January 30, 2017 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
6 |
13.8 |
4692 |
Big Ten |
4 |
18.8 |
1946 |
Big 12 |
3 |
4.0 |
4108 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
9.7 |
3243 |
Big East |
3 |
14.0 |
2503 |
SEC |
3 |
17.0 |
1680 |
West Coast |
2 |
9.5 |
2003 |
American |
1 |
14.0 |
756 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Arizona makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2015 poll (31 polls)
- Gonzaga makes first appearance at #1 since the final 2013 poll (70 polls)
- Northwestern makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/28/2009 poll (139 polls)
- Wisconsin makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/14/2016 poll (10 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Baylor's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Butler's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Gonzaga's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Kansas' Top 10 streak reaches 40
- Xavier's Top 25 streak ends at 29
Total Appearances:
- Baylor ties Texas A&M for #72
- Creighton reaches 80 appearances
- Gonzaga reaches 210 appearances
- Northwestern ties two others for #146
- Saint Mary's ties three others for #110
- Villanova ties Connecticut for #20
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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