| | With Midnight Madness and the start of practice upon us, here is Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook's preseason top 40. ESPN.com will have in-depth previews of all 318 teams provided by Blue Ribbon starting Nov. 1.
| RANK |
TEAM |
1998-99 RECORD |
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1. |
Michigan State |
33-5 |
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2. |
Cincinnati |
27-6
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3. |
Temple |
24-11
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4. |
Auburn |
29-4
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5. |
Florida |
22-9
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6. |
Connecticut |
34-2
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7. |
Arizona |
22-7
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8. |
North Carolina |
24-10
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9. |
Ohio State |
27-9
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10. |
Stanford |
26-7
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11. |
UCLA |
22-9
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12. |
Syracuse |
21-12
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13. |
Duke |
37-2
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14. |
Utah |
28-5
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15. |
Kansas |
23-10
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16. |
Tennessee |
21-9
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17. |
Illinois |
14-18
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18. |
Wake Forest |
17-14
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19. |
Oklahoma State |
23-11
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20. |
Oklahoma |
22-11
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21. |
DePaul |
18-13
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22. |
St. John's |
28-9
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23. |
Maryland |
28-6
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24. |
Texas |
19-13
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25. |
Miami (Fla.) |
23-7
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26. |
Kentucky |
28-9
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27. |
Purdue |
21-13
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28. |
Oregon |
19-13
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29. |
South Florida |
14-14
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30. |
Siena |
25-6
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31. |
Bradley |
17-12
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32. |
Gonzaga |
28-7
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33. |
North Carolina State |
19-14
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34. |
Louisville |
19-11
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35. |
Indiana |
23-11
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36. |
New Mexico |
25-9
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37. |
Alabama |
17-15
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38. |
Fresno State |
21-12
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39. |
Murray State |
27-6
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40. |
Weber State |
25-8
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