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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 | Southern Cal | 12–0–0 | John McKay | 11–0–0 | | 2 | Oklahoma | 11–1–0 | Chuck Fairbanks | 10–1–0 | | 3 | Texas | 10–1–0 | Darrell Royal | 9–1–0 | | 4 | Nebraska | 9–2–1 | Bob Devaney | 8–2–1 | | 5 | Auburn | 10–1–0 | Shug Jordan | 9–1–0 | | 6 | Michigan | 10–1–0 | Bo Schembechler | same | | 7 | Alabama | 10–2–0 | Bear Bryant | 10–1–0 | | 8 | Tennessee | 10–2–0 | Bill Battle | 9–2–0 | | 9 | Ohio St. | 9–2–0 | Woody Hayes | 9–1–0 | | 10 | Penn St. | 10–2–0 | Joe Paterno | 10–1–0 | | 11 | LSU | 9–2–1 | Charlie McClendon | 9–1–1 | | 12 | N.Carolina | 11–1–0 | Bill Dooley | 10–1–0 | | 13 | Arizona St. | 10–2–0 | Frank Kush | 9–2–0 | | 14 | Notre Dame | 8–3–0 | Ara Parseghian | 8–2–0 | | 15 | UCLA | 8–3–0 | Pepper Rodgers | same | | 16 | Colorado | 8–4–0 | Eddie Crowder | 8–3–0 | | 17 | N.C.State | 8–3–1 | Lou Holtz | 7–3–1 | | 18 | Louisville | 9–1–0 | Lee Corso | same | | 19 | Wash.St. | 7–4–0 | Jim Sweeney | same | | 20 | Georgia Tech | 7–4–1 | Bill Fulcher | 6–4–1 |
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