January 7, 2019 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
6 |
9.0 |
6541 |
Big 12 |
5 |
16.6 |
2954 |
Big Ten |
4 |
11.5 |
3655 |
SEC |
4 |
11.5 |
3603 |
Big East |
2 |
22.5 |
561 |
West Coast |
1 |
5.0 |
1319 |
Mountain West |
1 |
10.0 |
920 |
American |
1 |
17.0 |
565 |
MAC |
1 |
19.0 |
434 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Iowa State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2017 poll (28 polls)
- St. John's makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/5/2015 poll (76 polls)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/19/2018 poll (12 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Auburn's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Duke's Top 5 streak reaches 10
- Florida State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Kansas' Top 5 streak ends at 10, Top 25 streak reaches 190
- Mississippi State's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Nevada's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- North Carolina's Top 25 streak reaches 90
- Tennessee's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Virginia Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances:
- Auburn reaches 110 and ties two others for #72
- Buffalo ties two others for #154
- Florida State ties Providence for #57
- Mississippi State reaches 150 appearances (#55)
- Tennessee ties Arkansas for #33
- Virginia Tech reaches 60 and ties two others for #97
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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