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Maryland coach Gary Williams received a raise and contract extension to 2009, his reward for winning the national championship and taking the Terrapins to the Final Four in successive seasons.
– With five returning starters, Arizona was No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll for the third time in six years. Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas–all of the Big 12–held the next three spots. Michigan State was ranked ninth, highest among Big Ten teams, and Indiana was 21st.
