ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
January 3, 1999
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 3, 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 (23) |
11-0 |
742 |
1 |
| 2. | DUKE (6) |
13-1 |
716 |
2 |
| 3. | Cincinnati (1) |
12-0 |
693 |
3 |
| 4. | Stanford |
11-2 |
642 |
5 |
| 5. | Kentucky |
12-3 |
608 |
6 |
| 6. | Maryland |
13-2 |
581 |
4 |
| 7. | Purdue |
12-2 |
520 |
8 |
| 8. | UCLA |
9-2 |
485 |
11 |
| 9. | St. John's |
11-2 |
467 |
12 |
| 10. | North Carolina |
13-3 |
442 |
9 |
| 11. | Arizona |
8-1 |
426 |
7 |
| 12. | Michigan State |
11-3 |
421 |
13 |
| 13. | Indiana |
14-3 |
385 |
10 |
| 14. | Auburn |
13-0 |
374 |
15 |
| 15. | New Mexico |
12-1 |
311 |
17 |
| 16. | Kansas |
9-3 |
292 |
14 |
| 17. | Minnesota |
9-1 |
278 |
18 |
| 18. | Arkansas |
11-2 |
233 |
19 |
| 19. | Iowa |
11-1 |
211 |
24 |
| 20. | Clemson |
11-3 |
205 |
16 |
| 21. | Syracuse |
10-3 |
139 |
22 |
| 22. | Oklahoma State |
9-3 |
128 |
21 |
| 23. | Wisconsin |
12-3 |
110 |
20 |
| 24. | Texas Christian |
11-2 |
50 |
- |
| 25. | Ohio State |
12-3 |
35 |
- |
Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma 32, Miami Fla 25, Pittsburgh 24, California 21, Creighton
16, Providence 15, Coll Of Charltn 13, Michigan 13, Temple 13,
Old Dominion 11, Washington 11, Oregon 10, Gonzaga 8, Sw Missouri
St 7, Utah 7, USC 6, Murray State 5, Florida 4, Kansas State 4,
Miami Ohio 3, Villanova 3, Akron 1, Missouri 1, No Carolina State
1, Penn State 1, Seton Hall 1, Toledo 1, Xavier 1.