• Nov. 2, 2000

The preseason USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 men's basketball poll, with first place votes in parentheses, 1999-2000 record, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and last season's final ranking:

Rank 	School	1999-00 Record	Points	Last Season
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.	Southern California	16-14	87	NR
25.	Virginia 	19-12	81	NR

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; Southern Methodist 16; North Carolina-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.