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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 | Temple | 29–1 | John Chaney | 32–2 | | 2 | Arizona | 31–2 | Lute Olson | 35–3 | | 3 | Purdue | 27–3 | Gene Keady | 29–4 | | 4 | Oklahoma | 30–3 | Billy Tubbs | 35–4 | | 5 | Duke | 24–6 | Mike Krzyzewski | 28–7 | | 6 | Kentucky | 25–5 | Eddie Sutton | 27–6 | | 7 | North Carolina | 24–6 | Dean Smith | 27–7 | | 8 | Pittsburgh | 23–6 | Paul Evans | 24–7 | | 9 | Syracuse | 25–8 | Jim Boeheim | 26–9 | | 10 | Michigan | 24–7 | Bill Frieder | 26–8 | | 11 | Bradley | 26–4 | Stan Albeck | 26–5 | | 12 | UNLV | 27–5 | Jerry Tarkanian | 28–6 | | 13 | Wyoming | 26–5 | Benny Dees | 26–6 | | 14 | North Carolina St. | 24–7 | Jim Valvano | 24–8 | | 15 | Loyola, CA | 27–3 | Paul Westhead | 28–4 | | 16 | Illinois | 22–9 | Lou Henson | 23–10 | | 17 | Iowa | 22–9 | Tom Davis | 24–10 | | 18 | Xavier, OH | 26–3 | Pete Gillen | 26–4 | | 19 | BYU | 25–5 | Ladell Andersen | 26–6 | | 20 | Kansas St. | 22–8 | Lon Kruger | 25–9 |
Note: Unranked Kansas (21–11, Larry Brown, 27–11) won the NCAAs.
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