The top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today-ESPN Top 25 coaches men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1998-1999 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:Record Pts Pv
1. Connecticut (9) 34-2 712 1
2. Michigan St. (8) 33-5 688 3
3. Cincinnati (8) 27-6 684 11
4. Auburn 29-4 616 7
5. North Carolina (2) 24-10 594 18
6. Ohio State (2) 27-9 579 4
7. Temple (2) 24-11 574 14
8. Florida 22-9 570 17
9. Arizona 22-7 492 16
10. Duke 37-2 466 2
11. Kansas 23-10 381 23
12. Kentucky 28-9 361 5t
13. Stanford 26-7 349 9
14. UCLA 22-9 345 21
15. Utah 28-5 283 10
16. Tennessee 21-9 277 --
17. Syracuse 21-12 276 --
18. Illinois 14-18 275 --
19. St. John's 28-9 256 5
20. DePaul 18-13 177 --
21. Purdue 21-13 171 22
22. Texas 19-13 157 --
23. Maryland 28-6 140 8
24. Miami 23-7 118 12
25. Oklahoma State 23-11 102 --
Others receiving votes: Gonzaga 89, Wake Forest 43, Indiana 40, Oklahoma 31, Louisville 28, Georgia Tech 26, North Carolina State 22, Arkansas 20, Alabama 18, Fresno State 15, Detroit 12, Xavier 12, Bradley 11, Virginia 10, Georgetown 6, Butler 5, Siena 5, Tulsa 5, Colorado 4, Delaware 4, Murray State 3, New Mexico 3, Evansville 2, Indiana State 2, Kent 2, Michigan 2, Oregon 2, St. Joseph's, Pa. 2, Valparaiso 2, Weber State 2, Charleston 1, Mississippi 1, N.C.-Charlotte 1, Pennsylvania 1.