2020 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
4 |
7.3 |
4852 |
Big Ten |
4 |
12.3 |
3390 |
SEC |
4 |
13.5 |
3254 |
Big 12 |
3 |
10.7 |
2817 |
Big East |
3 |
13.7 |
2267 |
West Coast |
2 |
14.0 |
1426 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
18.0 |
1007 |
American |
1 |
14.0 |
773 |
Mountain West |
1 |
17.0 |
491 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
25.0 |
193 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Arizona makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2018 poll (20 polls)
- Baylor makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/25/2017 poll (31 polls)
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/4/2017 poll (34 polls), and in the Top 25 since the final 2018 poll (20 polls)
- Kansas makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/31/2018 poll (11 polls)
- Louisville makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2/6/2017 poll (44 polls), and in the Top 10 since the 3/13/2017 poll (39 polls)
- Maryland makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/22/2016 poll (61 polls)
- Memphis makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 3/10/2014 poll (97 polls)
- Michigan State makes first appearance at #1 since the 1/1/2018 poll (30 polls)
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/7/2019 poll (10 polls)
- Oregon makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/26/2018 poll (16 polls)
- Saint Mary's makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2018 poll (20 polls)
- Seton Hall makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/15/2018 poll (28 polls)
- VCU makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2015 poll (77 polls)
- Villanova makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/12/2018 poll (18 polls)
- Xavier makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2018 poll (20 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Buffalo's Top 25 streak ends at 19
- Gonzaga's Top 5 streak ends at 11
- Houston's Top 25 streak ends at 15
- Kentucky's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- LSU's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Michigan's Top 10 streak ends at 18, Top 25 streak ends at 29
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak reaches 40
- Nevada's Top 25 streak ends at 26
- Tennessee's Top 10 streak ends at 20, Top 25 streak ends at 35
- Virginia's Top 5 streak ends at 14, Top 10 streak ends at 32
- Virginia Tech's Top 25 streak ends at 20
Total Appearances:
- Auburn ties Texas A&M for #69
- Baylor reaches 120 appearances (#68)
- LSU ties Georgia Tech for #44
- Ohio State ties Georgetown for #15
- Oregon ties Oregon State and Bradley for #64
- Purdue reaches 370 appearances (#20)
- Seton Hall ties two other for #71
- VCU ties three others for #115
Total Appearances - Preseason:
- Florida reaches 20 appearances (#21)
- Ohio State reaches 20 appearances (#21)
- Michigan State reaches 25 appearances (#11)
- North Carolina reaches 50 appearances (#2)
- Seton Hall reaches 5 appearances (#69)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the preseason poll
- Villanova reaches 20 appearances (#21)
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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