Appearances at #1 in the AP Poll
: 1949 to 2020
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
| 1. |
Duke |
144 |
12.0% |
| 2. |
UCLA |
134 |
11.1% |
| 3. |
Kentucky |
125 |
10.4% |
| 4. |
North Carolina |
110 |
9.1% |
| 5. |
Kansas |
73 |
6.1% |
| 6. |
Indiana |
54 |
4.5% |
| 7. |
Cincinnati |
45 |
3.7% |
| 8. |
Arizona |
37 |
3.1% |
| |
Ohio State |
37 |
3.1% |
| 10. |
UNLV |
32 |
2.7% |
| 11. |
Connecticut |
29 |
2.4% |
| |
San Francisco |
29 |
2.4% |
| 13. |
Michigan |
22 |
1.8% |
| 14. |
Villanova |
19 |
1.6% |
| 15. |
Illinois |
17 |
1.4% |
| |
Syracuse |
17 |
1.4% |
| |
Virginia |
17 |
1.4% |
| 18. |
Gonzaga |
16 |
1.3% |
| |
Stanford |
16 |
1.3% |
| 20. |
DePaul (IL) |
15 |
1.2% |
| |
Massachusetts |
15 |
1.2% |
| 22. |
Florida |
14 |
1.2% |
| 23. |
Michigan State |
13 |
1.1% |
| |
NC State |
13 |
1.1% |
| 25. |
Arkansas |
12 |
1.0% |
| |
Georgetown |
12 |
1.0% |
| 27. |
Houston |
11 |
0.9% |
| 28. |
Kansas State |
8 |
0.7% |
| |
Oklahoma |
8 |
0.7% |
| |
St. John's (NY) |
8 |
0.7% |
| |
West Virginia |
8 |
0.7% |
| 32. |
Baylor |
6 |
0.5% |
| |
Memphis |
6 |
0.5% |
| |
Missouri |
6 |
0.5% |
| |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
6 |
0.5% |
| |
Temple |
6 |
0.5% |
| 37. |
Bradley (IL) |
5 |
0.4% |
| |
Holy Cross (MA) |
5 |
0.4% |
| |
Notre Dame |
5 |
0.4% |
| |
Oregon State |
5 |
0.4% |
| |
Tennessee |
5 |
0.4% |
| 42. |
Indiana State |
4 |
0.3% |
| |
La Salle (PA) |
4 |
0.3% |
| |
Louisville |
4 |
0.3% |
| |
Loyola Chicago |
4 |
0.3% |
| 46. |
Marquette |
3 |
0.2% |
| |
Pittsburgh |
3 |
0.2% |
| |
Wake Forest |
3 |
0.2% |
| 49. |
Alabama |
2 |
0.2% |
| |
Duquesne (PA) |
2 |
0.2% |
| |
Saint Louis |
2 |
0.2% |
| |
Texas |
2 |
0.2% |
| 53. |
Georgia Tech |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Iowa |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Oklahoma State |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
South Carolina |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Wichita State |
1 |
0.1% |
| |
Wisconsin |
1 |
0.1% |
|
* Out of 1204 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through March 13, 2023.
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