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 Thursday, November 2
Arizona tabbed preseason No. 1
 
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ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Rank School 99-00
Record
Points Last Year
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 NR
7. Maryland 25-10 567 25
8. Tennessee 26-7 545 14
9. Illinois 22-10 527 NR
10. Seton Hall 22-10 486 NR
11. Florida 29-8 443 2
12. Kentucky 23-10 391 22
13. Connecticut 25-10 314 NR
14. Cincinnati 29-4 285 7
15. Arkansas 19-15 265 NR
16. Utah 23-9 252 NR
17. Notre Dame 22-15 242 NR
18. Wake Forest 22-14 223 NR
19. UCLA 21-12 215 23
20. DePaul 21-12 172 NR
21. Oklahoma 27-7 136 19
22. Wisconsin 22-14 124 16
23. Iowa State 32-5 107 3
24. USC 16-14 87 NR
25. Virginia 19-12 81 NR
First-place votes in parenthesis

Others receiving votes
Missouri 64, Georgetown 48, North 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 State 17, Oklahoma State 17, SMU 16, Charlotte 15, Texas 15, Dayton 11, Michigan 10, Wyoming 10, Creighton 9, Detroit 7, Fresno State 7, Charleston 6, Louisville 6, UNLV 6, Indiana State 5, LSU 5, Auburn 4, Miami (Fla.) 4, Valparaiso 4, Gonzaga 3, South Carolina 3, TCU 3, Villanova 3, Memphis 2, Niagara 2, Cal State Northridge 1, Hawaii 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Murray State 1, Tulsa 1.

The ESPN/USA Today coaches poll is made up of 31 members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

 



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