February 8, 2016 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| Big 12 |
6 |
13.0 |
5178 |
| Big Ten |
4 |
8.0 |
4570 |
| ACC |
4 |
10.3 |
4004 |
| Big East |
3 |
8.7 |
3297 |
| Pac-12 |
3 |
17.0 |
1627 |
| SEC |
2 |
18.5 |
891 |
| American |
1 |
16.0 |
593 |
| Atlantic 10 |
1 |
19.0 |
413 |
| Missouri Valley |
1 |
25.0 |
132 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Texas makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2/2/2015 poll (19 polls)
- Villanova makes first ever appearance at #1
Total Appearances:
- Iowa State reaches 140 appearances and ties Mississippi State for #54
- Miami (FL) ties Oklahoma City for #87
- Oklahoma reaches 350 appearances
- Oregon ties Seton Hall for #72
- SMU ties threee others for #90
- Virginia ties Utah for #37
Most Appearances at #2 Without Reaching #1
Most Teams Ranked #1 by AP in One Season
Season # Teams
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1983 7
2016 6
2009 6
2004 6
1995 6
1994 6
1993 6
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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