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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final AP Top 20 Writers' poll taken before tournament. | | | Before NCAAs | Head Coach | Final Record |
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| 1 | North Carolina | 27–2 | Dean Smith | 32–2 | | 2 | DePaul | 26–1 | Ray Meyer | 26–2 | | 3 | Virginia | 29–3 | Terry Holland | 30–4 | | 4 | Oregon St. | 23–4 | Ralph Miller | 25–5 | | 5 | Missouri | 26–3 | Norm Stewart | 27–4 | | 6 | Georgetown | 26–6 | John Thompson | 30–7 | | 7 | Minnesota | 22–5 | Jim Dutcher | 23–6 | | 8 | Idaho | 26–2 | Don Monson | 27–3 | | 9 | Memphis St. | 23–4 | Dana Kirk | 24–5 | | 10 | Tulsa | 24–5 | Nolan Richardson | 24–6 | | 11 | Fresno St. | 26–2 | Boyd Grant | 27–3 | | 12 | Arkansas | 23–5 | Eddie Sutton | 23–6 | | 13 | Alabama | 23–6 | Wimp Sanderson | 24–7 | | 14 | West Virginia | 26–3 | Gale Catlett | 27–4 | | 15 | Kentucky | 22–7 | Joe B. Hall | 22–8 | | 16 | Iowa | 20–7 | Lute Olson | 21–8 | | 17 | Alabama-Birm. | 23–5 | Gene Bartow | 25–6 | | 18 | Wake Forest | 20–8 | Carl Tacy | 21–9 | | 19 | UCLA | 21–6 | Larry Farmer | 21–6 | | 20 | Louisville | 20–9 | Denny Crum | 23–10 |
Note: North Carolina won the NCAAs.
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