Most appearances at No. 1 all-time in AP Poll
Rankings and college football go together like peanut butter and jelly.
For over 80 years the AP Poll has ranked the top teams in college football as the original list began way back in October of 1936 as Minnesota was actually the first team to ever be ranked number-one.
In the 85 years of the poll, 44 different programs have been able to lay claim to being number-one at one point or another. Some have for literally years while others have just a time or two.
Here are the 44 teams that have laid claim to number-one in the eyes of the AP, sorted from least to most appearances in the top spot:
T-41. 1 Week
T-41: One week all-time at No. 1
Arkansas, Boston College, North Carolina, and Wisconsin
T-38. 2 Weeks
T-38: Two weeks at No. 1
Missouri, SMU, TCU
37: 3 weeks
37: Three weeks at No. 1
T-34: 4 Weeks
T-34: Four weeks at No. 1
BYU, California, Cornell (NY)
T-30: 5 weeks
T-30: Five weeks at No. 1
Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Northwestern, Purdue
29. 6 weeks
29: Six weeks at No. 1
T-25: 7 Weeks
T-25: Seven weeks at No. 1
Colorado, Syracuse, Texas A&M, UCLA
24. 8 Weeks
24: Eight weeks at No. 1
23: 9 Weeks
23: Nine weeks at No. 1
Auburn
22. 11 Weeks
22: 11 weeks at No. 1
T-20: 15 weeks
T-20: 15 weeks at No. 1
Georgia, Washington
T-18: 18 Weeks
T-18: 18 weeks at No. 1
Minnesota, Tennessee
T-16: 21 Weeks
T-16: 21 weeks at No. 1
Penn State, Pittsburgh
15. 25 Weeks
15: 25 weeks at No. 1
Clemson
14: 27 Weeks
14: 27 weeks at No. 1
Army
13: 29 Weeks
13: 29 weeks at No. 1
Michigan State
12: 34 Weeks
12: 34 weeks at No. 1
Michigan
11: 38 weeks
11: 38 weeks at No. 1
10: 41 Weeks
10: 41 weeks at No. 1
9: 45 Weeks
9: 45 weeks at No. 1
Texas
8: 68 Weeks
8: 68 weeks at No. 1
Miami (FL)
7: 70 Weeks
7: 70 weeks at No. 1
6: 72 Weeks
6: 72 weeks at No. 1
Florida State
5: 91 Weeks
5: 91 weeks at No. 1
USC
4: 98 Weeks
4: 98 weeks at No. 1
Notre Dame
3: 101 Weeks
3: 101 weeks at No. 1
2: 105 Weeks
2: 105 weeks at No. 1
Ohio State
1: 130 Weeks
1: 130 weeks at No. 1
