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School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record3–22026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSMountain West Conference
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Men’s Basketball · Division IMountain West Conference
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Women’s Basketball · Division IMountain West Conference
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The Bigger Picture · Football

Where San José State Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1989 through 2025.

Meet the School ↓

Football · Conference Titles

1 Mountain West Conference Championship

  • 2020
Explore Mountain West Conference →
Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

2 Big West Conference Championships

  • 1990
  • 1991*

* Shared conference title

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Football · Conference Titles

6 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Championships

  • 1975
  • 1976
  • 1978*
  • 1981
  • 1986
  • 1987

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

6 California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships

  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1941*
  • 1946
  • 1948
  • 1949

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

2 Far Western Conference Championships

  • 1932*
  • 1934*

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Overall conference championships are counted. The 2023 Mountain West regular-season first-place tie is separate from Boise State’s championship-game title and is not added to this total.

Top 25 Finishes
2 / 37 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 37 seasons
Best Final Ranking
#21
Last Ranked Finish
#24 in 2020

Summary covers 1989 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1989–2025)
San José State · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020#24Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012#21Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1998Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1997Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1996Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1995Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1994Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1993Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1992Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1991Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1990Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1989Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
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Beyond the Ballot

Meet San José State University

San José State University is a public university in downtown San José. Founded in 1857 as a teacher-training school, it now serves students in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Location
San José, California
University Type
Public
Founded
1857
Total Enrollment
40,037Fall 2025 · University-wide undergraduate and graduate headcount in the 2025–26 Common Data Set
Nickname
San José State Spartans
Football Conference
Mountain West ConferenceReviewed affiliation · 2026
Football Far Western Conference Championships
21932 · 1934
Football California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
61939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1946 · 1948 · 1949
Football Pacific Coast Athletic Association Championships
61975 · 1976 · 1978 · 1981 · 1986 · 1987
Football Big West Conference Championships
21990 · 1991
Football Mountain West Conference Championships
12020
Sources & References
Tower Hall and Morris Dailey Auditorium on the university campus
Tower Hall and Morris Dailey Auditorium · 2018Photo: Will Buckner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Men’s Basketball Titles

Championship history has not been added for this program. No title total is inferred from the current membership record.

Women’s Basketball Titles

Championship history has not been added for this program. No title total is inferred from the current membership record.

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

San José State · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked San José State and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked San José State
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 98:00 PM CDT
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San José State
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Oct 178:00 PM CDT
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UTEP
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Oct 3Final
San José State20
Hawai'i16
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Sep 19Final
Fresno State26
San José State10
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2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 1NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 2NR00%0/68 Voters—
2026 · Week 3NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 4NR00%0/70 Voters—
2026 · Week 5NR00%0/70 Voters—

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Creg StephensonNRBoth Unranked
Jerry HumphreyNRBoth Unranked
Cameron CoxNRBoth Unranked
Tom MurphyNRBoth Unranked
Haley SawyerNRBoth Unranked
Jon WilnerNRBoth Unranked
Kirk KenneyNRBoth Unranked
Brian HowellNRBoth Unranked
Joe ArrudaNRBoth Unranked
Jamal St. CyrNRBoth Unranked

View All 70 Voters for Week 5 →

Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for San José State.

San José State—

0% · 0 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: — · 70 Unranked

Ranked High — · Low —70 / 70 Ballots
View Exact Distribution
San José State votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR70