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ESPN/USA TODAY PRESEAON COACHES POLL


November 1, 2000

The USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches preseason Top 25 college basketball coaches' 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 (19)

 27-7

 756

 8

 2.  Duke (12)

 29-5

 753

 4

 3.  Stanford

 27-4

 631

 5

 4.  North Carolina

 22-14

 615

 11

 5.  Michigan State

 32-7

 606

 1

 6.  Kansas

 24-10

 587

 -

 7.  Maryland

 25-10

 567

 25

 8.  Tennessee

 26-7

 545

 14

 9.  Illinois

 22-10

 527

 -

 10.  Seton Hall

 22-10

 486

 -

 11.  Florida

 29-8

 443

 2

 12.  Kentucky

 23-10

 391

 22

 13.  Connecticut

 25-10

 314

 -

 14.  Cincinnati

 29-4

 285

 7

 15.  Arkansas

 19-15

 265

 -

 16.  Utah

 23-9

 252

 -

 17.  Notre Dame

 22-15

 242

 -

 18.  Wake Forest

 22-14

 223

 -

 19.  UCLA

 21-12

 215

 23

 20.  DePaul

 21-12

 172

 -

 21.  Oklahoma

 27-7

 136

 19

 22.  Wisconsin

 22-14

 124

 16

 23.  Iowa State

 32-5

 107

 3

 24.  USC

 16-14

 87

 -

 25.  Virginia

 19-12

 81

 -

Others Receiving Votes
Missouri 64, Georgetown 48, No Carolina State 48, Alabama 47, Temple 41, Indiana 39, Iowa 33, Syracuse 33,
St. John's 28, Xavier 27, Purdue 22, Utah State 21, South Florida 19, Ohio St 17, Oklahoma St 17, SMU 16,
NC Charlotte 15, Texas 15, Dayton 11, Michigan 10, Wyoming 10, Creighton 9, Detroit Mercy 7, Fresno State 7,
Coll of Charltn 6, Louisville 6, UNLV 6, Indiana St 5, LSU 5, Auburn 4, Miami Fla 4, Valparaiso 4, Gonzaga 3,
South Carolina 3, TCU 3, Villanova 3, Memphis 2, Niagara 2, Cs Northridge 1, Hawaii 1, UL Lafayette 1,
Murray State 1, Tulsa 1.