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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1949 to 2025

Rk Team App* Pct* Avg Rk High Rk
1. Kentucky 989 76.1% 7.4 1
2. North Carolina 962 74.1% 7.5 1
3. Duke 912 70.2% 6.6 1
4. Kansas 876 67.4% 7.5 1
5. UCLA 743 57.2% 8.3 1
6. Louisville 662 51.0% 11.5 1
7. Arizona 616 47.4% 10.1 1
8. Indiana 580 44.6% 10.7 1
9. Syracuse 550 42.3% 11.6 1
10. Illinois 520 40.0% 12.0 1
11. Michigan State 507 39.0% 10.9 1
12. Purdue 451 34.7% 12.3 1
13. Michigan 449 34.6% 11.0 1
14. Ohio State 448 34.5% 10.4 1
15. Maryland 444 34.2% 12.2 2
16. Villanova 443 34.1% 10.7 1
  Cincinnati 443 34.1% 11.6 1
18. Marquette 431 33.2% 12.1 1
19. Connecticut 414 31.9% 10.3 1
20. Georgetown 397 30.6% 12.1 1
21. Oklahoma 392 30.2% 12.5 1
22. Iowa 387 29.8% 13.7 1
23. Notre Dame 378 29.1% 12.5 1
24. Tennessee 373 28.7% 12.0 1
25. Alabama 368 28.3% 12.9 1
26. Gonzaga 356 27.4% 10.7 1
27. Virginia 349 26.9% 11.2 1
  NC State 349 26.9% 11.6 1
29. Memphis 331 25.5% 12.9 1
30. Wisconsin 326 25.1% 15.1 1
31. Texas 318 24.5% 12.9 1
32. Florida 317 24.4% 11.6 1
33. Missouri 311 23.9% 12.7 1
34. Arkansas 302 23.2% 12.0 1
35. St. John's (NY) 301 23.2% 12.3 1
36. Wake Forest 275 21.2% 12.9 1
37. Oklahoma State 273 21.0% 12.4 1
38. West Virginia 266 20.5% 13.0 1
39. Pittsburgh 260 20.0% 12.0 1
40. UNLV 257 19.8% 11.1 1
41. Houston 249 19.2% 9.6 1
42. Utah 239 18.4% 12.8 2
43. Minnesota 236 18.2% 13.7 2
44. Kansas State 231 17.8% 11.1 1
45. LSU 224 17.2% 13.7 2
46. Baylor 222 17.1% 12.4 1
47. Georgia Tech 211 16.2% 14.2 1
48. Iowa State 210 16.2% 14.0 2
49. Vanderbilt 205 15.8% 13.5 2
  USC 205 15.8% 14.3 2
51. Xavier (OH) 201 15.5% 15.7 3
52. Stanford 200 15.4% 11.7 1
53. Auburn 198 15.2% 11.4 1
54. Florida State 184 14.2% 15.1 2
55. Mississippi State 172 13.2% 15.1 3
56. Oregon 167 12.9% 15.1 4
57. Providence (RI) 166 12.8% 13.2 3
58. Washington 162 12.5% 13.8 2
59. Wichita State 161 12.4% 11.6 1
60. Clemson 160 12.3% 16.6 2
61. Temple 157 12.1% 13.3 1
  BYU 157 12.1% 15.6 3
63. DePaul (IL) 156 12.0% 9.8 1
64. New Mexico 155 11.9% 14.5 3
65. Creighton (NE) 146 11.2% 15.8 7
66. Texas A&M 144 11.1% 15.3 5
67. South Carolina 141 10.9% 12.4 1
68. Butler (IN) 135 10.4% 16.6 5
69. Seton Hall (NJ) 134 10.3% 13.1 1
70. San Francisco 133 10.2% 8.2 1
71. Texas Tech 132 10.2% 16.7 6
72. Bradley (IL) 128 9.9% 7.9 1
  Oregon State 128 9.9% 12.1 1
74. Dayton (OH) 127 9.8% 14.2 2
75. Saint Louis 115 8.9% 12.6 1
76. San Diego State 114 8.8% 15.8 4
77. Arizona State 113 8.7% 13.5 3
78. Western Kentucky 111 8.5% 11.5 3
79. Boston College 110 8.5% 15.3 3
80. Miami (FL) 109 8.4% 15.6 2
81. La Salle (PA) 107 8.2% 10.5 1
82. California 97 7.5% 16.6 2
83. Duquesne (PA) 91 7.0% 8.0 1
84. Massachusetts 88 6.8% 11.2 1
85. Virginia Tech 87 6.7% 17.2 8
86. St. Bonaventure (NY) 85 6.5% 9.5 2
87. Tulsa 82 6.3% 15.3 6
88. Holy Cross (MA) 79 6.1% 11.8 1
89. Penn 78 6.0% 11.0 2
90. SMU 77 5.9% 13.4 2
  Saint Mary's (CA) 77 5.9% 19.4 11
92. George Washington (DC) 74 5.7% 14.9 5
93. Davidson (NC) 72 5.5% 9.4 2
94. Mississippi 70 5.4% 19.0 10
95. Oklahoma City 69 5.3% 14.1 7
96. Georgia 67 5.2% 18.6 10
97. Saint Joseph's (PA) 66 5.1% 9.7 1
98. Seattle 65 5.0% 12.9 4
  TCU 65 5.0% 18.5 10
100. New Mexico State 64 4.9% 15.3 3
101. Nevada 63 4.8% 16.6 5
102. Long Beach State 60 4.6% 9.3 3
  UTEP 60 4.6% 11.5 2
  Utah State 60 4.6% 17.6 7
105. Colorado 57 4.4% 17.7 6
106. Loyola Chicago 56 4.3% 8.1 1
107. Jacksonville 49 3.8% 10.6 3
108. Washington State 43 3.3% 14.7 4
109. Princeton (NJ) 41 3.2% 13.2 3
  Detroit Mercy 41 3.2% 15.6 3
  Rutgers 41 3.2% 15.7 3
112. Wyoming 40 3.1% 14.7 5
113. Tulane 36 2.8% 16.5 5
114. UAB 34 2.6% 18.0 9
  Nebraska 34 2.6% 18.1 8
  VCU 34 2.6% 18.6 10
117. Drake (IA) 33 2.5% 14.9 7
118. Louisiana 32 2.5% 11.7 7
  Fresno State 32 2.5% 17.0 11
120. Columbia (NY) 31 2.4% 10.1 3
  Murray State (KY) 31 2.4% 17.4 9
122. Rhode Island 27 2.1% 21.9 16
123. Penn State 25 1.9% 15.9 9
124. Indiana State 23 1.8% 7.3 1
  Santa Clara 23 1.8% 10.6 2
  Navy 23 1.8% 15.6 9
  Colorado State 23 1.8% 19.8 13
128. Toledo 22 1.7% 15.2 9
  Charlotte 22 1.7% 20.8 17
130. Long Island (NY) 20 1.5% 7.1 2
  Niagara (NY) 20 1.5% 14.9 8
  Florida Atlantic 20 1.5% 18.2 7
  Northern Iowa 20 1.5% 18.7 10
134. Bowling Green (OH) 19 1.5% 10.1 7
  New York 19 1.5% 10.7 2
  Fordham (NY) 19 1.5% 12.3 7
  Southern Miss 19 1.5% 18.0 9
  Buffalo 19 1.5% 19.3 14
139. Northwestern 18 1.4% 16.1 6
140. Southern Illinois 17 1.3% 18.0 11
141. Hawaii 16 1.2% 18.3 12
  Centenary (LA) 16 1.2% 18.7 17
  Charleston (SC) 16 1.2% 19.7 16
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 16 1.2% 20.3 15
145. Idaho 15 1.2% 13.9 6
  Ohio 15 1.2% 14.5 5
  Oral Roberts (OK) 15 1.2% 17.2 10
148. Marshall 14 1.1% 13.5 8
  Louisiana Tech 14 1.1% 13.9 7
  East Tennessee State 14 1.1% 16.3 10
151. Siena (NY) 13 1.0% 17.2 11
  Air Force 13 1.0% 19.3 13
153. New Orleans 12 0.9% 19.2 13
154. Canisius (NY) 11 0.8% 14.7 10
  Illinois State 11 0.8% 17.1 13
  Richmond 11 0.8% 19.0 13
157. CCNY 10 0.8% 11.0 6
158. Hamline 9 0.7% 11.9 5
159. Rice 8 0.6% 14.8 11
  South Alabama 8 0.6% 15.8 11
  Manhattan (NY) 8 0.6% 16.9 13
  Ball State (IN) 8 0.6% 18.5 15
  James Madison (VA) 8 0.6% 20.6 18
164. Western Michigan 7 0.5% 15.0 10
  Weber State (UT) 7 0.5% 16.6 15
  Miami (OH) 7 0.5% 19.7 12
167. Idaho State 6 0.5% 17.2 15
  Eastern Kentucky 6 0.5% 18.2 15
  Pacific (CA) 6 0.5% 19.8 17
170. St. Francis Brooklyn (NY) 5 0.4% 14.6 13
  UT Rio Grande Valley 5 0.4% 17.8 15
  Dartmouth (NH) 5 0.4% 19.0 18
  UCF 5 0.4% 22.0 19
  Harvard 5 0.4% 24.2 22
175. Yale (CT) 4 0.3% 15.5 11
  Portland 4 0.3% 19.8 17
  Wofford 4 0.3% 21.3 19
178. Cornell (NY) 3 0.2% 17.0 14
  Chattanooga 3 0.2% 17.3 15
  Beloit (WI) 3 0.2% 18.0 16
  San Jose State 3 0.2% 18.0 17
  West Texas A&M 3 0.2% 19.3 19
  Austin Peay (TN) 3 0.2% 19.7 19
  VMI 3 0.2% 19.7 19
  Eastern Michigan 3 0.2% 23.3 23
  Green Bay 3 0.2% 23.7 22
  Furman 3 0.2% 24.0 23
188. West Virginia Tech 2 0.2% 16.5 15
  Northern Illinois 2 0.2% 19.5 19
  North Texas 2 0.2% 20.0 20
  Winthrop (SC) 2 0.2% 23.0 22
  Boise State 2 0.2% 24.0 23
  Middle Tennessee 2 0.2% 24.0 24
  South Florida 2 0.2% 24.5 24
195. Army 1 0.1% 14.0 14
  Iona (NY) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Lamar (TX) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Northeastern (MA) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Cleveland State (OH) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Maryland-Eastern Shore 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Missouri State 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Pepperdine (CA) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Texas State 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Wayne State (MI) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Kent State (OH) 1 0.1% 23.0 23
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.1% 24.0 24
  Old Dominion 1 0.1% 25.0 25
* Out of 1299 total polls

NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through March 10, 2025.

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