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