November 26, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big Ten |
7 |
15.9 |
4244 |
ACC |
5 |
9.2 |
5327 |
SEC |
4 |
12.3 |
3596 |
Big 12 |
4 |
12.8 |
3386 |
West Coast |
1 |
1.0 |
1590 |
Mountain West |
1 |
5.0 |
1329 |
Pac-12 |
1 |
18.0 |
439 |
MAC |
1 |
21.0 |
351 |
Big East |
1 |
23.0 |
217 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Gonzaga makes first appearance at #1 since the 2/20/2017 poll (25 polls)
- Maryland makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 3/6/2017 poll (23 polls)
- Nevada makes first ever appearance in the Top 5
- Texas makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/21/2016 poll (38 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Clemson's Top 25 streak ends at 14
- Nevada's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Virginia's Top 25 streak reaches 20
Total Appearances:
- Buffalo ties 9 others for #174
- Gonzaga ties Utah for #39
- Kansas reaches 750 appearances (#4)
- Ohio State reaches 390 appearances (#16)
- Purdue ties Marquette for #20
- Tennessee reaches 260 appearances (#34)
- Wisconsin reaches 250 appearances (#38)
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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