Total Appearances in the NFCA Poll
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Oklahoma |
458 |
100.0% |
7.3 |
1 |
| 2. |
UCLA |
446 |
97.4% |
5.8 |
1 |
| 3. |
Arizona |
443 |
96.7% |
7.5 |
1 |
| 4. |
Washington |
441 |
96.3% |
8.8 |
1 |
| 5. |
Michigan |
404 |
88.2% |
10.8 |
1 |
| 6. |
LSU |
395 |
86.2% |
11.6 |
1 |
| 7. |
Alabama |
392 |
85.6% |
7.9 |
1 |
| 8. |
Louisiana |
375 |
81.9% |
14.8 |
4 |
| 9. |
Arizona State |
368 |
80.3% |
11.1 |
1 |
| 10. |
Florida State |
349 |
76.2% |
11.8 |
1 |
| 11. |
Georgia |
342 |
74.7% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 12. |
Florida |
335 |
73.1% |
7.5 |
1 |
| |
Tennessee |
335 |
73.1% |
9.4 |
1 |
| 14. |
Texas A&M |
324 |
70.7% |
15.1 |
1 |
| 15. |
Oregon |
315 |
68.8% |
12.9 |
1 |
| 16. |
California |
304 |
66.4% |
11.3 |
1 |
| 17. |
Stanford |
296 |
64.6% |
10.9 |
2 |
| 18. |
Texas |
275 |
60.0% |
9.5 |
1 |
| 19. |
Missouri |
253 |
55.2% |
14.8 |
3 |
| 20. |
Baylor |
245 |
53.5% |
17.4 |
4 |
| 21. |
Oklahoma State |
213 |
46.5% |
13.6 |
2 |
| 22. |
Nebraska |
205 |
44.8% |
15.2 |
3 |
| 23. |
Fresno State |
203 |
44.3% |
12.8 |
1 |
| 24. |
Auburn |
191 |
41.7% |
16.1 |
2 |
| |
Kentucky |
191 |
41.7% |
16.4 |
5 |
| 26. |
South Carolina |
184 |
40.2% |
15.5 |
2 |
| 27. |
Minnesota |
154 |
33.6% |
17.0 |
1 |
| 28. |
Oregon State |
145 |
31.7% |
15.2 |
5 |
| 29. |
Northwestern |
133 |
29.0% |
15.1 |
2 |
| 30. |
DePaul |
129 |
28.2% |
16.7 |
3 |
| 31. |
Arkansas |
120 |
26.2% |
14.1 |
4 |
| 32. |
Notre Dame |
117 |
25.5% |
20.7 |
8 |
| 33. |
Virginia Tech |
116 |
25.3% |
16.0 |
2 |
| 34. |
Iowa |
115 |
25.1% |
16.4 |
3 |
| 35. |
Hawaii |
114 |
24.9% |
17.0 |
7 |
| |
USF |
114 |
24.9% |
17.9 |
5 |
| 37. |
Cal State Fullerton |
89 |
19.4% |
10.2 |
3 |
| 38. |
Long Beach State |
85 |
18.6% |
17.6 |
6 |
| 39. |
Duke |
81 |
17.7% |
13.1 |
2 |
| 40. |
Mississippi State |
80 |
17.5% |
20.8 |
15 |
| 41. |
Ohio State |
77 |
16.8% |
19.7 |
11 |
| 42. |
James Madison |
75 |
16.4% |
16.5 |
4 |
| 43. |
Massachusetts |
74 |
16.2% |
21.2 |
8 |
| 44. |
Louisville |
71 |
15.5% |
16.7 |
8 |
| 45. |
Georgia Tech |
70 |
15.3% |
18.5 |
7 |
| |
North Carolina |
70 |
15.3% |
20.4 |
12 |
| 47. |
Clemson |
68 |
14.8% |
14.0 |
4 |
| 48. |
Texas Tech |
59 |
12.9% |
17.2 |
2 |
| 49. |
Cal State Northridge |
54 |
11.8% |
14.9 |
4 |
| |
Illinois-Chicago |
54 |
11.8% |
19.3 |
10 |
| 51. |
UCF |
53 |
11.6% |
20.2 |
13 |
| 52. |
Utah |
48 |
10.5% |
18.3 |
8 |
| |
Pacific |
48 |
10.5% |
19.5 |
10 |
| 54. |
Florida Atlantic |
44 |
9.6% |
19.4 |
9 |
| 55. |
Mississippi |
43 |
9.4% |
18.6 |
8 |
| |
South Alabama |
43 |
9.4% |
20.2 |
11 |
| 57. |
Tulsa |
36 |
7.9% |
21.0 |
17 |
| 58. |
Cal Poly |
32 |
7.0% |
17.9 |
7 |
| |
Southern Illinois |
32 |
7.0% |
21.8 |
18 |
| 60. |
Texas State |
29 |
6.3% |
22.3 |
16 |
| 61. |
UNLV |
28 |
6.1% |
8.6 |
3 |
| |
Kansas |
28 |
6.1% |
21.6 |
9 |
| 63. |
Southern Mississippi |
27 |
5.9% |
12.3 |
4 |
| 64. |
Houston |
24 |
5.2% |
14.5 |
9 |
| |
Wisconsin |
24 |
5.2% |
23.6 |
21 |
| 66. |
San Diego State |
22 |
4.8% |
22.8 |
19 |
| 67. |
Illinois |
21 |
4.6% |
20.8 |
17 |
| |
Wichita State |
21 |
4.6% |
22.7 |
18 |
| 69. |
Sacramento State |
20 |
4.4% |
16.0 |
7 |
| 70. |
Michigan State |
18 |
3.9% |
16.6 |
8 |
| |
BYU |
18 |
3.9% |
21.5 |
15 |
| 72. |
Indiana |
17 |
3.7% |
20.1 |
16 |
| 73. |
Colorado State |
15 |
3.3% |
16.9 |
8 |
| |
New Mexico |
15 |
3.3% |
21.5 |
20 |
| 75. |
Princeton |
14 |
3.1% |
21.1 |
13 |
| |
Boston |
14 |
3.1% |
23.6 |
22 |
| 77. |
Nicholls State |
13 |
2.8% |
19.5 |
16 |
| |
Illinois State |
13 |
2.8% |
21.8 |
19 |
| 79. |
Louisiana Tech |
12 |
2.6% |
20.9 |
18 |
| |
Hofstra |
12 |
2.6% |
22.7 |
16 |
| 81. |
NC State |
11 |
2.4% |
23.5 |
19 |
| 82. |
Louisiana-Monroe |
10 |
2.2% |
20.4 |
17 |
| |
Maryland |
10 |
2.2% |
21.9 |
12 |
| 84. |
Nevada |
9 |
2.0% |
20.0 |
17 |
| |
USC Upstate |
9 |
2.0% |
23.7 |
21 |
| |
Virginia |
9 |
2.0% |
24.8 |
24 |
| 87. |
Liberty |
6 |
1.3% |
22.8 |
17 |
| 88. |
Creighton |
5 |
1.1% |
22.6 |
19 |
| |
Central Arkansas |
5 |
1.1% |
23.4 |
22 |
| 90. |
UAB |
4 |
0.9% |
21.8 |
16 |
| |
Central Michigan |
4 |
0.9% |
22.5 |
20 |
| |
Florida International |
4 |
0.9% |
22.8 |
20 |
| |
Grand Canyon |
4 |
0.9% |
23.8 |
23 |
| |
Marshall |
4 |
0.9% |
23.8 |
23 |
| |
East Carolina |
4 |
0.9% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
North Dakota State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.0 |
21 |
| |
New Mexico State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.3 |
23 |
| |
Syracuse |
4 |
0.9% |
24.3 |
23 |
| |
Iowa State |
4 |
0.9% |
24.5 |
23 |
| 100. |
Pittsburgh |
3 |
0.7% |
21.3 |
19 |
| |
McNeese State |
3 |
0.7% |
24.0 |
23 |
| 102. |
Connecticut |
2 |
0.4% |
24.5 |
24 |
| |
Drake |
2 |
0.4% |
25.0 |
25 |
| 104. |
Bethune-Cookman |
1 |
0.2% |
18.0 |
18 |
| |
Boise State |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Jacksonville State |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Miami (OH) |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Charlotte |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Missouri State |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Texas-San Antonio |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 458 total polls since 1995
NOTES
- Updated through January 27, 2026.
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