Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 1976 to 2015
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
619 |
86.2% |
7.4 |
1 |
| 2. |
Duke |
585 |
81.5% |
5.7 |
1 |
| 3. |
Kentucky |
544 |
75.8% |
7.4 |
1 |
| 4. |
Kansas |
537 |
74.8% |
7.7 |
1 |
| 5. |
Syracuse |
525 |
73.1% |
11.4 |
1 |
| 6. |
Arizona |
446 |
62.1% |
9.3 |
1 |
| 7. |
Louisville |
429 |
59.7% |
11.9 |
1 |
| 8. |
UCLA |
421 |
58.6% |
10.1 |
1 |
| 9. |
Georgetown |
396 |
55.2% |
12.1 |
1 |
| 10. |
Indiana |
371 |
51.7% |
11.3 |
1 |
| 11. |
Michigan State |
352 |
49.0% |
11.4 |
1 |
| 12. |
Connecticut |
336 |
46.8% |
9.8 |
1 |
| 13. |
Oklahoma |
320 |
44.6% |
12.5 |
1 |
| 14. |
Michigan |
304 |
42.3% |
11.0 |
1 |
| 15. |
Illinois |
302 |
42.1% |
12.5 |
1 |
| 16. |
Maryland |
276 |
38.4% |
13.4 |
2 |
| 17. |
Iowa |
263 |
36.6% |
14.0 |
1 |
| 18. |
Ohio State |
262 |
36.5% |
10.1 |
1 |
| 19. |
Florida |
261 |
36.4% |
10.9 |
1 |
| |
Arkansas |
261 |
36.4% |
11.4 |
1 |
| |
Cincinnati |
261 |
36.4% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 22. |
Purdue |
259 |
36.1% |
12.8 |
2 |
| 23. |
Missouri |
250 |
34.8% |
12.3 |
1 |
| 24. |
UNLV |
249 |
34.7% |
10.8 |
1 |
| 25. |
Wake Forest |
247 |
34.4% |
12.6 |
1 |
| 26. |
Memphis |
245 |
34.1% |
11.7 |
1 |
| 27. |
Pittsburgh |
244 |
34.0% |
11.8 |
1 |
| 28. |
Texas |
242 |
33.7% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 29. |
Notre Dame |
241 |
33.6% |
12.6 |
1 |
| 30. |
Marquette |
225 |
31.3% |
14.2 |
1 |
| 31. |
Alabama |
218 |
30.4% |
14.4 |
1 |
| 32. |
Wisconsin |
215 |
29.9% |
14.6 |
1 |
| 33. |
Villanova |
209 |
29.1% |
11.1 |
2 |
| 34. |
Virginia |
205 |
28.6% |
12.0 |
1 |
| 35. |
Gonzaga |
191 |
26.6% |
13.7 |
1 |
| 36. |
Georgia Tech |
190 |
26.5% |
14.9 |
1 |
| 37. |
St. John's (NY) |
188 |
26.2% |
13.2 |
1 |
| 38. |
Oklahoma State |
187 |
26.0% |
14.0 |
2 |
| 39. |
Stanford |
184 |
25.6% |
11.6 |
1 |
| 40. |
Tennessee |
180 |
25.1% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 41. |
LSU |
165 |
23.0% |
13.2 |
2 |
| 42. |
Utah |
162 |
22.6% |
13.2 |
2 |
| 43. |
NC State |
158 |
22.0% |
16.1 |
4 |
| 44. |
Minnesota |
143 |
19.9% |
15.6 |
2 |
| 45. |
DePaul (IL) |
134 |
18.7% |
9.4 |
1 |
| 46. |
Temple |
131 |
18.2% |
13.9 |
1 |
| 47. |
Xavier (OH) |
120 |
16.7% |
17.2 |
7 |
| 48. |
Clemson |
119 |
16.6% |
16.3 |
2 |
| 49. |
Washington |
110 |
15.3% |
15.0 |
6 |
| 50. |
Iowa State |
109 |
15.2% |
15.0 |
4 |
| 51. |
New Mexico |
105 |
14.6% |
15.6 |
5 |
| 52. |
Boston College |
100 |
13.9% |
15.8 |
3 |
| 53. |
West Virginia |
94 |
13.1% |
16.0 |
5 |
| 54. |
Massachusetts |
88 |
12.3% |
11.2 |
1 |
| |
Butler (IN) |
88 |
12.3% |
16.7 |
8 |
| 56. |
Oregon State |
85 |
11.8% |
12.1 |
1 |
| |
BYU |
85 |
11.8% |
16.3 |
3 |
| 58. |
Vanderbilt |
84 |
11.7% |
18.9 |
5 |
| 59. |
Mississippi State |
83 |
11.6% |
16.9 |
4 |
| 60. |
Florida State |
82 |
11.4% |
16.2 |
6 |
| 61. |
Texas A&M |
80 |
11.1% |
15.4 |
6 |
| 62. |
Oregon |
76 |
10.6% |
16.5 |
5 |
| 63. |
Wichita State |
75 |
10.4% |
11.8 |
2 |
| 64. |
Baylor |
74 |
10.3% |
16.0 |
3 |
| 65. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
71 |
9.9% |
13.6 |
6 |
| 66. |
Kansas State |
68 |
9.5% |
15.3 |
3 |
| 67. |
San Diego State |
66 |
9.2% |
14.9 |
4 |
| 68. |
Georgia |
65 |
9.1% |
18.5 |
10 |
| 69. |
Arizona State |
62 |
8.6% |
15.3 |
3 |
| |
Tulsa |
62 |
8.6% |
15.6 |
6 |
| 71. |
Auburn |
59 |
8.2% |
11.8 |
2 |
| 72. |
Creighton (NE) |
57 |
7.9% |
17.2 |
9 |
| 73. |
USC |
55 |
7.7% |
19.1 |
8 |
| 74. |
San Francisco |
54 |
7.5% |
10.2 |
1 |
| 75. |
Mississippi |
49 |
6.8% |
18.0 |
10 |
| 76. |
Miami (FL) |
46 |
6.4% |
17.3 |
2 |
| |
Virginia Tech |
46 |
6.4% |
17.5 |
8 |
| 78. |
Providence (RI) |
43 |
6.0% |
17.1 |
8 |
| 79. |
Houston |
42 |
5.8% |
9.3 |
1 |
| |
California |
42 |
5.8% |
20.2 |
6 |
| 81. |
South Carolina |
41 |
5.7% |
14.9 |
4 |
| 82. |
George Washington (DC) |
40 |
5.6% |
18.4 |
6 |
| |
Texas Tech |
40 |
5.6% |
19.2 |
7 |
| 84. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
34 |
4.7% |
12.4 |
1 |
| |
UAB |
34 |
4.7% |
18.0 |
9 |
| |
Nevada |
34 |
4.7% |
19.7 |
10 |
| 87. |
Fresno State |
32 |
4.5% |
17.0 |
11 |
| |
New Mexico State |
32 |
4.5% |
21.2 |
11 |
| 89. |
Washington State |
31 |
4.3% |
13.0 |
4 |
| |
UTEP |
31 |
4.3% |
15.6 |
5 |
| |
VCU |
31 |
4.3% |
18.3 |
10 |
| 92. |
SMU |
29 |
4.0% |
13.9 |
2 |
| 93. |
Nebraska |
26 |
3.6% |
18.8 |
11 |
| 94. |
Saint Louis |
24 |
3.3% |
18.0 |
10 |
| |
Tulane |
24 |
3.3% |
19.3 |
14 |
| 96. |
Princeton (NJ) |
23 |
3.2% |
16.0 |
8 |
| |
Detroit Mercy |
23 |
3.2% |
17.1 |
12 |
| 98. |
Indiana State |
22 |
3.1% |
6.5 |
1 |
| |
TCU |
22 |
3.1% |
19.4 |
13 |
| |
Charlotte |
22 |
3.1% |
20.8 |
17 |
| 101. |
Rutgers |
20 |
2.8% |
10.5 |
3 |
| |
Northern Iowa |
20 |
2.8% |
18.7 |
10 |
| 103. |
Southern Miss |
19 |
2.6% |
18.0 |
9 |
| 104. |
Wyoming |
18 |
2.5% |
13.1 |
5 |
| |
Dayton (OH) |
18 |
2.5% |
21.3 |
14 |
| 106. |
Southern Illinois |
17 |
2.4% |
18.0 |
11 |
| |
Western Kentucky |
17 |
2.4% |
19.9 |
8 |
| |
Saint Mary's (CA) |
17 |
2.4% |
21.6 |
16 |
| 109. |
Bradley (IL) |
16 |
2.2% |
13.9 |
9 |
| |
Murray State (KY) |
16 |
2.2% |
16.1 |
9 |
| |
Colorado |
16 |
2.2% |
19.3 |
15 |
| |
Loyola Marymount (CA) |
16 |
2.2% |
20.3 |
15 |
| |
Rhode Island |
16 |
2.2% |
22.6 |
20 |
| 114. |
Louisiana Tech |
14 |
1.9% |
13.9 |
7 |
| |
Navy |
14 |
1.9% |
14.5 |
9 |
| |
East Tennessee State |
14 |
1.9% |
16.3 |
10 |
| |
La Salle (PA) |
14 |
1.9% |
16.4 |
11 |
| |
Utah State |
14 |
1.9% |
22.7 |
19 |
| 119. |
Air Force |
13 |
1.8% |
19.3 |
13 |
| 120. |
New Orleans |
12 |
1.7% |
19.2 |
13 |
| |
Charleston (SC) |
12 |
1.7% |
19.5 |
16 |
| 122. |
Illinois State |
11 |
1.5% |
17.1 |
13 |
| |
Centenary (LA) |
11 |
1.5% |
19.0 |
18 |
| 124. |
Idaho |
10 |
1.4% |
11.3 |
6 |
| |
Penn State |
10 |
1.4% |
13.7 |
9 |
| |
Davidson (NC) |
10 |
1.4% |
22.7 |
20 |
| 127. |
Holy Cross (MA) |
9 |
1.3% |
14.4 |
12 |
| |
Drake (IA) |
9 |
1.3% |
17.0 |
14 |
| 129. |
South Alabama |
8 |
1.1% |
15.8 |
11 |
| |
Ball State (IN) |
8 |
1.1% |
18.5 |
15 |
| 131. |
Western Michigan |
7 |
1.0% |
15.0 |
10 |
| |
Weber State (UT) |
7 |
1.0% |
16.6 |
15 |
| |
Penn |
7 |
1.0% |
22.0 |
14 |
| 134. |
Pacific (CA) |
6 |
0.8% |
19.8 |
17 |
| 135. |
Harvard |
5 |
0.7% |
24.2 |
22 |
| 136. |
Long Beach State |
4 |
0.6% |
19.0 |
15 |
| |
Ohio |
4 |
0.6% |
19.3 |
14 |
| |
UCF |
4 |
0.6% |
21.3 |
19 |
| |
Miami (OH) |
4 |
0.6% |
22.5 |
19 |
| |
Richmond |
4 |
0.6% |
23.0 |
20 |
| |
Colorado State |
4 |
0.6% |
23.5 |
22 |
| |
Hawaii |
4 |
0.6% |
23.5 |
21 |
| 143. |
Loyola Chicago |
3 |
0.4% |
16.7 |
14 |
| |
Chattanooga |
3 |
0.4% |
17.3 |
15 |
| |
West Texas A&M |
3 |
0.4% |
19.3 |
19 |
| |
VMI |
3 |
0.4% |
19.7 |
19 |
| |
Eastern Michigan |
3 |
0.4% |
23.3 |
23 |
| |
Green Bay |
3 |
0.4% |
23.7 |
22 |
| 149. |
Louisiana |
2 |
0.3% |
16.5 |
15 |
| |
North Texas |
2 |
0.3% |
20.0 |
20 |
| |
Winthrop (SC) |
2 |
0.3% |
23.0 |
22 |
| |
Santa Clara |
2 |
0.3% |
23.5 |
22 |
| 153. |
Iona (NY) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
| |
Lamar (TX) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
| |
Northeastern (MA) |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
| |
Toledo |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
| |
Cleveland State (OH) |
1 |
0.1% |
20.0 |
20 |
| |
Pepperdine (CA) |
1 |
0.1% |
20.0 |
20 |
| |
Kent State (OH) |
1 |
0.1% |
23.0 |
23 |
| |
Bucknell (PA) |
1 |
0.1% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Boise State |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Northwestern |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Old Dominion |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Portland |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 718 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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