Total Appearances in the AP Poll
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Kentucky |
972 |
75.8% |
7.3 |
1 |
2. |
North Carolina |
959 |
74.8% |
7.5 |
1 |
3. |
Duke |
895 |
69.8% |
6.6 |
1 |
4. |
Kansas |
862 |
67.2% |
7.5 |
1 |
5. |
UCLA |
738 |
57.6% |
8.3 |
1 |
6. |
Louisville |
656 |
51.2% |
11.5 |
1 |
7. |
Arizona |
609 |
47.5% |
10.0 |
1 |
8. |
Indiana |
578 |
45.1% |
10.7 |
1 |
9. |
Syracuse |
550 |
42.9% |
11.6 |
1 |
10. |
Illinois |
510 |
39.8% |
11.9 |
1 |
11. |
Michigan State |
493 |
38.5% |
10.8 |
1 |
12. |
Ohio State |
448 |
34.9% |
10.4 |
1 |
13. |
Villanova |
443 |
34.6% |
10.7 |
1 |
14. |
Michigan |
438 |
34.2% |
10.8 |
1 |
|
Maryland |
438 |
34.2% |
12.2 |
2 |
16. |
Cincinnati |
436 |
34.0% |
11.5 |
1 |
17. |
Purdue |
434 |
33.9% |
12.2 |
1 |
18. |
Marquette |
414 |
32.3% |
12.1 |
1 |
19. |
Connecticut |
402 |
31.4% |
10.2 |
1 |
20. |
Georgetown |
397 |
31.0% |
12.1 |
1 |
21. |
Iowa |
387 |
30.2% |
13.7 |
1 |
22. |
Oklahoma |
386 |
30.1% |
12.5 |
1 |
23. |
Notre Dame |
378 |
29.5% |
12.5 |
1 |
24. |
Tennessee |
356 |
27.8% |
12.3 |
1 |
25. |
Alabama |
351 |
27.4% |
13.3 |
1 |
26. |
Virginia |
349 |
27.2% |
11.2 |
1 |
|
NC State |
349 |
27.2% |
11.6 |
1 |
28. |
Gonzaga |
347 |
27.1% |
10.7 |
1 |
29. |
Memphis |
318 |
24.8% |
12.7 |
1 |
|
Texas |
318 |
24.8% |
12.9 |
1 |
31. |
Wisconsin |
313 |
24.4% |
15.1 |
1 |
32. |
Missouri |
303 |
23.6% |
12.6 |
1 |
33. |
Florida |
300 |
23.4% |
11.8 |
1 |
34. |
Arkansas |
298 |
23.2% |
11.9 |
1 |
35. |
St. John's (NY) |
292 |
22.8% |
12.3 |
1 |
36. |
Wake Forest |
275 |
21.5% |
12.9 |
1 |
37. |
Oklahoma State |
273 |
21.3% |
12.4 |
1 |
38. |
West Virginia |
264 |
20.6% |
12.9 |
1 |
39. |
Pittsburgh |
259 |
20.2% |
12.0 |
1 |
40. |
UNLV |
257 |
20.0% |
11.1 |
1 |
41. |
Utah |
239 |
18.6% |
12.8 |
2 |
42. |
Minnesota |
236 |
18.4% |
13.7 |
2 |
43. |
Houston |
232 |
18.1% |
9.6 |
1 |
44. |
Kansas State |
231 |
18.0% |
11.1 |
1 |
45. |
LSU |
224 |
17.5% |
13.7 |
2 |
46. |
Baylor |
216 |
16.8% |
12.2 |
1 |
47. |
Georgia Tech |
211 |
16.5% |
14.2 |
1 |
48. |
USC |
205 |
16.0% |
14.3 |
2 |
49. |
Vanderbilt |
204 |
15.9% |
13.4 |
2 |
50. |
Stanford |
200 |
15.6% |
11.7 |
1 |
|
Xavier (OH) |
200 |
15.6% |
15.6 |
3 |
52. |
Iowa State |
193 |
15.1% |
14.8 |
3 |
53. |
Florida State |
184 |
14.4% |
15.1 |
2 |
54. |
Auburn |
181 |
14.1% |
12.2 |
1 |
55. |
Providence (RI) |
166 |
12.9% |
13.2 |
3 |
56. |
Washington |
162 |
12.6% |
13.8 |
2 |
57. |
Wichita State |
161 |
12.6% |
11.6 |
1 |
58. |
Mississippi State |
159 |
12.4% |
14.7 |
3 |
59. |
Temple |
157 |
12.2% |
13.3 |
1 |
|
Oregon |
157 |
12.2% |
15.2 |
4 |
61. |
DePaul (IL) |
156 |
12.2% |
9.8 |
1 |
62. |
New Mexico |
155 |
12.1% |
14.5 |
3 |
63. |
BYU |
154 |
12.0% |
15.4 |
3 |
64. |
Clemson |
153 |
11.9% |
16.6 |
2 |
65. |
Creighton (NE) |
143 |
11.2% |
15.7 |
7 |
66. |
South Carolina |
141 |
11.0% |
12.4 |
1 |
67. |
Butler (IN) |
135 |
10.5% |
16.6 |
5 |
68. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
134 |
10.5% |
13.1 |
1 |
69. |
San Francisco |
133 |
10.4% |
8.2 |
1 |
70. |
Bradley (IL) |
128 |
10.0% |
7.9 |
1 |
|
Oregon State |
128 |
10.0% |
12.1 |
1 |
72. |
Texas A&M |
127 |
9.9% |
15.4 |
5 |
73. |
Dayton (OH) |
126 |
9.8% |
14.1 |
2 |
74. |
Texas Tech |
125 |
9.8% |
16.9 |
6 |
75. |
Saint Louis |
115 |
9.0% |
12.6 |
1 |
76. |
Arizona State |
113 |
8.8% |
13.5 |
3 |
77. |
Western Kentucky |
111 |
8.7% |
11.5 |
3 |
78. |
Boston College |
110 |
8.6% |
15.3 |
3 |
|
San Diego State |
110 |
8.6% |
15.6 |
4 |
80. |
Miami (FL) |
109 |
8.5% |
15.6 |
2 |
81. |
La Salle (PA) |
107 |
8.3% |
10.5 |
1 |
82. |
California |
97 |
7.6% |
16.6 |
2 |
83. |
Duquesne (PA) |
91 |
7.1% |
8.0 |
1 |
84. |
Massachusetts |
88 |
6.9% |
11.2 |
1 |
85. |
Virginia Tech |
87 |
6.8% |
17.2 |
8 |
86. |
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
85 |
6.6% |
9.5 |
2 |
87. |
Tulsa |
82 |
6.4% |
15.3 |
6 |
88. |
Holy Cross (MA) |
79 |
6.2% |
11.8 |
1 |
89. |
Penn |
78 |
6.1% |
11.0 |
2 |
90. |
SMU |
77 |
6.0% |
13.4 |
2 |
91. |
George Washington (DC) |
74 |
5.8% |
14.9 |
5 |
|
Saint Mary's (CA) |
74 |
5.8% |
19.3 |
11 |
93. |
Davidson (NC) |
72 |
5.6% |
9.4 |
2 |
94. |
Oklahoma City |
69 |
5.4% |
14.1 |
7 |
95. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
66 |
5.1% |
9.7 |
1 |
|
Georgia |
66 |
5.1% |
18.5 |
10 |
97. |
Seattle |
65 |
5.1% |
12.9 |
4 |
|
TCU |
65 |
5.1% |
18.5 |
10 |
99. |
New Mexico State |
64 |
5.0% |
15.3 |
3 |
100. |
Nevada |
63 |
4.9% |
16.6 |
5 |
101. |
Long Beach State |
60 |
4.7% |
9.3 |
3 |
|
UTEP |
60 |
4.7% |
11.5 |
2 |
103. |
Utah State |
58 |
4.5% |
17.4 |
7 |
104. |
Colorado |
57 |
4.4% |
17.7 |
6 |
|
Mississippi |
57 |
4.4% |
18.6 |
10 |
106. |
Loyola Chicago |
56 |
4.4% |
8.1 |
1 |
107. |
Jacksonville |
49 |
3.8% |
10.6 |
3 |
108. |
Washington State |
43 |
3.4% |
14.7 |
4 |
109. |
Princeton (NJ) |
41 |
3.2% |
13.2 |
3 |
|
Detroit Mercy |
41 |
3.2% |
15.6 |
3 |
111. |
Wyoming |
40 |
3.1% |
14.7 |
5 |
|
Rutgers |
40 |
3.1% |
15.5 |
3 |
113. |
Tulane |
36 |
2.8% |
16.5 |
5 |
114. |
UAB |
34 |
2.7% |
18.0 |
9 |
|
Nebraska |
34 |
2.7% |
18.1 |
8 |
|
VCU |
34 |
2.7% |
18.6 |
10 |
117. |
Drake (IA) |
33 |
2.6% |
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 |
2.0% |
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 |
1.6% |
7.1 |
2 |
|
Niagara (NY) |
20 |
1.6% |
14.9 |
8 |
|
Florida Atlantic |
20 |
1.6% |
18.2 |
7 |
|
Northern Iowa |
20 |
1.6% |
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 |
0.9% |
14.7 |
10 |
|
Illinois State |
11 |
0.9% |
17.1 |
13 |
|
Richmond |
11 |
0.9% |
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 1282 total polls since 1949
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through November 11, 2024.
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