Total Appearances in the College Football Playoff Rankings
| RK |
Team |
App* |
Avg RK |
High RK |
| 1. |
Alabama |
42 |
2.60 |
1 |
| |
Clemson |
42 |
5.31 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
42 |
5.69 |
1 |
| 4. |
Oklahoma |
40 |
8.68 |
2 |
| 5. |
LSU |
33 |
13.00 |
1 |
| 6. |
Notre Dame |
32 |
7.75 |
2 |
| 7. |
Georgia |
30 |
7.23 |
1 |
| |
Utah |
30 |
16.03 |
5 |
| 9. |
Oklahoma State |
29 |
16.59 |
6 |
| 10. |
Florida |
28 |
11.46 |
6 |
| |
Wisconsin |
28 |
11.93 |
4 |
| 12. |
Auburn |
27 |
11.96 |
2 |
| 13. |
USC |
26 |
17.00 |
8 |
| 14. |
Michigan |
25 |
9.72 |
3 |
| 15. |
Penn State |
24 |
10.13 |
4 |
| 16. |
Mississippi State |
22 |
13.77 |
1 |
| 17. |
Baylor |
20 |
9.70 |
5 |
| |
Oregon |
20 |
10.25 |
2 |
| |
Michigan State |
20 |
11.30 |
3 |
| |
Iowa |
20 |
14.15 |
4 |
| |
Northwestern |
20 |
18.10 |
8 |
| |
Boise State |
20 |
21.95 |
19 |
| 23. |
TCU |
19 |
9.58 |
3 |
| |
Florida State |
19 |
10.05 |
2 |
| 25. |
Washington |
18 |
11.61 |
4 |
| 26. |
Washington State |
17 |
16.35 |
8 |
| 27. |
Stanford |
15 |
14.93 |
6 |
| |
Iowa State |
15 |
17.33 |
6 |
| |
Memphis |
15 |
19.33 |
13 |
| 30. |
Texas A&M |
14 |
13.21 |
4 |
| |
West Virginia |
14 |
15.64 |
9 |
| 32. |
UCF |
12 |
12.67 |
8 |
| |
Mississippi |
12 |
13.00 |
4 |
| |
Cincinnati |
12 |
14.92 |
7 |
| |
North Carolina |
12 |
16.08 |
10 |
| |
Navy (MD) |
12 |
21.50 |
15 |
| 37. |
Miami (FL) |
11 |
9.55 |
2 |
| |
Louisville |
11 |
15.27 |
5 |
| |
Texas |
11 |
17.27 |
14 |
| 40. |
UCLA |
10 |
16.10 |
8 |
| |
Minnesota |
10 |
17.20 |
8 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
10 |
20.10 |
13 |
| |
NC State |
10 |
21.30 |
14 |
| 44. |
Kansas State |
9 |
12.56 |
7 |
| 45. |
Arizona |
8 |
13.75 |
7 |
| |
Colorado |
8 |
13.75 |
8 |
| |
Nebraska |
8 |
16.25 |
10 |
| 48. |
Arizona State |
7 |
12.43 |
6 |
| |
Missouri |
7 |
20.14 |
16 |
| |
Houston |
7 |
21.29 |
18 |
| 51. |
Kentucky |
6 |
13.50 |
9 |
| |
Georgia Tech |
6 |
17.17 |
11 |
| |
Syracuse |
6 |
17.33 |
12 |
| |
Western Michigan |
6 |
19.67 |
15 |
| |
Tennessee |
6 |
21.17 |
17 |
| |
Temple (PA) |
6 |
23.17 |
22 |
| 57. |
Indiana |
5 |
11.60 |
11 |
| |
Coastal Carolina (SC) |
5 |
15.00 |
12 |
| |
BYU |
5 |
15.60 |
13 |
| |
Appalachian State (NC) |
5 |
23.00 |
20 |
| |
Fresno State |
5 |
23.40 |
21 |
| |
Tulsa |
5 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 63. |
Louisiana |
4 |
20.50 |
19 |
| 64. |
Boston College |
3 |
19.67 |
17 |
| |
Marshall (WV) |
3 |
22.00 |
21 |
| |
Duke |
3 |
22.33 |
21 |
| |
Pittsburgh |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| |
Virginia |
3 |
24.00 |
23 |
| 69. |
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 |
| 73. |
Wake Forest (NC) |
1 |
19.00 |
19 |
| |
East Carolina |
1 |
23.00 |
23 |
| |
South Carolina |
1 |
24.00 |
24 |
| |
Arkansas |
1 |
25.00 |
25 |
|
* Out of 42 total rankings
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
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 20, 2020.
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