November 27, 2017 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
6 |
10.7 |
5923 |
Big 12 |
5 |
16.4 |
2905 |
SEC |
4 |
11.5 |
3709 |
Big East |
3 |
16.7 |
1929 |
Big Ten |
2 |
7.5 |
2410 |
American |
2 |
9.5 |
2106 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
17.0 |
1064 |
West Coast |
1 |
15.0 |
666 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances
- Arizona State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2009 poll (157 polls)
- Notre Dame makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2011 poll (119 polls), and first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2015 poll (41 polls)
- Miami (FL) makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2016 poll (22 polls)
- TCU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/22/2014 poll (53 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/1/2016 poll (28 polls)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/4/2010 poll (148 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Arizona's Top 10 streak ends at 11, Top 25 streak ends at 100
- Kansas' Top 10 streak reaches 50
- Purdue's Top 25 streak ends at 41
- Saint Mary's Top 25 streak ends at 22
- UCLA's Top 25 streak ends at 22
Total Appearances:
- Alabama ties Memphis for #25
- Gonzaga reaches 220 appearances (#41)
- Miami (FL) ties Holy Cross for #84
- Minnesota reaches 230 appearances (#40)
- Texas Tech ties two others for #104
- Virginia reaches 260 appearances (#33)
- Xavier ties Temple for #49
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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