December 16, 2019 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big Ten |
5 |
12.8 |
4102 |
ACC |
4 |
8.8 |
4369 |
Big 12 |
4 |
15.0 |
2860 |
SEC |
3 |
13.0 |
2537 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
15.3 |
2016 |
Big East |
2 |
17.5 |
1049 |
West Coast |
1 |
2.0 |
1552 |
American |
1 |
11.0 |
960 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
13.0 |
879 |
Mountain West |
1 |
20.0 |
431 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Baylor makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 3/6/2017 poll (46 polls)
- Penn State makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 1996 poll (443 polls)
- West Virginia makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 2019 preseason poll (25 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Duke's Top 25 streak reaches 70
- North Carolina's Top 25 streak ends at 106
- Villanova's Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances:
- Duke reaches 820 appearances (#3)
- Penn State ties three others for #137
- Texas Tech ties SMU for #87
- Villanova reaches 390 appearances (#17)
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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