Appearances in the AP Top 5
: 1949 to 2024
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Kentucky |
469 |
36.6% |
2.6 |
1 |
2. |
North Carolina |
442 |
34.5% |
2.8 |
1 |
3. |
Duke |
434 |
33.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
4. |
Kansas |
409 |
32.0% |
2.8 |
1 |
5. |
UCLA |
327 |
25.5% |
2.3 |
1 |
6. |
Indiana |
179 |
14.0% |
2.7 |
1 |
7. |
Arizona |
174 |
13.6% |
3.0 |
1 |
8. |
Ohio State |
149 |
11.6% |
2.9 |
1 |
9. |
Connecticut |
138 |
10.8% |
2.7 |
1 |
10. |
Louisville |
136 |
10.6% |
3.6 |
1 |
11. |
Michigan |
133 |
10.4% |
2.9 |
1 |
12. |
Cincinnati |
127 |
9.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
13. |
Michigan State |
118 |
9.2% |
3.3 |
1 |
14. |
Syracuse |
109 |
8.5% |
3.2 |
1 |
15. |
Gonzaga |
106 |
8.3% |
2.4 |
1 |
|
Villanova |
106 |
8.3% |
3.1 |
1 |
17. |
Maryland |
105 |
8.2% |
3.6 |
2 |
18. |
Virginia |
102 |
8.0% |
3.0 |
1 |
19. |
Illinois |
101 |
7.9% |
3.3 |
1 |
20. |
Marquette |
89 |
7.0% |
3.0 |
1 |
21. |
Purdue |
87 |
6.8% |
2.9 |
1 |
22. |
Georgetown |
86 |
6.7% |
3.3 |
1 |
23. |
NC State |
77 |
6.0% |
2.9 |
1 |
24. |
Houston |
76 |
5.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
|
Memphis |
76 |
5.9% |
3.4 |
1 |
26. |
Oklahoma |
72 |
5.6% |
3.6 |
1 |
27. |
Kansas State |
69 |
5.4% |
3.3 |
1 |
28. |
UNLV |
68 |
5.3% |
2.5 |
1 |
29. |
Pittsburgh |
66 |
5.2% |
3.5 |
1 |
30. |
Arkansas |
65 |
5.1% |
2.8 |
1 |
31. |
DePaul (IL) |
64 |
5.0% |
2.8 |
1 |
|
Notre Dame |
64 |
5.0% |
3.4 |
1 |
33. |
Stanford |
59 |
4.6% |
2.5 |
1 |
34. |
San Francisco |
56 |
4.4% |
2.5 |
1 |
35. |
Florida |
55 |
4.3% |
3.1 |
1 |
36. |
Baylor |
54 |
4.2% |
2.7 |
1 |
37. |
Oklahoma State |
53 |
4.1% |
3.5 |
1 |
38. |
Texas |
51 |
4.0% |
3.3 |
1 |
39. |
Bradley (IL) |
50 |
3.9% |
3.2 |
1 |
40. |
Iowa |
48 |
3.8% |
4.0 |
1 |
41. |
Missouri |
46 |
3.6% |
3.5 |
1 |
42. |
Wake Forest |
45 |
3.5% |
3.3 |
1 |
43. |
Tennessee |
44 |
3.4% |
3.8 |
1 |
44. |
Alabama |
37 |
2.9% |
3.5 |
1 |
45. |
Duquesne (PA) |
36 |
2.8% |
3.1 |
1 |
46. |
St. John's (NY) |
34 |
2.7% |
3.2 |
1 |
|
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
34 |
2.7% |
3.4 |
2 |
48. |
Wisconsin |
33 |
2.6% |
3.6 |
1 |
|
Vanderbilt |
33 |
2.6% |
4.2 |
2 |
50. |
La Salle (PA) |
32 |
2.5% |
3.2 |
1 |
|
Wichita State |
32 |
2.5% |
3.6 |
1 |
52. |
Massachusetts |
31 |
2.4% |
2.4 |
1 |
|
West Virginia |
31 |
2.4% |
3.0 |
1 |
|
Auburn |
31 |
2.4% |
3.5 |
1 |
55. |
South Carolina |
30 |
2.3% |
3.3 |
1 |
|
Utah |
30 |
2.3% |
4.1 |
2 |
57. |
Loyola Chicago |
29 |
2.3% |
2.8 |
1 |
58. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
28 |
2.2% |
3.2 |
1 |
59. |
Minnesota |
27 |
2.1% |
4.0 |
2 |
60. |
Oregon State |
25 |
2.0% |
2.9 |
1 |
61. |
Davidson (NC) |
23 |
1.8% |
4.2 |
2 |
62. |
USC |
22 |
1.7% |
3.8 |
2 |
|
Arizona State |
22 |
1.7% |
4.3 |
3 |
64. |
Temple |
21 |
1.6% |
3.6 |
1 |
|
Georgia Tech |
21 |
1.6% |
3.7 |
1 |
66. |
Dayton (OH) |
20 |
1.6% |
3.1 |
2 |
|
LSU |
20 |
1.6% |
4.2 |
2 |
68. |
Saint Louis |
19 |
1.5% |
3.6 |
1 |
|
Penn |
19 |
1.5% |
4.1 |
2 |
70. |
Western Kentucky |
17 |
1.3% |
4.2 |
3 |
71. |
SMU |
15 |
1.2% |
3.8 |
2 |
|
Providence (RI) |
15 |
1.2% |
4.0 |
3 |
|
Long Beach State |
15 |
1.2% |
4.2 |
3 |
|
Mississippi State |
15 |
1.2% |
4.6 |
3 |
75. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
14 |
1.1% |
2.0 |
1 |
76. |
Washington |
13 |
1.0% |
3.4 |
2 |
77. |
Holy Cross (MA) |
12 |
0.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
|
California |
12 |
0.9% |
2.9 |
2 |
|
UTEP |
12 |
0.9% |
3.2 |
2 |
|
Xavier (OH) |
12 |
0.9% |
4.3 |
3 |
|
New Mexico |
12 |
0.9% |
4.6 |
3 |
82. |
Long Island (NY) |
11 |
0.9% |
3.5 |
2 |
|
San Diego State |
11 |
0.9% |
4.5 |
4 |
84. |
Indiana State |
10 |
0.8% |
2.2 |
1 |
|
Iowa State |
10 |
0.8% |
4.3 |
3 |
86. |
Santa Clara |
9 |
0.7% |
3.0 |
2 |
|
New Mexico State |
9 |
0.7% |
4.6 |
3 |
88. |
Oregon |
8 |
0.6% |
4.8 |
4 |
89. |
Florida State |
7 |
0.5% |
3.4 |
2 |
|
Rutgers |
7 |
0.5% |
3.9 |
3 |
|
Princeton (NJ) |
7 |
0.5% |
4.6 |
3 |
92. |
Clemson |
6 |
0.5% |
4.2 |
2 |
93. |
Jacksonville |
5 |
0.4% |
4.0 |
3 |
|
Seattle |
5 |
0.4% |
4.6 |
4 |
95. |
Columbia (NY) |
4 |
0.3% |
3.3 |
3 |
|
Miami (FL) |
4 |
0.3% |
3.8 |
2 |
|
Boston College |
4 |
0.3% |
4.3 |
3 |
98. |
BYU |
3 |
0.2% |
3.7 |
3 |
|
Washington State |
3 |
0.2% |
4.0 |
4 |
|
Wyoming |
3 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
101. |
New York |
2 |
0.2% |
2.0 |
2 |
|
Ohio |
2 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
Texas A&M |
2 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
104. |
Detroit Mercy |
1 |
0.1% |
3.0 |
3 |
|
Butler (IN) |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
George Washington (DC) |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
Hamline |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
Nevada |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
Tulane |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
* Out of 1280 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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