SMU AP Football Poll Summary
Dallas, TX - ACC
| Weeks... |
All |
Preseason |
Final |
| ...at #1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| ...at #2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| ...in Top 5 |
30 |
2 |
3 |
| ...in Top 10 |
75 |
4 |
6 |
| ...in Top 25 |
196 |
9 |
13 |
|
Ranked in 16% of 1259 polls
Appearance Streaks
Seasons Ranked
| Season |
App |
Pct |
Pre |
Final |
High |
Low* |
Avg* |
| 2025 |
2 |
22% |
16 |
TBD |
16 |
17 |
17 |
| 2024 |
11 |
65% |
NR |
12 |
8 |
25 |
15 |
| 2023 |
3 |
19% |
NR |
22 |
17 |
25 |
21 |
| 2021 |
5 |
31% |
NR |
NR |
19 |
24 |
22 |
| 2020 |
6 |
35% |
NR |
NR |
16 |
22 |
18 |
| 2019 |
8 |
47% |
NR |
NR |
15 |
24 |
20 |
| 1986 |
2 |
13% |
NR |
NR |
18 |
20 |
19 |
| 1985 |
8 |
47% |
3 |
NR |
3 |
20 |
8 |
| 1984 |
16 |
100% |
15 |
8 |
6 |
19 |
12 |
| 1983 |
16 |
100% |
19 |
12 |
6 |
19 |
11 |
| 1982 |
16 |
100% |
6 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
| 1981 |
12 |
80% |
NR |
5 |
5 |
20 |
10 |
| 1980 |
8 |
50% |
NR |
20 |
18 |
20 |
19 |
| 1979 |
3 |
20% |
NR |
NR |
18 |
20 |
19 |
| 1973 |
1 |
7% |
NR |
NR |
19 |
19 |
19 |
| 1972 |
1 |
7% |
NR |
NR |
18 |
18 |
18 |
| 1968 |
3 |
21% |
NR |
14 |
13 |
20 |
16 |
| 1966 |
2 |
15% |
NR |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| 1959 |
4 |
31% |
4 |
NR |
4 |
15 |
10 |
| 1958 |
8 |
67% |
17 |
18 |
15 |
20 |
18 |
| 1957 |
1 |
8% |
NR |
NR |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| 1956 |
3 |
25% |
NR |
NR |
5 |
19 |
12 |
| 1955 |
1 |
8% |
16 |
NR |
16 |
16 |
16 |
| 1954 |
3 |
25% |
NR |
NR |
11 |
19 |
16 |
| 1953 |
2 |
18% |
NR |
NR |
11 |
13 |
12 |
| 1951 |
1 |
9% |
NR |
NR |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| 1950 |
9 |
90% |
10 |
NR |
1 |
15 |
6 |
| 1949 |
7 |
78% |
N/A |
NR |
9 |
17 |
11 |
| 1948 |
9 |
100% |
N/A |
10 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
| 1947 |
8 |
80% |
N/A |
3 |
3 |
12 |
5 |
| 1941 |
1 |
13% |
N/A |
NR |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| 1940 |
7 |
88% |
N/A |
16 |
14 |
20 |
17 |
| 1939 |
5 |
56% |
N/A |
NR |
13 |
18 |
16 |
| 1936 |
4 |
57% |
N/A |
NR |
12 |
19 |
16 |
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* Does not include polls where the team was not ranked.
Ranked in 34 out of 90 seasons (38%)
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