| Year | Top Three | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 94%
| |
| Texas | 94%
| |
| Arizona | 89%
| |
| 2024 | Arizona State | 81%
|
| California | 76%
| |
| Michigan & Yale | 76%
| |
| Michigan | 75%
| |
| Indiana | 73%
| |
| Stanford | 64%
| |
| UCLA | 63%
| |
| 1943 | 1945 | 1946 | +8 others | Ohio State | 60%
|
| USC | 59%
| |
| Alabama | 55%
| |
| Georgia | 55%
| |
| 1997 | 1999 | 2003 | +5 others | Auburn | 54%
|
| Tennessee | 54%
| |
| Harvard | 53%
| |
| Yale | 49%
| |
| Princeton | 43%
| |
| Michigan State | 39%
| |
| Minnesota | 36%
| |
| Cornell | 26%
| |
| Oklahoma | 26%
| |
| Iowa | 25%
| |
| Navy & Ohio State | 19%
| |
| SMU | 11%
| |
| Ohio State & Wayne State | 1%
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