January 13, 2020 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big Ten |
5 |
19.2 |
2088 |
Big 12 |
4 |
10.8 |
3875 |
Big East |
4 |
15.5 |
2714 |
ACC |
3 |
7.7 |
3565 |
SEC |
2 |
7.0 |
2319 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
14.0 |
1508 |
American |
2 |
19.0 |
861 |
West Coast |
1 |
1.0 |
1574 |
Mountain West |
1 |
7.0 |
1266 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
13.0 |
842 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Butler makes first ever appearance in the Top 5
- Illinois makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/1/2014 poll (102 polls)
- Creighton makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/8/2018 poll (39 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Arizona's Top 25 streak ends at 10
- Kansas' Top 10 streak ends at 10
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak reaches 50
- Virginia's Top 25 streak ends at 46
Total Appearances:
- Baylor reaches 130 appearances (#64)
- Butler ties two others for #66
- Colorado ties TCU for #106
- Creighton ties Massachusetts for #81
- Gonzaga ties Arkansas for #34
- Wichita State reaches 160 appearances and ties Iowa State for #51
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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