January 22, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
4 |
8.5 |
4464 |
Big 12 |
4 |
9.5 |
4235 |
Big Ten |
4 |
11.8 |
3652 |
SEC |
3 |
20.3 |
1096 |
Big East |
2 |
4.5 |
2803 |
American |
2 |
13.0 |
1634 |
West Coast |
2 |
15.5 |
1181 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
16.0 |
1327 |
Mountain West |
1 |
23.0 |
190 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
24.0 |
189 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances
- Cincinnati makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/17/2014 poll (72 polls)
- Rhode Island makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/28/2016 poll (26 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Kentucky's Top 25 streak ends at 68
- Miami (FL)'s Top 25 streak ends at 11
Total Appearances:
- Arizona reaches 530 appearances (#9)
- Clemson ties BYU for #61
- Nevada ties Tulane for #111
- North Carolina reaches 890 appearances (#1)
- Purdue reaches 350 appearances (#21)
- Wichita State reaches 150 appearances (#54)
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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