FWAA Member Cody Kellner has provided an analysis of College Football Playoff rankings from 2014 to 2017. Below you will find:
- Number of appearances in the CFP rankings by each school.
- Each school’s best CFP ranking
- Best CFP ranking for each school
- All-time CFP rankings using inverse point totals (25 pts for first place, 24 for second place, etc.)
- Total appearances in the CFP rankings for each conference
- Best CFP ranking for each conference
Explore Kellner’s other data at www.kellnerratings.com.
| CFP Top 25 Appearances by School | Best CFP Top 25 Ranking for Each School | All-time CFP Rankings Using inverse point totals (25 pts for first place, 24 for second place, etc.) | ||||||
| ALABAMA | 25 | ALABAMA | 1 | Rank | School | Points | ||
| CLEMSON | 25 | CLEMSON | 1 | 1 | ALABAMA | 595 | ||
| OHIO ST | 25 | GEORGIA | 1 | 2 | OHIO STATE | 491 | ||
| OKLAHOMA | 23 | MISSISSIPPI ST | 1 | 3 | CLEMSON | 473 | ||
| LSU | 21 | AUBURN | 2 | 4 | OKLAHOMA | 379 | ||
| WISCONSIN | 20 | FLORIDA ST | 2 | 5 | TCU | 312 | ||
| AUBURN | 19 | LSU | 2 | 6 | FLORIDA STATE | 303 | ||
| FLORIDA ST | 19 | MIAMI FL | 2 | 7 | AUBURN | 293 | ||
| MICHIGAN ST | 19 | OHIO ST | 2 | 8 | MICHIGAN STATE | 286 | ||
| TCU | 19 | OKLAHOMA | 2 | 9 | WISCONSIN | 285 | ||
| UTAH | 19 | OREGON | 2 | 10 | NOTRE DAME | 266 | ||
| OKLAHOMA ST | 18 | MICHIGAN ST | 3 | 11 | BAYLOR | 232 | ||
| USC | 17 | MICHIGAN | 3 | 12 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 226 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI ST | 16 | NOTRE DAME | 3 | 13 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 222 | ||
| NOTRE DAME | 15 | TCU | 3 | 14 | GEORGIA | 221 | ||
| STANFORD | 15 | IOWA | 4 | 15 | MICHIGAN | 209 | ||
| BAYLOR | 14 | MISSISSIPPI | 4 | T-16 | WASHINGTON | 204 | ||
| GEORGIA | 13 | TEXAS A&M | 4 | T-16 | PENN STATE | 204 | ||
| MICHIGAN | 13 | WASHINGTON | 4 | 18 | OREGON | 196 | ||
| MISSISSIPPI | 12 | WISCONSIN | 4 | 19 | USC | 172 | ||
| PENN ST | 12 | BAYLOR | 5 | 20 | LSU | 171 | ||
| WASHINGTON | 12 | LOUISVILLE | 5 | 21 | STANFORD | 166 | ||
| FLORIDA | 11 | PENN ST | 5 | 22 | MISSISSIPPI | 156 | ||
| LOUISVILLE | 11 | ARIZONA ST | 6 | 23 | UTAH | 142 | ||
| NORTHWESTERN | 11 | OKLAHOMA ST | 6 | 24 | IOWA | 130 | ||
| OREGON | 11 | STANFORD | 6 | 25 | FLORIDA | 127 | ||
| WASHINGTON ST | 11 | ARIZONA | 7 | 26 | LOUISVILLE | 118 | ||
| BOISE ST | 10 | KANSAS ST | 7 | 27 | MIAMI FL | 117 | ||
| UCLA | 10 | COLORADO | 8 | 28 | KANSAS STATE | 109 | ||
| MEMPHIS | 9 | FLORIDA | 8 | 29 | UCLA | 99 | ||
| VIRGINIA TECH | 9 | UCLA | 8 | 30 | ARIZONA | 98 | ||
| ARIZONA | 8 | USC | 8 | 31 | ARIZONA STATE | 95 | ||
| NAVY | 8 | NEBRASKA | 10 | 32 | COLORADO | 92 | ||
| NEBRASKA | 8 | NORTH CAROLINA | 10 | 33 | NEBRASKA | 78 | ||
| NORTH CAROLINA | 8 | UTAH | 10 | T-34 | NORTHWESTERN | 72 | ||
| WEST VIRGINIA | 8 | GEORGIA TECH | 11 | T-34 | NORTH CAROLINA | 72 | ||
| ARIZONA ST | 7 | UCF | 12 | 36 | WASHINGTON STATE | 66 | ||
| HOUSTON | 7 | MEMPHIS | 13 | 37 | WEST VIRGINIA | 65 | ||
| IOWA | 7 | NORTHWESTERN | 13 | 38 | UCF | 64 | ||
| KANSAS ST | 7 | VIRGINIA TECH | 13 | 39 | VIRGINIA TECH | 57 | ||
| COLORADO | 6 | WASHINGTON ST | 13 | T-40 | GEORGIA TECH | 53 | ||
| GEORGIA TECH | 6 | WEST VIRGINIA | 14 | T-40 | MEMPHIS | 53 | ||
| MIAMI FL | 6 | IOWA ST | 15 | 42 | TEXAS A&M | 50 | ||
| TEMPLE | 6 | NAVY | 15 | 43 | NAVY | 44 | ||
| TENNESSEE | 6 | W MICHIGAN | 15 | 44 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 38 | ||
| UCF | 6 | MISSOURI | 16 | 45 | BOISE STATE | 37 | ||
| W MICHIGAN | 6 | TENNESSEE | 17 | 46 | MISSOURI | 35 | ||
| TEXAS A&M | 5 | HOUSTON | 18 | 47 | HOUSTON | 33 | ||
| MINNESOTA | 4 | MINNESOTA | 18 | 48 | TENNESSEE | 29 | ||
| MISSOURI | 4 | BOISE ST | 19 | 49 | NC STATE | 18 | ||
| NC STATE | 4 | NC STATE | 19 | 50 | TEMPLE | 17 | ||
| DUKE | 3 | DUKE | 21 | 51 | IOWA STATE | 16 | ||
| IOWA ST | 2 | TEMPLE | 22 | T-52 | DUKE | 11 | ||
| PITTSBURGH | 2 | EAST CAROLINA | 23 | T-52 | MINNESOTA | 11 | ||
| TOLEDO | 2 | PITTSBURGH | 23 | T-54 | TOLEDO | 4 | ||
| ARKANSAS | 1 | MARSHALL | 24 | T-54 | PITTSBURGH | 4 | ||
| EAST CAROLINA | 1 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 24 | 56 | EAST CAROLINA | 3 | ||
| FRESNO ST | 1 | TOLEDO | 24 | T-57 | MARSHALL | 2 | ||
| MARSHALL | 1 | ARKANSAS | 25 | T-57 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 2 | ||
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 1 | FRESNO ST | 25 | T-59 | ARKANSAS | 1 | ||
| T-59 | FRESNO STATE | 1 | ||||||
| CFP Top 25 Appearances by Conference | Best CFP Top 25 Ranking for Each Conference | |||||||
| SEC | 134 | ACC | 1 | |||||
| BIG TEN | 119 | SEC | 1 | |||||
| PAC 12 | 116 | BIG 12 | 2 | |||||
| ACC | 93 | BIG TEN | 2 | |||||
| BIG 12 | 91 | PAC 12 | 2 | |||||
| AMERICAN ATHLETIC | 37 | INDEPENDENT | 3 | |||||
| INDEPENDENT | 15 | AMERICAN ATHLETIC | 12 | |||||
| MOUNTAIN WEST | 11 | MID-AMERICAN | 15 | |||||
| MID-AMERICAN | 8 | MOUNTAIN WEST | 19 | |||||
| CONF USA | 1 | CONF USA | 24 | |||||
| SUN BELT | 0 | |||||||
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