Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
| RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
| 1. |
Alabama |
72 |
4.39 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
72 |
4.58 |
1 |
| 3. |
Notre Dame |
61 |
9.64 |
2 |
| 4. |
Georgia |
60 |
5.15 |
1 |
| |
Clemson |
60 |
8.43 |
1 |
| 6. |
Oklahoma |
58 |
9.45 |
2 |
| 7. |
Oregon |
50 |
7.94 |
1 |
| |
Utah |
50 |
15.68 |
5 |
| 9. |
Michigan |
49 |
8.43 |
1 |
| 10. |
LSU |
47 |
13.02 |
1 |
| 11. |
Oklahoma State |
43 |
16.05 |
5 |
| 12. |
Penn State |
42 |
9.57 |
3 |
| 13. |
Mississippi |
40 |
11.53 |
4 |
| 14. |
USC |
39 |
15.54 |
4 |
| 15. |
Iowa |
35 |
16.03 |
4 |
| 16. |
Texas |
34 |
12.71 |
2 |
| 17. |
Wisconsin |
32 |
12.56 |
4 |
| 18. |
Florida State |
30 |
10.03 |
2 |
| |
Washington |
30 |
11.17 |
2 |
| |
Texas A&M |
30 |
12.70 |
3 |
| 21. |
Auburn |
29 |
12.17 |
2 |
| 22. |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
| |
Tennessee |
28 |
14.50 |
1 |
| 24. |
Baylor |
26 |
9.77 |
5 |
| |
Michigan State |
26 |
10.62 |
3 |
| |
Mississippi State |
26 |
15.04 |
1 |
| |
Boise State |
26 |
19.46 |
9 |
| 28. |
TCU |
25 |
8.28 |
3 |
| 29. |
Kansas State |
24 |
16.17 |
7 |
| |
NC State |
24 |
20.54 |
14 |
| 31. |
Miami (FL) |
23 |
10.30 |
2 |
| |
BYU |
23 |
13.30 |
6 |
| 33. |
Louisville |
22 |
15.55 |
5 |
| 34. |
Cincinnati |
21 |
13.38 |
4 |
| |
Missouri |
21 |
17.90 |
9 |
| 36. |
Iowa State |
20 |
17.55 |
6 |
| |
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
| 38. |
Washington State |
19 |
16.68 |
8 |
| |
North Carolina |
19 |
16.95 |
10 |
| 40. |
Tulane (LA) |
18 |
20.89 |
16 |
| 41. |
Indiana |
17 |
6.71 |
1 |
| |
UCF |
17 |
15.47 |
8 |
| |
UCLA |
17 |
16.06 |
8 |
| |
Memphis |
17 |
20.00 |
13 |
| 45. |
Arizona |
16 |
15.75 |
7 |
| 46. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
| 47. |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
| |
Colorado |
14 |
16.71 |
8 |
| |
Houston |
14 |
21.64 |
18 |
| 50. |
Arizona State |
13 |
15.08 |
6 |
| |
Pittsburgh |
13 |
20.46 |
12 |
| 52. |
Georgia Tech |
12 |
18.25 |
11 |
| |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
| 54. |
Oregon State |
11 |
17.27 |
11 |
| |
Minnesota |
11 |
17.45 |
8 |
| 56. |
SMU |
10 |
16.20 |
8 |
| |
Kentucky |
10 |
16.80 |
9 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
| 59. |
Syracuse |
9 |
18.56 |
12 |
| |
Virginia |
9 |
19.78 |
14 |
| 61. |
Wake Forest (NC) |
8 |
15.25 |
9 |
| |
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
| |
South Carolina |
8 |
18.13 |
14 |
| 64. |
Illinois |
7 |
21.00 |
16 |
| 65. |
Texas Tech |
6 |
5.67 |
4 |
| |
Vanderbilt |
6 |
14.33 |
14 |
| |
Western Michigan |
6 |
19.67 |
15 |
| |
Louisiana |
6 |
21.50 |
19 |
| |
San Diego State |
6 |
21.50 |
19 |
| |
Arkansas |
6 |
23.17 |
21 |
| |
Temple (PA) |
6 |
23.17 |
22 |
| |
Fresno State |
6 |
23.33 |
21 |
| 73. |
Coastal Carolina (SC) |
5 |
15.00 |
12 |
| |
Army (NY) |
5 |
22.80 |
19 |
| |
Appalachian State (NC) |
5 |
23.00 |
20 |
| |
Tulsa |
5 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 77. |
UNLV |
4 |
22.50 |
20 |
| |
UTSA |
4 |
23.00 |
22 |
| 79. |
Boston College |
3 |
19.67 |
17 |
| |
Kansas |
3 |
20.67 |
16 |
| |
Marshall (WV) |
3 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
Duke |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
Liberty (VA) |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 84. |
Utah State |
2 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
San Jose State (CA) |
2 |
23.00 |
22 |
| |
Toledo (OH) |
2 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
James Madison (VA) |
2 |
24.50 |
24 |
| |
North Texas |
2 |
24.50 |
24 |
| 89. |
Purdue |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
| |
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
| |
South Florida |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
Troy (AL) |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
Air Force |
1 |
25.00 |
25 |
|
* Out of 72 total rankings
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
2022 - Georgia
2021 - Georgia
2020 - Alabama
2019 - LSU
2018 - Clemson
2017 - Alabama
2016 - Clemson
2015 - Alabama
2014 - Ohio State
NOTES
- Ties go the lowest average rank, highest rank, then alphabetically.
- Updated through December 7, 2025.
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