Helluva list by the Buckeyes, but curiously absent in the 80's
In the 80s the recruiting picked up but the production tailed off
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@ELA 's list the Buckeyes would have made it 24 times in the 84 years of the AP poll. That works out to once every three-and-a-half years but there are, of course, groups of good times and groups of bad years. From 1936-2019:
- 1936-1941, no appearances in six years
- 1942-1944, two appearances in three years
- 1945-1953, no appearances in nine years
- 1954-1957, two appearances in four years
- 1958-1960, no appearances in three years
- 1961, appeared
- 1962-1967, no appearances in six years
- 1968-1975, seven appearances in eight years
- 1976-1978, no appearances in three years
- 1979, appeared
- 1980-1994, no appearances in 15 years
- 1995-1998, three appearances in four years
- 1999-2001, no appearances in three years
- 2002-2007, four appearances in six years
- 2008-2011, no appearances in four years
- 2012-2019, four appearances in eight years
The Wolverines would have made it 15 times in 84 years, that works out to once every five-and-a-half years:
- 1936-1939, no appearances in four years
- 1940-1943, two appearances in four years
- 1944-1946, no appearances in three years
- 1947-1948, two appearances in two years
- 1949-1963, no appearances in 15 years
- 1964, appeared
- 1965-1970, no appearances in six years
- 1971-1977, four appearances in seven years
- 1978-1985, no appearances in eight years
- 1986-1991, three appearances in six years
- 1992-1996, no appearances in five years
- 1997, appeared
- 1998-2002, no appearances in five years
- 2003-2006, two appearances in four years
- 2007-2019, no appearances in 13 years
The Cornhuskers would have made it 13 times in 84 years, that works out to once every six-and-a-half-years:
- 1936-1964, no appearances in 29 years
- 1965, appeared
- 1966-1969, no appearances in four years
- 1970-1971, two appearances in two years
- 1972-1980, no appearances in nine years
- 1981-1984, four appearances in four years
- 1985-1992, no appearances in eight years
- 1993-2001, six appearances in nine years
- 2002-2019, no appearances in 18 years
The Spartans would have made it nine times in 84 years, that works out to once every nine-and-a-third years:
- 1936-1950, no appearances in 15 years
- 1951-1957, five appearances in seven years
- 1958-1964, no appearances in seven years
- 1965-1966, two appearances in two years
- 1967-2012, no appearances in 46 years
- 2013-2015, two appearances in three years
- 2016-2019, no appearances in four years
The Nittany Lions would have made it eight times in 84 years, that works out to once every ten-and-a-half years:
- 1936-1967, no appearances in 32 years
- 1968-1969, two appearances in two years
- 1970-1977, no appearances in eight years
- 1978, appeared
- 1979-1981, no appearances in three years
- 1982-1986, three appearances in five years
- 1987-1993, no appearances in seven years
- 1994, appeared
- 1995-2004, no appearances in 10 years
- 2005, appeared
- 2006-2019, no appearances in 14 years
The Hawkeyes would have made it five times in 84 years, that works out to once every almost 17 years:
- 1936-1955, no appearances in 20 years
- 1956-1960, three appearances in five years
- 1961-1984, no appearances in 24 years
- 1985, appeared
- 1986-2001, no appearances in 16 years
- 2002, appeared
- 2003-2019, no appearances in 17 years
The Badgers would have made it four times in 84 years, that works out to once every 21 years:
- 1936-1941, no appearances in six years
- 1942, appeared
- 1943-1961, no appearances in 19 years
- 1962, appeared
- 1963-1998, no appearances in 36 years
- 1999, appeared
- 2000-2009, no appearances in 10 years
- 2010, appeared
- 2011-2019, no appearances in nine years
The Terps would have made it four times in 84 years, that works out to once every 21 years:
- 1936-1950, no appearances in 15 years
- 1951-1955, three appearances in five years
- 1956-1975, no appearances in 20 years
- 1976, appeared
- 1977-2019, no appearances in 43 years
The Gophers would have made it four times in 84 years, that works out to once every 21 years:
- 1936, appeared
- 1937-1939, no appearances in three years
- 1940-1941, two appearances in two years
- 1942-1959, no appearances in 18 years
- 1960, appeared
- 1961-2019, no appearances in 59 years
The Illini would have made it three times in 84 years, that works out to once every 28 years:
- 1936-1950, no appearances in 15 years
- 1951, appeared
- 1952-1962, no appearances in 11 years
- 1963, appeared
- 1964-1982, no appearances in 19 years
- 1983, appeared
- 1984-2019, no appearances in 36 years
The Hoosiers would have made it twice in 84 years, that works out to once every 42 years:
- 1936-1944, no appearances in eight years
- 1945, appeared
- 1946-1966, no appearances in 21 years
- 1967, appeared
- 1968-2019, no appearances in 52 years
The Wildcats would have made it once in 84 years, that works out to once every 84 years:
- 1936-1994, no appearances in 59 years
- 1995, appeared
- 1996-2019, no appearances in 24 years
The Boilermakers would have made it once in 84 years, that works out to once every 84 years:
- 1936-1942, no appearances in seven years
- 1943, appeared
- 1944-2019, no appearances in 76 years
Longest droughts:
- infinity, Rutgers
- 76 years, Purdue since 1943
- 59 years, Minnesota since 1960
- 52 years, Indiana since 1967
- 43 years, Maryland since 1976
- 36 years, Illinois since 1983
- 24 years, Northwestern since 1995
- 18 years, Nebraska since 2001
- 17 years, Iowa since 2002
- 14 years, Penn State since 2005
- 13 years, Michigan since 2006
- 9 years, Wisconsin since 2010
- 4 years, Michigan State since 2015
- 0 years, Ohio State since 2019
