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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 | 12–0–0 | Bear Bryant | 11–0–0 | | 2 | Southern Cal | 11–0–1 | John Robinson | 10–0–1 | | 3 | Oklahoma | 11–1–0 | Barry Switzer | 10–1–0 | | 4 | Ohio St. | 11–1–0 | Earle Bruce | 11–0–0 | | 5 | Houston | 11–1–0 | Bill Yeoman | 10–1–0 | | 6 | Florida St. | 11–1–0 | Bobby Bowden | 11–0–0 | | 7 | Pittsburgh | 11–1–0 | Jackie Sherrill | 10–1–0 | | 8 | Arkansas | 10–2–0 | Lou Holtz | 10–1–0 | | 9 | Nebraska | 10–2–0 | Tom Osborne | 10–1–0 | | 10 | Purdue | 10–2–0 | Jim Young | 9–2–0 | | 11 | Washington | 9–3–0 | Don James | 9–2–0 | | 12 | Texas | 9–3–0 | Fred Akers | 9–2–0 | | 13 | BYU | 11–1–0 | LaVell Edwards | 11–0–0 | | 14 | Baylor | 8–4–0 | Grant Teaff | 7–4–0 | | 15 | N. Carolina | 8–3–1 | Dick Crum | 7–3–1 | | 16 | Auburn | 8–3–0 | Doug Barfield | same | | 17 | Temple | 10–2–0 | Wayne Hardin | 9–2–0 | | 18 | Michigan | 8–4–0 | Bo Schembechler | 8–3–0 | | 19 | Indiana | 8–4–0 | Lee Corso | 7–4–0 | | 20 | Penn St. | 8–4–0 | Joe Paterno | 7–4–0 |
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