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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken after tournament. | | | Before Tourns | Head Coach | Final Record |
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| 1 | North Carolina St. | 26–1 | Norm Sloan | 30–1 | | 2 | UCLA | 24–2 | John Wooden | 26–4 | | 3 | Marquette | 22–4 | Al McGuire | 26–5 | | 4 | Maryland | 23–5 | Lefty Driesell | same | | 5 | Notre Dame | 24–2 | Digger Phelps | 26–3 | | 6 | Michigan | 21–4 | Johnny Orr | 22–5 | | 7 | Kansas | 21–5 | Ted Owens | 23–7 | | 8 | Providence | 26–3 | Dave Gavitt | 28–4 | | 9 | Indiana | 20–5 | Bobby Knight | 23–5 | | 10 | Long Beach St. | 24–2 | Lute Olson | same | | 11 | Purdue | 18–8 | Fred Schaus | 22–8 | | 12 | N. Carolina | 22–5 | Dean Smith | 22–6 | | 13 | Vanderbilt | 23–3 | Roy Skinner | 23–5 | | 14 | Alabama | 22–4 | C.M. Newton | same | | 15 | Utah | 19–7 | Bill Foster | 22–8 | | 16 | Pittsburgh | 23–3 | Buzz Ridl | 25–4 | | 17 | USC | 22–4 | Bob Boyd | 24–5 | | 18 | Oral Roberts | 21–5 | Ken Trickey | 23–6 | | 19 | S. Carolina | 22–4 | Frank McGuire | 22–5 | | 20 | Dayton | 19–7 | Don Donaher | 20–9 |
Note: North Carolina State won the NCAAs, Indiana won the CCA and Purdue won the NIT.
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