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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 | Alabama | 11–1–0 | Bear Bryant | 10–1–0 | | 2 | Southern Cal | 12–1–0 | John Robinson | 11–1–0 | | 3 | Oklahoma | 11–1–0 | Barry Switzer | 10–1–0 | | 4 | Penn St. | 11–1–0 | Joe Paterno | 11–0–0 | | 5 | Michigan | 10–2–0 | Bo Schembechler | 10–1–0 | | 6 | Clemson | 11–1–0 | Charley Pell | 10–1–0 | | 7 | Notre Dame | 9–3–0 | Dan Devine | 8–3–0 | | 8 | Nebraska | 9–3–0 | Tom Osborne | 9–2–0 | | 9 | Texas | 9–3–0 | Fred Akers | 8–3–0 | | 10 | Houston | 9–3–0 | Bill Yeoman | 9–2–0 | | 11 | Arkansas | 9–2–1 | Lou Holtz | 9–2–0 | | 12 | Michigan St. | 8–3–0 | Darryl Rogers | same | | 13 | Purdue | 9–2–1 | Jim Young | 8–2–1 | | 14 | UCLA | 8–3–1 | Terry Donahue | 8–3–0 | | 15 | Missouri | 8–4–0 | Warren Powers | 7–4–0 | | 16 | Georgia | 9–2–1 | Vince Dooley | 9–1–1 | | 17 | Stanford | 8–4–0 | Bill Walsh | 7–4–0 | | 18 | N.C. State | 9–3–0 | Bo Rein | 8–3–0 | | 19 | Texas A&M | 8–4–0 | Emory Bellard (4–2) | 7–4–0 | | | Tom Wilson (4–2) | | | 20 | Maryland | 9–3–0 | Jerry Claiborne | 9–2–0 |
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