ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
December 12, 1999
The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college basketball coaches' poll, with number of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:
| Rank | Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. | Cincinnati (28) |
7-0 |
772 |
1 |
| 2. | Stanford (3) |
6-0 |
731 |
3 |
| 3. | Arizona |
7-1 |
709 |
2 |
| 4. | Connecticut |
7-1 |
680 |
6 |
| 5. | Michigan State |
7-2 |
608 |
5 |
| 6. | Kansas |
7-1 |
603 |
4 |
| 7. | Auburn |
5-1 |
541 |
8 |
| 8. | Florida |
6-1 |
518 |
10 |
| 9. | North Carolina |
7-2 |
510 |
7 |
| 10. | Syracuse |
7-0 |
505 |
9 |
| 11. | Duke |
6-2 |
446 |
13 |
| 12. | Tennessee |
8-0 |
384 |
15 |
| 13. | Ohio State |
3-1 |
321 |
16 |
| 14. | Maryland |
8-2 |
310 |
19 |
| 15. | Oklahoma State |
7-0 |
301 |
17 |
| 16. | Texas |
5-2 |
298 |
12 |
| 17. | UCLA |
3-1 |
236 |
11 |
| 18. | Temple |
3-2 |
213 |
18 |
| 19. | Indiana |
6-1 |
212 |
14 |
| 20. | DePaul |
6-2 |
201 |
20 |
| 21. | Purdue |
6-2 |
149 |
23 |
| 22. | Illinois |
5-2 |
142 |
24 |
| 23. | Wake Forest |
5-1 |
136 |
21 |
| 24. | Oklahoma |
8-0 |
116 |
- |
| 25. | Utah |
5-2 |
108 |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes
Gonzaga 105, Dayton 50, Kentucky 35, St. John's 33, No Carolina
State 27, Creighton 15, Colorado 15, Wisconsin 8, Mississippi
8, Miami Fla 6, Tulsa 5, South Florida 4, St Bonaventure 3, Kent
3, Samford 3, Siena 2, Minnesota 1, Delaware 1, Georgia 1.
Dropped From Rankings
No. 22 Kentucky