Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
1. |
Alabama |
66 |
4.09 |
1 |
|
Ohio State |
66 |
4.89 |
1 |
3. |
Clemson |
60 |
8.43 |
1 |
4. |
Notre Dame |
55 |
9.64 |
2 |
5. |
Georgia |
54 |
5.28 |
1 |
6. |
Oklahoma |
52 |
9.48 |
2 |
7. |
LSU |
47 |
13.02 |
1 |
8. |
Oregon |
44 |
8.16 |
1 |
|
Utah |
44 |
15.98 |
5 |
10. |
Michigan |
43 |
7.07 |
1 |
|
Oklahoma State |
43 |
16.05 |
5 |
12. |
Penn State |
42 |
9.57 |
3 |
13. |
Mississippi |
34 |
12.44 |
4 |
14. |
USC |
33 |
15.33 |
4 |
15. |
Wisconsin |
32 |
12.56 |
4 |
16. |
Iowa |
31 |
15.29 |
4 |
17. |
Florida State |
30 |
10.03 |
2 |
18. |
Washington |
29 |
10.76 |
2 |
|
Auburn |
29 |
12.17 |
2 |
20. |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
|
Texas |
28 |
12.57 |
2 |
22. |
Baylor |
26 |
9.77 |
5 |
|
Michigan State |
26 |
10.62 |
3 |
|
Mississippi State |
26 |
15.04 |
1 |
|
Boise State |
26 |
19.46 |
9 |
26. |
TCU |
25 |
8.28 |
3 |
27. |
Tennessee |
24 |
13.29 |
1 |
|
Texas A&M |
24 |
14.79 |
4 |
|
Kansas State |
24 |
16.17 |
7 |
|
NC State |
24 |
20.54 |
14 |
31. |
Cincinnati |
20 |
12.80 |
4 |
|
Louisville |
20 |
15.35 |
5 |
|
Iowa State |
20 |
17.55 |
6 |
|
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
35. |
Washington State |
19 |
16.68 |
8 |
|
North Carolina |
19 |
16.95 |
10 |
|
Missouri |
19 |
17.47 |
9 |
38. |
Miami (FL) |
17 |
9.24 |
2 |
|
BYU |
17 |
14.24 |
6 |
|
UCF |
17 |
15.47 |
8 |
|
UCLA |
17 |
16.06 |
8 |
|
Memphis |
17 |
20.00 |
13 |
43. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
44. |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
|
Colorado |
14 |
16.71 |
8 |
|
Tulane (LA) |
14 |
20.57 |
16 |
47. |
Arizona |
13 |
14.77 |
7 |
48. |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
49. |
Indiana |
11 |
9.36 |
5 |
|
Arizona State |
11 |
13.73 |
6 |
|
Oregon State |
11 |
17.27 |
11 |
|
Minnesota |
11 |
17.45 |
8 |
|
Houston |
11 |
21.64 |
18 |
54. |
Kentucky |
10 |
16.80 |
9 |
|
Pittsburgh |
10 |
19.80 |
12 |
|
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
57. |
SMU |
9 |
15.67 |
8 |
|
Syracuse |
9 |
18.56 |
12 |
59. |
Wake Forest (NC) |
8 |
15.25 |
9 |
|
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
|
South Carolina |
8 |
18.13 |
14 |
62. |
Georgia Tech |
6 |
17.17 |
11 |
|
Western Michigan |
6 |
19.67 |
15 |
|
Illinois |
6 |
21.00 |
16 |
|
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 |
70. |
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 |
74. |
UNLV |
4 |
22.50 |
20 |
|
UTSA |
4 |
23.00 |
22 |
76. |
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 |
|
Virginia |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
82. |
Utah State |
2 |
22.00 |
21 |
|
San Jose State (CA) |
2 |
23.00 |
22 |
|
Toledo (OH) |
2 |
24.00 |
24 |
85. |
Purdue |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
|
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
|
Troy (AL) |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
|
Air Force |
1 |
25.00 |
25 |
|
* Out of 66 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 8, 2024.
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