National champion Duke University received all 31 first-place votes following Monday's title-game victory over the University of Arizona, which finished second with 744 points. Michigan State University, victorious over Gonzaga in the Sweet 16 matchup at the Georgia Dome, finished third with 697 points.
Four teams on the Bulldog schedule finished ranked in the top 25. In addition to No. 2 Arizona and No. 3 MSU, the Bulldogs also played No. 13 University of Florida and No. 21 University of Virginia, the latter Gonzaga's first-round victim in the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs, who made their third straight appearance in the Sweet 16 this year, finished the 1999 season ranked 12th following their run to the Elite Eight, and capped last season with a No. 24 ranking after another run to the Sweet 16.
No. School Record Pts Pv
1 Duke (31) 35-4 775 1
2. Arizona 28-8 744 4
3 Michigan St 28-5 697 3
4 Maryland 25-11 688 11
5 Stanford 31-3 642 2
6 Illinois 27-8 635 6
7 Kansas 26-7 483 12
8 Kentucky 24-10 461 10
9 Mississippi 27-8 455 13
10 North Carolina 26-7 427 5
11 Boston College 27-5 414 7
12 UCLA 23-9 386 18
13 Florida 24-7 380 8
14 USC 24-10 379 NR
15 Iowa St 25-6 321 9
16 Temple 24-13 308 NR
17 Georgetown 25-8 256 20
18 Syracuse 25-9 216 16
19 Oklahoma 26-7 183 14
20 GONZAGA 26-7 179 NR
21 Virginia 20-9 171 15
22 Cincinnati 25-10 160 NR
23 Notre Dame 20-10 138 19
24 St Josephs Pa 26-7 137 23
25 Penn St 21-12 110 NR
