Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 1982 to 2003
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
North Carolina |
333 |
85.8% |
6.6 |
1 |
| 2. |
Duke |
317 |
81.7% |
5.7 |
1 |
| 3. |
Kentucky |
312 |
80.4% |
7.8 |
1 |
| 4. |
Kansas |
301 |
77.6% |
7.4 |
1 |
| 5. |
Syracuse |
299 |
77.1% |
12.3 |
1 |
| 6. |
Arizona |
289 |
74.5% |
8.5 |
1 |
| 7. |
Indiana |
247 |
63.7% |
11.6 |
1 |
| 8. |
Georgetown |
242 |
62.4% |
10.9 |
1 |
| 9. |
UCLA |
236 |
60.8% |
11.4 |
1 |
| 10. |
Oklahoma |
230 |
59.3% |
11.7 |
1 |
| 11. |
Arkansas |
195 |
50.3% |
10.9 |
1 |
| 12. |
Illinois |
192 |
49.5% |
12.2 |
1 |
| |
Iowa |
192 |
49.5% |
12.9 |
1 |
| 14. |
Michigan |
183 |
47.2% |
10.5 |
1 |
| 15. |
Connecticut |
182 |
46.9% |
9.8 |
1 |
| 16. |
Louisville |
176 |
45.4% |
13.6 |
2 |
| 17. |
UNLV |
170 |
43.8% |
9.9 |
1 |
| 18. |
Maryland |
162 |
41.8% |
12.5 |
2 |
| 19. |
Purdue |
161 |
41.5% |
12.5 |
2 |
| 20. |
Cincinnati |
154 |
39.7% |
11.3 |
1 |
| |
Michigan State |
154 |
39.7% |
12.2 |
1 |
| 22. |
Missouri |
152 |
39.2% |
11.6 |
1 |
| 23. |
Stanford |
148 |
38.1% |
11.7 |
1 |
| 24. |
Wake Forest |
145 |
37.4% |
14.2 |
2 |
| |
Georgia Tech |
145 |
37.4% |
15.0 |
1 |
| 26. |
St. John's (NY) |
144 |
37.1% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 27. |
Alabama |
129 |
33.2% |
15.2 |
1 |
| 28. |
Florida |
121 |
31.2% |
11.3 |
1 |
| 29. |
Virginia |
120 |
30.9% |
12.2 |
1 |
| 30. |
Memphis |
117 |
30.2% |
10.7 |
1 |
| 31. |
Oklahoma State |
113 |
29.1% |
15.0 |
2 |
| 32. |
Utah |
111 |
28.6% |
12.3 |
2 |
| 33. |
Temple |
97 |
25.0% |
12.1 |
1 |
| 34. |
Ohio State |
93 |
24.0% |
11.1 |
2 |
| |
Minnesota |
93 |
24.0% |
15.4 |
2 |
| 36. |
LSU |
92 |
23.7% |
15.1 |
2 |
| 37. |
Pittsburgh |
90 |
23.2% |
11.8 |
2 |
| 38. |
DePaul (IL) |
85 |
21.9% |
11.1 |
2 |
| 39. |
Villanova |
83 |
21.4% |
12.5 |
2 |
| 40. |
NC State |
81 |
20.9% |
16.2 |
6 |
| 41. |
Massachusetts |
78 |
20.1% |
10.1 |
1 |
| 42. |
Texas |
75 |
19.3% |
15.1 |
2 |
| 43. |
Xavier (OH) |
73 |
18.8% |
17.8 |
7 |
| 44. |
Iowa State |
69 |
17.8% |
15.2 |
4 |
| 45. |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
67 |
17.3% |
13.1 |
6 |
| 46. |
Boston College |
64 |
16.5% |
17.6 |
6 |
| |
Georgia |
64 |
16.5% |
18.4 |
10 |
| 48. |
Tennessee |
62 |
16.0% |
13.1 |
4 |
| |
Tulsa |
62 |
16.0% |
15.6 |
6 |
| 50. |
New Mexico |
59 |
15.2% |
15.7 |
8 |
| 51. |
Marquette |
58 |
14.9% |
17.9 |
8 |
| 52. |
Clemson |
57 |
14.7% |
14.7 |
2 |
| |
Notre Dame |
57 |
14.7% |
15.1 |
5 |
| |
Wisconsin |
57 |
14.7% |
18.0 |
10 |
| 55. |
Auburn |
54 |
13.9% |
11.2 |
2 |
| 56. |
Florida State |
51 |
13.1% |
14.7 |
6 |
| |
Oregon State |
51 |
13.1% |
15.7 |
4 |
| 58. |
Mississippi State |
44 |
11.3% |
17.6 |
7 |
| 59. |
Houston |
40 |
10.3% |
8.8 |
1 |
| 60. |
Virginia Tech |
36 |
9.3% |
16.8 |
8 |
| |
USC |
36 |
9.3% |
18.9 |
8 |
| 62. |
South Carolina |
35 |
9.0% |
13.3 |
4 |
| |
California |
35 |
9.0% |
20.3 |
6 |
| 64. |
Oregon |
33 |
8.5% |
16.6 |
5 |
| 65. |
Fresno State |
32 |
8.2% |
17.0 |
11 |
| |
Mississippi |
32 |
8.2% |
17.2 |
10 |
| |
New Mexico State |
32 |
8.2% |
21.2 |
11 |
| 68. |
UAB |
30 |
7.7% |
17.1 |
9 |
| |
West Virginia |
30 |
7.7% |
17.2 |
6 |
| 70. |
UTEP |
29 |
7.5% |
15.0 |
5 |
| |
Vanderbilt |
29 |
7.5% |
17.7 |
5 |
| 72. |
Gonzaga |
24 |
6.2% |
17.7 |
6 |
| |
Texas Tech |
24 |
6.2% |
18.5 |
7 |
| |
Tulane |
24 |
6.2% |
19.3 |
14 |
| 75. |
Nebraska |
23 |
5.9% |
18.7 |
11 |
| |
Miami (FL) |
23 |
5.9% |
19.0 |
9 |
| 77. |
Princeton (NJ) |
21 |
5.4% |
16.0 |
8 |
| |
TCU |
21 |
5.4% |
19.1 |
13 |
| 79. |
Washington |
19 |
4.9% |
13.6 |
7 |
| |
Southern Miss |
19 |
4.9% |
18.0 |
9 |
| 81. |
Arizona State |
18 |
4.6% |
15.6 |
12 |
| 82. |
Western Kentucky |
17 |
4.4% |
19.9 |
8 |
| 83. |
SMU |
16 |
4.1% |
7.4 |
2 |
| |
Wichita State |
16 |
4.1% |
10.0 |
2 |
| |
Bradley (IL) |
16 |
4.1% |
13.9 |
9 |
| |
Loyola Marymount (CA) |
16 |
4.1% |
20.3 |
15 |
| 87. |
Wyoming |
15 |
3.9% |
11.6 |
5 |
| |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
15 |
3.9% |
19.0 |
10 |
| |
George Washington (DC) |
15 |
3.9% |
22.9 |
17 |
| 90. |
Navy |
14 |
3.6% |
14.5 |
9 |
| |
BYU |
14 |
3.6% |
14.9 |
3 |
| |
Creighton (NE) |
14 |
3.6% |
15.7 |
10 |
| |
East Tennessee State |
14 |
3.6% |
16.3 |
10 |
| |
Charlotte |
14 |
3.6% |
21.1 |
17 |
| 95. |
San Francisco |
13 |
3.4% |
10.8 |
6 |
| |
Louisiana Tech |
13 |
3.4% |
13.0 |
7 |
| |
La Salle (PA) |
13 |
3.4% |
16.1 |
11 |
| 98. |
New Orleans |
12 |
3.1% |
19.2 |
13 |
| |
Charleston (SC) |
12 |
3.1% |
19.5 |
16 |
| |
Rhode Island |
12 |
3.1% |
22.4 |
20 |
| 101. |
Idaho |
10 |
2.6% |
11.3 |
6 |
| |
Penn State |
10 |
2.6% |
13.7 |
9 |
| 103. |
VCU |
9 |
2.3% |
16.7 |
11 |
| |
Kansas State |
9 |
2.3% |
17.6 |
14 |
| |
Saint Louis |
9 |
2.3% |
19.9 |
16 |
| 106. |
Ball State (IN) |
8 |
2.1% |
18.5 |
15 |
| |
Colorado |
8 |
2.1% |
18.5 |
15 |
| 108. |
Providence (RI) |
7 |
1.8% |
20.1 |
17 |
| 109. |
Dayton (OH) |
6 |
1.5% |
22.2 |
16 |
| 110. |
Penn |
5 |
1.3% |
24.0 |
21 |
| 111. |
Illinois State |
4 |
1.0% |
18.5 |
16 |
| |
Ohio |
4 |
1.0% |
19.3 |
14 |
| |
Hawaii |
4 |
1.0% |
23.5 |
21 |
| 114. |
Loyola Chicago |
3 |
0.8% |
16.7 |
14 |
| |
Chattanooga |
3 |
0.8% |
17.3 |
15 |
| |
Saint Mary's (CA) |
3 |
0.8% |
18.7 |
17 |
| |
Butler (IN) |
3 |
0.8% |
22.3 |
20 |
| |
Eastern Michigan |
3 |
0.8% |
23.3 |
23 |
| |
Green Bay |
3 |
0.8% |
23.7 |
22 |
| |
Miami (OH) |
3 |
0.8% |
23.7 |
22 |
| 121. |
Louisiana |
2 |
0.5% |
16.5 |
15 |
| |
Santa Clara |
2 |
0.5% |
23.5 |
22 |
| 123. |
Washington State |
1 |
0.3% |
18.0 |
18 |
| |
Northeastern (MA) |
1 |
0.3% |
19.0 |
19 |
| |
Cleveland State (OH) |
1 |
0.3% |
20.0 |
20 |
| |
Richmond |
1 |
0.3% |
20.0 |
20 |
| |
Long Beach State |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Murray State (KY) |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 388 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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