February 1, 2021 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| Big 12 |
6 |
11.7 |
5370 |
| Big Ten |
6 |
12.3 |
5046 |
| SEC |
4 |
15.3 |
2612 |
| ACC |
3 |
16.7 |
1863 |
| Big East |
2 |
9.0 |
2190 |
| West Coast |
1 |
1.0 |
1597 |
| American |
1 |
5.0 |
1348 |
| Pac-12 |
1 |
21.0 |
260 |
| Missouri Valley |
1 |
25.0 |
117 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Drake makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2008 poll (242 polls)
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/25/2019 poll (26 polls)
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/30/2019 poll (21 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/15/2018 poll (58 polls)
- Purdue makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2020 preseason poll (29 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Houston's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Iowa's Top 25 streak reaches 20
Total Appearances:
- Baylor reaches 150 appearances (#59)
- Oklahoma reaches 370 appearances (#22)
- Virginia Tech ties Holy Cross for #87
- West Virginia ties UNLV for #39
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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