2018 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
5 |
10.6 |
4839 |
Big Ten |
4 |
14.0 |
2997 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
11.3 |
2841 |
SEC |
3 |
12.7 |
2570 |
Big 12 |
3 |
13.0 |
2442 |
Big East |
3 |
15.3 |
2102 |
American |
2 |
9.5 |
2107 |
West Coast |
2 |
20.0 |
833 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Duke makes first appearance at #1 since the 11/14/2016 poll (17 polls)
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/17/2014 poll (55 polls)
- Michigan State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2016 poll (19 polls)
- Seton Hall makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2016 poll (19 polls)
- Texas A&M makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2016 poll (19 polls)
- USC makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 1992 poll (470 polls)
- Wichita State makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/16/2015 poll (36 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Butler's Top 25 streak ends at 16
- Florida State's Top 25 streak ends at 14
- Gonzaga's Top 5 streak ends at 11, Top 10 streak ends at 16, Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Oregon's Top 25 streak ends at 27
- Saint Mary's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Villanova's Top 5 streak ends at 19, Top 10 streak reaches 30
- UCLA's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Virginia's Top 25 streak ends at 64
- Wisconsin's Top 25 streak ends at 19
Total Appearances:
- Purdue reaches 340 appearances and ties NC State for #23
- Saint Mary's ties two others for #103
- UCLA reaches 690 appearances (#5)
Total Appearances - Preseason:
- Gonzaga reaches 15 appearances (#29)
- Kentucky reaches 50 appearances (#1)
- Louisville reaches 40 appearances (#6)
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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