Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 1980 to 2024
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Duke |
715 |
86.9% |
6.2 |
1 |
2. |
Kansas |
685 |
83.2% |
7.1 |
1 |
3. |
North Carolina |
668 |
81.2% |
7.9 |
1 |
4. |
Kentucky |
642 |
78.0% |
8.4 |
1 |
5. |
Arizona |
551 |
67.0% |
9.5 |
1 |
6. |
Syracuse |
486 |
59.1% |
11.3 |
1 |
7. |
Louisville |
438 |
53.2% |
12.2 |
1 |
8. |
Michigan State |
427 |
51.9% |
11.0 |
1 |
9. |
UCLA |
422 |
51.3% |
11.0 |
1 |
10. |
Connecticut |
398 |
48.4% |
10.2 |
1 |
11. |
Indiana |
386 |
46.9% |
12.2 |
1 |
12. |
Purdue |
379 |
46.1% |
11.9 |
1 |
13. |
Georgetown |
374 |
45.4% |
11.9 |
1 |
14. |
Oklahoma |
369 |
44.8% |
12.3 |
1 |
15. |
Illinois |
358 |
43.5% |
13.0 |
1 |
16. |
Gonzaga |
345 |
41.9% |
10.7 |
1 |
17. |
Villanova |
340 |
41.3% |
10.2 |
1 |
18. |
Ohio State |
323 |
39.2% |
11.2 |
1 |
19. |
Virginia |
322 |
39.1% |
11.0 |
1 |
|
Michigan |
322 |
39.1% |
11.4 |
1 |
21. |
Iowa |
314 |
38.2% |
14.2 |
1 |
22. |
Maryland |
303 |
36.8% |
13.7 |
2 |
23. |
Wisconsin |
300 |
36.5% |
15.1 |
1 |
24. |
Florida |
295 |
35.8% |
11.8 |
1 |
|
Texas |
295 |
35.8% |
12.9 |
1 |
26. |
Cincinnati |
266 |
32.3% |
13.8 |
1 |
27. |
Memphis |
263 |
32.0% |
11.9 |
1 |
28. |
Tennessee |
262 |
31.8% |
12.4 |
1 |
29. |
Missouri |
253 |
30.7% |
12.5 |
1 |
30. |
Arkansas |
249 |
30.3% |
12.1 |
1 |
31. |
Pittsburgh |
247 |
30.0% |
11.9 |
1 |
32. |
Alabama |
231 |
28.1% |
14.7 |
1 |
33. |
Wake Forest |
226 |
27.5% |
12.9 |
1 |
34. |
Baylor |
211 |
25.6% |
12.1 |
1 |
35. |
Marquette |
209 |
25.4% |
16.1 |
3 |
36. |
Notre Dame |
206 |
25.0% |
15.3 |
3 |
37. |
UNLV |
202 |
24.5% |
11.3 |
1 |
38. |
Xavier (OH) |
197 |
23.9% |
15.7 |
3 |
39. |
Oklahoma State |
191 |
23.2% |
14.1 |
2 |
40. |
Georgia Tech |
190 |
23.1% |
14.9 |
1 |
41. |
Stanford |
184 |
22.4% |
11.6 |
1 |
42. |
West Virginia |
180 |
21.9% |
15.0 |
2 |
43. |
LSU |
177 |
21.5% |
14.5 |
2 |
44. |
Iowa State |
174 |
21.1% |
15.2 |
4 |
45. |
St. John's (NY) |
171 |
20.8% |
13.1 |
1 |
46. |
Utah |
159 |
19.3% |
13.2 |
2 |
47. |
Houston |
145 |
17.6% |
9.6 |
1 |
48. |
Florida State |
144 |
17.5% |
15.8 |
4 |
49. |
Auburn |
143 |
17.4% |
12.5 |
1 |
50. |
NC State |
140 |
17.0% |
17.2 |
6 |
51. |
Oregon |
138 |
16.8% |
15.3 |
4 |
52. |
Minnesota |
136 |
16.5% |
16.0 |
2 |
53. |
Clemson |
135 |
16.4% |
16.8 |
2 |
54. |
Creighton (NE) |
131 |
15.9% |
15.7 |
7 |
55. |
Butler (IN) |
127 |
15.4% |
16.7 |
5 |
56. |
Texas Tech |
123 |
14.9% |
16.9 |
6 |
57. |
Temple |
122 |
14.8% |
13.8 |
1 |
58. |
DePaul (IL) |
116 |
14.1% |
8.9 |
1 |
59. |
San Diego State |
110 |
13.4% |
15.6 |
4 |
|
BYU |
110 |
13.4% |
16.8 |
3 |
61. |
Wichita State |
108 |
13.1% |
12.7 |
2 |
62. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
106 |
12.9% |
14.7 |
6 |
63. |
Texas A&M |
105 |
12.8% |
15.7 |
5 |
64. |
Washington |
103 |
12.5% |
16.2 |
7 |
65. |
New Mexico |
102 |
12.4% |
16.6 |
8 |
66. |
Mississippi State |
101 |
12.3% |
17.4 |
4 |
67. |
Boston College |
100 |
12.2% |
15.8 |
3 |
68. |
Miami (FL) |
98 |
11.9% |
16.1 |
2 |
69. |
Massachusetts |
88 |
10.7% |
11.2 |
1 |
70. |
Kansas State |
87 |
10.6% |
15.0 |
3 |
|
USC |
87 |
10.6% |
18.9 |
5 |
72. |
Vanderbilt |
84 |
10.2% |
18.9 |
5 |
73. |
Oregon State |
82 |
10.0% |
12.0 |
1 |
74. |
Virginia Tech |
80 |
9.7% |
17.1 |
8 |
75. |
Arizona State |
77 |
9.4% |
15.5 |
3 |
76. |
Saint Mary's (CA) |
70 |
8.5% |
19.5 |
11 |
77. |
Georgia |
65 |
7.9% |
18.5 |
10 |
78. |
South Carolina |
64 |
7.8% |
16.7 |
4 |
79. |
Nevada |
63 |
7.7% |
16.6 |
5 |
80. |
Tulsa |
62 |
7.5% |
15.6 |
6 |
81. |
Mississippi |
55 |
6.7% |
18.4 |
10 |
82. |
Providence (RI) |
53 |
6.4% |
18.0 |
8 |
|
TCU |
53 |
6.4% |
19.0 |
10 |
84. |
SMU |
52 |
6.3% |
15.6 |
2 |
85. |
Dayton (OH) |
50 |
6.1% |
17.4 |
3 |
86. |
California |
49 |
6.0% |
20.2 |
6 |
87. |
George Washington (DC) |
42 |
5.1% |
18.5 |
6 |
88. |
Washington State |
37 |
4.5% |
14.3 |
4 |
89. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
34 |
4.1% |
12.4 |
1 |
|
UAB |
34 |
4.1% |
18.0 |
9 |
|
VCU |
34 |
4.1% |
18.6 |
10 |
|
Colorado |
34 |
4.1% |
20.6 |
15 |
93. |
Fresno State |
32 |
3.9% |
17.0 |
11 |
|
New Mexico State |
32 |
3.9% |
21.2 |
11 |
95. |
UTEP |
31 |
3.8% |
15.6 |
5 |
96. |
Utah State |
30 |
3.6% |
21.0 |
15 |
97. |
Saint Louis |
28 |
3.4% |
18.8 |
10 |
|
Nebraska |
28 |
3.4% |
19.4 |
11 |
99. |
Rhode Island |
27 |
3.3% |
21.9 |
16 |
100. |
Tulane |
24 |
2.9% |
19.3 |
14 |
101. |
Murray State (KY) |
22 |
2.7% |
17.3 |
9 |
102. |
Princeton (NJ) |
21 |
2.6% |
16.0 |
8 |
103. |
Penn State |
20 |
2.4% |
16.3 |
9 |
|
Florida Atlantic |
20 |
2.4% |
18.2 |
7 |
|
Northern Iowa |
20 |
2.4% |
18.7 |
10 |
106. |
Wyoming |
19 |
2.3% |
13.5 |
5 |
|
Southern Miss |
19 |
2.3% |
18.0 |
9 |
|
Buffalo |
19 |
2.3% |
19.3 |
14 |
|
Colorado State |
19 |
2.3% |
20.1 |
13 |
110. |
Charlotte |
18 |
2.2% |
21.3 |
17 |
111. |
Western Kentucky |
17 |
2.1% |
19.9 |
8 |
112. |
Bradley (IL) |
16 |
1.9% |
13.9 |
9 |
|
Charleston (SC) |
16 |
1.9% |
19.7 |
16 |
|
Loyola Marymount (CA) |
16 |
1.9% |
20.3 |
15 |
115. |
Louisiana Tech |
14 |
1.7% |
13.9 |
7 |
|
Navy |
14 |
1.7% |
14.5 |
9 |
|
East Tennessee State |
14 |
1.7% |
16.3 |
10 |
|
Southern Illinois |
14 |
1.7% |
18.1 |
11 |
119. |
San Francisco |
13 |
1.6% |
10.8 |
6 |
|
La Salle (PA) |
13 |
1.6% |
16.1 |
11 |
|
Air Force |
13 |
1.6% |
19.3 |
13 |
122. |
New Orleans |
12 |
1.5% |
19.2 |
13 |
|
Rutgers |
12 |
1.5% |
20.8 |
11 |
124. |
Davidson (NC) |
11 |
1.3% |
22.9 |
20 |
125. |
Idaho |
10 |
1.2% |
11.3 |
6 |
|
Drake (IA) |
10 |
1.2% |
17.8 |
14 |
|
Loyola Chicago |
10 |
1.2% |
19.2 |
14 |
128. |
South Alabama |
8 |
1.0% |
15.8 |
11 |
|
Ball State (IN) |
8 |
1.0% |
18.5 |
15 |
|
James Madison (VA) |
8 |
1.0% |
20.6 |
18 |
131. |
Weber State (UT) |
7 |
0.9% |
16.6 |
15 |
|
Northwestern |
7 |
0.9% |
22.0 |
19 |
133. |
Pacific (CA) |
6 |
0.7% |
19.8 |
17 |
|
Richmond |
6 |
0.7% |
21.7 |
19 |
135. |
UCF |
5 |
0.6% |
22.0 |
19 |
|
Penn |
5 |
0.6% |
24.0 |
21 |
|
Harvard |
5 |
0.6% |
24.2 |
22 |
138. |
Illinois State |
4 |
0.5% |
18.5 |
16 |
|
Ohio |
4 |
0.5% |
19.3 |
14 |
|
Wofford |
4 |
0.5% |
21.3 |
19 |
|
Hawaii |
4 |
0.5% |
23.5 |
21 |
142. |
Chattanooga |
3 |
0.4% |
17.3 |
15 |
|
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
3 |
0.4% |
20.3 |
16 |
|
Eastern Michigan |
3 |
0.4% |
23.3 |
23 |
|
Green Bay |
3 |
0.4% |
23.7 |
22 |
|
Miami (OH) |
3 |
0.4% |
23.7 |
22 |
|
Furman |
3 |
0.4% |
24.0 |
23 |
148. |
Louisiana |
2 |
0.2% |
16.5 |
15 |
|
Winthrop (SC) |
2 |
0.2% |
23.0 |
22 |
|
Santa Clara |
2 |
0.2% |
23.5 |
22 |
|
Boise State |
2 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
23 |
|
Middle Tennessee |
2 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
|
South Florida |
2 |
0.2% |
24.5 |
24 |
154. |
Iona (NY) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Lamar (TX) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Northeastern (MA) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Cleveland State (OH) |
1 |
0.1% |
20.0 |
20 |
|
Indiana State |
1 |
0.1% |
23.0 |
23 |
|
Kent State (OH) |
1 |
0.1% |
23.0 |
23 |
|
Bucknell (PA) |
1 |
0.1% |
24.0 |
24 |
|
Long Beach State |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
Old Dominion |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
Portland |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 823 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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