November 29, 2021 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
SEC |
6 |
13.8 |
4154 |
Big 12 |
4 |
9.5 |
3869 |
Big Ten |
4 |
17.8 |
2138 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
12.0 |
2484 |
Big East |
3 |
16.0 |
1735 |
West Coast |
2 |
7.5 |
2219 |
American |
2 |
16.5 |
1066 |
ACC |
1 |
1.0 |
1513 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Duke makes first appearance at Number 1 since the 11/25/2019 poll (36 polls)
- Iowa State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2019 poll (40 polls)
- Michigan State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/4/2021 poll (13 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Gonzaga's Number 1 streak ends at 20
- Houston's Top 25 streak reaches 30
- Illinois' Top 25 streak ends at 23
Total Appearances:
- Arkansas ties Wake Forest for #34
- Baylor reaches 160 appearances (#55)
- Connecticut reaches 350 appearances (#23)
- Iowa State ties Wichita State for #53
- Seton Hall ties two others for #68
- Tennessee ties Missouri for #28
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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