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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 | Arizona | 27–3 | Lute Olson | 29–4 | | 2 | Georgetown | 26–4 | John Thompson | 29–5 | | 3 | Illinois | 27–4 | Lou Henson | 31–5 | | 4 | Oklahoma | 28–5 | Billy Tubbs | 30–6 | | 5 | North Carolina | 27–7 | Dean Smith | 29–8 | | 6 | Missouri | 27–7 | Norm Stewart & Rich Daly | 29–8 | | 7 | Syracuse | 27–7 | Jim Boeheim | 30–8 | | 8 | Indiana | 25–7 | Bob Knight | 27–8 | | 9 | Duke | 24–7 | Mike Krzyzewski | 28–8 | | 10 | Michigan | 24–7 | Bill Frieder & Steve Fisher | 30–7 | | 11 | Seton Hall | 26–6 | P.J. Carlesimo | 31–7 | | 12 | Louisville | 22–8 | Denny Crum | 24–9 | | 13 | Stanford | 26–6 | Mike Montgomery | 26–7 | | 14 | Iowa | 22–9 | Tom Davis | 23–10 | | 15 | UNLV | 26–7 | Jerry Tarkanian | 29–8 | | 16 | Florida St. | 22–7 | Pat Kennedy | 22–8 | | 17 | West Virginia | 25–4 | Gale Catlett | 26–5 | | 18 | Ball St. | 28–2 | Rick Majerus | 29–3 | | 19 | North Carolina St. | 20–8 | Jim Valvano | 22–9 | | 20 | Alabama | 23–7 | Wimp Sanderson | 23–8 |
Note: Michigan won the NCAAs.
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