January 15, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big 12 |
5 |
10.4 |
5179 |
ACC |
5 |
13.4 |
4099 |
Big Ten |
4 |
14.3 |
2982 |
Big East |
3 |
10.3 |
3006 |
SEC |
3 |
18.7 |
1368 |
American |
2 |
9.5 |
2141 |
Pac-12 |
2 |
15.0 |
1362 |
West Coast |
1 |
13.0 |
829 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances
- Ohio State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 3/2/2015 poll (50 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2/22/2016 poll (32 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Gonzaga's Top 25 streak reaches 30
- Michigan State's Top 5 streak ends at 10
- Villanova's Top 5 streak reaches 10, Top 10 streak reaches 40
Total Appearances:
- Clemson ties two others for #62
- Michigan reaches 380 appearances, tied with Ohio State for #15
- Ohio State reaches 380 appearances, tied with Michigan for #15
- Oklahoma reaches 360 appearances and ties Marquette for #19
- Seton Hall ties Boston College for #72
- TCU ties Utah State for #104
- Tennessee ties Wisconsin for #37
- Wichita State ties New Mexico for #54
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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