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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