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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken before major tournaments. | | | Before Tourns | Head Coach | Final Record |
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| 1 | San Francisco | 23–1 | Phil Woolpert | 28–1 | | 2 | Kentucky | 22–2 | Adolph Rupp | 23–3 | | 3 | La Salle | 22–4 | Ken Loeffler | 26–5 | | 4 | N.C. State | 28–4 | Everett Case | same | | 5 | Iowa | 17–5 | Bucky O'Connor | 19–7 | | 6 | Duquesne | 19–4 | Dudey Moore | 22–4 | | 7 | Utah | 23–3 | Jack Gardner | 24–4 | | 8 | Marquette | 22–2 | Jack Nagle | 24–3 | | 9 | Dayton | 23–3 | Tom Blackburn | 25–4 | | 10 | Oregon St. | 21–7 | Slats Gill | 22–8 | | 11 | Minnesota | 15–7 | Ozzie Cowles | same | | 12 | Alabama | 19–5 | Johnny Dee | same | | 13 | UCLA | 21–5 | John Wooden | same | | 14 | George Washington | 24–6 | Bill Reinhart | same | | 15 | Colorado | 16–5 | Bebe Lee | 19–6 | | 16 | Tulsa | 20–6 | Clarence Iba | 21–7 | | 17 | Vanderbilt | 16–6 | Bob Polk | same | | 18 | Illinois | 17–5 | Harry Combes | same | | 19 | West Virginia | 19–10 | Fred Schaus | 19–11 | | 20 | St. Louis | 19–7 | Eddie Hickey | 20–8 |
Note: San Francisco won the NCAAs and Duquesne won the NIT.
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