January 20, 2020 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big Ten |
5 |
18.4 |
2359 |
Big 12 |
4 |
9.0 |
4218 |
ACC |
3 |
6.3 |
3703 |
Big East |
3 |
10.7 |
2956 |
Pac-12 |
3 |
19.0 |
1265 |
SEC |
2 |
15.5 |
1392 |
American |
2 |
22.5 |
545 |
West Coast |
1 |
2.0 |
1588 |
Mountain West |
1 |
4.0 |
1422 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
7.0 |
1139 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Baylor makes first appearance at #1 since the 1/9/2017 poll (59 polls)
- Dayton makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/4/1967 poll (935 polls)
- Florida State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/11/1972 poll (856 polls)
- Houston makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2019 poll (11 polls)
- Rutgers makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 1979 poll (738 polls)
- San Diego State makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 2/10/2014 poll (112 polls)
- Seton Hall makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 12/18/2000 poll (368 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Gonzaga's Top 25 streak reaches 70
Total Appearances:
- Butler ties BYU for #65
- Florida State reaches 160 appearances and ties two others for #51
- Kentucky reaches 910 appearances (#2)
- Oregon ties Clemson for #60
- Rutgers ties Rhode Island for #120
- Texas Tech ties two others for #83
- West Virginia ties Utah for #40
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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