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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Final ESPN/USA Today Coaches' PollTaken after NCAA Tournament. Voted on by a panel of 31 Division I head coaches following the NCAA tournament: first place votes in parentheses with total points (based on 25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.). Schools on major probation are ineligible to be ranked. | | | | | Before NCAAs |
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| 1 | Duke (31) | 35-4 | 775 | 29-4 | 1 | | 2 | Arizona | 28-8 | 744 | 23-7 | 4 | | 3 | Michigan St. | 28-5 | 697 | 24-4 | 3 | | 4 | Maryland | 25-11 | 688 | 21-10 | 11 | | 5 | Stanford | 31-3 | 642 | 28-2 | 2 | | 6 | Illinois | 27-8 | 635 | 24-7 | 6 | | 7 | Kansas | 26-7 | 483 | 24-6 | 12 | | 8 | Kentucky | 24-10 | 461 | 22-9 | 10 | | 9 | Mississippi | 27-8 | 455 | 25-7 | 13 | | 10 | North Carolina | 26-7 | 427 | 25-6 | 5 | | 11 | Boston College | 27-5 | 414 | 26-4 | 7 | | 12 | UCLA | 23-9 | 386 | 21-8 | 18 | | 13 | Florida | 24-7 | 380 | 23-6 | 8 | | 14 | USC | 24-10 | 379 | 21-9 | NR | | 15 | Iowa St. | 25-6 | 321 | 25-5 | 9 | | 16 | Temple | 24-13 | 308 | 21-12 | NR | | 17 | Georgetown | 25-8 | 256 | 23-7 | 20 | | 18 | Syracuse | 25-9 | 216 | 24-8 | 16 | | 19 | Oklahoma | 26-7 | 183 | 26-6 | 14 | | 20 | Gonzaga | 26-7 | 179 | 24-6 | NR | | 21 | Virginia | 20-9 | 171 | 20-8 | 15 | | 22 | Cincinnati | 25-10 | 160 | 23-9 | NR | | 23 | Notre Dame | 20-10 | 138 | 19-9 | 19 | | 24 | St. Joseph's | 26-7 | 137 | 25-6 | 23 | | 25 | Penn St. | 21-12 | 110 | 19-11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 26. Texas (25-9, 71 pts); 27. Indiana (21-13, 39); 28. Tulsa (26-11, 38); 29. Iowa (23-12, 34); 30. Wake Forest (19-11, 31); 31. Fresno State (26-7, 30); 32. Tennessee (22-11, 15); 33. Alabama (25-11) and Butler (24-8, 12); 35. Georgia State (29-5), Utah State (28-6) and Xavier (21-8, 8); 38. Missouri (20-13) and Ohio State (20-11, 6); 40. Charlotte (22-11) and Georgia Tech (17-13, 3); 42. Indiana State (21-12, 2) and Wisconsin (18-11, 2); 44. Kent State (23-10) and Richmond (22-7, 1).
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