AP Records - Most New Teams in One Poll

There have been 905 polls over 50 seasons. The record is 5, held by Baylor, Kansas State, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi College (March 16, 1977) and Long Beach State, Mississippi, Ohio State, Southern Connecticut State, Stephen F. Austin (March 15, 1978) and 1 more.

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Most New Teams in One Poll
PlacePollNew teamsCount
1.Mar 16, 1977Baylor, Kansas State, LSU, Michigan State, Mississippi College5
Mar 15, 1978Long Beach State, Mississippi, Ohio State, Southern Connecticut State, Stephen F. Austin5
Dec 5, 1988Colorado, Illinois State, LSU, South Carolina, Stephen F. Austin5
4.Dec 22, 1991Hawaii, Long Beach State, Miami, Missouri State4
Jan 19, 1992California, Long Beach State, North Carolina, Texas Tech4
Mar 15, 1992Colorado, UC-Santa Barbara, USC, Vermont4
Jan 26, 1993California, Nebraska, Northern Illinois, UNLV4
Jan 11, 1994Boise State, Florida International, Seton Hall, UNLV4
Jan 31, 1995Arkansas, DePaul, Oklahoma, Seton Hall4
Nov 26, 2001LSU, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas4
Feb 16, 2004Boston College, Miami, Oklahoma, Utah4
Jan 24, 2005Florida State, NC State, Penn State, Temple4
Jan 30, 2006Boston College, Kentucky, NC State, St. John's4
Jan 26, 2009DePaul, Iowa State, South Dakota State, Xavier4
Nov 19, 2012Dayton, Kansas, North Carolina, UCLA4
Jan 11, 2016Florida, Louisville, Miami, USC4
Jan 21, 2019Florida State, Missouri, Texas A&M, Utah4
Jan 24, 2022Kansas State, Mississippi, Ohio State, Oregon4
Dec 4, 2023Creighton, Gonzaga, Penn State, Washington State4
20.Dec 8, 1976Indiana State, Kentucky, Tennessee3
Jan 12, 1977Memphis, Old Dominion, Texas3
Feb 2, 1977Mississippi, Southeastern Louisiana, William Penn3
Dec 4, 1979Delta State, Detroit, LSU3
Dec 11, 1979Kansas State, Pittsburgh, Queens College3
Mar 9, 1980Mercer, Oregon, USC3
Jan 27, 1981Clemson, East Carolina, Minnesota3
Dec 20, 1981Ohio State, Penn State, Villanova3
Jan 20, 1985Memphis, Oklahoma, St. Joseph's3
Mar 2, 1986Southern Illinois, Vanderbilt, Villanova3
Feb 4, 1991Cal State Fullerton, Michigan State, Stephen F. Austin3
Dec 1, 1991George Washington, Houston, Ohio State3
Mar 1, 1992Arizona State, Creighton, Vermont3
Dec 22, 1992Georgia Tech, NC State, Ohio State3
Jan 12, 1993Kentucky, Oklahoma State, San Diego State3
Jan 24, 1995Oklahoma State, Oregon, Virginia Tech3
Feb 10, 1997George Washington, Nebraska, Tulane3
Nov 24, 1997Arkansas, Purdue, Wisconsin3
Dec 7, 1998Penn State, UC-Santa Barbara, Virginia Tech3
Jan 25, 1999Boston College, Kansas, UC-Santa Barbara3
Jan 15, 2001Utah, Virginia, Xavier3
Feb 5, 2001Arizona, Arizona State, NC State3
Mar 4, 2002Florida International, LSU, Penn State3
Jan 26, 2004Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech3
Feb 2, 2004Florida, Missouri State, Notre Dame3
Dec 4, 2006Marquette, Nebraska, New Mexico3
Jan 29, 2007Green Bay, James Madison, Rutgers3
Jan 21, 2008Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Syracuse3
Jan 28, 2008DePaul, Illinois State, Texas3
Dec 14, 2009Georgia Tech, Green Bay, James Madison3
Jan 4, 2010Oklahoma State, TCU, West Virginia3
Feb 1, 2010Gonzaga, Kentucky, St. John's3
Nov 28, 2011Delaware, Green Bay, Vanderbilt3
Dec 10, 2012South Carolina, Texas A&M, West Virginia3
Jan 6, 2014Indiana, NC State, San Diego3
Jan 13, 2014Rutgers, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt3
Nov 17, 2014Georgia, Gonzaga, Purdue3
Jan 5, 2015Minnesota, Princeton, Western Kentucky3
Nov 30, 2015DePaul, Seton Hall, UCLA3
Nov 28, 2016Auburn, Colorado, Texas A&M3
Dec 5, 2016Duke, South Florida, Virginia Tech3
Feb 6, 2017Kansas State, Michigan, Tennessee3
Feb 20, 2017Kentucky, Missouri, Temple3
Nov 26, 2018Drake, Iowa State, Kentucky3
Nov 18, 2019Gonzaga, Tennessee, West Virginia3
Dec 2, 2019LSU, Michigan, Missouri State3
Jan 6, 2020Michigan, Princeton, South Dakota3
Nov 29, 2021BYU, Georgia, Notre Dame3
Dec 6, 2021Colorado, Duke, LSU3
Mar 7, 2022Kentucky, Princeton, UCF3
Dec 5, 2022Arkansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma3
Jan 22, 2024Oregon State, Syracuse, West Virginia3
Apr 8, 2024Duke, Iowa State, West Virginia3
Nov 11, 2024Illinois, Oregon, Stanford3
Dec 9, 2024Georgia Tech, NC State, Tennessee3
Jan 27, 2025Florida State, Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt3
Jan 12, 2026Alabama, Illinois, Notre Dame3
Jan 19, 2026Duke, Washington, West Virginia3
Apr 6, 2026Alabama, Virginia, Washington3
79.Dec 15, 1976NC State, St. Joseph's2
Mar 9, 1977Southern Connecticut State, Valdosta State2
Dec 7, 1977Missouri, Ohio State2
Dec 14, 1977Kansas, Penn State2
Feb 15, 1978Louisiana Tech, Ohio State2
Dec 12, 1978Cheyney, UNLV2
Jan 16, 1979Drake, Memphis2
Jan 23, 1979Clemson, Kansas2
Feb 13, 1979Northwestern, USC2
Mar 6, 1979Montclair State, Oregon2
Dec 25, 1979Kentucky, Mississippi College2
Jan 8, 1980Clemson, San Francisco2
Dec 16, 1980Colorado, Penn State2
Jan 5, 1981Jackson State, Virginia2
Feb 10, 1981Clemson, San Diego State2
Mar 8, 1981Clemson, Colorado2
Mar 15, 1981Georgia State, Oregon State2
Mar 26, 1981Illinois State, Jackson State2
Dec 13, 1981Arizona State, Colorado2
Jan 10, 1982Memphis, Texas2
Jan 17, 1982Auburn, Ohio State2
Jan 31, 1982Illinois, Mississippi2
Feb 28, 1982Kansas State, Ohio State2
Nov 28, 1982Missouri, UCLA2
Jan 16, 1983Florida State, Oregon State2
Feb 13, 1983LSU, Ohio State2
Feb 27, 1983Florida State, Oregon State2
Nov 27, 1983Clemson, Western Kentucky2
Jan 22, 1984North Carolina, Vanderbilt2
Feb 26, 1984Clemson, Ohio State2
Dec 2, 1984Kentucky, Texas Tech2
Dec 16, 1984Auburn, Western Kentucky2
Jan 6, 1985Miami, Washington2
Feb 17, 1985Idaho, Tennessee2
Jan 5, 1986Northwestern, Rutgers2
Jan 26, 1986James Madison, Saint Peter's2
Dec 2, 1986NC State, Oregon State2
Dec 9, 1986Illinois, Nebraska2
Dec 7, 1987James Madison, UNLV2
Dec 14, 1987Illinois, Maryland2
Jan 4, 1988Houston, Penn State2
Jan 11, 1988Montana, USC2
Feb 29, 1988DePaul, La Salle2
Jan 2, 1989Duke, NC State2
Dec 4, 1989DePaul, Ohio State2
Jan 8, 1990Northwestern, Penn State2
Feb 5, 1990Providence, Vanderbilt2
Feb 12, 1990Connecticut, Mississippi2
Dec 3, 1990Northern Illinois, Providence2
Dec 10, 1990Connecticut, Oklahoma State2
Jan 28, 1991Lamar, Maryland2
Feb 11, 1991Iowa, Long Beach State2
Feb 25, 1991George Washington, Lamar2
Dec 8, 1991Kansas, Oregon2
Jan 26, 1992Alabama, West Virginia2
Dec 15, 1992Nebraska, Tennessee Tech2
Dec 29, 1992Clemson, Kansas2
Jan 5, 1993California, Vermont2
Feb 23, 1993Bowling Green, DePaul2
Mar 9, 1993Georgia, Miami2
Mar 16, 1993Kansas, Northern Illinois2
Dec 14, 1993Hawaii, Northwestern2
Feb 8, 1994Texas A&M, Toledo2
Feb 22, 1994Florida, Mississippi2
Mar 8, 1994Bowling Green, Hawaii2
Dec 20, 1994DePaul, Oregon State2
Jan 10, 1995Oregon State, Wisconsin2
Jan 17, 1995Drake, Duke2
Feb 7, 1995Oregon State, Wisconsin2
Feb 14, 1995San Diego State, Texas A&M2
Dec 18, 1995Florida, Northwestern2
Feb 5, 1996Notre Dame, Stephen F. Austin2
Feb 19, 1996Kansas, Southern Mississippi2
Jan 6, 1997Florida, LSU2
Jan 27, 1997Illinois, Michigan State2
Mar 3, 1997Auburn, Tulane2
Dec 1, 1997NC State, Washington2
Dec 22, 1997Florida International, Purdue2
Jan 5, 1998Tulane, Utah2
Jan 26, 1998Hawaii, Iowa State2
Feb 9, 1998Alabama, Iowa State2
Mar 2, 1998Nebraska, UCLA2
Mar 9, 1998Drake, Purdue2
Nov 16, 1998Nebraska, Wisconsin2
Nov 30, 1998Clemson, Stanford2
Dec 14, 1998Memphis, Santa Clara2
Jan 4, 1999Boston College, Ohio State2
Jan 18, 1999Oregon, Tulane2
Feb 1, 1999Florida International, LSU2
Nov 22, 1999Stanford, Wisconsin2
Dec 13, 1999Texas, Tulane2
Jan 3, 2000Arkansas State, Boston College2
Jan 17, 2000George Washington, Oklahoma2
Jan 24, 2000Stanford, Virginia2
Feb 14, 2000George Washington, Marquette2
Feb 28, 2000Michigan, Stanford2
Mar 6, 2000George Washington, Oregon2
Nov 20, 2000Boston College, Xavier2
Dec 4, 2000Florida, Texas2
Jan 8, 2001Arizona, Baylor2
Jan 22, 2001Colorado, Villanova2
Jan 29, 2001Baylor, Wisconsin2
Feb 12, 2001Iowa, Washington2
Mar 12, 2001Arizona State, Virginia Tech2
Nov 19, 2001Toledo, Wisconsin2
Dec 3, 2001Drake, Penn State2
Dec 10, 2001Auburn, Tulane2
Jan 7, 2002Boston College, Kansas State2
Jan 14, 2002Arizona State, Virginia Tech2
Dec 2, 2002Arizona, South Carolina2
Dec 23, 2002Michigan, UC-Santa Barbara2
Dec 30, 2002Colorado, Villanova2
Jan 13, 2003Boston College, DePaul2
Jan 20, 2003Georgia, Rutgers2
Jan 27, 2003Ohio State, Washington2
Feb 10, 2003Arizona, Rutgers2
Dec 1, 2003Michigan State, Virginia Tech2
Jan 5, 2004Baylor, Miami2
Feb 9, 2004Arizona, Houston2
Feb 23, 2004Ohio State, Vanderbilt2
Nov 29, 2004TCU, UCLA2
Dec 6, 2004Arizona, Houston2
Dec 13, 2004Arizona State, Iowa2
Dec 27, 2004Arizona State, New Mexico2
Mar 7, 2005Green Bay, TCU2
Dec 19, 2005Boston College, Mississippi2
Jan 9, 2006Missouri, NC State2
Jan 16, 2006BYU, George Washington2
Jan 23, 2006Florida, USC2
Feb 6, 2006Louisiana Tech, Texas A&M2
Nov 20, 2006George Washington, Louisville2
Dec 11, 2006Arkansas, Pittsburgh2
Jan 8, 2007Middle Tennessee, Texas2
Jan 15, 2007Kansas State, Mississippi2
Feb 26, 2007California, NC State2
Nov 19, 2007Auburn, Purdue2
Dec 3, 2007Oklahoma State, Old Dominion2
Dec 24, 2007Colorado, George Washington2
Feb 4, 2008Texas A&M, Utah2
Feb 11, 2008UTEP, Vanderbilt2
Feb 25, 2008Marist, Wyoming2
Nov 24, 2008Iowa State, Michigan State2
Dec 8, 2008Florida, Kansas State2
Jan 12, 2009Iowa State, New Mexico2
Jan 19, 2009Florida State, Pittsburgh2
Nov 16, 2009Mississippi State, Texas A&M2
Nov 23, 2009Pittsburgh, San Diego State2
Nov 30, 2009Dayton, Georgia Tech2
Dec 7, 2009Maryland, Nebraska2
Jan 11, 2010Georgetown, Miami2
Jan 18, 2010Vanderbilt, Vermont2
Jan 25, 2010Iowa State, Penn State2
Feb 22, 2010Hartford, Virginia2
Dec 6, 2010DePaul, Green Bay2
Dec 13, 2010Boston College, Syracuse2
Jan 10, 2011Green Bay, Miami2
Feb 7, 2011Marist, Penn State2
Feb 28, 2011Houston, Iowa2
Mar 7, 2011Georgia Tech, Ohio State2
Nov 14, 2011Ohio State, Texas Tech2
Nov 21, 2011Texas, Virginia2
Jan 9, 2012Gonzaga, South Carolina2
Jan 16, 2012Kansas State, Penn State2
Jan 23, 2012BYU, Gonzaga2
Feb 6, 2012South Carolina, St. Bonaventure2
Feb 13, 2012BYU, DePaul2
Feb 20, 2012Gonzaga, St. John's2
Mar 12, 2012Princeton, South Carolina2
Nov 12, 2012Georgetown, Texas2
Dec 3, 2012Florida State, Miami2
Dec 17, 2012Colorado, Florida State2
Jan 7, 2013Iowa State, Miami2
Jan 28, 2013Delaware, Iowa2
Feb 18, 2013Green Bay, Nebraska2
Mar 4, 2013LSU, Toledo2
Mar 11, 2013Iowa State, Purdue2
Dec 2, 2013Iowa, Syracuse2
Jan 20, 2014Gonzaga, West Virginia2
Feb 3, 2014Michigan State, Nebraska2
Feb 24, 2014Iowa, Middle Tennessee2
Dec 22, 2014Arizona State, Green Bay2
Dec 29, 2014DePaul, Seton Hall2
Jan 26, 2015Chattanooga, Oklahoma2
Feb 16, 2015Florida Gulf Coast, James Madison2
Feb 23, 2015California, Northwestern2
Mar 9, 2015California, Ohio State2
Dec 14, 2015Miami, St. John's2
Jan 18, 2016DePaul, West Virginia2
Feb 1, 2016Florida, Oklahoma State2
Feb 8, 2016DePaul, West Virginia2
Feb 22, 2016Colorado State, Missouri2
Feb 29, 2016Florida, West Virginia2
Nov 21, 2016Gonzaga, Michigan State2
Dec 12, 2016Arizona State, Oregon2
Dec 19, 2016Kansas State, Oregon State2
Jan 2, 2017DePaul, Kansas State2
Jan 30, 2017Kentucky, Syracuse2
Feb 13, 2017Drake, Texas A&M2
Jan 1, 2018Arizona State, Stanford2
Jan 8, 2018Green Bay, Rutgers2
Jan 22, 2018Georgia, TCU2
Feb 5, 2018Arizona State, NC State2
Feb 12, 2018Belmont, South Florida2
Dec 3, 2018Gonzaga, Missouri2
Jan 7, 2019Florida State, Indiana2
Jan 14, 2019DePaul, Rutgers2
Feb 18, 2019Drake, Rice2
Dec 23, 2019Miami, Texas2
Jan 13, 2020Arizona State, Iowa2
Jan 11, 2021Tennessee, Washington State2
Jan 18, 2021Georgia, Iowa State2
Jan 25, 2021South Dakota State, West Virginia2
Dec 13, 2021Georgia Tech, North Carolina2
Jan 10, 2022Colorado, Kansas State2
Jan 17, 2022Florida Gulf Coast, Iowa2
Jan 31, 2022Florida Gulf Coast, North Carolina2
Nov 14, 2022Utah, Villanova2
Nov 21, 2022Kansas State, UCLA2
Nov 28, 2022Gonzaga, Marquette2
Jan 9, 2023Illinois, Villanova2
Jan 16, 2023Colorado, Texas2
Jan 23, 2023Florida State, Middle Tennessee2
Jan 30, 2023South Florida, Texas2
Feb 13, 2023UNLV, USC2
Feb 20, 2023Illinois, Middle Tennessee2
Mar 6, 2023Tennessee, Washington State2
Nov 13, 2023NC State, Oklahoma2
Nov 20, 2023Kansas State, Mississippi State2
Nov 27, 2023Marquette, Princeton2
Dec 11, 2023Miami, UNLV2
Dec 18, 2023TCU, Washington2
Jan 8, 2024North Carolina, UNLV2
Dec 2, 2024Michigan, Michigan State2
Jan 13, 2025Minnesota, Oklahoma State2
Jan 20, 2025Baylor, Michigan2
Feb 10, 2025Baylor, Creighton2
Feb 24, 2025Florida State, Louisville2
Feb 16, 2026Georgia, Minnesota2