ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
January 10, 1999
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 10, 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 (21) |
13-0 |
741 |
1 |
| 2. | DUKE (7) |
15-1 |
720 |
2 |
| 3. | Cincinnati (2) |
15-0 |
698 |
3 |
| 4. | Stanford |
13-2 |
646 |
4 |
| 5. | Maryland |
15-2 |
611 |
6 |
| 6. | Kentucky |
14-3 |
608 |
5 |
| 7. | North Carolina |
14-3 |
524 |
10 |
| 8. | Arizona |
11-1 |
483 |
11 |
| 9. | Auburn |
15-0 |
460 |
14 |
| 10. | Michigan State |
12-4 |
459 |
12 |
| 11. | Purdue |
13-3 |
438 |
7 |
| 12. | UCLA |
11-3 |
429 |
8 |
| 13. | St. John's |
13-3 |
410 |
9 |
| 14. | Kansas |
11-3 |
341 |
16 |
| 15. | New Mexico |
14-2 |
307 |
15 |
| 16. | Iowa |
12-1 |
305 |
19 |
| 17. | Minnesota |
10-2 |
247 |
17 |
| 18. | Syracuse |
11-3 |
211 |
21 |
| 19. | Wisconsin |
14-3 |
195 |
23 |
| 20. | Indiana |
14-5 |
182 |
13 |
| 21. | Oklahoma State |
11-3 |
142 |
22 |
| 22. | Arkansas |
11-4 |
122 |
18 |
| 23. | Ohio State |
13-3 |
111 |
25 |
| 24. | Texas Christian |
11-2 |
97 |
24 |
| 25. | Clemson |
12-4 |
81 |
20 |
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma 22, Temple 17, Gonzaga 25, Coll of Charltn 11, Creighton
11, California 10, Missouri 10, Princeton 9, Utah 9, Miami Fla
8, Murray St 8, Georgia 6, Old Dominion 6, Detroit 5, Florida
5, Oregon 5, Pittsburgh 5, Providence 4, South Florida 4, SW Missouri
St 3, Toledo 2, Wake Forest 2, Washington 2, Miami Ohio 1, Seton
Hall 1, USC 1.
Dropped From Rankings
None.