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USC Trails Behind Alabama for Most No. 1 AP Poll Rankings

The Alabama Crimson Tide continue to dominate CFB.

Claudette Montana Pattison

FOX College Football released their rankings on social media for ten college football teams who have made appearances at the No. 1 spot in the AP Polls since 2000.

Clinching the No. 1 spot overall is the Alabama Crimson Tide, who have 99 appearances at the AP Polls top spot since 2000. 

Following Nick Saban's team are the USC Trojans at No. 2 [43 appearances], Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 3 [33 appearances], Miami Hurricanes at No. 4 [30 appearances], Oklahoma Sooners at No. 4 [30 appearances, LSU Tigers at No. 6 [24 appearances], Clemson Tigers at No. 7 [23 appearances], Florida Gators at No. 8 [19 appearances], Florida State Seminoles at No 9 [13 appearances] and Nebraska Cornhuskers at No. 10 [9 appearances].

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The last time USC held the No. 1 overall ranking in the AP Poll was 2012. According to sports-reference the Trojans ranked No. 1 overall during the pre-season. Last season, in 2020 USC finished with a No. 21 overall ranking after a painful loss to the Oregon Ducks in the Pac-12 Championship.

The Alabama Crimson Tide held onto the No. 1 spot, after defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes in the National Championship. Prior to the 2020 season, the Crimson Tide finished No. 1 overall in 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011, and 2009.

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