January 3, 2022 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big 12 |
5 |
11.4 |
4440 |
SEC |
5 |
15.8 |
3015 |
Big Ten |
4 |
12.3 |
3350 |
Big East |
4 |
20.3 |
1441 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
6.7 |
3315 |
ACC |
1 |
2.0 |
1447 |
West Coast |
1 |
4.0 |
1336 |
American |
1 |
12.0 |
849 |
Mountain West |
1 |
20.0 |
386 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Auburn makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/13/2020 poll (34 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Baylor's Top 10 streak reaches 40
- Gonzaga's Top 5 streak reaches 40
Total Appearances:
- Auburn ties Clemson for #62
- Colorado State ties two others for #150
- Duke reaches 850 appearances (#3)
- Houston reaches 180 appearances (#51)
- Kansas reaches 810 appearances (#4)
- LSU reaches 220 appearances (#44)
- Seton Hall ties two others for #66
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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