January 25, 2021 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
Big 12 |
6 |
11.2 |
5519 |
Big Ten |
6 |
13.0 |
4795 |
ACC |
4 |
17.3 |
2082 |
SEC |
3 |
13.0 |
2510 |
Big East |
2 |
10.0 |
2099 |
West Coast |
1 |
1.0 |
1597 |
American |
1 |
6.0 |
1281 |
Atlantic 10 |
1 |
22.0 |
218 |
Pac-12 |
1 |
23.0 |
157 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances:
- Alabama makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the 1/15/2007 poll (269 polls)
- Michigan makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 12/9/2019 poll (23 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/14/2019 poll (38 polls)
- Texas Tech makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2019 poll (29 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Baylor's Top 25 streak reaches 30
- Gonzaga's Number 1 streak reaches 10
- Iowa's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Kansas' Top 10 streak ends at 29, Top 25 streak reaches 230
- Tennessee's Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Texas' Top 25 streak reaches 10
- Texas Tech's Top 25 streak reaches 10
Total Appearances:
- Baylor ties New Mexico for #59
- Saint Louis ties Texas A&M for #71
- Tennessee ties two others for #29
- Virginia Tech ties Penn for #88
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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