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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken after major tournaments. | | | Before Tourns | Head Coach | Final Record |
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| 1 | Kentucky | 25–0 | Adolph Rupp | same | | 2 | La Salle | 21–4 | Ken Loeffler | 26–4 | | 3 | Holy Cross | 23–2 | Buster Sheary | 26–2 | | 4 | Indiana | 19–3 | Branch McCracken | 20–4 | | 5 | Duquesne | 24–2 | Dudey Moore | 26–3 | | 6 | Notre Dame | 20–2 | John Jordan | 22–3 | | 7 | Bradley | 15–12 | Forddy Anderson | 19–13 | | 8 | Western Kentucky | 28–1 | Ed Diddle | 29–3 | | 9 | Penn St. | 14–5 | Elmer Gross | 18–6 | | 10 | Oklahoma A&M | 23–4 | Hank Iba | 24–5 | | 11 | USC | 17–12 | Forrest Twogood | 19–14 | | 12 | George Washington | 23–2 | Bill Reinhart | 23–3 | | 13 | Iowa | 17–5 | Bucky O'Connor | same | | 14 | LSU | 21–3 | Harry Rabenhorst | 21–5 | | 15 | Duke | 22–6 | Harold Bradley | same | | 16 | Niagara | 22–5 | Taps Gallagher | 24–6 | | 17 | Seattle | 26–1 | Al Brightman | 26–2 | | 18 | Kansas | 16–5 | Phog Allen | same | | 19 | Illinois | 17–5 | Harry Combes | same | | 20 | Maryland | 23–7 | Bud Millikan | same |
Note: La Salle won the NCAAs and Holy Cross won the NIT.
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