Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
| RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
| 1. |
Alabama |
52 |
2.92 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
52 |
5.29 |
1 |
| 3. |
Clemson |
49 |
6.45 |
1 |
| 4. |
Oklahoma |
46 |
9.04 |
2 |
| 5. |
Notre Dame |
41 |
8.41 |
2 |
| 6. |
Georgia |
40 |
5.78 |
1 |
| 7. |
Utah |
39 |
16.05 |
5 |
| 8. |
LSU |
37 |
12.35 |
1 |
| |
Oklahoma State |
37 |
15.46 |
5 |
| 10. |
Michigan |
35 |
8.14 |
2 |
| 11. |
Wisconsin |
32 |
12.56 |
4 |
| 12. |
Oregon |
30 |
9.50 |
2 |
| |
USC |
30 |
15.73 |
6 |
| 14. |
Auburn |
29 |
12.17 |
2 |
| 15. |
Penn State |
28 |
10.50 |
4 |
| |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
| 17. |
Baylor |
26 |
9.77 |
5 |
| |
Michigan State |
26 |
10.62 |
3 |
| |
Iowa |
26 |
14.85 |
4 |
| 20. |
Mississippi State |
24 |
14.38 |
1 |
| 21. |
TCU |
23 |
8.74 |
3 |
| 22. |
Florida State |
22 |
11.32 |
2 |
| |
Mississippi |
22 |
12.73 |
4 |
| 24. |
Washington |
21 |
12.57 |
4 |
| 25. |
Cincinnati |
20 |
12.80 |
4 |
| |
Texas A&M |
20 |
14.55 |
4 |
| |
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
| |
Boise State |
20 |
21.95 |
19 |
| 29. |
NC State |
19 |
20.32 |
14 |
| 30. |
Washington State |
17 |
16.35 |
8 |
| 31. |
UCF |
16 |
15.06 |
8 |
| |
North Carolina |
16 |
15.94 |
10 |
| 33. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
| |
Iowa State |
15 |
17.33 |
6 |
| |
Memphis |
15 |
19.33 |
13 |
| 36. |
UCLA |
14 |
15.64 |
8 |
| |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
| |
Texas |
14 |
18.21 |
14 |
| 39. |
Kansas State |
13 |
13.23 |
7 |
| 40. |
Louisville |
12 |
16.08 |
5 |
| |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
| 42. |
Miami (FL) |
11 |
9.55 |
2 |
| |
BYU |
11 |
14.45 |
12 |
| |
Minnesota |
11 |
17.45 |
8 |
| |
Houston |
11 |
21.64 |
18 |
| 46. |
Tennessee |
10 |
14.80 |
1 |
| |
Kentucky |
10 |
16.80 |
9 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
| 49. |
Pittsburgh |
9 |
20.00 |
12 |
| 50. |
Arizona |
8 |
13.75 |
7 |
| |
Colorado |
8 |
13.75 |
8 |
| |
Wake Forest (NC) |
8 |
15.25 |
9 |
| |
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
| 54. |
Arizona State |
7 |
12.43 |
6 |
| |
Syracuse |
7 |
17.71 |
12 |
| |
Missouri |
7 |
20.14 |
16 |
| 57. |
Georgia Tech |
6 |
17.17 |
11 |
| |
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 |
| 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. |
Tulane (LA) |
4 |
19.00 |
17 |
| 69. |
Boston College |
3 |
19.67 |
17 |
| |
Marshall (WV) |
3 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
Duke |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
Oregon State |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
UTSA |
3 |
22.33 |
22 |
| |
Virginia |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 75. |
Illinois |
2 |
18.50 |
16 |
| |
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 |
| 80. |
Purdue |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
| |
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
| |
South Carolina |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
|
* Out of 52 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 November 20, 2022.
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