ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
March 7, 1999
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Mar. 7, 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. | DUKE (30) |
32-1 |
750 |
1 |
| 2. | Michigan State |
29-4 |
708 |
2 |
| 3. | Connecticut |
28-2 |
699 |
3 |
| 4. | Auburn |
27-3 |
631 |
4 |
| 5. | Maryland |
26-5 |
598 |
5 |
| 6. | Utah |
27-4 |
574 |
8 |
| 7. | Stanford |
25-6 |
569 |
6 |
| 8. | St. John's |
25-8 |
504 |
9 |
| 9. | Cincinnati |
26-5 |
488 |
7 |
| 10. | Arizona |
22-6 |
474 |
11 |
| 11. | Kentucky |
25-8 |
466 |
14 |
| 12. | Miami Fla |
22-6 |
444 |
10 |
| 13. | North Carolina |
24-9 |
385 |
15 |
| 14. | Ohio State |
23-8 |
384 |
12 |
| 15. | UCLA |
22-8 |
341 |
13 |
| 16. | Coll of Charltn |
28-2 |
273 |
16 |
| 17. | Wisconsin |
22-9 |
243 |
18 |
| 18. | Indiana |
22-10 |
192 |
17 |
| 19. | Arkansas |
22-10 |
146 |
- |
| 20. | Iowa |
18-9 |
128 |
19 |
| 21. | Syracuse |
21-11 |
112 |
20 |
| 22. | Kansas |
22-9 |
88 |
- |
| 23. | Texas |
19-12 |
87 |
22 |
| 24. | New Mexico |
24-8 |
69 |
21 |
| 25. | Florida |
20-8 |
64 |
23 |
Others Receiving Votes
Temple 54, Tennessee 53, NC Charlotte 48, Oklahoma State 42, Gonzaga
19, Louisville 16, Murray State 15, Creighton 13, Purdue 11, Detroit
9, Minnesota 9, Missouri 9, Rhode Island 6, Miami Ohio 5, Villanova
5, Pennsylvania 4, Tulsa 4, Kent 3, New Mexico State 3, Delaware
2, Washington 2, Weber State 1
Dropped From Rankings
No. 24 Minnesota, No. 25 Tennessee