Appearances in the AP Top 10
: 1949 to 2016
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Kentucky |
662 |
58.8% |
4.3 |
1 |
2. |
North Carolina |
644 |
57.2% |
4.5 |
1 |
3. |
Duke |
626 |
55.6% |
4.6 |
1 |
4. |
Kansas |
508 |
45.1% |
4.6 |
1 |
5. |
UCLA |
447 |
39.7% |
4.0 |
1 |
6. |
Arizona |
284 |
25.2% |
5.5 |
1 |
7. |
Indiana |
278 |
24.7% |
4.6 |
1 |
8. |
Louisville |
277 |
24.6% |
6.0 |
1 |
9. |
Syracuse |
255 |
22.6% |
5.9 |
1 |
10. |
Ohio State |
225 |
20.0% |
4.6 |
1 |
|
Illinois |
225 |
20.0% |
5.9 |
1 |
12. |
Michigan State |
207 |
18.4% |
6.0 |
1 |
13. |
Cincinnati |
203 |
18.0% |
4.6 |
1 |
14. |
Michigan |
198 |
17.6% |
5.0 |
1 |
15. |
Connecticut |
196 |
17.4% |
4.9 |
1 |
16. |
Maryland |
186 |
16.5% |
5.5 |
2 |
17. |
Villanova |
172 |
15.3% |
6.4 |
1 |
18. |
Notre Dame |
164 |
14.6% |
6.2 |
1 |
19. |
Marquette |
163 |
14.5% |
5.5 |
1 |
20. |
NC State |
162 |
14.4% |
5.6 |
1 |
21. |
Georgetown |
160 |
14.2% |
5.5 |
1 |
22. |
Oklahoma |
156 |
13.9% |
5.7 |
1 |
23. |
Florida |
139 |
12.3% |
6.1 |
1 |
24. |
St. John's (NY) |
137 |
12.2% |
7.0 |
1 |
25. |
UNLV |
123 |
10.9% |
5.1 |
1 |
26. |
Iowa |
121 |
10.7% |
6.8 |
1 |
27. |
Pittsburgh |
119 |
10.6% |
5.5 |
1 |
|
Oklahoma State |
119 |
10.6% |
5.8 |
1 |
29. |
Arkansas |
118 |
10.5% |
5.1 |
1 |
30. |
Purdue |
117 |
10.4% |
6.9 |
2 |
31. |
Memphis |
113 |
10.0% |
4.9 |
1 |
32. |
Virginia |
112 |
9.9% |
4.8 |
1 |
33. |
Missouri |
111 |
9.9% |
6.3 |
1 |
34. |
Kansas State |
108 |
9.6% |
5.2 |
1 |
35. |
Wake Forest |
107 |
9.5% |
6.1 |
1 |
36. |
Alabama |
100 |
8.9% |
7.1 |
1 |
37. |
Utah |
99 |
8.8% |
6.9 |
2 |
38. |
DePaul (IL) |
97 |
8.6% |
4.6 |
1 |
39. |
Stanford |
95 |
8.4% |
4.6 |
1 |
|
Texas |
95 |
8.4% |
5.9 |
1 |
41. |
Tennessee |
93 |
8.3% |
7.3 |
1 |
42. |
Bradley (IL) |
92 |
8.2% |
5.5 |
1 |
43. |
West Virginia |
88 |
7.8% |
6.5 |
1 |
44. |
San Francisco |
87 |
7.7% |
4.4 |
1 |
|
Vanderbilt |
87 |
7.7% |
6.5 |
2 |
46. |
Minnesota |
83 |
7.4% |
6.6 |
2 |
47. |
LSU |
78 |
6.9% |
7.2 |
2 |
48. |
Gonzaga |
76 |
6.7% |
6.5 |
1 |
49. |
Houston |
71 |
6.3% |
4.9 |
1 |
50. |
Duquesne (PA) |
66 |
5.9% |
5.3 |
1 |
|
Georgia Tech |
66 |
5.9% |
6.4 |
1 |
52. |
Wichita State |
63 |
5.6% |
6.0 |
1 |
53. |
Temple |
61 |
5.4% |
6.3 |
1 |
54. |
Wisconsin |
60 |
5.3% |
5.7 |
1 |
|
USC |
60 |
5.3% |
6.5 |
2 |
|
Western Kentucky |
60 |
5.3% |
6.9 |
3 |
57. |
South Carolina |
59 |
5.2% |
5.3 |
1 |
58. |
Oregon State |
58 |
5.2% |
5.9 |
1 |
|
Providence (RI) |
58 |
5.2% |
7.0 |
3 |
60. |
Davidson (NC) |
54 |
4.8% |
6.3 |
2 |
61. |
St. Bonaventure (NY) |
52 |
4.6% |
5.2 |
2 |
62. |
Washington |
51 |
4.5% |
6.8 |
2 |
|
Mississippi State |
51 |
4.5% |
7.1 |
3 |
64. |
La Salle (PA) |
50 |
4.4% |
5.0 |
1 |
65. |
Massachusetts |
48 |
4.3% |
4.4 |
1 |
66. |
Auburn |
47 |
4.2% |
6.1 |
2 |
|
Saint Louis |
47 |
4.2% |
6.5 |
1 |
68. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
45 |
4.0% |
6.2 |
1 |
69. |
Long Beach State |
43 |
3.8% |
6.8 |
3 |
70. |
Penn |
41 |
3.6% |
6.3 |
2 |
|
New Mexico |
41 |
3.6% |
7.0 |
3 |
|
Iowa State |
41 |
3.6% |
7.2 |
3 |
73. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
40 |
3.6% |
4.8 |
1 |
74. |
Loyola Chicago |
38 |
3.4% |
4.2 |
1 |
75. |
UTEP |
36 |
3.2% |
6.4 |
2 |
76. |
Arizona State |
34 |
3.0% |
6.1 |
3 |
|
Xavier (OH) |
34 |
3.0% |
8.1 |
5 |
78. |
SMU |
33 |
2.9% |
5.9 |
2 |
79. |
BYU |
32 |
2.8% |
7.6 |
3 |
80. |
Holy Cross (MA) |
27 |
2.4% |
5.6 |
1 |
|
Jacksonville |
27 |
2.4% |
6.4 |
3 |
|
Boston College |
27 |
2.4% |
7.7 |
3 |
83. |
Dayton (OH) |
26 |
2.3% |
5.0 |
2 |
84. |
George Washington (DC) |
25 |
2.2% |
7.8 |
5 |
85. |
Florida State |
23 |
2.0% |
8.0 |
2 |
86. |
Texas A&M |
22 |
2.0% |
8.2 |
5 |
87. |
San Diego State |
21 |
1.9% |
6.6 |
4 |
|
Clemson |
21 |
1.9% |
7.7 |
2 |
89. |
New Mexico State |
20 |
1.8% |
6.1 |
3 |
|
Columbia (NY) |
20 |
1.8% |
6.6 |
3 |
|
Oregon |
20 |
1.8% |
8.3 |
5 |
92. |
Baylor |
19 |
1.7% |
6.9 |
3 |
|
Seattle |
19 |
1.7% |
7.5 |
4 |
94. |
Miami (FL) |
17 |
1.5% |
7.6 |
2 |
95. |
Indiana State |
16 |
1.4% |
3.9 |
1 |
|
Princeton (NJ) |
16 |
1.4% |
6.7 |
3 |
97. |
Long Island (NY) |
15 |
1.3% |
4.5 |
2 |
|
Washington State |
15 |
1.3% |
7.3 |
4 |
|
Bowling Green (OH) |
15 |
1.3% |
8.6 |
7 |
100. |
California |
13 |
1.2% |
3.2 |
2 |
101. |
Santa Clara |
12 |
1.1% |
4.3 |
2 |
|
Tulsa |
12 |
1.1% |
8.7 |
6 |
103. |
Rutgers |
10 |
0.9% |
5.1 |
3 |
|
Colorado |
10 |
0.9% |
8.3 |
6 |
|
Louisiana |
10 |
0.9% |
8.4 |
7 |
|
Fordham (NY) |
10 |
0.9% |
8.7 |
7 |
107. |
New York |
9 |
0.8% |
6.8 |
2 |
|
Wyoming |
9 |
0.8% |
7.6 |
5 |
|
Utah State |
9 |
0.8% |
8.4 |
7 |
|
Oklahoma City |
9 |
0.8% |
8.9 |
7 |
111. |
Butler (IN) |
8 |
0.7% |
9.1 |
8 |
112. |
Drake (IA) |
6 |
0.5% |
8.7 |
7 |
113. |
Tulane |
5 |
0.4% |
7.0 |
5 |
|
Hamline |
5 |
0.4% |
7.4 |
5 |
|
CCNY |
5 |
0.4% |
7.6 |
6 |
116. |
Ohio |
4 |
0.4% |
7.3 |
5 |
|
Northwestern |
4 |
0.4% |
7.5 |
6 |
|
Idaho |
4 |
0.4% |
7.8 |
6 |
|
Louisiana Tech |
4 |
0.4% |
8.3 |
7 |
|
Texas Tech |
4 |
0.4% |
8.3 |
7 |
|
Nebraska |
4 |
0.4% |
8.8 |
8 |
|
Marshall |
4 |
0.4% |
9.3 |
8 |
|
Navy |
4 |
0.4% |
9.5 |
9 |
|
Niagara (NY) |
4 |
0.4% |
9.5 |
8 |
|
Penn State |
4 |
0.4% |
9.5 |
9 |
126. |
Detroit Mercy |
3 |
0.3% |
6.0 |
3 |
127. |
Virginia Tech |
2 |
0.2% |
9.0 |
8 |
|
Creighton (NE) |
2 |
0.2% |
9.5 |
9 |
|
Murray State (KY) |
2 |
0.2% |
9.5 |
9 |
|
Toledo |
2 |
0.2% |
9.5 |
9 |
|
Nevada |
2 |
0.2% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
Northern Iowa |
2 |
0.2% |
10.0 |
10 |
133. |
Southern Miss |
1 |
0.1% |
9.0 |
9 |
|
UAB |
1 |
0.1% |
9.0 |
9 |
|
Canisius (NY) |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
East Tennessee State |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
Georgia |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
Mississippi |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
Oral Roberts (OK) |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
VCU |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
Western Michigan |
1 |
0.1% |
10.0 |
10 |
|
* Out of 1126 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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