2017 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
5 |
9.4 |
5294 |
Big Ten |
5 |
14.4 |
3771 |
Big 12 |
4 |
17.0 |
2254 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
10.3 |
2887 |
Big East |
3 |
11.0 |
2863 |
West Coast |
2 |
15.5 |
1211 |
SEC |
1 |
2.0 |
1479 |
American |
1 |
18.0 |
504 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
23.0 |
199 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Connecticut makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/4/2016 poll (10 polls)
- Creighton makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/24/2014 poll (35 polls)
- Duke makes first appearance at #1 since the 1/21/2013 poll (66 polls), and Top 5 since the 11/16/2015 poll (17 polls)
- Kentucky makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/14/2015 poll (13 polls)
- Rhode Island makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/14/2008 poll (163 polls)
- Saint Mary's makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2012 poll (78 polls)
- Syracuse makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/30/2015 poll (15 polls)
- UCLA makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/28/2015 poll (11 polls)
- Wisconsin makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2015 poll (19 polls), and Top 25 since the 2016 preseason poll (18 polls)
Total Appearances:
- Gonzaga ties LSU for #45
- Michigan State reaches 410 appearances
- North Carolina reaches 860 appearances (1st all-time)
- Oregon ties two others for #70
- Rhode Island ties Southern Illinois for #134
- Saint Mary's ties three others for #123
- Virginia ties Tennessee for #36
- Wisconsin reaches 230 appearances
Total Appearances - Preseason Top 25/10/5/1:
- Arizona reaches 30 appearances in Top 25
- Indiana reaches 30 appearances in Top 25
- Maryland reaches 20 appearances in Top 25
- Oregon makes first appearance in Top 10/5
- Saint Mary's makes first appearance in Top 25
- Syracuse reaches 30 appearances in Top 25
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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