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.