1999-2000 College Basketball Season: Final Regular Season AP Women's Top 25 Poll

Updated July 13, 2018 | Infoplease Staff

Taken before start of NCAA tournament.

The sportswriters & broadcasters poll: first place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday, March 12, 2000; total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.); record in NCAA tourney and team lost to; head coach (career years and career record including 2000 postseason), and preseason ranking. Teams in bold type went on to reach the NCAA Final Four.

		Mar. 12 Record	Points	NCAA Recap	Head Coach	Preseason Rank
1	Connecticut (41)	30-1	1097	6-0	Geno Auriemma (15 yrs: 393-95)	1
2	Tennessee (3)	28-3	1055	5-1 (UConn)	Pat Summitt (26 yrs: 728-150)	2
3	Louisiana Tech	28-2	1001	3-1 (Penn St.)	Leon Barmore (18 yrs: 520-77)	6
4	Georgia	29-3	970	3-1 (Rutgers)	Andy Landers (25 yrs: 600-173)	3
5	Notre Dame	25-4	860	2-1 (Texas Tech)	Muffet McGraw (18 yrs: 376-156)	8
6	Penn St.	26-4	843	4-1 (UConn)	Rene Portland (24 yrs: 553-185)	10
7	Iowa St.	25-5	785	2-1 (Penn St.)	Bill Fennelly (12 yrs: 277-97)	7
8	Rutgers	22-7	770	4-1 (Tennessee)	C. Vivian Stringer (28 yrs: 621-191)	4
9	UC-Santa Barbara	30-3	736	0-1 (Rice)	Mark French (21 yrs: 364-229)	14
10	Duke	26-5	712	2-1 (LSU)	Gail Goestenkors (8 yrs: 176-74)	21
11	Texas Tech	25-4	662	3-1 (Tennessee)	Marsha Sharp (18 yrs: 434-134)	22
12	Mississippi St.	23-7	605	1-1 (UAB)	Sharon Fanning (24 yrs: 402-290)	NR
13	Purdue	22-7	567	1-1 (Oklahoma)	Kristy Curry (1 yr: 23-8)	23
14	Old Dominion	27-4	543	2-1 (La. Tech)	Wendy Larry (16 yrs: 359-130)	15
15	LSU	22-6	503	3-1 (UConn)	Sue Gunter (30 yrs: 613-273)	13
16	Auburn	21-7	377	1-1 (Penn St.)	Joe Ciampi (23 yrs: 529-168)	11
17	Boston College	25-8	312	1-1 (Virginia)	Cathy Inglese (14 yrs: 232-164)	19
18	Oklahoma	23-7	270	2-1 (UConn)	Sherri Coale (4 yrs: 53-63)	NR
19	Virginia	23-8	265	2-1 (Tennessee)	Debbie Ryan (23 yrs: 526-183)	NR
20	Oregon	23-7	226	0-1 (UAB)	Jody Runge (7 yrs: 143-61)	16
21	Arizona	24-6	216	1-1 (Tennessee)	Joan Bonvicini (21 yrs: 484-176)	25
22	Tulane	26-4	214	1-1 (Texas Tech)	Lisa Stockton (9 yrs: 202-70)	NR
23	N.C. State	20-8	210	0-1 (SMU)	Kay Yow (29 yrs: 589-242)	20
24	Xavier	26-4	96	0-1 (S.F. Austin)	Melanie Balcomb (7 yrs: 120-82)	NR
25	Michigan	22-7	89	0-1 (Stanford)	Sue Guevara (4 yrs: 74-41)	NR

Others receiving votes: 26. Texas (21-12) 79.5 pts; 27. North Carolina (18-12) 40; 28. George Washington (25-5) 33; 29. Stanford(20-8) 32; 30. Marquette (22-6) 26.5; 31. Drake (23-6) 20; 32. Illinois (22-10) 19; 33. Kent (25-5) and Vanderbilt (20-12) 13; 35. Utah (23-7) 12; 36. UCLA (18-10) 11; 37. Stephen F. Austin (27-3) 6; 38. Kansas (20-9), St. Joseph's-PA (24-5) 4; 40. Nebraska (18-12), Rice (21-9) and Wisconsin (21-8) 1.

NCAA Women's Division I Tournament Seeds

	WEST		MIDWEST		MIDEAST		EAST
1	Georgia (29-3)	1	Louisiana Tech (28-2)	1	Tennessee (28-3)	1	Connecticut (30-1)
2	Rutgers (22-7)	2	Penn St. (26-4)	2	Notre Dame (25-4)	2	Duke (26-5)
3	Mississippi St. (23-7)	3	Iowa St. (25-5)	3	Texas Tech (25-4)	3	LSU (22-6)
4	UC-Santa Barbara (30-3)	4	Old Dominion (27-4)	4	Virginia (23-8)	4	Purdue (22-7)
5	North Carolina (18-12)	5	N.C. State (20-8)	5	Boston College (25-8)	5	Oklahoma (23-7)
6	Oregon (23-7)	6	Illinois (22-10)	6	Tulane (26-4)	6	Xavier (26-4)
7	Texas (21-12)	7	Auburn (21-7)	7	George Washington (25-5)	7	Marquette (22-6)
8	Michigan (22-7)	8	Kansas (20-9)	8	Arizona (24-6)	8	Drake (23-6)
9	Stanford (20-8)	9	Vanderbilt (20-12)	9	Kent (25-5)	9	Clemson (18-11)
10	St. Joseph's (24-5)	10	SW Missouri St. (23-8)	10	UCLA (18-10)	10	Western Ky. (21-9)
11	UAB (19-12)	11	Utah (23-7)	11	Vermont (25-5)	11	Stephen F. Austin (27-3)
12	Maine (20-10)	12	SMU (21-8)	12	Nebraska (18-12)	12	BYU (22-8)
13	Rice (21-9)	13	Wisc-Green Bay (21-8)	13	Pepperdine (21-9)	13	Dartmouth (20-7)
14	St. Peters (23-7)	14	St. Francis-PA (23-7)	14	Tennessee Tech (24-8)	14	Liberty (23-7)
15	Holy Cross (23-6)	15	Youngstown St. (22-8)	15	San Diego (17-13)	15	Campbell (22-7)
16	Montana (22-7)	16	Alcorn St. (22-8)	16	Furman (20-10)	16	Hampton (16-14)