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ESPN/USA TODAY POLL


November 21, 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 (20)

 1-0

 748

 3

 2.  Michigan State (7)

 0-0

 685

 2

 3.  Auburn (1)

 2-0

 669

 4

 4.  Temple (2)

 1-0

 631

 7

 5.  Florida

 1-0

 628

 8

 6.  North Carolina (1)

 0-0

 616

 5

 7.  (tie) Stanford

 3-0

 558

 13

 7.  (tie) Connecticut

 2-1

 558

 1

 9.  Arizona

 2-0

 533

 9

 10.  Kentucky

 2-0

 473

 12

 11.  Kansas

 1-0

 426

 11

 12.  UCLA

 0-0

 391

 14

 13.  Syracuse

 2-0

 367

 17

 14.  Ohio State

 0-1

 331

 6

 15.  Duke

 1-2

 299

 10

 16.  Illinois

 1-0

 276

 18

 17.  Utah

 1-1

 256

 15

 18.  Tennessee

 0-0

 241

 16

 19.  DePaul

 1-0

 223

 20

 20.  Texas

 1-0

 180

 22

 21.  Purdue

 0-0

 169

 21

 22.  Maryland

 2-0

 159

 23

 23.  Oklahoma State

 2-0

 148

 25

 24.  Miami Fla

 1-0

 94

 24

 25.  Gonzaga

 1-0

 71

 -

Others Receiving Votes
St. John's 63, Oklahoma 44, Iowa 41, Indiana 36, Wake Forest 24, Notre Dame 18, Bradley 13, Georgetown 13, No Carolina State 11, Detroit Mercy 10, Louisville 8, Xavier 8, Fresno State 7, Butler 5, Seton Hall 5, Tulsa 5, Delaware 4, Michigan 4, Oregon State 3, Samford 3, Valparaiso 3, Virginia 3, Mississippi 3, Georgia Tech 2, Kent 2, Washington 2, Wisconsin 1, California 1, Loyola Marymnt 1, Rhode Island 1, Siena 1.

Dropped From Rankings
No. 19 St. John's