Appearances in the AP Top 5
: 1981 to 2024
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Duke |
370 |
45.8% |
2.5 |
1 |
| 2. |
Kansas |
350 |
43.3% |
2.7 |
1 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
290 |
35.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
| 4. |
Kentucky |
240 |
29.7% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 5. |
Arizona |
174 |
21.5% |
3.0 |
1 |
| 6. |
Connecticut |
138 |
17.1% |
2.7 |
1 |
| 7. |
UCLA |
110 |
13.6% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 8. |
Gonzaga |
106 |
13.1% |
2.4 |
1 |
| 9. |
Michigan State |
105 |
13.0% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 10. |
Villanova |
103 |
12.7% |
3.0 |
1 |
| 11. |
Virginia |
102 |
12.6% |
3.0 |
1 |
| |
Syracuse |
102 |
12.6% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 13. |
Indiana |
88 |
10.9% |
3.1 |
1 |
| |
Ohio State |
88 |
10.9% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 15. |
Purdue |
86 |
10.6% |
2.9 |
1 |
| |
Michigan |
86 |
10.6% |
3.3 |
1 |
| |
Georgetown |
86 |
10.6% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 18. |
Memphis |
76 |
9.4% |
3.4 |
1 |
| 19. |
Oklahoma |
72 |
8.9% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 20. |
Louisville |
70 |
8.7% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 21. |
Pittsburgh |
66 |
8.2% |
3.5 |
1 |
| 22. |
Stanford |
59 |
7.3% |
2.5 |
1 |
| 23. |
Florida |
55 |
6.8% |
3.1 |
1 |
| 24. |
Baylor |
54 |
6.7% |
2.7 |
1 |
| |
Houston |
54 |
6.7% |
2.7 |
1 |
| 26. |
Illinois |
53 |
6.6% |
3.0 |
1 |
| 27. |
UNLV |
52 |
6.4% |
2.0 |
1 |
| |
Arkansas |
52 |
6.4% |
2.7 |
1 |
| 29. |
DePaul (IL) |
51 |
6.3% |
3.1 |
1 |
| |
Texas |
51 |
6.3% |
3.3 |
1 |
| |
Maryland |
51 |
6.3% |
3.7 |
2 |
| 32. |
Cincinnati |
49 |
6.1% |
3.1 |
1 |
| 33. |
Missouri |
45 |
5.6% |
3.4 |
1 |
| 34. |
Wake Forest |
41 |
5.1% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 35. |
Tennessee |
39 |
4.8% |
3.7 |
1 |
| 36. |
Iowa |
35 |
4.3% |
3.9 |
1 |
| 37. |
Wisconsin |
33 |
4.1% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 38. |
Massachusetts |
31 |
3.8% |
2.4 |
1 |
| 39. |
Alabama |
25 |
3.1% |
3.2 |
1 |
| |
Auburn |
25 |
3.1% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 41. |
St. John's (NY) |
21 |
2.6% |
3.0 |
1 |
| |
Georgia Tech |
21 |
2.6% |
3.7 |
1 |
| 43. |
Utah |
20 |
2.5% |
4.1 |
2 |
| 44. |
Oklahoma State |
19 |
2.4% |
3.7 |
2 |
| 45. |
Oregon State |
18 |
2.2% |
2.6 |
1 |
| |
Temple |
18 |
2.2% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 47. |
Wichita State |
17 |
2.1% |
3.4 |
2 |
| 48. |
Xavier (OH) |
12 |
1.5% |
4.3 |
3 |
| 49. |
San Diego State |
11 |
1.4% |
4.5 |
4 |
| 50. |
LSU |
10 |
1.2% |
3.7 |
2 |
| |
Arizona State |
10 |
1.2% |
4.3 |
3 |
| 52. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
9 |
1.1% |
2.7 |
1 |
| |
Iowa State |
9 |
1.1% |
4.4 |
4 |
| 54. |
Minnesota |
8 |
1.0% |
3.3 |
2 |
| |
Oregon |
8 |
1.0% |
4.8 |
4 |
| 56. |
Kansas State |
7 |
0.9% |
4.3 |
3 |
| 57. |
SMU |
6 |
0.7% |
3.5 |
2 |
| |
Clemson |
6 |
0.7% |
4.2 |
2 |
| |
Marquette |
6 |
0.7% |
4.2 |
3 |
| |
Notre Dame |
6 |
0.7% |
4.7 |
4 |
| 61. |
Dayton (OH) |
5 |
0.6% |
3.6 |
3 |
| 62. |
Miami (FL) |
4 |
0.5% |
3.8 |
2 |
| |
Boston College |
4 |
0.5% |
4.3 |
3 |
| |
Florida State |
4 |
0.5% |
4.5 |
4 |
| |
South Carolina |
4 |
0.5% |
4.8 |
4 |
| 66. |
Washington State |
3 |
0.4% |
4.0 |
4 |
| |
Mississippi State |
3 |
0.4% |
4.3 |
4 |
| |
Wyoming |
3 |
0.4% |
5.0 |
5 |
| 69. |
BYU |
2 |
0.2% |
3.0 |
3 |
| |
West Virginia |
2 |
0.2% |
3.5 |
2 |
| |
Texas A&M |
2 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
| 72. |
Butler (IN) |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
Nevada |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
USC |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
UTEP |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
Vanderbilt |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
* Out of 808 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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