Statistics for Longest College Football Poll Droughts

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Answer Stats

Span	Years	Team	Conference	% Correct
44 years	1968-2012	Ohio	MAC	90%
17 years	1970-1987	Oregon	Pac-12	90%
12 years	2009-present	Kansas	Big 12	86%
11 years	1996-2007	Kansas	Big 12	86%
16 years	1976-1992	Kansas	Big 12	86%
32 years	1968-2000	Oregon State	Pac-12	86%
10 years	1941-1951	Oregon State	Pac-12	86%
47 years	1947-1994	Utah	Pac-12	86%
26 years	1958-1984	Vanderbilt	SEC	86%
24 years	1984-2008	Vanderbilt	SEC	86%
11 years	2005-2016	Colorado	Pac-12	83%
10 years	1978-1988	Colorado	Pac-12	83%
17 years	1937-1954	Colorado	Pac-12	83%
20 years	1961-1981	Iowa	Big Ten	83%
23 years	1970-1993	Kansas State	Big 12	83%
21 years	1955-1976	Boston College	ACC	79%
10 years	2008-2018	Boston College	ACC	79%
31 years	1976-2007	Cincinnati	American	79%
22 years	1954-1976	Cincinnati	American	79%
18 years	1971-1989	Duke	ACC	79%
19 years	1994-2013	Duke	ACC	79%
11 years	2007-2018	Kentucky	SEC	79%
23 years	1984-2007	Kentucky	SEC	79%
11 years	1965-1976	Kentucky	SEC	79%
10 years	1957-1967	NC State	ACC	79%
10 years	1976-1986	Ole Miss	SEC	79%
13 years	1940-1953	Texas Tech	Big 12	79%
12 years	1977-1989	Texas Tech	Big 12	79%
10 years	1955-1965	Texas Tech	Big 12	79%
14 years	1958-1972	Washington State	Pac-12	79%
10 years	1958-1968	California	Pac-12	76%
14 years	1977-1991	California	Pac-12	76%
10 years	1964-1974	Illinois	Big Ten	76%
10 years	2011-present	Illinois	Big Ten	76%
34 years	1938-1972	Iowa State	Big 12	76%
19 years	1981-2000	Iowa State	Big 12	76%
12 years	2005-2017	Iowa State	Big 12	76%
18 years	2003-present	Miami of Ohio	MAC	76%
18 years	1955-1973	Miami of Ohio	MAC	76%
27 years	1976-2003	Miami of Ohio	MAC	76%
11 years	1959-1970	North Carolina	ACC	76%
14 years	1958-1972	Oklahoma State	Big 12	76%
13 years	1945-1958	Oklahoma State	Big 12	76%
51 years	1961-2012	Utah State	Mountain West	76%
32 years	1952-1984	Virginia	ACC	76%
11 years	2003-2014	Colorado State	Mountain West	72%
10 years	1969-1979	Indiana	Big Ten	72%
17 years	1950-1967	Indiana	Big Ten	72%
25 years	1994-2019	Indiana	Big Ten	72%
12 years	1961-1973	Maryland	Big Ten	72%
14 years	1985-1999	Minnesota	Big Ten	72%
33 years	1986-2019	SMU	American	72%
11 years	1957-1968	Stanford	Pac-12	72%
10 years	1958-1968	Texas A&M	SEC	72%
30 years	1956-1986	Virginia Tech	ACC	72%
22 years	1996-2018	Army	Independent	69%
11 years	1985-1996	Army	Independent	69%
23 years	1962-1985	Army	Independent	69%
14 years	1964-1978	Navy	American	69%
11 years	2004-2015	Navy	American	69%
25 years	1979-2004	Navy	American	69%
61 years	1960-present	New Mexico State	Independent	69%
11 years	1991-2002	Pittsburgh	ACC	69%
10 years	1939-1949	Pittsburgh	ACC	69%
14 years	2007-present	Purdue	Big Ten	69%
13 years	1984-1997	Purdue	Big Ten	69%
16 years	1971-1987	Syracuse	ACC	69%
10 years	1942-1952	Syracuse	Pac-12	69%
17 years	2001-2018	Syracuse	ACC	69%
10 years	1990-2000	TCU	Big 12	69%
24 years	1960-1984	TCU	Big 12	69%
24 years	1974-1998	Tulane	American	69%
23 years	1998-present	Tulane	American	69%
14 years	1956-1970	Tulane	American	69%
11 years	1963-1974	Wisconsin	Big Ten	69%
23 years	1998-present	Wyoming	Mountain West	69%
19 years	1969-1988	Wyoming	Mountain West	69%
17 years	1993-2010	Baylor	Big 12	66%
10 years	2004-2014	Memphis	American	66%
14 years	1983-1997	Missouri	SEC	66%
62 years	1948-2010	Nevada	Mountain West	66%
11 years	2010-present	Nevada	Mountain West	66%
30 years	1976-2006	Rutgers	Big Ten	66%
15 years	1961-1976	Rutgers	Big Ten	66%
24 years	1971-1995	Toledo	MAC	66%
11 years	2001-2012	Toledo	MAC	66%
11 years	1958-1969	West Virginia	Big 12	66%
44 years	1942-1986	Fresno State	Mountain West	62%
18 years	1991-2009	Houston	American	62%
39 years	1973-2012	Kent State	MAC	62%
24 years	1971-1995	Northwestern	Big Ten	62%
60 years	1961-present	Rice	C-USA	62%
16 years	2005-present	UTEP	C-USA	62%
11 years	1972-1983	Air Force	Mountain West	59%
11 years	1942-1953	Auburn	SEC	59%
17 years	1960-1977	Clemson	ACC	59%
18 years	1972-1990	Louisville	ACC	59%
21 years	1995-2016	San Diego State	Mountain West	59%
15 years	1977-1992	San Diego State	Mountain West	59%
37 years	1975-2012	San Jose State	Mountain West	59%
36 years	1939-1975	San Jose State	Mountain West	59%
11 years	1959-1970	South Carolina	SEC	59%
10 years	2010-2020	Tulsa	American	59%
30 years	1952-1982	Tulsa	American	59%
17 years	1991-2008	Tulsa	American	59%
11 years	2010-present	UConn	Independent	59%
29 years	1950-1979	Wake Forest	ACC	59%
11 years	2008-2019	Wake Forest	ACC	59%
11 years	1992-2003	Wake Forest	ACC	59%
13 years	1979-1992	Wake Forest	ACC	59%
14 years	1992-2006	Hawai'i	Mountain West	55%
11 years	2010-present	Hawai'i	Mountain West	55%
77 years	1943-2020	Louisiana	Sun Belt	55%
12 years	2002-2014	Marshall	C-USA	52%
62 years	1959-present	North Texas	C-USA	52%
33 years	1941-1974	Temple	American	52%
36 years	1979-2015	Temple	American	52%
12 years	1973-1985	Bowling Green	MAC	45%
17 years	2004-present	Bowling Green	MAC	45%
17 years	1985-2002	Bowling Green	MAC	45%
12 years	2009-present	Central Michigan	MAC	45%
27 years	1957-1980	Southern Miss	C-USA	45%
10 years	2011-present	Southern Miss	C-USA	45%
12 years	2008-2020	Ball State	MAC	34%
13 years	1999-2012	Louisiana Tech	C-USA	28%