2019 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
7 |
12.4 |
6007 |
SEC |
5 |
12.0 |
4409 |
Big 12 |
4 |
11.5 |
3492 |
Big Ten |
3 |
17.7 |
1631 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
20.0 |
1100 |
West Coast |
1 |
3.0 |
1461 |
Mountain West |
1 |
7.0 |
1230 |
Big East |
1 |
9.0 |
1085 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Gonzaga makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the final 2017 poll (19 polls)
- Kansas makes first appearance at #1 since the 3/6/2017 poll (20 polls)
- Kansas State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/9/2017 poll (28 polls)
- Kentucky makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2018 preseason poll (18 polls)
- LSU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/23/2015 poll (54 polls)
- Mississippi State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2/6/2012 poll (121 polls)
- Nevada makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 3/5/2007 poll (213 polls)
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2017 poll (19 polls)
- Syracuse makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/28/2016 poll (34 polls)
- Tennessee makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/13/2010 poll (148 polls)
- UCLA makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/20/2017 poll (16 polls)
- Virginia Tech makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/2/2017 poll (29 polls)
- Washington makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/29/2014 poll (68 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Arizona's Top 25 streak ends at 14
- Cincinnati's Top 25 streak ends at 34
- Michigan's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Michigan State's Top 10 and Top 25 streaks reach 20
- Texas Tech's Top 25 streak ends at 14
- Villanova's Top 5 streak ends at 18
- Wichita State's Top 25 streak ends at 23
- Xavier's Top 25 streak ends at 19
Total Appearances:
- Tennessee ties UNLV for #35
- Villanova reaches 370 appearances (#18)
- Virginia Tech ties Saint Mary's for #99
Total Appearances - Preseason:
- Purdue reaches 20 appearances (#19)
- Virginia reaches 15 appearances (#30)
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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