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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken after bowl games. | | | Final Record | Head Coach | Before Bowls |
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| 1 | Ohio St. | 10–0–0 | Woody Hayes | 9–0–0 | | 2 | Penn St. | 11–0–0 | Joe Paterno | 10–0–0 | | 3 | Texas | 9–1–1 | Darrell Royal | 8–1–1 | | 4 | Southern Cal | 9–1–1 | John McKay | 9–0–1 | | 5 | Notre Dame | 7–2–1 | Ara Parseghian | same | | 6 | Arkansas | 10–1–0 | Frank Broyles | 9–1–0 | | 7 | Kansas | 9–2–0 | Pepper Rodgers | 9–1–0 | | 8 | Georgia | 8–1–2 | Vince Dooley | 8–0–2 | | 9 | Missouri | 8–3–0 | Dan Devine | 7–3–0 | | 10 | Purdue | 8–2–0 | Jack Mollenkopf | same | | 11 | Oklahoma | 7–4–0 | Chuck Fairbanks | 7–3–0 | | 12 | Michigan | 8–2–0 | Bump Elliott | same | | 13 | Tennessee | 8–2–1 | Doug Dickey | 8–1–1 | | 14 | SMU | 8–3–0 | Hayden Fry | 7–3–0 | | 15 | Oregon St. | 7–3–0 | Dee Andros | same | | 16 | Auburn | 7–4–0 | Shug Jordan | 6–4–0 | | 17 | Alabama | 8–3–0 | Bear Bryant | 8–2–0 | | 18 | Houston | 6–2–2 | Bill Yeoman | same | | 19 | LSU | 8–3–0 | Charlie McClendon | 7–3–0 | | 20 | Ohio Univ. | 10–1–0 | Bill Hess | 10–0–0 |
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