January 8, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
6 |
15.0 |
4252 |
Big 12 |
5 |
9.4 |
5394 |
Big East |
4 |
12.3 |
3580 |
SEC |
3 |
22.3 |
755 |
Big Ten |
2 |
4.5 |
2615 |
American |
2 |
9.5 |
1964 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
14.0 |
1573 |
West Coast |
1 |
15.0 |
676 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances
- Auburn makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/20/2003 poll (286 polls)
- Purdue makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2/22/2010 poll (147 polls), and first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/14/2015 poll (41 polls)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 1996 poll (407 polls)
- Virginia makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2016 poll (28 polls)
- West Virginia makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2/8/2010 poll (149 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Miami (FL)'s Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Michigan State's Top 5, Top 10, and Top 25 streaks reach 10
- Xavier's Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances:
- Cincinnati reaches 420 appearances (#12)
- TCU ties two others for #105
- Villanova reaches 360 appearances and ties Marquette for #18
- Virginia ties Arkansas for #32
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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