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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 | UCLA | 25–1 | John Wooden | 29–1 | | 2 | Marquette | 26–0 | Al McGuire | 28–1 | | 3 | Penn | 26–0 | Dick Harter | 28–1 | | 4 | Kansas | 25–1 | Ted Owens | 27–3 | | 5 | USC | 24–2 | Bob Boyd | same | | 6 | South Carolina | 23–4 | Frank McGuire | 23–6 | | 7 | Western Kentucky | 20–5 | John Oldham | 24–6 | | 8 | Kentucky | 22–4 | Adolph Rupp | 22–6 | | 9 | Fordham | 25–1 | Digger Phelps | 23–3 | | 10 | Ohio St. | 19–5 | Fred Taylor | 20–6 | | 11 | Jacksonville | 22–3 | Tom Wasdin | 22–4 | | 12 | Notre Dame | 19–7 | Johnny Dee | 20–9 | | 13 | North Carolina | 22–6 | Dean Smith | 26–6 | | 14 | Houston | 20–6 | Guy Lewis | 22–7 | | 15 | Duquesne | 21–3 | Red Manning | 21–4 | | 16 | Long Beach St. | 21–4 | Jerry Tarkanian | 23–5 | | 17 | Tennessee | 20–6 | Ray Mears | 21–7 | | 18 | Villanova | 19–5 | Jack Kraft | 23–6 | | 19 | Drake | 20–7 | Maury John | 21–8 | | 20 | BYU | 18–9 | Stan Watts | 18–11 |
Note: UCLA won the NCAAs and North Carolina won the NIT.
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