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Total Appearances in the AP Poll : 1983 to 2025

Rk Team App* Pct* Avg Rk High Rk
1. Duke 715 90.5% 6.2 1
2. Kansas 696 88.1% 7.0 1
3. North Carolina 626 79.2% 7.9 1
4. Kentucky 609 77.1% 8.7 1
5. Arizona 556 70.4% 9.5 1
6. Syracuse 468 59.2% 11.5 1
7. Michigan State 436 55.2% 11.1 1
8. Connecticut 410 51.9% 10.2 1
9. Louisville 409 51.8% 12.4 1
10. UCLA 395 50.0% 11.1 1
11. Purdue 378 47.8% 11.9 1
12. Oklahoma 375 47.5% 12.3 1
13. Indiana 357 45.2% 12.3 1
14. Gonzaga 356 45.1% 10.7 1
15. Illinois 354 44.8% 13.0 1
16. Georgetown 349 44.2% 11.7 1
17. Villanova 336 42.5% 10.1 1
18. Michigan 317 40.1% 11.5 1
19. Florida 309 39.1% 11.7 1
20. Wisconsin 308 39.0% 15.2 1
21. Ohio State 305 38.6% 11.5 1
22. Texas 292 37.0% 12.9 1
23. Maryland 281 35.6% 13.9 2
24. Virginia 279 35.3% 11.8 1
25. Cincinnati 275 34.8% 14.0 1
26. Iowa 274 34.7% 14.6 1
27. Memphis 265 33.5% 12.1 1
28. Tennessee 259 32.8% 11.9 1
29. Pittsburgh 248 31.4% 11.9 1
30. Alabama 229 29.0% 14.1 1
31. Arkansas 228 28.9% 12.1 1
32. Missouri 224 28.4% 12.9 1
33. Marquette 221 28.0% 15.7 3
34. Baylor 219 27.7% 12.3 1
35. Wake Forest 204 25.8% 13.1 1
36. UNLV 200 25.3% 11.3 1
37. Xavier (OH) 198 25.1% 15.7 3
38. Oklahoma State 191 24.2% 14.1 2
39. Georgia Tech 190 24.1% 14.9 1
40. Iowa State 188 23.8% 14.4 2
41. Stanford 184 23.3% 11.6 1
42. West Virginia 176 22.3% 15.2 2
43. Notre Dame 173 21.9% 16.5 4
44. St. John's (NY) 158 20.0% 13.3 1
45. Auburn 157 19.9% 11.6 1
46. Houston 154 19.5% 9.4 1
47. Utah 147 18.6% 13.3 2
  Oregon 147 18.6% 15.1 4
49. LSU 145 18.4% 16.1 2
50. Florida State 144 18.2% 15.8 4
51. Creighton (NE) 135 17.1% 15.7 7
52. NC State 133 16.8% 17.2 6
53. Butler (IN) 127 16.1% 16.7 5
54. Clemson 126 15.9% 16.9 2
55. Texas Tech 125 15.8% 16.9 6
56. Temple 122 15.4% 13.8 1
57. Minnesota 117 14.8% 17.0 2
58. San Diego State 114 14.4% 15.8 4
59. Texas A&M 112 14.2% 15.8 5
60. Mississippi State 110 13.9% 17.5 4
61. Seton Hall (NJ) 106 13.4% 14.7 6
62. Washington 102 12.9% 16.2 7
  New Mexico 102 12.9% 16.6 8
64. Boston College 100 12.7% 15.8 3
65. Miami (FL) 98 12.4% 16.1 2
66. Wichita State 96 12.2% 13.0 2
67. Massachusetts 88 11.1% 11.2 1
68. USC 87 11.0% 18.9 5
69. Vanderbilt 85 10.8% 18.9 5
70. Kansas State 79 10.0% 14.7 3
  Virginia Tech 79 10.0% 17.0 8
72. BYU 78 9.9% 16.8 3
73. Saint Mary's (CA) 70 8.9% 19.5 11
74. DePaul (IL) 69 8.7% 12.4 2
75. Mississippi 68 8.6% 19.0 10
76. Georgia 65 8.2% 18.6 10
77. South Carolina 64 8.1% 16.7 4
78. Nevada 63 8.0% 16.6 5
79. Arizona State 58 7.3% 16.9 3
80. Providence (RI) 53 6.7% 18.0 8
  TCU 53 6.7% 19.0 10
82. SMU 52 6.6% 15.6 2
83. Dayton (OH) 51 6.5% 17.5 3
84. California 49 6.2% 20.2 6
85. Tulsa 46 5.8% 17.1 9
86. George Washington (DC) 42 5.3% 18.5 6
87. Oregon State 37 4.7% 17.5 10
88. Washington State 36 4.6% 14.2 4
89. Saint Joseph's (PA) 34 4.3% 12.4 1
  VCU 34 4.3% 18.6 10
  Colorado 34 4.3% 20.6 15
92. Utah State 32 4.1% 21.1 15
  New Mexico State 32 4.1% 21.2 11
94. UTEP 31 3.9% 15.6 5
95. Saint Louis 28 3.5% 18.8 10
  Nebraska 28 3.5% 19.4 11
97. UAB 27 3.4% 18.7 12
  Rhode Island 27 3.4% 21.9 16
99. Fresno State 25 3.2% 17.5 12
100. Tulane 24 3.0% 19.3 14
101. Murray State (KY) 22 2.8% 17.3 9
102. Princeton (NJ) 21 2.7% 16.0 8
103. Penn State 20 2.5% 16.3 9
  Florida Atlantic 20 2.5% 18.2 7
  Northern Iowa 20 2.5% 18.7 10
106. Southern Miss 19 2.4% 18.0 9
  Buffalo 19 2.4% 19.3 14
  Colorado State 19 2.4% 20.1 13
109. Charlotte 18 2.3% 21.3 17
110. Wyoming 17 2.2% 13.0 5
  Western Kentucky 17 2.2% 19.9 8
112. Bradley (IL) 16 2.0% 13.9 9
  Charleston (SC) 16 2.0% 19.7 16
  Loyola Marymount (CA) 16 2.0% 20.3 15
115. Rutgers 15 1.9% 21.5 11
116. Louisiana Tech 14 1.8% 13.9 7
  Navy 14 1.8% 14.5 9
  East Tennessee State 14 1.8% 16.3 10
  Southern Illinois 14 1.8% 18.1 11
120. La Salle (PA) 13 1.6% 16.1 11
  Air Force 13 1.6% 19.3 13
122. New Orleans 12 1.5% 19.2 13
123. Davidson (NC) 11 1.4% 22.9 20
124. Drake (IA) 10 1.3% 17.8 14
  Loyola Chicago 10 1.3% 19.2 14
126. Ball State (IN) 8 1.0% 18.5 15
  James Madison (VA) 8 1.0% 20.6 18
128. Northwestern 7 0.9% 22.0 19
129. Pacific (CA) 6 0.8% 19.8 17
  Richmond 6 0.8% 21.7 19
131. UCF 5 0.6% 22.0 19
  Penn 5 0.6% 24.0 21
  Harvard 5 0.6% 24.2 22
134. Illinois State 4 0.5% 18.5 16
  Ohio 4 0.5% 19.3 14
  Wofford 4 0.5% 21.3 19
  Hawaii 4 0.5% 23.5 21
138. Chattanooga 3 0.4% 17.3 15
  St. Bonaventure (NY) 3 0.4% 20.3 16
  Eastern Michigan 3 0.4% 23.3 23
  Green Bay 3 0.4% 23.7 22
  Miami (OH) 3 0.4% 23.7 22
  Furman 3 0.4% 24.0 23
144. Winthrop (SC) 2 0.3% 23.0 22
  Santa Clara 2 0.3% 23.5 22
  Boise State 2 0.3% 24.0 23
  Middle Tennessee 2 0.3% 24.0 24
  South Florida 2 0.3% 24.5 24
149. Northeastern (MA) 1 0.1% 19.0 19
  Cleveland State (OH) 1 0.1% 20.0 20
  Indiana State 1 0.1% 23.0 23
  Kent State (OH) 1 0.1% 23.0 23
  Bucknell (PA) 1 0.1% 24.0 24
  Long Beach State 1 0.1% 25.0 25
  Old Dominion 1 0.1% 25.0 25
  Portland 1 0.1% 25.0 25
* Out of 790 total polls

NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through February 3, 2025.

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