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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 | Clemson | 12–0–0 | Danny Ford | 11–0–0 | | 2 | Texas | 10–1–1 | Fred Akers | 9–1–1 | | 3 | Penn St. | 10–2–0 | Joe Paterno | 9–2–0 | | 4 | Pittsburgh | 11–1–0 | Jackie Sherrill | 10–1–0 | | 5 | SMU | 10–1–0 | Ron Meyer | same | | 6 | Georgia | 10–2–0 | Vince Dooley | 10–1–0 | | 7 | Alabama | 9–2–1 | Bear Bryant | 9–1–1 | | 8 | Miami, FL | 9–2–0 | H. Schnellenberger | same | | 9 | N. Carolina | 10–2–0 | Dick Crum | 9–2–0 | | 10 | Washington | 10–2–0 | Don James | 9–2–0 | | 11 | Nebraska | 9–3–0 | Tom Osborne | 9–2–0 | | 12 | Michigan | 9–3–0 | Bo Schembechler | 8–3–0 | | 13 | BYU | 11–2–0 | LaVell Edwards | 10–2–0 | | 14 | Southern Cal | 9–3–0 | John Robinson | 9–2–0 | | 15 | Ohio St. | 9–3–0 | Earle Bruce | 8–3–0 | | 16 | Arizona St. | 9–2–0 | Darryl Rogers | same | | 17 | W. Virginia | 9–3–0 | Don Nehlen | 8–3–0 | | 18 | Iowa | 8–4–0 | Hayden Fry | 8–3–0 | | 19 | Missouri | 8–4–0 | Warren Powers | 7–4–0 | | 20 | Oklahoma | 7–4–1 | Barry Switzer | 6–4–1 |
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