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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 | Maryland (31) | 32-4 | 775 | 26-4 | 4 | | 2 | Kansas | 33-4 | 720 | 29-3 | 2 | | 3 | Indiana | 25-12 | 701 | 19-10 | NR | | 4 | Oklahoma | 31-5 | 692 | 27-4 | 3 | | 5 | Duke | 31-4 | 606 | 29-3 | 1 | | 6 | Connecticut | 27-7 | 586 | 24-6 | 13 | | 7 | Oregon | 26-9 | 586 | 23-8 | 11 | | 8 | Cincinnati | 31-4 | 489 | 30-3 | 5 | | 9 | Pittsburgh | 29-6 | 482 | 27-5 | 7 | | 10 | Arizona | 24-10 | 458 | 22-9 | 8 | | 11 | Illinois | 26-9 | 410 | 24-8 | NR | | 12 | Kent State | 30-6 | 402 | 27-5 | NR | | 13 | Kentucky | 22-10 | 394 | 20-9 | 15 | | 14 | Alabama | 27-8 | 281 | 26-7 | 1 | | 15 | Missouri | 24-12 | 272 | 21-11 | NR | | 16 | Gonzaga | 29-4 | 264 | 29-3 | 6 | | 17 | Ohio State | 24-8 | 237 | 23-7 | 12 | | 18 | Texas | 22-12 | 186 | 20-11 | NR | | | Marquette | 26-7 | 186 | 26-6 | 10 | | 20 | UCLA | 21-12 | 170 | 19-11 | NR | | 21 | Mississippi St. | 27-8 | 162 | 26-7 | 18 | | 22 | So. Illinois | 28-8 | 157 | 26-7 | NR | | 23 | Florida | 22-9 | 140 | 22-8 | 14 | | 24 | Xavier | 26-6 | 116 | 25-5 | 19 | | 25 | N.C. State | 23-11 | 86 | 22-10 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: 26. USC (80 pts); 27. Miami-FL (66); 28. Wake Forest (54); 29. Notre Dame, Georgia and Western Kentucky (44); 32. California (35); 33. Oklahoma St. (31); 34. Stanford (30); 35. Tulsa (20); 37. Wisconsin (17); 38. Hawaii (15); 39. Hawaii (15); 40. Wyoming (11); 41. Texas Tech (8); 42. Memphis (6); 43. Creighton and NC-Wilmington (5); 45. Butler (2).
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