Total Appearances in the AP Poll
: 2000 to 2017
| Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
| 1. |
Duke |
340 |
98.8% |
5.8 |
1 |
| 2. |
Kansas |
321 |
93.3% |
7.1 |
1 |
| 3. |
North Carolina |
260 |
75.6% |
8.6 |
1 |
| 4. |
Kentucky |
253 |
73.5% |
9.2 |
1 |
| 5. |
Arizona |
249 |
72.4% |
9.6 |
1 |
| 6. |
Michigan State |
248 |
72.1% |
10.3 |
1 |
| 7. |
Florida |
229 |
66.6% |
10.3 |
1 |
| 8. |
Syracuse |
223 |
64.8% |
10.6 |
1 |
| 9. |
Louisville |
221 |
64.2% |
11.4 |
1 |
| 10. |
Gonzaga |
216 |
62.8% |
13.1 |
1 |
| 11. |
Connecticut |
209 |
60.8% |
10.5 |
1 |
| 12. |
Wisconsin |
202 |
58.7% |
14.2 |
1 |
| 13. |
Texas |
200 |
58.1% |
12.0 |
1 |
| 14. |
Pittsburgh |
182 |
52.9% |
11.2 |
1 |
| 15. |
Oklahoma |
174 |
50.6% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 16. |
Ohio State |
171 |
49.7% |
10.2 |
1 |
| 17. |
Villanova |
164 |
47.7% |
8.8 |
1 |
| 18. |
Illinois |
154 |
44.8% |
12.5 |
1 |
| 19. |
Maryland |
153 |
44.5% |
14.7 |
2 |
| 20. |
UCLA |
151 |
43.9% |
11.6 |
1 |
| 21. |
Notre Dame |
144 |
41.9% |
16.9 |
4 |
| 22. |
Georgetown |
143 |
41.6% |
14.2 |
5 |
| 23. |
Cincinnati |
133 |
38.7% |
15.0 |
1 |
| 24. |
Memphis |
131 |
38.1% |
12.7 |
1 |
| 25. |
Indiana |
128 |
37.2% |
13.8 |
1 |
| |
Marquette |
128 |
37.2% |
16.4 |
8 |
| 27. |
Purdue |
123 |
35.8% |
15.1 |
3 |
| 28. |
Virginia |
120 |
34.9% |
12.0 |
2 |
| |
Oklahoma State |
120 |
34.9% |
13.0 |
3 |
| 30. |
Wake Forest |
117 |
34.0% |
13.5 |
1 |
| 31. |
Butler (IN) |
113 |
32.8% |
16.8 |
8 |
| 32. |
Tennessee |
109 |
31.7% |
12.3 |
1 |
| 33. |
Baylor |
108 |
31.4% |
15.1 |
1 |
| 34. |
Stanford |
102 |
29.7% |
9.5 |
1 |
| 35. |
Missouri |
99 |
28.8% |
13.5 |
2 |
| |
West Virginia |
99 |
28.8% |
14.6 |
5 |
| 37. |
Xavier (OH) |
97 |
28.2% |
14.8 |
5 |
| 38. |
Oregon |
93 |
27.0% |
14.9 |
4 |
| 39. |
Alabama |
90 |
26.2% |
14.7 |
1 |
| 40. |
Iowa State |
88 |
25.6% |
14.9 |
4 |
| 41. |
Texas A&M |
78 |
22.7% |
16.0 |
5 |
| 42. |
Washington |
76 |
22.1% |
16.2 |
7 |
| 43. |
Creighton (NE) |
73 |
21.2% |
16.6 |
7 |
| |
Iowa |
73 |
21.2% |
17.4 |
3 |
| 45. |
Michigan |
69 |
20.1% |
13.5 |
1 |
| 46. |
San Diego State |
66 |
19.2% |
14.9 |
4 |
| 47. |
Wichita State |
65 |
18.9% |
13.1 |
2 |
| 48. |
Vanderbilt |
60 |
17.4% |
19.7 |
7 |
| 49. |
Mississippi State |
58 |
16.9% |
16.8 |
4 |
| 50. |
Boston College |
56 |
16.3% |
13.4 |
3 |
| |
Miami (FL) |
56 |
16.3% |
16.2 |
2 |
| 52. |
Utah |
55 |
16.0% |
17.2 |
8 |
| 53. |
Kansas State |
54 |
15.7% |
14.8 |
3 |
| 54. |
NC State |
51 |
14.8% |
18.8 |
6 |
| 55. |
USC |
46 |
13.4% |
21.2 |
12 |
| 56. |
Georgia Tech |
45 |
13.1% |
14.5 |
3 |
| |
Temple |
45 |
13.1% |
17.6 |
5 |
| 58. |
BYU |
40 |
11.6% |
16.3 |
3 |
| |
LSU |
40 |
11.6% |
17.6 |
5 |
| 60. |
Clemson |
39 |
11.3% |
18.8 |
10 |
| 61. |
New Mexico |
37 |
10.8% |
16.9 |
8 |
| 62. |
Florida State |
36 |
10.5% |
18.6 |
6 |
| |
SMU |
36 |
10.5% |
19.2 |
8 |
| 64. |
Minnesota |
35 |
10.2% |
18.3 |
8 |
| 65. |
Nevada |
34 |
9.9% |
19.7 |
10 |
| 66. |
Saint Mary's (CA) |
33 |
9.6% |
20.2 |
12 |
| 67. |
UNLV |
32 |
9.3% |
19.2 |
11 |
| 68. |
Saint Joseph's (PA) |
31 |
9.0% |
11.9 |
1 |
| 69. |
Mississippi |
30 |
8.7% |
19.3 |
12 |
| 70. |
Washington State |
29 |
8.4% |
12.6 |
4 |
| 71. |
George Washington (DC) |
27 |
7.8% |
16.0 |
6 |
| 72. |
Georgia |
25 |
7.3% |
19.5 |
15 |
| 73. |
Providence (RI) |
24 |
7.0% |
17.8 |
8 |
| 74. |
California |
23 |
6.7% |
20.8 |
13 |
| 75. |
VCU |
22 |
6.4% |
19.0 |
10 |
| |
Dayton (OH) |
22 |
6.4% |
21.2 |
14 |
| 77. |
Arizona State |
21 |
6.1% |
18.4 |
14 |
| |
South Carolina |
21 |
6.1% |
22.3 |
16 |
| 79. |
Northern Iowa |
20 |
5.8% |
18.7 |
10 |
| |
St. John's (NY) |
20 |
5.8% |
19.3 |
9 |
| 81. |
Auburn |
19 |
5.5% |
8.9 |
2 |
| |
Seton Hall (NJ) |
19 |
5.5% |
15.1 |
7 |
| |
Tulsa |
19 |
5.5% |
18.3 |
12 |
| |
Arkansas |
19 |
5.5% |
20.6 |
15 |
| 85. |
Texas Tech |
18 |
5.2% |
21.2 |
13 |
| 86. |
Murray State (KY) |
15 |
4.4% |
15.5 |
9 |
| |
Saint Louis |
15 |
4.4% |
16.9 |
10 |
| 88. |
Southern Illinois |
14 |
4.1% |
18.1 |
11 |
| |
DePaul (IL) |
14 |
4.1% |
21.3 |
18 |
| |
Utah State |
14 |
4.1% |
22.7 |
19 |
| 91. |
Air Force |
13 |
3.8% |
19.3 |
13 |
| 92. |
Massachusetts |
10 |
2.9% |
20.4 |
13 |
| |
Davidson (NC) |
10 |
2.9% |
22.7 |
20 |
| 94. |
Drake (IA) |
9 |
2.6% |
17.0 |
14 |
| |
Western Kentucky |
9 |
2.6% |
20.3 |
17 |
| 96. |
Colorado |
8 |
2.3% |
20.0 |
15 |
| |
Fresno State |
8 |
2.3% |
22.1 |
19 |
| |
Rhode Island |
8 |
2.3% |
22.6 |
21 |
| 99. |
Virginia Tech |
7 |
2.0% |
21.1 |
16 |
| 100. |
Pacific (CA) |
6 |
1.7% |
19.8 |
17 |
| 101. |
Harvard |
5 |
1.5% |
24.2 |
22 |
| 102. |
Ball State (IN) |
4 |
1.2% |
18.0 |
15 |
| |
UCF |
4 |
1.2% |
21.3 |
19 |
| |
Charlotte |
4 |
1.2% |
21.8 |
18 |
| |
Colorado State |
4 |
1.2% |
23.5 |
22 |
| |
UAB |
4 |
1.2% |
24.5 |
24 |
| 107. |
Richmond |
3 |
0.9% |
24.0 |
23 |
| 108. |
Nebraska |
2 |
0.6% |
21.0 |
21 |
| |
Winthrop (SC) |
2 |
0.6% |
23.0 |
22 |
| |
UTEP |
2 |
0.6% |
24.5 |
24 |
| |
Northwestern |
2 |
0.6% |
25.0 |
25 |
| 112. |
Kent State (OH) |
1 |
0.3% |
23.0 |
23 |
| |
Bucknell (PA) |
1 |
0.3% |
24.0 |
24 |
| |
Boise State |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Charleston (SC) |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Hawaii |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Houston |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Louisiana Tech |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Old Dominion |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Portland |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
TCU |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
| |
Wyoming |
1 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 344 total polls
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through April 9, 2024.
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