College football teams with most AP Top 25 preseason rankings appearances
Hope springs eternal in the preseason, and these college football teams have earned the most confidence in the early top 25 rankings
There have been regular AP Top 25 college football rankings since 1936, but the preseason poll is a newer innovation, first appearing in 1950.
Then as now, the polls have been dominated by the same blue blood programs that have helped define the sport since the beginning.
And that includes the 2023 preseason poll, topped by defending national champion Georgia, with Michigan and Ohio State right behind, followed by the dynasty of the 21st century, Alabama.
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Which programs are the most successful at making the first polls?
College football rankings: Teams with most AP Top 25 preseason poll appearances
10. Tennessee
9. Nebraska
8. Penn State
7. Michigan
6. Texas
5. Alabama
4. Notre Dame
3. USC
2. Oklahoma
1. Ohio State
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