ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
January 31, 1999
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, 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) |
19-0 |
743 |
1 |
| 2. | DUKE (7) |
21-1 |
726 |
2 |
| 3. | Cincinnati |
20-1 |
681 |
5 |
| 4. | Stanford |
18-3 |
639 |
3 |
| 5. | Kentucky |
19-4 |
616 |
6 |
| 6. | Maryland |
19-3 |
601 |
4 |
| 7. | Auburn |
20-1 |
564 |
7 |
| 8. | Michigan State |
18-4 |
528 |
8 |
| 9. | North Carolina |
18-5 |
484 |
9 |
| 10. | St. John's |
17-5 |
460 |
10 |
| 11. | Arizona |
15-3 |
444 |
12 |
| 12. | Wisconsin |
19-3 |
433 |
13 |
| 13. | UCLA |
15-5 |
424 |
11 |
| 14. | Iowa |
15-4 |
292 |
18 |
| 15. | Ohio State |
16-6 |
273 |
17 |
| 16. | Syracuse |
15-6 |
260 |
16 |
| 17. | Purdue |
15-6 |
214 |
14 |
| 18. | New Mexico |
17-4 |
199 |
19 |
| 19. | Indiana |
17-7 |
190 |
15 |
| 20. | Minnesota |
13-5 |
179 |
21 |
| 21. | Oklahoma State |
13-5 |
149 |
23 |
| 22. | Kansas |
14-6 |
108 |
20 |
| 23. | Arkansas |
15-6 |
91 |
22 |
| 24. | Utah |
16-4 |
84 |
- |
| 25. | Gonzaga |
18-4 |
46 |
- |
Others Receiving Votes
Miami Fla 42, Charleston Sou 37, Missouri 31, Florida 26, Xavier
24, Temple 19, TCU 18, Murray State 12, Princeton 12, Tulsa 12,
Tennessee 11, Miami Ohio 9, Texas 9, Clemson 8, Mississippi 8,
Creighton 7, Geo Washington 7, Old Dominion 6, Sw Missouri State
6, Rutgers 5,
Dropped From Rankings
No. 24 TCU, No. 25 Miami Fla