This is a list of college football teams by the number of weeks they have been ranked number one in the AP Poll since its inception in 1936 through September 6, 2022. [1] [2]
Rank | Team | Weeks | First appearance | Most recent appearance |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | 140 | 1961 | 2022 |
2 | Ohio State | 105 | 1942 | 2015 |
3 | Oklahoma | 101 | 1950 | 2011 |
4 | Notre Dame | 98 | 1938 | 2012 |
5 | USC | 91 | 1939 | 2012 |
6 | Florida State | 72 | 1988 | 2014 |
7 | Nebraska | 70 | 1965 | 2000 |
8 | Miami (FL) | 68 | 1983 | 2002 |
9 | Texas | 45 | 1941 | 2008 |
10 | Florida | 41 | 1985 | 2009 |
11 | LSU | 38 | 1958 | 2019 |
12 | Michigan | 34 | 1947 | 1997 |
13 | Michigan State | 29 | 1951 | 1966 |
14 | Army | 27 | 1944 | 1958 |
15 | Clemson | 25 | 1981 | 2020 |
Georgia | 25 | 1942 | 2022 | |
17 | Penn State | 21 | 1978 | 1997 |
Pittsburgh | 21 | 1937 | 1982 | |
19 | Minnesota | 18 | 1936 | 1960 |
Tennessee | 18 | 1939 | 1998 | |
21 | Washington | 15 | 1982 | 1992 |
22 | Iowa | 11 | 1960 | 1985 |
23 | Auburn | 9 | 1957 | 2010 |
24 | Oregon | 8 | 2010 | 2012 |
25 | Colorado | 7 | 1989 | 1990 |
Syracuse | 7 | 1959 | 1960 | |
Texas A&M | 7 | 1939 | 1957 | |
UCLA | 7 | 1954 | 1988 | |
29 | Maryland | 6 | 1953 | 1955 |
30 | Ole Miss | 5 | 1960 | 1964 |
Mississippi State | 5 | 2014 | 2014 | |
Northwestern | 5 | 1936 | 1962 | |
Purdue | 5 | 1968 | 1968 | |
34 | BYU | 4 | 1984 | 1984 |
California | 4 | 1937 | 1951 | |
Cornell† | 4 | 1940 | 1940 | |
37 | Virginia | 3 | 1990 | 1990 |
38 | Missouri | 2 | 1960 | 2007 |
SMU | 2 | 1950 | 1950 | |
TCU | 2 | 1938 | 1938 | |
41 | Arkansas | 1 | 1965 | 1965 |
Boston College | 1 | 1942 | 1942 | |
North Carolina | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | |
Wisconsin | 1 | 1952 | 1952 |
† No longer a FBS school.
Bold: team ranked number one in most recent poll.
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