Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 1977 to 2017
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Tennessee |
697 |
95.6% |
5.3 |
1 |
2. |
Georgia |
522 |
71.6% |
10.9 |
1 |
3. |
Texas |
520 |
71.3% |
10.7 |
1 |
4. |
Stanford |
514 |
70.5% |
7.1 |
1 |
5. |
Connecticut |
483 |
66.3% |
3.9 |
1 |
6. |
Maryland |
456 |
62.6% |
9.5 |
1 |
7. |
Louisiana Tech |
447 |
61.3% |
5.8 |
1 |
8. |
Duke |
429 |
58.8% |
8.8 |
1 |
9. |
North Carolina |
414 |
56.8% |
11.1 |
1 |
10. |
Penn State |
405 |
55.6% |
11.8 |
1 |
11. |
Rutgers |
369 |
50.6% |
11.7 |
2 |
12. |
Purdue |
363 |
49.8% |
12.6 |
1 |
13. |
LSU |
358 |
49.1% |
11.3 |
1 |
14. |
NC State |
347 |
47.6% |
12.9 |
2 |
15. |
Vanderbilt |
344 |
47.2% |
13.9 |
1 |
16. |
Notre Dame |
332 |
45.5% |
8.8 |
1 |
17. |
Ohio State |
331 |
45.4% |
12.2 |
2 |
18. |
Virginia |
329 |
45.1% |
11.5 |
1 |
19. |
Auburn |
320 |
43.9% |
12.7 |
1 |
20. |
Baylor |
301 |
41.3% |
7.7 |
1 |
21. |
Old Dominion |
294 |
40.3% |
9.1 |
1 |
22. |
Oklahoma |
283 |
38.8% |
14.0 |
2 |
23. |
Texas Tech |
275 |
37.7% |
10.9 |
2 |
24. |
Iowa |
242 |
33.2% |
12.2 |
1 |
25. |
Kentucky |
232 |
31.8% |
12.6 |
4 |
26. |
South Carolina |
229 |
31.4% |
11.4 |
1 |
27. |
Mississippi |
226 |
31.0% |
13.2 |
3 |
28. |
Long Beach State |
222 |
30.5% |
8.7 |
2 |
29. |
UCLA |
215 |
29.5% |
12.8 |
3 |
30. |
Texas A&M |
214 |
29.4% |
14.0 |
3 |
31. |
USC |
203 |
27.8% |
10.5 |
1 |
32. |
Stephen F. Austin |
197 |
27.0% |
12.4 |
2 |
33. |
Kansas |
194 |
26.6% |
15.9 |
3 |
34. |
Colorado |
187 |
25.7% |
14.0 |
2 |
35. |
DePaul |
180 |
24.7% |
18.9 |
7 |
36. |
Western Kentucky |
178 |
24.4% |
14.8 |
4 |
37. |
Kansas State |
169 |
23.2% |
13.7 |
2 |
38. |
Arizona State |
161 |
22.1% |
15.8 |
8 |
39. |
Michigan State |
160 |
21.9% |
17.9 |
6 |
40. |
Washington |
157 |
21.5% |
14.4 |
3 |
41. |
Iowa State |
153 |
21.0% |
15.8 |
4 |
42. |
Louisville |
152 |
20.9% |
11.4 |
3 |
43. |
Florida |
145 |
19.9% |
16.7 |
5 |
|
Clemson |
145 |
19.9% |
18.2 |
10 |
45. |
Florida State |
134 |
18.4% |
15.0 |
4 |
46. |
Alabama |
133 |
18.2% |
14.8 |
2 |
47. |
California |
130 |
17.8% |
14.8 |
3 |
48. |
Nebraska |
122 |
16.7% |
18.0 |
3 |
49. |
Oklahoma State |
121 |
16.6% |
19.4 |
8 |
50. |
George Washington |
120 |
16.5% |
17.8 |
6 |
51. |
UNLV |
115 |
15.8% |
14.1 |
2 |
52. |
Arkansas |
110 |
15.1% |
16.9 |
7 |
53. |
Mississippi State |
103 |
14.1% |
14.1 |
3 |
54. |
Cheyney |
102 |
14.0% |
9.1 |
2 |
55. |
West Virginia |
98 |
13.4% |
15.5 |
5 |
56. |
Minnesota |
96 |
13.2% |
14.6 |
6 |
57. |
Miami (FL) |
95 |
13.0% |
15.5 |
5 |
58. |
Oregon State |
92 |
12.6% |
14.3 |
6 |
59. |
Boston College |
87 |
11.9% |
20.8 |
13 |
60. |
Oregon |
85 |
11.7% |
17.0 |
9 |
|
Wisconsin |
85 |
11.7% |
18.7 |
5 |
62. |
Northwestern |
80 |
11.0% |
17.3 |
6 |
63. |
Missouri |
75 |
10.3% |
17.0 |
7 |
64. |
Xavier |
67 |
9.2% |
12.4 |
4 |
|
Green Bay |
67 |
9.2% |
19.3 |
9 |
66. |
Arizona |
65 |
8.9% |
17.9 |
7 |
67. |
Syracuse |
64 |
8.8% |
21.4 |
11 |
68. |
Illinois |
63 |
8.6% |
15.7 |
5 |
69. |
Saint Joseph's |
57 |
7.8% |
16.1 |
3 |
70. |
UC Santa Barbara |
54 |
7.4% |
18.8 |
9 |
71. |
Missouri State |
53 |
7.3% |
17.9 |
10 |
|
Virginia Tech |
53 |
7.3% |
19.3 |
9 |
73. |
Utah |
52 |
7.1% |
19.7 |
11 |
74. |
Georgetown |
50 |
6.9% |
16.8 |
10 |
75. |
Hawaii |
46 |
6.3% |
18.8 |
12 |
76. |
Delta State |
44 |
6.0% |
7.6 |
1 |
77. |
Wayland Baptist |
43 |
5.9% |
5.9 |
1 |
|
Memphis |
43 |
5.9% |
17.5 |
10 |
|
James Madison |
43 |
5.9% |
18.5 |
12 |
|
Villanova |
43 |
5.9% |
18.7 |
11 |
81. |
San Diego State |
41 |
5.6% |
16.3 |
9 |
82. |
Colorado State |
40 |
5.5% |
14.9 |
4 |
|
Gonzaga |
40 |
5.5% |
22.1 |
17 |
84. |
Tennessee Tech |
38 |
5.2% |
15.9 |
4 |
|
TCU |
38 |
5.2% |
21.2 |
13 |
86. |
St. John's |
37 |
5.1% |
19.2 |
13 |
87. |
Georgia Tech |
36 |
4.9% |
21.9 |
15 |
88. |
Montclair State |
34 |
4.7% |
11.5 |
3 |
|
Pittsburgh |
34 |
4.7% |
19.4 |
14 |
|
Tulane |
34 |
4.7% |
21.8 |
13 |
91. |
Houston |
33 |
4.5% |
18.3 |
9 |
|
Florida International |
33 |
4.5% |
19.3 |
11 |
93. |
South Florida |
32 |
4.4% |
21.0 |
15 |
94. |
Louisiana Monroe |
31 |
4.3% |
7.4 |
2 |
95. |
New Mexico |
29 |
4.0% |
21.2 |
16 |
96. |
Temple |
28 |
3.8% |
20.1 |
15 |
97. |
Valdosta State |
27 |
3.7% |
14.1 |
8 |
|
Southern Miss |
27 |
3.7% |
21.0 |
17 |
99. |
Queens |
26 |
3.6% |
11.5 |
6 |
|
Delaware |
26 |
3.6% |
16.0 |
7 |
|
Providence |
26 |
3.6% |
20.5 |
15 |
|
Seton Hall |
26 |
3.6% |
20.7 |
14 |
103. |
Marquette |
25 |
3.4% |
21.0 |
16 |
104. |
Dayton |
23 |
3.2% |
18.3 |
11 |
|
Montana |
23 |
3.2% |
18.6 |
14 |
|
Bowling Green |
23 |
3.2% |
21.3 |
16 |
107. |
BYU |
21 |
2.9% |
21.2 |
18 |
108. |
Southern Connecticut State |
20 |
2.7% |
14.4 |
9 |
109. |
Immaculata |
18 |
2.5% |
8.6 |
2 |
|
Michigan |
18 |
2.5% |
19.9 |
12 |
|
Middle Tennessee |
18 |
2.5% |
20.3 |
16 |
112. |
Detroit Mercy |
17 |
2.3% |
16.5 |
12 |
|
Northern Illinois |
17 |
2.3% |
21.6 |
17 |
114. |
Southern Illinois |
16 |
2.2% |
16.3 |
13 |
|
Drake |
16 |
2.2% |
20.4 |
16 |
116. |
Mercer |
14 |
1.9% |
17.1 |
6 |
|
Vermont |
14 |
1.9% |
19.4 |
15 |
|
Chattanooga |
14 |
1.9% |
20.3 |
17 |
119. |
San Francisco |
13 |
1.8% |
16.5 |
12 |
|
Wyoming |
13 |
1.8% |
21.5 |
15 |
|
Marist |
13 |
1.8% |
22.1 |
19 |
122. |
Princeton |
12 |
1.6% |
17.2 |
13 |
123. |
Cal State Fullerton |
11 |
1.5% |
7.5 |
4 |
|
South Dakota State |
11 |
1.5% |
21.5 |
16 |
125. |
Mississippi College |
10 |
1.4% |
13.3 |
8 |
|
Boise State |
10 |
1.4% |
20.3 |
17 |
|
Cincinnati |
10 |
1.4% |
22.4 |
18 |
128. |
La Salle |
9 |
1.2% |
18.8 |
17 |
129. |
Illinois State |
8 |
1.1% |
19.3 |
15 |
130. |
Lamar |
7 |
1.0% |
21.4 |
14 |
131. |
William Penn |
6 |
0.8% |
12.0 |
6 |
|
New Mexico State |
6 |
0.8% |
18.5 |
18 |
|
Saint Peter's |
6 |
0.8% |
19.3 |
19 |
|
St. Bonaventure |
6 |
0.8% |
20.3 |
16 |
|
UTEP |
6 |
0.8% |
20.8 |
18 |
136. |
Wake Forest |
5 |
0.7% |
18.0 |
16 |
|
East Carolina |
5 |
0.7% |
18.4 |
17 |
|
Cal Poly Pomona |
5 |
0.7% |
18.8 |
18 |
|
Florida Gulf Coast |
5 |
0.7% |
20.6 |
20 |
|
Toledo |
5 |
0.7% |
24.4 |
23 |
141. |
Jackson State |
4 |
0.5% |
18.3 |
17 |
|
Indiana |
4 |
0.5% |
22.8 |
22 |
|
Creighton |
4 |
0.5% |
23.0 |
21 |
|
Hartford |
4 |
0.5% |
23.3 |
21 |
145. |
Southeastern Louisiana |
3 |
0.4% |
14.7 |
14 |
|
Central Missouri |
3 |
0.4% |
18.3 |
18 |
|
Indiana State |
3 |
0.4% |
19.3 |
18 |
|
Santa Clara |
3 |
0.4% |
24.7 |
24 |
149. |
Idaho |
2 |
0.3% |
20.0 |
20 |
150. |
Fordham |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Georgia State |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Oral Roberts |
1 |
0.1% |
20.0 |
20 |
|
San Diego |
1 |
0.1% |
24.0 |
24 |
|
Arkansas State |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 729 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 8, 2024.
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