November 28, 2016 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
ACC |
5 |
10.0 |
5185 |
Big East |
4 |
9.3 |
4219 |
Big 12 |
4 |
14.3 |
3003 |
SEC |
3 |
15.0 |
2123 |
Big Ten |
3 |
15.0 |
2099 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
16.7 |
1799 |
West Coast |
2 |
10.0 |
1978 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
21.0 |
354 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Baylor makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/6/2014 poll (51 polls)
- Butler makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/18/2016 poll (11 polls)
- Creighton makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 2/24/2014 poll (44 polls)
- Florida makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 11/24/2014 poll (38 polls)
- Gonzaga makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 11/23/2015 poll (19 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Iowa State's Top 25 streak reaches 60
- Louisville's Top 25 streak reaches 20
- Michigan State's Top 25 streak ends at 23
- West Virginia's Top 25 streak reaches 20
Total Appearances:
- Creighton ties two others for #87
- Florida ties Arkansas for #31
- Iowa State ties New Mexico for #52
- Rhode Island reaches 20 appearances and ties three others for #127
- Saint Mary's ties Murray State for #120
- South Carolina ties Clemson for #63
- West Virginia ties LSU for #46
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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