Updated Pac-12 AP CFP Poll Appearances by Season

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The Associated Press (AP) Football Poll has run continuously since 1936. Up to 1960, the poll ranked only 20 teams. From 1961 to 1967, it was reduced to just the Top 10.

The Poll returned to ranking the Top 20 teams in 1968, retaining that format through 1988. In 1989, it was expanded to the Top 25, and has not altered its count since.

Initially, AP did not conduct a preseason poll, adding it in 1950.

Through 1968, with the exception of the 1965 poll, AP crowned its national football champion after the regular season, before the bowl games were played.

That changed in 1964, when the regular-season AP champ, Alabama, lost the Orange Bowl to Texas. Consequently, the news organization made plans to hold its poll after the bowl season, beginning in 1967, for the purpose of awarding its national title.

Below you will find tables for each Pac-12 football program, including:

The years in which they have appeared in the AP Poll
The number of appearances for each season
The percentage of the season in which they were ranked
Their high and low rankings for each year
Their preseason and final rankings, if any

Below the table, you’ll also find the total number of polls in which each program has appeared in its history. USC leads the way in that category, having missed just five of the 86 polls all-time.

Arizona

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2017	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2015	4	25%	22	16	22	NR
2014	11	65%	NR	8	21	19
2012	3	19%	NR	22	24	NR
2010	11	69%	NR	9	24	NR
2009	4	25%	NR	18	23	NR
2000	3	18%	NR	21	24	NR
1999	4	24%	4	4	19	NR
1998	16	100%	24	4	24	4
1995	5	29%	19	17	25	NR
1994	17	100%	7	6	20	20
1993	17	100%	14	7	19	10
1992	8	47%	NR	9	23	NR
1990	7	44%	NR	16	25	NR
1989	9	53%	18	15	25	25
1986	13	87%	NR	10	17	11
1983	8	50%	14	3	19	NR
1975	15	100%	16	11	18	18
1974	9	60%	17	9	19	NR
1973	2	13%	NR	19	19	NR
1968	1	7%	NR	19	19	NR

*Arizona has been ranked in 21 out of 86 seasons.

Arizona State

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	5	31%	25	18	25	NR
2019	5	29%	NR	17	24	NR
2018	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2015	1	6%	15	15	15	NR
2014	16	94%	19	7	20	12
2013	10	59%	NR	11	25	20
2011	7	44%	NR	18	25	NR
2008	3	18%	15	15	15	NR
2007	12	75%	NR	6	23	16
2006	4	25%	24	22	25	NR
2005	6	38%	20	14	20	NR
2004	13	81%	NR	15	23	19
2003	4	24%	22	16	22	NR
2002	3	17%	NR	16	25	NR
1999	4	24%	25	22	25	NR
1998	2	13%	8	8	14	NR
1997	13	72%	NR	12	25	14
1996	18	100%	20	2	20	4
1993	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
1991	2	13%	NR	24	25	NR
1990	3	19%	NR	21	25	NR
1987	7	44%	14	12	20	20
1986	13	87%	NR	4	18	4
1984	2	13%	13	12	13	NR
1983	4	25%	NR	13	20	NR
1982	16	100%	19	3	19	6
1981	13	87%	20	9	20	16
1980	1	6%	NR	20	20	NR
1979	1	7%	18	18	18	NR
1978	2	13%	NR	12	14	NR
1977	8	57%	17	12	20	18
1976	2	14%	3	3	18	NR
1975	13	87%	NR	2	18	2
1974	10	67%	15	7	18	NR
1973	15	100%	14	8	14	9
1972	12	80%	12	10	19	13
1971	15	100%	14	8	16	8
1970	14	93%	19	6	20	6
1969	1	7%	NR	18	18	NR
1968	5	36%	17	14	20	NR
1960	1	8%	NR	18	18	NR
1957	3	25%	NR	11	17	12

*Arizona State has been ranked in 42 out of 86 seasons.

California

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2019	2	12%	NR	15	23	NR
2018	1	6%	NR	24	24	NR
2015	4	25%	NR	20	24	NR
2009	8	50%	12	6	24	NR
2008	3	18%	NR	21	25	NR
2007	10	63%	12	2	24	NR
2006	16	100%	9	8	22	14
2005	11	69%	19	10	25	25
2004	16	100%	12	4	12	9
2002	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
1996	2	11%	NR	19	21	NR
1993	6	35%	NR	16	25	25
1992	4	24%	20	17	24	NR
1991	13	81%	NR	6	24	8
1977	5	36%	NR	14	20	NR
1976	1	7%	15	15	15	NR
1975	6	40%	NR	11	18	14
1974	4	27%	NR	18	20	NR
1968	7	50%	NR	8	18	NR
1958	3	25%	NR	16	19	16
1954	3	25%	12	12	18	NR
1953	2	18%	14	14	16	NR
1952	6	55%	8	3	11	NR
1951	11	100%	5	1	19	12
1950	10	100%	14	4	14	5
1949	9	100%	NA	2	10	3
1948	9	100%	NA	4	9	4
1947	10	100%	NA	4	15	15
1944	1	11%	NA	12	12	NR
1943	1	11%	NA	20	20	NR
1938	8	100%	NA	3	14	14
1937	7	100%	NA	1	2	2

*Cal has been ranked in 32 out of 86 seasons.

Colorado

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2020	1	6%	NR	21	21	NR
2018	2	13%	NR	19	21	NR
2016	9	56%	NR	9	23	17
2005	3	19%	NR	22	25	NR
2003	2	12%	NR	17	24	NR
2002	14	78%	7	7	23	20
2001	11	65%	NR	3	25	9
2000	2	12%	24	23	24	NR
1999	2	12%	15	14	15	NR
1998	8	50%	NR	14	24	NR
1997	8	44%	8	8	24	NR
1996	18	100%	5	5	12	8
1995	17	100%	13	4	14	5
1994	17	100%	8	2	8	3
1993	17	100%	11	7	23	16
1992	17	100%	12	7	16	13
1991	16	100%	13	12	25	20
1990	16	100%	5	1	20	1
1989	17	100%	14	1	14	4
1988	1	6%	NR	19	19	NR
1978	4	27%	NR	13	19	NR
1977	8	57%	12	3	15	NR
1976	7	50%	NR	12	19	16
1975	11	73%	NR	9	19	16
1973	7	47%	11	10	19	NR
1972	15	100%	2	2	16	16
1971	14	93%	NR	3	13	3
1970	6	40%	NR	8	19	NR
1969	2	14%	NR	16	18	16
1967	8	67%	10	3	10	NR
1961	8	67%	NR	6	10	7
1960	1	8%	NR	18	18	NR
1958	3	25%	NR	9	19	NR
1957	1	8%	NR	18	18	NR
1956	4	33%	NR	18	20	20
1955	2	17%	NR	14	20	NR
1954	2	17%	NR	11	17	NR
1937	4	57%	NA	16	17	17

*Colorado has been ranked in 38 out of 86 seasons.

Oregon

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	16	100%	11	3	22	22
2020	12	71%	9	9	25	NR
2019	17	100%	11	5	16	5
2018	9	56%	24	12	24	NR
2017	1	6%	NR	24	24	NR
2016	3	19%	24	22	24	NR
2015	9	56%	7	7	23	19
2014	17	100%	3	2	12	2
2013	17	100%	3	2	12	9
2012	16	100%	5	1	6	2
2011	16	100%	3	3	13	4
2010	16	100%	11	1	11	3
2009	13	81%	16	7	16	11
2008	11	65%	21	10	24	10
2007	13	81%	NR	2	23	23
2006	11	69%	21	11	25	NR
2005	12	75%	NR	6	25	12
2004	2	13%	23	23	24	NR
2003	3	18%	NR	10	22	NR
2002	13	72%	15	6	23	NR
2001	17	100%	7	2	11	2
2000	12	71%	NR	5	20	7
1999	2	12%	NR	19	25	19
1998	14	88%	NR	11	24	NR
1996	1	6%	NR	25	25	NR
1995	15	88%	NR	10	24	18
1994	7	41%	NR	11	21	11
1990	5	31%	NR	19	25	NR
1989	2	12%	NR	22	23	NR
1988	3	18%	NR	18	20	NR
1987	1	6%	NR	16	16	NR
1970	2	13%	NR	16	19	NR
1964	2	18%	NR	7	10	NR
1960	1	8%	NR	19	19	NR
1959	5	38%	NR	11	16	NR
1958	2	17%	NR	14	15	NR
1957	5	42%	NR	13	18	NR
1956	1	8%	NR	18	18	NR
1954	2	17%	18	16	18	NR
1948	6	67%	NA	9	16	9
1946	1	11%	NA	19	19	NR
1941	1	13%	NA	16	16	NR
1939	1	11%	NA	11	11	NR

*Oregon has been ranked in 43 out of 86 seasons.

Oregon State

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2013	1	6%	25	25	25	NR
2012	12	75%	NR	7	20	20
2010	4	25%	24	24	25	NR
2009	4	25%	NR	13	20	NR
2008	6	35%	NR	17	25	18
2007	1	6%	NR	25	25	25
2006	2	13%	NR	21	24	21
2003	2	12%	NR	22	24	NR
2002	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2001	5	29%	11	10	22	NR
2000	11	65%	NR	4	23	4
1968	10	71%	6	6	20	15
1967	3	25%	NR	7	8	7
1964	3	27%	NR	8	8	8
1960	4	33%	NR	10	18	NR
1958	1	8%	12	12	12	NR
1957	6	50%	13	7	19	NR
1956	6	50%	NR	10	17	10
1955	1	8%	NR	19	19	NR
1951	2	18%	NR	15	18	NR
1941	5	63%	NA	12	18	12
1940	2	25%	NA	18	19	NR
1939	3	33%	NA	11	19	NR

*Oregon State has been ranked in 23 out of 86 seasons.

Stanford

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2019	2	12%	25	23	25	NR
2018	7	44%	13	7	24	NR
2017	12	75%	14	14	23	20
2016	9	56%	8	7	17	12
2015	14	88%	21	3	21	3
2014	8	47%	11	11	25	NR
2013	17	100%	4	4	13	11
2012	16	100%	21	7	25	7
2011	16	100%	7	3	8	7
2010	15	94%	NR	4	25	4
2009	4	25%	NR	14	25	NR
2001	11	65%	NR	10	23	16
1999	2	12%	NR	22	22	NR
1997	9	50%	18	16	25	NR
1995	4	24%	NR	16	23	NR
1994	2	12%	NR	24	25	NR
1993	5	29%	15	15	23	NR
1992	17	100%	17	8	21	9
1991	5	31%	NR	17	22	22
1986	5	33%	NR	16	20	NR
1981	2	13%	18	18	19	NR
1980	6	38%	15	11	20	NR
1979	1	7%	13	13	13	NR
1978	4	27%	NR	17	20	17
1977	1	7%	NR	15	15	15
1975	2	13%	20	18	20	NR
1974	2	13%	NR	19	20	NR
1972	7	47%	20	13	20	NR
1971	15	100%	19	10	19	10
1970	15	100%	10	3	13	8
1969	13	93%	16	13	19	19
1968	2	14%	NR	14	18	NR
1957	2	17%	NR	16	17	NR
1956	4	33%	14	10	20	NR
1955	4	33%	NR	16	20	16
1954	1	8%	NR	17	17	NR
1953	7	64%	NR	11	20	19
1952	2	18%	13	13	13	NR
1951	9	82%	NR	3	19	7
1950	4	40%	7	6	8	NR
1949	3	33%	NA	12	17	NR
1946	1	11%	NA	17	17	NR
1942	2	25%	NA	12	12	12
1941	5	63%	NA	6	19	NR
1940	8	100%	NA	2	10	2
1937	1	14%	NA	13	13	NR

*Stanford has been ranked in 46 out of 86.

UCLA

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	4	25%	NR	13	24	NR
2017	1	6%	NR	16	25	NR
2016	1	6%	16	16	16	NR
2015	11	69%	13	7	24	NR
2014	16	94%	7	7	25	10
2013	17	100%	21	9	22	16
2012	9	56%	NR	15	25	NR
2008	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2007	3	19%	14	11	14	NR
2005	13	81%	NR	7	25	16
2002	3	17%	NR	20	25	NR
2001	12	71%	17	4	20	NR
2000	7	41%	NR	6	23	NR
1999	5	29%	16	14	21	NR
1998	16	100%	7	2	8	8
1997	14	78%	NR	5	24	5
1995	7	41%	16	12	24	NR
1994	5	29%	14	13	18	NR
1993	11	65%	NR	10	25	18
1992	7	41%	18	11	19	NR
1991	10	63%	24	19	25	19
1990	2	13%	19	19	19	NR
1989	6	35%	9	6	25	NR
1988	17	100%	5	1	9	6
1987	16	100%	3	3	13	9
1986	14	93%	4	4	19	14
1985	15	88%	20	7	20	7
1984	10	63%	5	4	19	9
1983	2	13%	20	17	20	17
1982	16	100%	20	5	20	5
1981	10	67%	13	6	19	NR
1980	13	81%	NR	2	18	13
1979	2	13%	NR	17	20	NR
1978	15	100%	12	8	18	14
1977	5	36%	11	11	20	NR
1976	14	100%	17	2	17	15
1975	13	87%	14	5	19	5
1974	4	27%	12	12	18	NR
1973	15	100%	10	8	18	12
1972	14	93%	NR	6	15	15
1971	1	7%	15	15	15	NR
1970	10	67%	18	13	19	NR
1969	14	100%	17	6	17	13
1968	4	29%	16	8	16	NR
1967	11	92%	8	1	8	NR
1966	13	100%	4	2	8	5
1965	6	46%	NR	4	8	4
1961	1	8%	NR	9	9	NR
1960	8	67%	NR	8	19	NR
1959	2	15%	NR	17	20	NR
1957	2	17%	NR	15	19	NR
1956	2	17%	17	17	19	NR
1955	12	100%	1	1	9	4
1954	12	100%	8	1	8	2
1953	11	100%	4	4	12	5
1952	11	100%	18	3	18	6
1951	3	27%	NR	15	18	17
1950	4	40%	NR	13	19	NR
1949	3	33%	NA	13	20	NR
1947	6	60%	NA	16	19	NR
1946	9	100%	NA	4	5	4
1945	1	11%	NA	12	12	NR
1942	7	88%	NA	10	18	13
1939	7	78%	NA	7	19	7

*UCLA has been ranked in 63 out of 86.

USC

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	2	13%	15	14	15	NR
2020	13	76%	17	13	25	21
2019	5	29%	NR	21	25	NR
2018	3	19%	15	15	22	NR
2017	16	100%	4	4	21	12
2016	6	38%	20	3	20	3
2015	8	50%	8	6	24	NR
2014	11	65%	15	9	24	20
2013	5	29%	24	19	25	19
2012	12	75%	1	1	21	NR
2011	10	63%	25	5	25	6
2010	7	44%	14	14	24	NR
2009	15	94%	4	3	24	22
2008	17	100%	3	1	9	3
2007	16	100%	1	1	13	3
2006	16	100%	6	2	9	4
2005	16	100%	1	1	2	2
2004	16	100%	1	1	1	1
2003	17	100%	8	1	10	1
2002	18	100%	20	4	20	4
2000	7	41%	15	8	18	NR
1999	6	35%	19	16	22	NR
1998	5	31%	NR	18	22	NR
1997	4	22%	22	22	23	NR
1996	7	39%	7	7	19	NR
1995	17	100%	7	5	18	12
1994	14	82%	17	13	25	13
1993	2	12%	18	18	22	NR
1992	12	71%	NR	11	23	NR
1991	3	19%	16	16	22	NR
1990	16	100%	9	5	23	20
1989	17	100%	5	5	13	8
1988	17	100%	6	2	8	7
1987	5	31%	19	16	19	18
1986	9	60%	NR	9	18	NR
1985	5	29%	6	3	18	NR
1984	11	69%	NR	7	20	10
1983	4	25%	8	8	14	NR
1982	16	100%	10	10	19	15
1981	15	100%	5	1	14	14
1980	16	100%	4	2	17	11
1979	15	100%	1	1	4	2
1978	15	100%	9	2	9	2
1977	12	86%	4	1	20	13
1976	13	93%	8	2	19	2
1975	12	80%	5	3	17	17
1974	15	100%	5	2	18	2
1973	15	100%	1	1	9	8
1972	15	100%	8	1	8	1
1971	9	60%	5	5	20	20
1970	12	80%	3	3	18	15
1969	14	100%	5	3	7	3
1968	14	100%	2	1	4	4
1967	12	100%	7	1	7	1
1966	11	85%	9	5	10	NR
1965	11	85%	7	4	10	10
1964	2	18%	NR	2	10	10
1963	4	31%	1	1	8	NR
1962	11	92%	NR	1	9	1
1960	1	8%	6	6	6	NR
1959	12	92%	NR	4	14	14
1957	1	8%	19	19	19	NR
1956	11	92%	15	6	20	18
1955	9	75%	13	9	16	13
1954	11	92%	17	7	17	17
1953	10	91%	8	7	20	NR
1952	11	100%	16	2	16	5
1951	8	73%	NR	6	20	NR
1950	1	10%	12	12	12	NR
1949	6	67%	NA	8	19	NR
1947	10	100%	NA	3	20	8
1946	4	44%	NA	10	16	NR
1945	5	56%	NA	6	20	11
1944	7	78%	NA	7	15	7
1943	6	67%	NA	4	10	NR
1942	2	25%	NA	14	16	NR
1940	2	25%	NA	17	17	NR
1939	9	100%	NA	1	8	3
1938	7	88%	NA	7	19	7
1937	1	14%	NA	11	11	NR
1936	4	57%	NA	6	15	NR

*USC has been ranked in 81 out of 86 seasons.

Utah

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	7	44%	24	10	24	12
2020	1	6%	22	22	22	NR
2019	17	100%	14	5	19	16
2018	6	38%	NR	16	23	NR
2017	3	19%	NR	20	23	NR
2016	11	69%	NR	11	24	23
2015	14	88%	NR	3	24	17
2014	10	59%	NR	18	25	21
2010	14	88%	NR	6	25	NR
2009	12	75%	19	16	24	18
2008	16	94%	NR	2	22	2
2004	16	100%	20	4	20	4
2003	3	18%	NR	21	25	21
1996	4	22%	NR	20	24	NR
1994	11	65%	NR	9	25	10
1947	1	10%	NA	18	18	NR

*Utah has been ranked in 16 out of 86 seasons.

Washington

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2021	1	6%	20	20	20	NR
2020	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2019	7	41%	13	13	25	NR
2018	15	94%	6	6	20	13
2017	16	100%	8	5	16	16
2016	16	100%	14	4	14	4
2014	1	6%	25	25	25	NR
2013	8	47%	NR	15	25	25
2012	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
2011	1	6%	NR	22	22	NR
2009	1	6%	NR	24	24	NR
2003	6	35%	17	17	22	NR
2002	9	50%	9	9	22	NR
2001	17	100%	15	8	21	19
2000	17	100%	13	3	15	3
1999	1	6%	NR	23	23	NR
1998	5	31%	18	9	20	NR
1997	18	100%	4	2	21	18
1996	14	78%	NR	12	25	16
1995	16	94%	24	15	24	NR
1994	13	76%	23	9	25	NR
1993	11	65%	12	12	25	NR
1992	17	100%	2	1	11	11
1991	16	100%	4	2	4	2
1990	16	100%	20	2	22	5
1989	4	24%	NR	11	23	23
1988	7	41%	NR	16	20	NR
1987	5	31%	13	10	18	NR
1986	15	100%	16	6	18	18
1985	2	12%	12	12	12	NR
1984	16	100%	18	1	19	2
1983	12	75%	18	9	20	NR
1982	16	100%	2	1	13	7
1981	11	73%	15	10	18	10
1980	10	63%	20	13	20	16
1979	15	100%	15	6	20	11
1978	5	33%	11	11	20	NR
1977	4	29%	NR	10	19	10
1972	8	53%	9	9	18	NR
1971	10	67%	NR	11	20	19
1970	1	7%	NR	20	20	NR
1964	2	18%	7	7	10	NR
1963	1	8%	10	10	10	NR
1962	6	50%	10	7	10	NR
1960	12	100%	3	3	13	6
1959	8	62%	NR	8	18	8
1955	4	33%	NR	12	19	NR
1952	1	9%	NR	17	17	NR
1951	3	27%	8	8	20	NR
1950	8	80%	NR	10	19	11
1945	2	22%	NA	18	18	NR
1943	7	78%	NA	11	19	12
1941	1	13%	NA	20	20	NR
1940	8	100%	NA	10	17	10
1937	1	14%	NA	13	13	NR
1936	7	100%	NA	4	10	5

*Washington has been ranked in 56 out of 86 seasons.

Washington State

Year	App	Pct	Pre	High	Low	Final
2019	4	24%	23	19	23	NR
2018	9	56%	NR	7	25	10
2017	15	94%	24	8	25	NR
2016	4	25%	NR	20	25	NR
2015	2	13%	NR	20	24	NR
2006	1	6%	NR	25	25	NR
2003	14	82%	NR	6	24	9
2002	18	100%	11	3	17	10
2001	10	59%	NR	9	19	10
1997	14	78%	NR	8	19	9
1994	13	76%	NR	16	24	21
1993	1	6%	NR	25	25	NR
1992	9	53%	NR	13	25	15
1989	7	41%	NR	15	23	NR
1988	6	35%	NR	16	20	16
1981	7	47%	NR	14	20	NR
1977	1	7%	NR	15	15	NR
1972	5	33%	NR	19	20	19
1958	1	8%	NR	10	10	NR
1957	1	8%	NR	19	19	NR
1952	1	9%	15	15	15	NR
1951	7	64%	NR	16	18	18
1942	5	63%	NA	10	17	17
1941	1	13%	NA	19	19	19
1940	1	13%	NA	19	19	NR
1936	4	57%	NA	14	20	NR