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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken before tournament. | | | Before Tourns | Head Coach | Final Record |
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| 1 | Kentucky | 25–1 | Adolph Rupp | 26–2 | | 2 | UCLA | 24–2 | John Wooden | 28–2 | | 3 | St. Bonaventure | 22–1 | Larry Weise | 25–3 | | 4 | Jacksonville | 23–1 | Joe Williams | 27–2 | | 5 | New Mexico St. | 23–2 | Lou Henson | 27–3 | | 6 | S. Carolina | 25–3 | Frank McGuire | same | | 7 | Iowa | 19–4 | Ralph Miller | 20–5 | | 8 | Marquette | 22–3 | Al McGuire | 26–3 | | 9 | Notre Dame | 20–6 | Johnny Dee | 21–8 | | 10 | N. Carolina St. | 22–6 | Norm Sloan | 23–7 | | 11 | Florida St. | 23–3 | Hugh Durham | same | | 12 | Houston | 24–3 | Guy Lewis | 25–5 | | 13 | Penn | 25–1 | Dick Harter | 25–2 | | 14 | Drake | 21–6 | Maury John | 22–7 | | 15 | Davidson | 22–4 | Terry Holland | 22–5 | | 16 | Utah St. | 20–6 | Ladell Andersen | 22–7 | | 17 | Niagara | 21–5 | Frank Layden | 22–7 | | 18 | Western Kentucky | 22–2 | John Oldham | 22–3 | | 19 | Long Beach St. | 23–3 | Jerry Tarkanian | 24–5 | | 20 | USC | 18–8 | Bob Boyd | same |
Note: UCLA won the NCAAs and Marquette won the NIT.
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