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Associated Press Poll


November 6, 2000

The Associated Press preseason Top 25 college basketball poll, with number of
first-place votes and 1999-2000 record in parentheses, total points and previous ranking:

 Rank  Team

 Record

 Points

 Previous

 1.  Arizona (37)

 27-7

 1,753

 4

 2.  Duke (29)

 29-5

 1,749

 1

 3.  Michigan St (5)

 32-7

 1,489

 2

 4.  Stanford

 27-4

 1,487

 3

 5.  Maryland (1)

 25-10

 1,436

 17

 6.  North Carolina

 22-14

 1,407

 -

 7.  Kansas

 24-10

 1,376

 -

 8.  Illinois

 22-10

 1,237

 21

 9.  Tennessee

 26-7

 1,203

 11

 10.  Seton Hall

 22-10

 1,186

 -

 11.  Florida

 29-8

 1,033

 13

 12.  Kentucky

 23-10

 1,015

 19

 13.  Utah

 23-9

 695

 -

 14.  Connecticut

 25-10

 680

 20

 15.  (tie) Arkansas

 19-15

 603

 -

 15.  (tie) Notre Dame

 22-15

 603

 -

 17.  UCLA

 21-12

 597

 -

 18.  Cincinnati

 29-4

 591

 7

 19.  Wisconsin

 22-14

 499

 -

 20.  Wake Forest

 22-14

 466

 -

 21.  DePaul

 21-12

 352

 -

 22.  Oklahoma

 27-7

 330

 12

 23.  USC

 16-14

 284

 -

 24.  Virginia

 19-12

 231

 -

 25.  Iowa State

 32-5

 184

 6

Others Receiving Votes
Alabama 157, Iowa 103, St. John's 93, Missouri 82, Georgetown 80, Texas 39, No Carolina State 33,
Indiana 32, Temple 31, Xavier 30, Michigan 22, Utah State 22, LSU 20, Ohio State 18, SMU 15, Memphis 14,
California 13, UL Lafayette 13, Syracuse 13, Oklahoma State 12, South Carolina 12, Dayton 10, Tulsa 8,
Wyoming 6, BYU 5, Purdue 5, NC Charlotte 4, Gonzaga 4, Auburn 3, Cs Northridge 3, Mississippi State 3,
Miami Fla 2, UNLV 2, Lafayette 1, Oregon 1, Pepperdine 1, South Florida 1, TCU 1