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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 | Houston | 27–2 | Guy Lewis | 31–3 | | 2 | Louisville | 29–3 | Denny Crum | 32–4 | | 3 | St. John's | 27–4 | Lou Carnesecca | 28–5 | | 4 | Virginia | 27–4 | Terry Holland | 29–5 | | 5 | Indiana | 23–5 | Bob Knight | 24–6 | | 6 | UNLV | 28–2 | Jerry Tarkanian | 28–3 | | 7 | UCLA | 23–5 | Larry Farmer | 23–6 | | 8 | North Carolina | 26–7 | Dean Smith | 28–8 | | 9 | Arkansas | 25–3 | Eddie Sutton | 26–4 | | 10 | Missouri | 26–7 | Norm Stewart | 26–8 | | 11 | Boston College | 24–6 | Gary Williams | 25–7 | | 12 | Kentucky | 22–7 | Joe B. Hall | 23–8 | | 13 | Villanova | 22–7 | Rollie Massimino | 24–8 | | 14 | Wichita St. | 25–3 | Gene Smithson | same | | 15 | Tennessee-Chat. | 26–3 | Murray Arnold | 26–4 | | 16 | North Carolina St. | 20–10 | Jim Valvano | 26–10 | | 17 | Memphis St. | 22–7 | Dana Kirk | 23–8 | | 18 | Georgia | 21–9 | Hugh Durham | 24–10 | | 19 | Oklahoma St. | 24–6 | Paul Hansen | 24–7 | | 20 | Georgetown | 21–9 | John Thompson | 22–10 |
Note: North Carolina State won the NCAAs.
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