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February 23, 2015 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points Coaches
1 < 1 Kentucky (65) SEC 27-0 1625 *1
2 < 2 Virginia ACC 25-1 1526 3
3 < 3 Gonzaga West Coast 28-1 1471 2
4 < 4 Duke ACC 24-3 1448 5
5 < 5 Wisconsin Big Ten 25-2 1390 4
6 < 6 Villanova Big East 25-2 1306 6
7 < 7 Arizona Pac-12 24-3 1228 7
8 < 8 Kansas Big 12 22-5 1111 9
9 < 10 Notre Dame ACC 24-4 1109 8
10 < 11 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 26-2 1032 10
11 < 13 Wichita State Missouri Valley 25-3 930 11
12 < 14 Iowa State Big 12 20-6 887 13
13 < 9 Utah Pac-12 21-5 876 12
14 < 16 Maryland Big Ten 22-5 695 14
15 < 15 North Carolina ACC 19-8 655 18
16 < 17 Oklahoma Big 12 19-8 622 17
17 < 12 Louisville ACC 21-6 613 15
18 < 18 Arkansas SEC 22-5 564 16
19 < 20 Baylor Big 12 20-7 473 20
20 < 23 West Virginia Big 12 21-6 453 19
21 < 21 SMU American 22-5 357 21
22 < 25 VCU Atlantic 10 21-6 182 24
23 < 19 Butler Big East 19-8 165 23
24 < NR San Diego State Mountain West 22-6 117 22
25 < NR Providence Big East 19-8 72 RV
RV < NR Georgetown Big East 18-8 58 RV
RV < NR Michigan State Big Ten 19-8 56 25
RV < NR Murray State Ohio Valley 24-4 42 RV
RV < 22 Oklahoma State Big 12 17-10 25 RV
RV < 24 Ohio State Big Ten 19-8 12 RV
RV < NR Valparaiso Horizon 25-4 10 RV
RV < NR Texas A&M SEC 19-7 8 RV
RV < NR Rhode Island Atlantic 10 19-6 3 NR
RV < NR Stephen F. Austin Southland 23-4 2 RV
RV < NR Oregon Pac-12 20-8 1 RV
RV < NR Texas Big 12 17-10 1 NR
NR < NR Boise State Mountain West 20-7 0 RV
NR < NR Colorado State Mountain West 23-5 0 RV
NR < NR Davidson Atlantic 10 19-6 0 RV
NR < NR Mississippi SEC 19-8 0 RV
NR < NR Purdue Big Ten 18-9 0 RV

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
ACC 5 9.4 5351
Big 12 5 15.0 3546
Big East 3 18.0 1543
Big Ten 2 9.5 2085
SEC 2 9.5 2189
Pac-12 2 10.0 2104
Missouri Valley 2 10.5 1962
West Coast 1 3.0 1471
American 1 21.0 357
Atlantic 10 1 22.0 182
Mountain West 1 24.0 117

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.