ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
March 31, 1999
The final 1998-99 USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Rank | Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. | Connecticut (26) |
34-2 |
650 |
3 |
| 2. | Duke |
37-2 |
624 |
1 |
| 3. | Michigan State |
33-5 |
596 |
2 |
| 4. | Ohio State |
27-9 |
557 |
14 |
| 5. | (tie) Kentucky |
28-9 |
511 |
11 |
| 5. | (tie) St. John's |
28-9 |
511 |
8 |
| 7. | Auburn |
29-4 |
477 |
4 |
| 8. | Maryland |
28-6 |
429 |
5 |
| 9. | Stanford |
26-7 |
400 |
7 |
| 10. | Utah |
28-5 |
344 |
6 |
| 11. | Cincinnati |
27-6 |
330 |
9 |
| 12. | (tie) Miami Fla |
23-7 |
296 |
12 |
| 12. | (tie) Gonzaga |
28-7 |
296 |
- |
| 14. | Temple |
24-11 |
285 |
- |
| 15. | Iowa |
20-10 |
270 |
20 |
| 16. | Arizona |
22-7 |
257 |
10 |
| 17. | Florida |
22-9 |
178 |
25 |
| 18. | North Carolina |
24-10 |
172 |
13 |
| 19. | Oklahoma |
22-11 |
158 |
- |
| 20. | Miami Ohio |
24-8 |
157 |
- |
| 21. | UCLA |
22-9 |
138 |
15 |
| 22. | Purdue |
21-13 |
136 |
- |
| 23. | Kansas |
23-10 |
133 |
22 |
| 24. | Sw Missouri St |
22-11 |
96 |
- |
| 25. | Arkansas |
23-11 |
81 |
19 |
Others Receiving Votes
Indiana 64, Oklahoma State 49, Wisconsin 43, NC Charlotte 34,
Coll Of Charltn 29, New Mexico 28, Detroit Mercy 19, California
18, Creighton 15, Syracuse 15, Texas 15, Tennessee 9, Louisville
6, Murray State 6, Weber State 6, Minnesota 4, New Mexico St 4,
Clemson 3, Missouri 1
Dropped From Rankings
No. 16 Coll Of Charltn, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 18 Indiana, No.
21 Syracuse, No. 23 Texas, No. 24 New Mexico