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 October 4, 2026.
Rank Team Weeks First appearance Most recent appearance 1 Alabama 141 1961 2024 2 Ohio State 122 1942 2026 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 Georgia 54 1942 2024 Texas 54 1941 2026 11 Florida 41 1985 2009 12 LSU 38 1958 2019 13 Michigan 36 1947 2024 14 Michigan State 29 1951 1966 15 Army 27 1944 1958 16 Clemson 25 1981 2020 17 Penn State 21 1978 1997 Pittsburgh 21 1937 1982 19Minnesota 18 1936 1960 Tennessee 18 1939 1998 21 Oregon 16 2010 2024 22 Washington 15 1982 1992 23 Iowa 11 1960 1985 24 Auburn 9 1957 2010 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 Mississippi State 5 2014 2014 Northwestern 5 1936 1962 Ole Miss 5 1960 1964 Purdue 5 1968 1968 34 BYU 4 1984 1984 California 4 1937 1951 Cornell† 4 1940 1940 37 Virginia 3 1990 1990 38 Indiana 2 2025 2026 Missouri 2 1960 2007 SMU 2 1950 1950 TCU 2 1938 1938 42 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.
See also List of NCAA college football rankings Coaches' Poll College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS Mythical national championship
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