December 13, 2021 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
SEC |
6 |
16.8 |
3247 |
Big 12 |
5 |
12.2 |
4251 |
Big East |
4 |
16.8 |
2220 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
7.3 |
3294 |
Big Ten |
3 |
10.0 |
2682 |
ACC |
1 |
2.0 |
1429 |
West Coast |
1 |
5.0 |
1291 |
American |
1 |
14.0 |
683 |
Mountain West |
1 |
23.0 |
251 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Arizona makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/29/2018 poll (68 polls)
- Colorado State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 12/29/2014 poll (130 polls)
- USC makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/20/2017 poll (78 polls)
Weekly Streaks
Total Appearances:
- Alabama reaches 310 appearances (#27)
- Auburn reaches 140 appearances (#63)
- Colorado State ties Hamline for #156
- Seton Hall reaches 130 appearances (#68)
- Xavier reaches 180 appearances (#50)
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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