21.6%
  Houston 148 21.6%
34. Colorado 141 20.6%
35. North Carolina 139 20.3%
36. Illinois 138 20.1%
37. Army (NY) 135 19.7%
38. Stanford 128 18.7%
39. Minnesota 126 18.4%
40. West Virginia 125 18.2%
41. BYU 122 17.8%
42. Navy (MD) 121 17.6%
43. Wisconsin 117 17.1%
44. Baylor 115 16.8%
45. California 103 15.0%
46. Northwestern 98 14.3%
47. Syracuse 93 13.6%
48. Penn 89 13.0%
  Oklahoma State 89 13.0%
50. NC State 75 10.9%
  Mississippi State 75 10.9%
52. TCU 74 10.8%
53. Texas Tech 73 10.6%
54. South Carolina 71 10.3%
55. Kentucky 70 10.2%
56. Rice (TX) 69 10.1%
57. Arizona 64 9.3%
58. Kansas 57 8.3%
59. Air Force 56 8.2%
60. Boston College 53 7.7%
61. Virginia 48 7.0%
  Tulane (LA) 48 7.0%
63. Cornell (NY) 47 6.9%
  Washington State 47 6.9%
65. Oregon State 46 6.7%
  Indiana 46 6.7%
67. Santa Clara (CA) 43 6.3%
68. Wyoming 41 6.0%
69. Fordham (NY) 40 5.8%
  Oregon 40 5.8%
71. Holy Cross (MA) 39 5.7%
72. Dartmouth (NH) 37 5.4%
73. Miami (OH) 36 5.2%
74. Tulsa 34 5.0%
75. Yale (CT) 30 4.4%
76. Princeton (NJ) 29 4.2%
77. Iowa State 28 4.1%
78. Villanova (PA) 25 3.6%
  Vanderbilt 25 3.6%
80. Toledo (OH) 24 3.5%
81. Wake Forest (NC) 21 3.1%
82. Duquesne (PA) 20 2.9%
83. Iowa Pre-Flight 18 2.6%
84. William & Mary (VA) 16 2.3%
  Columbia (NY) 16 2.3%
86. March Field/4th AF (CA) 15 2.2%
87. Pacific (CA) 14 2.0%
  Southern Miss 14 2.0%
89. St. Mary's (CA) 13 1.9%
  Great Lakes Naval (IL) 13 1.9%
  Virginia Tech 13 1.9%
92. Bainbridge Naval (MD) 12 1.7%
93. Georgetown (DC) 11 1.6%
  San Diego State 11 1.6%
  Louisville 11 1.6%
96. Randolph Field (TX) 10 1.5%
97. Carnegie Mellon (PA) 9 1.3%
  Del Monte Pre-Flight (CA) 9 1.3%
  Rutgers (NJ) 9 1.3%
100. San Francisco 8 1.2%
  Temple (PA) 8 1.2%
102. North Carolina Pre-Flight 7 1.0%
  Marquette (WI) 7 1.0%
  George Washington (DC) 7 1.0%
  Ohio 7 1.0%
  Fresno State 7 1.0%
107. Nevada 6 0.9%
  Kansas State 6 0.9%
  New Mexico State 6 0.9%
  2nd Air Force 6 0.9%
  Hawaii 6 0.9%
112. Norman Pre-Flight (OK) 5 0.7%
  El Toro Marines (CA) 5 0.7%
  Cincinnati 5 0.7%
  Colorado College 5 0.7%
  VMI 5 0.7%
  Harvard (MA) 5 0.7%
  East Carolina 5 0.7%
119. Hardin-Simmons (TX) 4 0.6%
120. Southwestern (TX) 3 0.4%
  Memphis Naval 3 0.4%
  Utah State 3 0.4%
  Boston 3 0.4%
  Delaware 3 0.4%
  New York 3 0.4%
  Lafayette (PA) 3 0.4%
  San Jose State (CA) 3 0.4%
  Bowling Green (OH) 3 0.4%
129. Colgate (NY) 2 0.3%
  Louisiana 2 0.3%
  Camp Peary (VA) 2 0.3%
  Detroit 2 0.3%
  North Texas 2 0.3%
  San Diego Naval 2 0.3%
  Washington & Lee (VA) 2 0.3%
136. Arkansas-Monticello 1 0.1%
  Fort Pierce Naval (FL) 1 0.1%
  Utah 1 0.1%
  3rd Air Force 1 0.1%
  Kent State (OH) 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%

Notes

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