2016 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| Big Ten |
6 |
16.0 |
3875 |
| ACC |
4 |
7.8 |
4623 |
| Big 12 |
4 |
10.3 |
3948 |
| SEC |
3 |
13.7 |
2181 |
| Pac-12 |
3 |
14.0 |
2173 |
| Big East |
2 |
17.5 |
1236 |
| West Coast |
1 |
9.0 |
1047 |
| Missouri Valley |
1 |
10.0 |
1032 |
| American |
1 |
20.0 |
307 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- California makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/28/2011 poll (74 polls)
- Connecticut makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/24/2014 poll (16 polls)
- Kansas makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 11/17/2014 poll (17 polls)
- LSU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (116 polls)
- Maryland makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2002 poll (250 polls)
- Michigan makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/1/2014 poll (15 polls)
- North Carolina makes first appearance at #1 since the 11/21/2011 poll (75 polls), and Top 5/10 since the 11/24/2014 poll (16 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2009 poll (116 polls)
- Purdue makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2011 poll (78 polls)
- Vanderbilt makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2012 poll (59 polls)
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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