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Ohio State AP Football Poll Summary

Columbus, OH - Big Ten

Weeks... All Preseason Final
...at #1 116 8 6
...at #2 105 11 8
...in Top 5 458 34 31
...in Top 10 729 50 44
...in Top 25 1,010 72 64

Ranked in 80% of 1261 polls

Appearance Streaks

Seasons Ranked

Season App Pct Pre Final High Low* Avg*
2025 11 100% 3 TBD 1 3 1
2024 17 100% 2 1 1 7 3
2023 16 100% 3 10 2 10 4
2022 16 100% 2 4 2 5 3
2021 16 100% 4 6 2 11 6
2020 15 88% 2 2 2 6 4
2019 17 100% 5 3 2 6 4
2018 16 100% 5 3 2 11 6
2017 16 100% 2 5 2 11 7
2016 16 100% 6 6 2 6 3
2015 16 100% 1 4 1 8 2
2014 17 100% 5 1 1 23 12
2013 17 100% 2 12 2 12 4
2012 16 100% 18 3 3 18 9
2011 3 19% 18 NR 15 18 17
2010 16 100% 2 5 1 11 5
2009 16 100% 6 5 5 18 10
2008 17 100% 2 9 2 14 10
2007 16 100% 11 5 1 12 5
2006 16 100% 1 2 1 2 1
2005 16 100% 6 4 4 15 8
2004 10 63% 9 20 7 25 15
2003 17 100% 2 4 2 8 5
2002 18 100% 13 1 1 13 5
2001 9 53% 23 NR 21 25 23
2000 16 94% 16 NR 6 21 15
1999 12 71% 9 NR 9 25 17
1998 16 100% 1 2 1 7 2
1997 18 100% 9 12 4 12 8
1996 18 100% 9 2 2 10 5
1995 17 100% 12 6 2 12 6
1994 14 82% 20 14 13 24 19
1993 17 100% 17 11 3 18 9
1992 14 82% 19 18 12 22 18
1991 15 94% 23 NR 11 25 18
1990 10 63% 17 NR 15 25 19
1989 8 47% 25 24 20 25 22
1988 1 6% NR NR 18 18 18
1987 9 56% 4 NR 4 17 10
1986 9 60% 9 7 7 17 10
1985 17 100% 8 14 3 19 10
1984 16 100% 7 13 2 16 8
1983 16 100% 9 9 3 17 10
1982 8 50% 14 12 12 18 15
1981 10 67% 11 15 7 18 13
1980 16 100% 1 15 1 15 7
1979 14 93% NR 4 1 16 7
1978 10 67% 7 NR 6 20 15
1977 14 100% 5 11 3 11 6
1976 14 100% 4 6 2 12 8
1975 15 100% 4 4 1 4 2
1974 15 100% 2 4 1 4 2
1973 15 100% 2 2 1 4 2
1972 15 100% 3 9 3 9 5
1971 10 67% 11 NR 5 16 11
1970 15 100% 1 5 1 5 2
1969 14 100% 1 4 1 4 2
1968 14 100% 11 1 1 11 4
1965 1 8% 10 NR 10 10 10
1964 11 100% 5 9 1 9 5
1963 5 38% 10 NR 4 10 8
1962 5 42% 1 NR 1 10 4
1961 12 100% 2 2 2 8 4
1960 12 100% 16 8 3 20 9
1959 4 31% 7 NR 7 20 13
1958 12 100% 1 8 1 16 7
1957 8 67% 17 2 2 17 7
1956 12 100% 5 15 4 20 9
1955 10 83% 4 5 4 15 9
1954 11 92% 20 1 1 20 5
1953 5 45% 7 NR 3 17 10
1952 5 45% 20 17 14 20 16
1951 5 45% 3 NR 3 20 11
1950 9 90% 11 14 1 14 7
1949 8 89% N/A 6 5 18 10
1948 3 33% N/A NR 11 18 15
1946 3 33% N/A NR 12 14 13
1945 9 100% N/A 12 4 12 8
1944 9 100% N/A 2 2 8 4
1943 1 11% N/A NR 18 18 18
1942 8 100% N/A 1 1 10 4
1941 7 88% N/A 13 10 20 15
1940 1 13% N/A NR 15 15 15
1939 9 100% N/A 15 4 15 10
1938 1 13% N/A NR 20 20 20
1937 5 71% N/A 13 8 19 12
1936 1 14% N/A NR 18 18 18
* Does not include polls where the team was not ranked.

Ranked in 87 out of 90 seasons (97%)

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