Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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Writers' poll taken before tournament.
| Before NCAAs | Head Coach | Final Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 25-2 | Jim Harrick | 31-2 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 25-4 | Rick Pitino | 28-5 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 24-5 | Dave Odom | 26-6 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 24-5 | Dean Smith | 28-6 |
| 5 | Kansas | 23-5 | Roy Williams | 25-6 |
| 6 | Arkansas | 27-6 | Nolan Richardson | 32-7 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 26-4 | John Calipari | 26-5 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 25-4 | Jim Calhoun | 28-5 |
| 9 | Villanova | 25-7 | Steve Lappas | 25-8 |
| 10 | Maryland | 24-7 | Gary Williams | 26-8 |
| 11 | Michigan St. | 22-5 | Jud Heathcote | 22-6 |
| 12 | Purdue | 24-6 | Gene Keady | 25-7 |
| 13 | Virginia | 22-8 | Jeff Jones | 25-9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma St. | 23-9 | Eddie Sutton | 27-10 |
| 15 | Arizona | 23-7 | Lute Olson | 23-8 |
| 16 | Arizona St. | 22-8 | Bill Frieder | 24-9 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 23-8 | Kelvin Sampson | 23-9 |
| 18 | Mississippi St. | 20-7 | Richard Williams | 22-8 |
| 19 | Utah | 27-5 | Rick Majerus | 28-6 |
| 20 | Alabama | 22-9 | David Hobbs | 23-10 |
| 21 | Western Ky. | 26-3 | Matt Kilcullen | 27-4 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 19-9 | John Thompson | 21-10 |
| 23 | Missouri | 19-8 | Norm Stewart | 20-9 |
| 24 | Iowa St. | 22-10 | Tim Floyd | 23-11 |
| 25 | Syracuse | 19-9 | Jim Boeheim | 20-10 |
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