Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
| RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
| 1. |
Alabama |
48 |
2.54 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
48 |
5.56 |
1 |
| 3. |
Oklahoma |
46 |
9.04 |
2 |
| 4. |
Clemson |
45 |
6.33 |
1 |
| 5. |
Notre Dame |
38 |
7.68 |
2 |
| 6. |
Georgia |
36 |
6.25 |
1 |
| 7. |
Oklahoma State |
35 |
15.20 |
5 |
| |
Utah |
35 |
16.43 |
5 |
| 9. |
LSU |
33 |
13.00 |
1 |
| 10. |
Wisconsin |
32 |
12.56 |
4 |
| 11. |
Michigan |
31 |
8.74 |
2 |
| 12. |
Auburn |
29 |
12.17 |
2 |
| 13. |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
| 14. |
Oregon |
26 |
9.62 |
2 |
| |
Baylor |
26 |
9.77 |
5 |
| |
Michigan State |
26 |
10.62 |
3 |
| |
Iowa |
26 |
14.85 |
4 |
| |
USC |
26 |
17.00 |
8 |
| 19. |
Penn State |
24 |
10.13 |
4 |
| |
Mississippi State |
24 |
14.38 |
1 |
| 21. |
Texas A&M |
20 |
14.55 |
4 |
| |
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
| |
Boise State |
20 |
21.95 |
19 |
| 24. |
TCU |
19 |
9.58 |
3 |
| |
Florida State |
19 |
10.05 |
2 |
| 26. |
Cincinnati |
18 |
11.50 |
4 |
| |
Washington |
18 |
11.61 |
4 |
| |
Mississippi |
18 |
12.44 |
4 |
| 29. |
Washington State |
17 |
16.35 |
8 |
| 30. |
NC State |
16 |
20.25 |
14 |
| 31. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
| |
Iowa State |
15 |
17.33 |
6 |
| |
Memphis |
15 |
19.33 |
13 |
| 34. |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
| 35. |
UCF |
12 |
12.67 |
8 |
| |
North Carolina |
12 |
16.08 |
10 |
| |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
| 38. |
Miami (FL) |
11 |
9.55 |
2 |
| |
BYU |
11 |
14.45 |
12 |
| |
Louisville |
11 |
15.27 |
5 |
| |
Texas |
11 |
17.27 |
14 |
| |
Minnesota |
11 |
17.45 |
8 |
| |
Houston |
11 |
21.64 |
18 |
| 44. |
UCLA |
10 |
16.10 |
8 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
| 46. |
Kansas State |
9 |
12.56 |
7 |
| |
Kentucky |
9 |
16.00 |
9 |
| |
Pittsburgh |
9 |
20.00 |
12 |
| 49. |
Arizona |
8 |
13.75 |
7 |
| |
Colorado |
8 |
13.75 |
8 |
| |
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
| 52. |
Arizona State |
7 |
12.43 |
6 |
| |
Wake Forest (NC) |
7 |
14.43 |
9 |
| |
Missouri |
7 |
20.14 |
16 |
| 55. |
Georgia Tech |
6 |
17.17 |
11 |
| |
Syracuse |
6 |
17.33 |
12 |
| |
Western Michigan |
6 |
19.67 |
15 |
| |
Tennessee |
6 |
21.17 |
17 |
| |
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 |
| 64. |
Indiana |
5 |
11.60 |
11 |
| |
Coastal Carolina (SC) |
5 |
15.00 |
12 |
| |
Appalachian State (NC) |
5 |
23.00 |
20 |
| |
Tulsa |
5 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 68. |
Boston College |
3 |
19.67 |
17 |
| |
Marshall (WV) |
3 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
Duke |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
UTSA |
3 |
22.33 |
22 |
| |
Virginia |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 73. |
Utah State |
2 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
San Jose State (CA) |
2 |
23.00 |
22 |
| |
Toledo (OH) |
2 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
SMU |
2 |
25.00 |
25 |
| 77. |
Purdue |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
| |
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
| |
South Carolina |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
|
* Out of 48 total rankings
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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 5, 2021.
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