Total Appearances in the AP Poll
Rk |
Team |
App* |
Pct* |
Avg Rk |
High Rk |
1. |
Tennessee |
778 |
90.2% |
6.3 |
1 |
2. |
Stanford |
644 |
74.6% |
6.9 |
1 |
3. |
Texas |
621 |
72.0% |
10.9 |
1 |
4. |
Connecticut |
617 |
71.5% |
4.1 |
1 |
5. |
Maryland |
572 |
66.3% |
9.8 |
1 |
6. |
Georgia |
555 |
64.3% |
11.3 |
1 |
7. |
Duke |
468 |
54.2% |
9.4 |
1 |
8. |
NC State |
462 |
53.5% |
11.8 |
2 |
9. |
North Carolina |
458 |
53.1% |
11.8 |
1 |
10. |
Louisiana Tech |
447 |
51.8% |
5.8 |
1 |
11. |
Notre Dame |
429 |
49.7% |
9.0 |
1 |
12. |
Baylor |
426 |
49.4% |
7.8 |
1 |
13. |
Ohio State |
422 |
48.9% |
12.4 |
2 |
14. |
LSU |
417 |
48.3% |
11.2 |
1 |
15. |
Penn State |
406 |
47.0% |
11.8 |
1 |
16. |
Rutgers |
380 |
44.0% |
12.0 |
2 |
17. |
South Carolina |
363 |
42.1% |
8.9 |
1 |
|
Purdue |
363 |
42.1% |
12.6 |
1 |
19. |
Vanderbilt |
344 |
39.9% |
13.9 |
1 |
20. |
Iowa |
335 |
38.8% |
12.1 |
1 |
21. |
Virginia |
329 |
38.1% |
11.5 |
1 |
22. |
Oklahoma |
322 |
37.3% |
14.5 |
2 |
23. |
Auburn |
320 |
37.1% |
12.7 |
1 |
24. |
UCLA |
315 |
36.5% |
11.9 |
2 |
25. |
Kentucky |
303 |
35.1% |
13.4 |
4 |
26. |
Texas A&M |
295 |
34.2% |
14.2 |
2 |
27. |
Old Dominion |
294 |
34.1% |
9.1 |
1 |
28. |
Texas Tech |
275 |
31.9% |
10.9 |
2 |
29. |
Louisville |
271 |
31.4% |
9.5 |
1 |
30. |
Mississippi |
231 |
26.8% |
13.3 |
3 |
31. |
DePaul |
227 |
26.3% |
18.7 |
7 |
32. |
USC |
224 |
26.0% |
10.4 |
1 |
33. |
Long Beach State |
222 |
25.7% |
8.7 |
2 |
34. |
Colorado |
218 |
25.3% |
14.0 |
2 |
35. |
Iowa State |
207 |
24.0% |
15.6 |
4 |
36. |
Florida State |
204 |
23.6% |
15.4 |
4 |
37. |
Kansas |
199 |
23.1% |
16.1 |
3 |
|
Arizona State |
199 |
23.1% |
16.7 |
8 |
39. |
Stephen F. Austin |
197 |
22.8% |
12.4 |
2 |
40. |
Kansas State |
192 |
22.2% |
13.7 |
2 |
41. |
Oregon |
180 |
20.9% |
12.8 |
1 |
|
Michigan State |
180 |
20.9% |
18.1 |
6 |
43. |
Western Kentucky |
178 |
20.6% |
14.8 |
4 |
44. |
Mississippi State |
176 |
20.4% |
11.8 |
2 |
45. |
Oregon State |
169 |
19.6% |
13.5 |
3 |
46. |
Washington |
158 |
18.3% |
14.5 |
3 |
47. |
California |
153 |
17.7% |
15.7 |
3 |
48. |
Arkansas |
150 |
17.4% |
17.5 |
7 |
49. |
Florida |
149 |
17.3% |
16.8 |
5 |
50. |
Clemson |
145 |
16.8% |
18.2 |
10 |
51. |
West Virginia |
141 |
16.3% |
16.6 |
5 |
52. |
Arizona |
137 |
15.9% |
15.4 |
4 |
53. |
Alabama |
133 |
15.4% |
14.8 |
2 |
54. |
Oklahoma State |
130 |
15.1% |
19.6 |
8 |
55. |
UNLV |
127 |
14.7% |
14.9 |
2 |
56. |
Nebraska |
124 |
14.4% |
18.1 |
3 |
57. |
Gonzaga |
123 |
14.3% |
19.1 |
11 |
58. |
George Washington |
120 |
13.9% |
17.8 |
6 |
59. |
Miami (FL) |
119 |
13.8% |
16.6 |
5 |
60. |
Minnesota |
108 |
12.5% |
15.0 |
6 |
61. |
Syracuse |
107 |
12.4% |
20.1 |
11 |
62. |
Cheyney |
102 |
11.8% |
9.1 |
2 |
|
Northwestern |
102 |
11.8% |
17.5 |
6 |
64. |
Indiana |
101 |
11.7% |
12.7 |
2 |
65. |
Virginia Tech |
100 |
11.6% |
16.2 |
4 |
|
Missouri |
100 |
11.6% |
17.0 |
7 |
67. |
Michigan |
96 |
11.1% |
17.0 |
4 |
68. |
Utah |
93 |
10.8% |
16.9 |
3 |
69. |
Boston College |
87 |
10.1% |
20.8 |
13 |
70. |
Wisconsin |
85 |
9.8% |
18.7 |
5 |
71. |
Missouri State |
81 |
9.4% |
19.4 |
10 |
|
Green Bay |
81 |
9.4% |
19.6 |
9 |
73. |
South Florida |
78 |
9.0% |
20.0 |
12 |
74. |
Illinois |
68 |
7.9% |
16.3 |
5 |
75. |
Xavier |
67 |
7.8% |
12.4 |
4 |
76. |
Villanova |
64 |
7.4% |
19.0 |
10 |
77. |
Marquette |
58 |
6.7% |
19.0 |
8 |
78. |
Saint Joseph's |
57 |
6.6% |
16.1 |
3 |
79. |
UC Santa Barbara |
54 |
6.3% |
18.8 |
9 |
80. |
Georgetown |
50 |
5.8% |
16.8 |
10 |
|
Georgia Tech |
50 |
5.8% |
20.5 |
11 |
82. |
Hawaii |
46 |
5.3% |
18.8 |
12 |
83. |
TCU |
45 |
5.2% |
21.6 |
13 |
84. |
Delta State |
44 |
5.1% |
7.6 |
1 |
85. |
Wayland Baptist |
43 |
5.0% |
5.9 |
1 |
|
Memphis |
43 |
5.0% |
17.5 |
10 |
|
James Madison |
43 |
5.0% |
18.5 |
12 |
88. |
San Diego State |
41 |
4.8% |
16.3 |
9 |
89. |
Colorado State |
40 |
4.6% |
14.9 |
4 |
|
St. John's |
40 |
4.6% |
19.6 |
13 |
91. |
Tennessee Tech |
38 |
4.4% |
15.9 |
4 |
|
BYU |
38 |
4.4% |
20.0 |
15 |
93. |
Montclair State |
34 |
3.9% |
11.5 |
3 |
|
Pittsburgh |
34 |
3.9% |
19.4 |
14 |
|
Tulane |
34 |
3.9% |
21.8 |
13 |
96. |
Houston |
33 |
3.8% |
18.3 |
9 |
|
Florida International |
33 |
3.8% |
19.3 |
11 |
98. |
Louisiana Monroe |
31 |
3.6% |
7.4 |
2 |
|
Creighton |
31 |
3.6% |
21.0 |
13 |
100. |
New Mexico |
29 |
3.4% |
21.2 |
16 |
101. |
Temple |
28 |
3.2% |
20.1 |
15 |
102. |
Valdosta State |
27 |
3.1% |
14.1 |
8 |
|
Southern Miss |
27 |
3.1% |
21.0 |
17 |
104. |
Queens |
26 |
3.0% |
11.5 |
6 |
|
Delaware |
26 |
3.0% |
16.0 |
7 |
|
Providence |
26 |
3.0% |
20.5 |
15 |
|
Seton Hall |
26 |
3.0% |
20.7 |
14 |
|
Princeton |
26 |
3.0% |
20.8 |
13 |
109. |
Dayton |
23 |
2.7% |
18.3 |
11 |
|
Montana |
23 |
2.7% |
18.6 |
14 |
|
Middle Tennessee |
23 |
2.7% |
21.0 |
16 |
|
Bowling Green |
23 |
2.7% |
21.3 |
16 |
113. |
Drake |
22 |
2.5% |
21.0 |
16 |
114. |
South Dakota State |
21 |
2.4% |
22.3 |
16 |
115. |
Southern Connecticut State |
20 |
2.3% |
14.4 |
9 |
116. |
Immaculata |
18 |
2.1% |
8.6 |
2 |
117. |
Detroit Mercy |
17 |
2.0% |
16.5 |
12 |
|
Mercer |
17 |
2.0% |
18.5 |
6 |
|
Northern Illinois |
17 |
2.0% |
21.6 |
17 |
|
Florida Gulf Coast |
17 |
2.0% |
22.5 |
20 |
121. |
Southern Illinois |
16 |
1.9% |
16.3 |
13 |
122. |
Vermont |
14 |
1.6% |
19.4 |
15 |
|
Chattanooga |
14 |
1.6% |
20.3 |
17 |
|
South Dakota |
14 |
1.6% |
21.4 |
17 |
125. |
San Francisco |
13 |
1.5% |
16.5 |
12 |
|
Wyoming |
13 |
1.5% |
21.5 |
15 |
|
Marist |
13 |
1.5% |
22.1 |
19 |
128. |
Cal State Fullerton |
11 |
1.3% |
7.5 |
4 |
129. |
Mississippi College |
10 |
1.2% |
13.3 |
8 |
|
Boise State |
10 |
1.2% |
20.3 |
17 |
|
Cincinnati |
10 |
1.2% |
22.4 |
18 |
132. |
La Salle |
9 |
1.0% |
18.8 |
17 |
133. |
Illinois State |
8 |
0.9% |
19.3 |
15 |
134. |
Lamar |
7 |
0.8% |
21.4 |
14 |
|
Washington State |
7 |
0.8% |
23.1 |
21 |
136. |
William Penn |
6 |
0.7% |
12.0 |
6 |
|
New Mexico State |
6 |
0.7% |
18.5 |
18 |
|
Saint Peter's |
6 |
0.7% |
19.3 |
19 |
|
St. Bonaventure |
6 |
0.7% |
20.3 |
16 |
|
UTEP |
6 |
0.7% |
20.8 |
18 |
141. |
Wake Forest |
5 |
0.6% |
18.0 |
16 |
|
East Carolina |
5 |
0.6% |
18.4 |
17 |
|
Cal Poly Pomona |
5 |
0.6% |
18.8 |
18 |
|
Belmont |
5 |
0.6% |
23.0 |
22 |
|
Rice |
5 |
0.6% |
23.6 |
21 |
|
Toledo |
5 |
0.6% |
24.4 |
23 |
147. |
Jackson State |
4 |
0.5% |
18.3 |
17 |
|
Hartford |
4 |
0.5% |
23.3 |
21 |
149. |
Southeastern Louisiana |
3 |
0.3% |
14.7 |
14 |
|
Central Missouri |
3 |
0.3% |
18.3 |
18 |
|
Indiana State |
3 |
0.3% |
19.3 |
18 |
|
Santa Clara |
3 |
0.3% |
24.7 |
24 |
|
Fairfield |
3 |
0.3% |
25.0 |
25 |
154. |
Idaho |
2 |
0.2% |
20.0 |
20 |
|
UCF |
2 |
0.2% |
24.5 |
24 |
156. |
Fordham |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Georgia State |
1 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
19 |
|
Oral Roberts |
1 |
0.1% |
20.0 |
20 |
|
San Diego |
1 |
0.1% |
24.0 |
24 |
|
Arkansas State |
1 |
0.1% |
25.0 |
25 |
|
* Out of 863 total polls since 1977
NOTES
- Teams in the latest poll are in bold.
- Updated through March 18, 2024.
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