Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 2000 to 2023
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Duke |
438 |
95.6% |
6.0 |
1 |
| 2. |
Kansas |
434 |
94.8% |
6.9 |
1 |
| 3. |
Kentucky |
339 |
74.0% |
9.8 |
1 |
| 4. |
Gonzaga |
330 |
72.1% |
10.5 |
1 |
| 5. |
Michigan State |
326 |
71.2% |
10.0 |
1 |
| 6. |
North Carolina |
318 |
69.4% |
9.1 |
1 |
| 7. |
Arizona |
315 |
68.8% |
9.9 |
1 |
| 8. |
Texas |
256 |
55.9% |
11.9 |
1 |
| 9. |
Wisconsin |
255 |
55.7% |
14.7 |
1 |
| 10. |
Villanova |
254 |
55.5% |
9.3 |
1 |
| |
Louisville |
254 |
55.5% |
11.5 |
1 |
| 12. |
Florida |
247 |
53.9% |
10.7 |
1 |
| 13. |
Connecticut |
244 |
53.3% |
11.4 |
1 |
| 14. |
Ohio State |
239 |
52.2% |
11.8 |
1 |
| 15. |
Syracuse |
226 |
49.3% |
10.7 |
1 |
| 16. |
Virginia |
206 |
45.0% |
10.8 |
1 |
| 17. |
Tennessee |
201 |
43.9% |
12.4 |
1 |
| 18. |
UCLA |
199 |
43.4% |
11.5 |
1 |
| |
Illinois |
199 |
43.4% |
13.1 |
1 |
| 20. |
Purdue |
195 |
42.6% |
13.1 |
1 |
| 21. |
Oklahoma |
194 |
42.4% |
12.9 |
1 |
| 22. |
Maryland |
191 |
41.7% |
14.7 |
2 |
| 23. |
Baylor |
190 |
41.5% |
12.0 |
1 |
| 24. |
Pittsburgh |
183 |
40.0% |
11.3 |
1 |
| 25. |
Marquette |
159 |
34.7% |
16.3 |
6 |
| 26. |
Cincinnati |
157 |
34.3% |
15.0 |
1 |
| 27. |
Indiana |
150 |
32.8% |
14.3 |
1 |
| |
West Virginia |
150 |
32.8% |
14.5 |
2 |
| |
Notre Dame |
150 |
32.8% |
16.7 |
4 |
| 30. |
Memphis |
148 |
32.3% |
12.9 |
1 |
| 31. |
Xavier (OH) |
144 |
31.4% |
14.8 |
3 |
| 32. |
Georgetown |
143 |
31.2% |
14.2 |
5 |
| 33. |
Alabama |
133 |
29.0% |
13.5 |
1 |
| 34. |
Michigan |
128 |
27.9% |
12.4 |
1 |
| 35. |
Oregon |
127 |
27.7% |
14.7 |
4 |
| |
Butler (IN) |
127 |
27.7% |
16.7 |
5 |
| 37. |
Oklahoma State |
124 |
27.1% |
13.1 |
3 |
| 38. |
Iowa |
119 |
26.0% |
16.7 |
3 |
| 39. |
Wake Forest |
117 |
25.5% |
13.5 |
1 |
| 40. |
Iowa State |
115 |
25.1% |
15.5 |
4 |
| 41. |
Missouri |
114 |
24.9% |
14.0 |
2 |
| 42. |
Creighton (NE) |
111 |
24.2% |
16.1 |
7 |
| 43. |
Stanford |
102 |
22.3% |
9.5 |
1 |
| 44. |
San Diego State |
101 |
22.1% |
15.1 |
4 |
| 45. |
Texas Tech |
96 |
21.0% |
16.4 |
6 |
| 46. |
Auburn |
95 |
20.7% |
12.3 |
1 |
| 47. |
Texas A&M |
93 |
20.3% |
15.9 |
5 |
| |
Florida State |
93 |
20.3% |
16.4 |
4 |
| 49. |
Wichita State |
88 |
19.2% |
12.9 |
2 |
| 50. |
Houston |
84 |
18.3% |
11.4 |
1 |
| |
Miami (FL) |
84 |
18.3% |
16.2 |
2 |
| |
Washington |
84 |
18.3% |
16.8 |
7 |
| 53. |
Kansas State |
76 |
16.6% |
14.6 |
3 |
| 54. |
Mississippi State |
75 |
16.4% |
17.3 |
4 |
| 55. |
USC |
74 |
16.2% |
19.3 |
5 |
| 56. |
LSU |
66 |
14.4% |
18.0 |
5 |
| 57. |
Nevada |
62 |
13.5% |
16.5 |
5 |
| 58. |
Clemson |
60 |
13.1% |
18.8 |
10 |
| |
Vanderbilt |
60 |
13.1% |
19.7 |
7 |
| 60. |
NC State |
59 |
12.9% |
18.9 |
6 |
| |
Saint Mary's (CA) |
59 |
12.9% |
19.5 |
11 |
| 62. |
Boston College |
56 |
12.2% |
13.4 |
3 |
| 63. |
Utah |
55 |
12.0% |
17.2 |
8 |
| 64. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
53 |
11.6% |
16.2 |
7 |
| 65. |
BYU |
49 |
10.7% |
16.7 |
3 |
| 66. |
Arkansas |
47 |
10.3% |
16.9 |
8 |
| 67. |
Georgia Tech |
45 |
9.8% |
14.5 |
3 |
| |
Providence (RI) |
45 |
9.8% |
17.6 |
8 |
| |
Temple |
45 |
9.8% |
17.6 |
5 |
| |
Minnesota |
45 |
9.8% |
17.9 |
8 |
| 71. |
Virginia Tech |
44 |
9.6% |
17.3 |
9 |
| 72. |
Dayton (OH) |
40 |
8.7% |
16.7 |
3 |
| |
New Mexico |
40 |
8.7% |
17.4 |
8 |
| |
Arizona State |
40 |
8.7% |
17.5 |
3 |
| 75. |
SMU |
36 |
7.9% |
19.2 |
8 |
| 76. |
UNLV |
32 |
7.0% |
19.2 |
11 |
| |
Mississippi |
32 |
7.0% |
19.3 |
12 |
| 78. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
31 |
6.8% |
11.9 |
1 |
| 79. |
TCU |
30 |
6.6% |
18.7 |
10 |
| 80. |
Washington State |
29 |
6.3% |
12.6 |
4 |
| 81. |
George Washington (DC) |
27 |
5.9% |
16.0 |
6 |
| 82. |
VCU |
25 |
5.5% |
19.3 |
10 |
| |
Georgia |
25 |
5.5% |
19.5 |
15 |
| 84. |
Colorado |
24 |
5.2% |
21.2 |
15 |
| 85. |
California |
23 |
5.0% |
20.8 |
13 |
| 86. |
Murray State (KY) |
21 |
4.6% |
17.0 |
9 |
| |
St. John's (NY) |
21 |
4.6% |
19.5 |
9 |
| |
South Carolina |
21 |
4.6% |
22.3 |
16 |
| 89. |
Northern Iowa |
20 |
4.4% |
18.7 |
10 |
| |
Utah State |
20 |
4.4% |
21.6 |
15 |
| 91. |
Saint Louis |
19 |
4.1% |
18.3 |
10 |
| |
Tulsa |
19 |
4.1% |
18.3 |
12 |
| |
Buffalo |
19 |
4.1% |
19.3 |
14 |
| 94. |
Rhode Island |
15 |
3.3% |
21.4 |
16 |
| 95. |
Southern Illinois |
14 |
3.1% |
18.1 |
11 |
| |
DePaul (IL) |
14 |
3.1% |
21.3 |
18 |
| 97. |
Air Force |
13 |
2.8% |
19.3 |
13 |
| 98. |
Rutgers |
12 |
2.6% |
20.8 |
11 |
| 99. |
Davidson (NC) |
11 |
2.4% |
22.9 |
20 |
| 100. |
Drake (IA) |
10 |
2.2% |
17.8 |
14 |
| |
Penn State |
10 |
2.2% |
18.8 |
9 |
| |
Massachusetts |
10 |
2.2% |
20.4 |
13 |
| |
Colorado State |
10 |
2.2% |
22.5 |
20 |
| 104. |
Western Kentucky |
9 |
2.0% |
20.3 |
17 |
| 105. |
Fresno State |
8 |
1.7% |
22.1 |
19 |
| 106. |
Loyola Chicago |
7 |
1.5% |
20.3 |
17 |
| 107. |
Pacific (CA) |
6 |
1.3% |
19.8 |
17 |
| |
Northwestern |
6 |
1.3% |
21.5 |
19 |
| 109. |
Charleston (SC) |
5 |
1.1% |
21.2 |
18 |
| |
Richmond |
5 |
1.1% |
22.0 |
19 |
| |
UCF |
5 |
1.1% |
22.0 |
19 |
| |
Florida Atlantic |
5 |
1.1% |
22.8 |
19 |
| |
Nebraska |
5 |
1.1% |
23.0 |
21 |
| |
Harvard |
5 |
1.1% |
24.2 |
22 |
| 115. |
Ball State (IN) |
4 |
0.9% |
18.0 |
15 |
| |
Wofford |
4 |
0.9% |
21.3 |
19 |
| |
Charlotte |
4 |
0.9% |
21.8 |
18 |
| |
UAB |
4 |
0.9% |
24.5 |
24 |
| 119. |
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
3 |
0.7% |
20.3 |
16 |
| |
Furman |
3 |
0.7% |
24.0 |
23 |
| 121. |
Winthrop (SC) |
2 |
0.4% |
23.0 |
22 |
| |
Wyoming |
2 |
0.4% |
23.5 |
22 |
| |
Boise State |
2 |
0.4% |
24.0 |
23 |
| |
Middle Tennessee |
2 |
0.4% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
UTEP |
2 |
0.4% |
24.5 |
24 |
| 126. |
Kent State (OH) |
1 |
0.2% |
23.0 |
23 |
| |
Bucknell (PA) |
1 |
0.2% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Hawaii |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Louisiana Tech |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Old Dominion |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Portland |
1 |
0.2% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 458 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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