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December 30, 2024 AP Men's Basketball Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conference Record Points Coaches
1 < 1 Tennessee (41) SEC 12-0 1504 *1
2 < 2 Auburn (20) SEC 11-1 1481 *2
3 < 3 Iowa State Big 12 10-1 1392 3
4 < 4 Duke ACC 10-2 1321 4
5 < 5 Alabama SEC 11-2 1238 6
6 < 6 Florida SEC 13-0 1202 5
7 < 7 Kansas Big 12 9-2 1084 7
8 < 8 Marquette Big East 11-2 1037 8
9 < 9 Oregon Big Ten 12-1 979 9
10 < 10 Kentucky SEC 10-2 958 11
11 < 11 Connecticut Big East 10-3 904 13
12 < 12 Oklahoma SEC 13-0 863 10
13 < 13 Texas A&M SEC 11-2 812 12
14 < 15 Houston Big 12 8-3 626 14
15 < 22 UCLA Big Ten 11-2 571 18
16 < 17 Cincinnati Big 12 10-1 551 17
17 < 19 Mississippi State SEC 11-1 483 16
18 < 18 Michigan State Big Ten 10-2 473 15
19 < 14 Gonzaga West Coast 9-4 383 19
20 < 21 Purdue Big Ten 9-4 281 22
21 < NR Memphis American 10-3 213 25
22 < 24 Illinois Big Ten 9-3 193 20
23 < 23 Arkansas SEC 10-2 174 RV
24 < 16 Mississippi SEC 11-2 165 23
25 < 25 Baylor Big 12 8-3 139 21
RV < NR Maryland Big Ten 133 24
RV < NR Drake Missouri Valley 100 RV
RV < NR St. John's Big East 98 RV
RV < NR Dayton Atlantic 10 90 RV
RV < NR Michigan Big Ten 65 RV
RV < NR Utah State Mountain West 59 RV
RV < NR Georgia SEC 48 RV
RV < NR Pittsburgh ACC 35 RV
RV < NR West Virginia Big 12 30 RV
RV < 20 San Diego State Mountain West 28 RV
RV < NR Missouri SEC 19 RV
RV < NR North Carolina ACC 19 RV
RV < NR Ohio State Big Ten 19 NR
RV < NR Arizona State Big 12 13 NR
RV < NR Indiana Big Ten 11 NR
RV < NR Clemson ACC 8 RV
RV < NR Texas Tech Big 12 8 RV
RV < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 7 NR
RV < NR Penn State Big Ten 5 NR
RV < NR St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 2 NR
RV < NR Nebraska Big Ten 1 NR

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 10 11.3 8880
Big 12 5 13.0 3792
Big Ten 5 16.8 2497
Big East 2 9.5 1941
ACC 1 4.0 1321
West Coast 1 19.0 383
American 1 21.0 213

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.