Appearances in the AP Top 5
: 1949 to 2018
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Kentucky |
455 |
39.1% |
2.6 |
1 |
| 2. |
North Carolina |
428 |
36.8% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 3. |
Duke |
396 |
34.0% |
2.6 |
1 |
| 4. |
Kansas |
347 |
29.8% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 5. |
UCLA |
311 |
26.7% |
2.2 |
1 |
| 6. |
Indiana |
179 |
15.4% |
2.7 |
1 |
| 7. |
Arizona |
150 |
12.9% |
2.9 |
1 |
| 8. |
Ohio State |
142 |
12.2% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 9. |
Cincinnati |
127 |
10.9% |
2.6 |
1 |
| 10. |
Louisville |
126 |
10.8% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 11. |
Connecticut |
113 |
9.7% |
2.7 |
1 |
| |
Michigan |
113 |
9.7% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 13. |
Michigan State |
110 |
9.5% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 14. |
Syracuse |
109 |
9.4% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 15. |
Maryland |
102 |
8.8% |
3.5 |
2 |
| 16. |
Villanova |
95 |
8.2% |
3.0 |
1 |
| |
Illinois |
95 |
8.2% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 18. |
Georgetown |
86 |
7.4% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 19. |
Marquette |
83 |
7.1% |
3.0 |
1 |
| 20. |
Virginia |
77 |
6.6% |
2.8 |
1 |
| |
NC State |
77 |
6.6% |
2.9 |
1 |
| 22. |
Memphis |
76 |
6.5% |
3.4 |
1 |
| 23. |
Oklahoma |
72 |
6.2% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 24. |
UNLV |
68 |
5.8% |
2.5 |
1 |
| |
Kansas State |
68 |
5.8% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 26. |
Pittsburgh |
66 |
5.7% |
3.5 |
1 |
| 27. |
Arkansas |
65 |
5.6% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 28. |
DePaul (IL) |
64 |
5.5% |
2.8 |
1 |
| |
Notre Dame |
64 |
5.5% |
3.4 |
1 |
| 30. |
Stanford |
59 |
5.1% |
2.5 |
1 |
| 31. |
San Francisco |
56 |
4.8% |
2.5 |
1 |
| 32. |
Florida |
55 |
4.7% |
3.1 |
1 |
| 33. |
Oklahoma State |
53 |
4.6% |
3.5 |
1 |
| 34. |
Bradley (IL) |
50 |
4.3% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 35. |
Missouri |
46 |
4.0% |
3.5 |
1 |
| 36. |
Wake Forest |
45 |
3.9% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 37. |
Texas |
41 |
3.5% |
3.1 |
1 |
| 38. |
Houston |
38 |
3.3% |
2.6 |
1 |
| |
Purdue |
38 |
3.3% |
3.4 |
2 |
| |
Iowa |
38 |
3.3% |
4.0 |
1 |
| 41. |
Gonzaga |
37 |
3.2% |
3.3 |
1 |
| 42. |
Duquesne (PA) |
36 |
3.1% |
3.1 |
1 |
| 43. |
St. John's (NY) |
34 |
2.9% |
3.2 |
1 |
| |
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
34 |
2.9% |
3.4 |
2 |
| 45. |
Vanderbilt |
33 |
2.8% |
4.2 |
2 |
| 46. |
La Salle (PA) |
32 |
2.7% |
3.2 |
1 |
| |
Wichita State |
32 |
2.7% |
3.6 |
1 |
| |
Wisconsin |
32 |
2.7% |
3.6 |
1 |
| 49. |
Massachusetts |
31 |
2.7% |
2.4 |
1 |
| |
West Virginia |
31 |
2.7% |
3.0 |
1 |
| 51. |
South Carolina |
30 |
2.6% |
3.3 |
1 |
| |
Utah |
30 |
2.6% |
4.1 |
2 |
| 53. |
Loyola Chicago |
29 |
2.5% |
2.8 |
1 |
| 54. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
28 |
2.4% |
3.2 |
1 |
| 55. |
Minnesota |
27 |
2.3% |
4.0 |
2 |
| 56. |
Oregon State |
25 |
2.1% |
2.9 |
1 |
| 57. |
Alabama |
24 |
2.1% |
3.8 |
1 |
| 58. |
Davidson (NC) |
23 |
2.0% |
4.2 |
2 |
| 59. |
Arizona State |
22 |
1.9% |
4.3 |
3 |
| 60. |
Temple |
21 |
1.8% |
3.6 |
1 |
| |
Georgia Tech |
21 |
1.8% |
3.7 |
1 |
| |
USC |
21 |
1.8% |
3.8 |
2 |
| 63. |
Auburn |
20 |
1.7% |
3.8 |
2 |
| |
LSU |
20 |
1.7% |
4.2 |
2 |
| 65. |
Saint Louis |
19 |
1.6% |
3.6 |
1 |
| |
Penn |
19 |
1.6% |
4.1 |
2 |
| 67. |
Tennessee |
17 |
1.5% |
3.9 |
1 |
| |
Western Kentucky |
17 |
1.5% |
4.2 |
3 |
| 69. |
Dayton (OH) |
15 |
1.3% |
2.9 |
2 |
| |
SMU |
15 |
1.3% |
3.8 |
2 |
| |
Providence (RI) |
15 |
1.3% |
4.0 |
3 |
| |
Long Beach State |
15 |
1.3% |
4.2 |
3 |
| |
Mississippi State |
15 |
1.3% |
4.6 |
3 |
| 74. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
14 |
1.2% |
2.0 |
1 |
| 75. |
Washington |
13 |
1.1% |
3.4 |
2 |
| 76. |
Holy Cross (MA) |
12 |
1.0% |
2.6 |
1 |
| |
California |
12 |
1.0% |
2.9 |
2 |
| |
UTEP |
12 |
1.0% |
3.2 |
2 |
| |
Baylor |
12 |
1.0% |
3.4 |
1 |
| |
Xavier (OH) |
12 |
1.0% |
4.3 |
3 |
| |
New Mexico |
12 |
1.0% |
4.6 |
3 |
| 82. |
Long Island (NY) |
11 |
0.9% |
3.5 |
2 |
| 83. |
Indiana State |
10 |
0.9% |
2.2 |
1 |
| 84. |
Santa Clara |
9 |
0.8% |
3.0 |
2 |
| |
Iowa State |
9 |
0.8% |
4.3 |
3 |
| |
New Mexico State |
9 |
0.8% |
4.6 |
3 |
| 87. |
Rutgers |
7 |
0.6% |
3.9 |
3 |
| |
Princeton (NJ) |
7 |
0.6% |
4.6 |
3 |
| |
Oregon |
7 |
0.6% |
4.9 |
4 |
| 90. |
Clemson |
6 |
0.5% |
4.2 |
2 |
| 91. |
Jacksonville |
5 |
0.4% |
4.0 |
3 |
| |
Seattle |
5 |
0.4% |
4.6 |
4 |
| 93. |
Columbia (NY) |
4 |
0.3% |
3.3 |
3 |
| |
Miami (FL) |
4 |
0.3% |
3.8 |
2 |
| |
Boston College |
4 |
0.3% |
4.3 |
3 |
| |
San Diego State |
4 |
0.3% |
4.8 |
4 |
| 97. |
Florida State |
3 |
0.3% |
2.0 |
2 |
| |
BYU |
3 |
0.3% |
3.7 |
3 |
| |
Washington State |
3 |
0.3% |
4.0 |
4 |
| |
Wyoming |
3 |
0.3% |
5.0 |
5 |
| 101. |
New York |
2 |
0.2% |
2.0 |
2 |
| |
Ohio |
2 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
Texas A&M |
2 |
0.2% |
5.0 |
5 |
| 104. |
Detroit Mercy |
1 |
0.1% |
3.0 |
3 |
| |
George Washington (DC) |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
Hamline |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
| |
Tulane |
1 |
0.1% |
5.0 |
5 |
|
* Out of 1164 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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