February 12, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
4 |
9.5 |
4207 |
Big Ten |
4 |
9.5 |
4129 |
Big 12 |
4 |
15.8 |
2565 |
SEC |
3 |
16.3 |
1846 |
Big East |
2 |
3.5 |
2983 |
American |
2 |
12.0 |
1854 |
West Coast |
2 |
12.0 |
1746 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
21.0 |
677 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
16.0 |
666 |
Mountain West |
1 |
24.0 |
87 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Cincinnati makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2002 poll (302 polls)
- Gonzaga makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/20/2012 poll (14 polls)
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/6/2014 poll (81 polls)
- Virginia makes first appearance at #1 since the 12/20/1982 poll (650 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Arizona's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Cincinnati's Top 25 streak reaches 30
- Duke's Top 10 streak ends at 15
- Texas Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- West Virginia's Top 25 streak reaches 50
Total Appearances:
- Clemson ties Florida State for #60
- Gonzaga ties Minnesota for #40
- Wichita State ties Iowa State for #53
Notes
- First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.
- Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
- Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
- All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.
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