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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/DonFlamenco2022 on 2026-03-01 06:51:33+00:00.


In 2025 Texas Tech finally got over the hump and finished in the AP Top 10 for the first time in school history.

The Red Raiders finished #7 besting a #11 finish in 1938 and 1973.

So who’s next?

Here are your 5 P4 schools who have never finished in the AP Top 10 along with their highest historical ranking:

Rutgers - finished #12 in 2006

Vanderbilt - finished #12 in 1948

NC State - finished #11 in 1974

Wake Forest - finished #15 in 2021

Virginia - finished #13 in 1951

EDIT for a fun fact: Vanderbilt is the only P4 team to never make the Preseason AP Top 25 in school history. I’m guessing that could be in jeopardy this year.