January 10, 2022 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| Big 12 |
5 |
13.0 |
3859 |
| Big Ten |
5 |
14.2 |
3652 |
| SEC |
5 |
16.0 |
3034 |
| Big East |
4 |
18.5 |
1727 |
| Pac-12 |
3 |
4.7 |
3672 |
| West Coast |
1 |
2.0 |
1440 |
| ACC |
1 |
8.0 |
1130 |
| American |
1 |
11.0 |
949 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Auburn makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 1/13/2020 poll (35 polls)
- USC makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/30/1974 poll (854 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Auburn's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Duke's Top 10 and Top 25 streaks reach 10
- Kansas' Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Kentucky's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Purdue's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Tennessee's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- UCLA's Top 5 and Top 10 streaks reach 10
- Villanova's Top 25 streak reaches 50
Total Appearances:
- Kentucky ties North Carolina for #1
- LSU ties Kansas State for #43
- Ohio State ties Michigan for #12
- Xavier ties Florida State for #49
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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