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EXCLUSIVE RANKING OF THE TOP COACHES
by Clark Francis, Editor & Publisher of the HOOP SCOOP
Published February 23, 2005

RANKING OF THE TOP 40 HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY
Rank Head Coach Team Conference Final Four Appearances NCAA Championships
1. Mike Krzyzewski Duke Atlantic Coast Conference 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004 1991, 1992, 2001
2. Jim Calhoun Connecticut Big East Conference 1999, 2004 1999, 2004
3. Tubby Smith Kentucky Southeastern Conference 1998 1998
4. Bob Knight Texas Tech Big-12 Conference 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992 1976, 1981, 1987
5. Lute Olson Arizona Pacific-10 Conference 1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001 1997
6. Rick Pitino Louisville Conference USA 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997 1996
7. Roy Williams North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003 ------
8. Eddie Sutton Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference 1978, 1995, 2004 -----
9. Dick Bennett Washington State Pacific-10 Conference 2000 ------
10. Bobby Huggins Cincinnati Conference USA 1992 ------
11. Gary Williams Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference 2001, 2002 2002
12. Jim Boeheim Syracuse Big East Conference 1987, 1996, 2003 2003
13. Bill Self Kansas Big-12 Conference ----- ------
14. Tom Izzo Michigan State Big-10 Conference 1999, 2000, 2001 2000
15. Paul Hewitt Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference 2004 -----
16. Bruce Weber Illinois Big-10 Conference ----- -----
17. John Calipari Memphis Conference USA 1996 -----
18. Skip Prosser Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference ----- -----
19. John Chaney Temple Atlantic-10 Conference ------ -----
20. Kelvin Sampson Oklahoma Big-12 Conference 2001 -----
21. Rick Barnes Texas Big-12 Conference 2003 -----
22. Billy Donovan Florida Southeastern Conference 2000 -----
23. Tom Crean Marquette Conference USA 2003 -----
24. Mark Few Gonzaga West Coast Conference ------ -----
25. Bo Ryan Wisconsin Big-10 Conference ----- -----
26. Lon Kruger UNLV Mountain West 1994 -----
27. Al Skinner Boston College Big East Conference ----- -----
28. Phil Martelli St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference ------ -----
29. Ralph Willard Holy Cross Patriot League ----- -----
30. Joe Scott Princeton Ivy League ----- -----
31. Bill Carmody Northwestern Big-10 Conference ----- -----
32. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh Big East Conference ----- -----
33. Ben Howland UCLA Pacific-10 Conference ----- -----
34. Kevin Stallings Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference ----- -----
35. Herb Sendek N.C. State Atlantic Coast Conference ----- -----
36. Mike Brey Notre Dame Big East Conference ----- -----
37. Dave Odom South Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference ------ -----
38. Lorenzo Romar Washington Pacific-10 Conference ----- -----
39. Mark Gottfried Alabama Southeastern Conference ----- -----
40. Thad Matta Xavier Big-12 Conference ----- -----

RANKING OF HEAD COACHES WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR CAREER AND HAVE POTENTIAL TO MOVE ONTO OUR LIST OF THE TOP 40 HEAD COACHES IN THE GAME TODAY
(Must have been a head coach more than five years, but not more than 20 years at the Division I level)
Rank Head Coach School Conference
1. Rick Stansbury Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
2. Bruce Pearl Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon League
3. Bobby Lutz Charlotte Conference USA
4. Leonard Hamilton Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
5. Jeff Lebo Auburn Southeastern Conference
6. Jay Wright Villanova Big East Conference
7. Dereck Whittenburg Fordham Atlantic-10 Conference
8. Larry Eustachy Southern Mississippi Conference USA
9. Bob McKillop Furman Southern Conference
10. Ernie Kent Oregon Pacific-10 Conference
11. Jim Larranaga George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
12. Jerry Wainwright Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference
13. Fran Dunphy Pennsylvania Ivy League
14. Stu Morrill Utah State Big West Conference
15. Dana Altman Creighton Missouri Valley Conference
16. Seth Greenberg Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Dan Dakich Bowling Green Mid-American Conference
18. Willis Wilson Rice Western Athletic Conference
19. Bob Thomason Pacific Big West Conference
20. Trent Johnson Stanford Pacific-10 Conference
21. Gregg Marshall Winthrop Big South Conference
22. John Giannini La Salle Atlantic-10 Conference
23. Oliver Purnell Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
24. Steve Alford Iowa Big-10 Conference
25. Barry Collier Nebraska Big-12 Conference
26. Wayne Morgan Iowa State Big-12 Conference
27. Travis Ford Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley Conference
28. Tim Welch Providence Big East Conference
29. Steve Merfeld Evansville Missouri Valley Conference
30. Riley Wallace Hawaii Western Athletic Conference
31. Tommy Amaker Michigan Big-10 Conference
32. Rob Evans Arizona State Pacific-10 Conference
33. Dan Monson Minnesota Big-10 Conference
34. Blaine Taylor Old Dominion Colonial Athletic Association
35. Rod Barnes Mississippi Southeastern Conference
36. Gary Waters Rutgers Big East Conference
37. Kyle Macy Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
38. Buzz Peterson Tennessee Southeastern Conference
39. Charlie Coles Miami-OH Mid-American Conference
40. Kirk Speraw Central Florida Atlantic Sun Conference

RANKING OF THE TOP 35 UP-AND-COMING HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY
(Must have been a head coach five years or less at the Division I level)
Rank Head Coach School Conference
1. Billy Gillispie Texas A&M Big-12 Conference
2. John Thompson III Georgetown Big East Conference
3. Ray Giacoletti Utah Mountain West Conference
4. Bobby Gonzalez Manhattan Metro Atlantic Conference
5. Stan Heath Arkansas Southeastern Conference
6. Mike Anderson UAB Conference USA
7. Karl Hobbs George Washington Atlantic-10 Conference
8. Mark Turgeon Wichita State Missouri Valley Conference
9. Scott Drew Baylor Big-12 Conference
10. Dave Leitao DePaul Conference USA
11. Neil Dougherty Texas Christian Conference USA
12. Jay John Oregon State Pacific-10 Conference
13. Tom Herrion College of Charleston Southern Conference
14. Tod Kowalczyk Wisconsin-Green Bay Horizon League
15. Mike Davis Indiana Big-10 Conference
16. Doc Sadler UTEP Western Athletic Conference
17. Billy Taylor Lehigh Patriot League
18. Mick Cronin Murray State Ohio Valley Conference
19. Jim Christian Kent State Mid-American Conference
20. Randy Bennett Saint Mary's West Coast Conference
21. Brian Gregory Dayton Atlantic-10 Conference
22. Ron Jirsa Marshall Mid-American Conference
23. Sean Miller Xavier Atlantic-10 Conference
24. Frank Haith Miami-FL Atlantic Coast Conference
25. Darrin Horn Western Kentucky Sun Belt Conference
26. Ray Lopes Fresno State Western Athletic Conference
27. Chris Lowry Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference
28. Brad Bromwell UNC-Wilmington Colonial Athletic Association
29. Scott Sutton Oral Roberts Mid-Continent Conference
30. Paul Westphal Pepperdine West Coast Conference
31. Porter Moser Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference
32. Paul Biancardi Wright State Horizon League
33. Louis Orr Seton Hall Big East Conference
34. Mike Sutton Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Conference
35. Shawn Finney Tulane Conference USA

RANKING OF THE TOP 100 ASSISTANT COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY
(Must be an assistant coach in one of the top 10 conferences at the Division I level)
Rank Assistant Coach School Conference
1. Joe Dooley Kansas Big-12 Conference
2. Larry Shyatt Florida Southeastern Conference
3. Fred Hill Villanova Big East Conference
4. Anthony Grant Florida Southeastern Conference
5. Tom Moore Connecticut Big East Conference
6. Josh Pastner Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
7. Butch Pierre LSU Southeastern Conference
8. Kurtis Townsend Kansas Big-12 Conference
9. Steve Wojciechowski Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Michael Hunt Miami-FL Atlantic Coast Conference
11. Mike Hopkins Syracuse Big East Conference
12. Scott Duncan Oregon Pacific-10 Conference
13. David Hobbs Kentucky Southeastern Conference
14. Ray McCallum Oklahoma Big-12 Conference
15. Dave Dickerson Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference
16. Stan Jones Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Johnny Dawkins Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Orlando Early Alabama Southeastern Conference
19. Sean Sutton Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
20. Larry Harris N.C. State Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Kevin Nickleberry Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
22. Tony Fuller Stanford Pacific-10 Conference
23. Barry Rohrssen Pittsburgh Big East Conference
24. Andy Kennedy Cincinnati Conference USA
25. Josh Oppenheimer DePaul Conference USA
26. James Dickey Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
27. Tony Barbee Memphis Conference USA
28. Kerry Keating UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
29. Brian Dutcher San Diego State Mountain West Conference
30. Rob Jeter Wisconsin Big-10 Conference
31. Kevin Willard Louisville Conference USA
32. Tony Benford Arizona State Pacific-10 Conference
33. Derek Kellogg Memphis Conference USA
34. Steve Robinson North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
35. Bill Coen Boston College Big East Conference
36. Jeff Battle Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference
37. Rob Flaska Arkansas Southeastern Conference
38. Buzz Williams Texas A&M Big-12 Conference
39. Charles Ramsey Michigan Big-10 Conference
40. Phil Cunningham Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
41. Marvin Menzies UNLV Mountain West Conference
42. Steve DeMeo Providence Big East Conference
43. Rodney Terry Texas Big-12 Conference
44. Scott Spinelli Nebraska Big-12 Conference
45. Pat Knight Texas Tech Big-12 Conference
46. Joe Holladay North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
47. Jim Molinari Minnesota Big-10 Conference
48. Scott Edgar UAB Conference USA
49. Kevin Broadus Georgetown Big East Conference
50. Reggie Hanson Kentucky Southeastern Conference
51. Doug Wojcik Michigan State Big-10 Conference
52. Jeff Jackson Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference
53. Tracy Dildy Mississippi Southeastern Conference
54. Vince Taylor Louisville Conference USA
55. Brian Nash Seton Hall Big East Conference
56. Rick Callahan Texas Christian Conference USA
57. Fred Quartlebaum St. John's Big East Conferene
58. Mark Morefield Baylor Big-12 Conference
59. Matt Painter Purdue Big-10 Conference
60. Jim Shaw Washington Pacific-10 Conference
61. Sean Kearney Notre Dame Big East Conference
62. Kerry Rupp Indiana Big-10 Conference
63. Reggie Theus Louisville Conference USA
64. Damon Archibald Iowa State Big-12 Conference
65. Jeff Strohm Marquette Conference USA
66. Robert Kirby Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
67. Bernie Fine Syracuse Big East Conference
68. Cliff Warren Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference
69. Ed Cooley Boston College Big East Conference
70. Chris Collins Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
71. Reggie Rankin Nebraska Big-12 Conference
72. Chuck Martin St. John's Big East Conference
73. John Groce Ohio State Big-10 Conference
74. Gary DeCesare Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference
75. Steve Forbes Texas A&M Big-12 Conference
76. Robert Burke Georgetown Big East Conference
77. Joe Lombardi Pittsburgh Big East Conference
78. Cameron Dollar Washington Pacific-10 Conference
79. Greg Lansing Iowa Big-10 Conference
80. Steve Barnes Southern Mississippi Conference USA
81. Tom Richardson Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference
82. Donny Daniels UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
83. Chris Ferguson Tennessee Southeastern Conference
84. Joe Pasternack California Pacific-10 Conference
85. Frank Martin Cincinnati Conference USA
86. Jim Carr Rutgers Big East Conference
87. Scott Rigot Kentucky Southeastern Conference
88. Kevin Mouten Oregon State Pacific-10 Conference
89. Donnie Jones Florida Southeastern Conference
90. Monte Ross St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference
91. Dan Leibovitz Temple Atlantic-10 Conference
92. Tony Bennett Washington State Pacific-10 Conference
93. Rick Duckett South Carolina Southeastern Conference
94. Darryl Sharp Iowa State Big-12 Conference
95. John Cooper Auburn Southeastern Conference
96. Rob Moxley Charlotte Conference USA
97. Charles Baker Kansas State Big-12 Conference
98. Ernie Zeigler UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
99. Rodney Tention Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
100. Marcus Perez Missouri Big-12 Conference

RANKING OF THE TOP 60 ASSISTANT COACHES AT THE MID-TO-LOW DIVISION I LEVEL
 (Must be an assistant coach at a school not in one of the top 10 conferences at the Division I level)
Rank Assistant Coach School Conference
1. Steve Roccaforte Lamar Southland Conference
2. Pat Skerry College of Charleston Southern Conference
3. Patrick Harrington New Orleans Sun Belt Conference
4. Geoff Arnold Drexel Colonial Athletic Association
5. Bill Courtney George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
6. Donnie Tyndall Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt Conference
7. Ed Huckaby Wright State Horizon League
8. Steve Masiello Manhattan Metro Atlantic Conference
9. LaMonta Stone Bowling Green Mid-American Conference
10. Rob Senderoff Kent State Mid-American Conference
11. Mark Sembrowich Army Patriot League
12. Dave Duke Pennsylvania Ivy League
13. Ken Dempsey Missouri-Kansas City Mid-Continent Conference
14. Jeff Meyer Butler Horizon League
15. Todd Howard IUPUI Mid-Continent Conference
16. Chris Cheeks Georgia State Atlantic Sun Conference
17. Larry Greer Wright State Horizon League
18. Tony Stubblefield New Mexico State Sun Belt Conference
19. Chris Pompay Hartford America East Conference
20. Rex Walters Valparaiso Mid-Continent Conference
21. Mitch Buonagura UNC-Greensboro Southern Conference
22. Tom Parrotta Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association
23. Artie Pepelea Bowling Green Mid-American Conference
24. Jim Meil Wagner Northeast Conference
25. Jim Nielsen Pepperdine West Coast Conference
26. Tony Jones Wisconsin-Milwaukee Horizon Conference
27. Wayne Breeden Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
28. Jerry Hobie Fairfield Metro Atlantic Conference
29. Van Macon Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association
30. Ted Hotaling Yale Ivy League
31. Dee Vick William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association
32. Shay Berry Dartmouth Ivy League
33. Jermaine Henderson Miami-OH Mid-American Conference
34. Bob Simmons Lehigh Patriot League
35. Tony Collins Austin Peay Ohio Valley Conference
36. Jim Engels Columbia Ivy League
37. Mark Cline Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Athletic Association
38. Billy Martin Delaware Colonial Athletic Association
39. Drew Catlett Georgia State Atlantic Sun Conference
40. Devon Smith Oakland Mid-Continent Conference
41. Jason Levy Cal State-Fullerton Big West Conference
42. Tony Chiles Drexel Colonial Athletic Association
43. Mike Brennan Princeton Ivy League
44. Greg Lackey Denver Sun Belt Conference
45. Charlton Young UT-Chattanooga Southern Conference
46. Bill Johnson San Francisco West Coast Conference
47. Greg Grensing Creighton Missouri Valley Conference
48. Jim Corrigan Old Dominion Colonial Athletic Association
49. Sam Scholl San Diego West Coast Conference
50. Jamie Kachmarik Coastal Carolina Big South Conference
51. Calvin Byrd Pacific Big West Conference
52. John Krikerian Navy Patriot League
53. Chad Dollar Georgia Southern Southern Conference
54. Paul Molinari Winthrop Big South Conference
55. Rich Wold Portland West Coast Conference
56. Bob Simmons Lehigh Patriot League
57. Orlando Vandross Boston University America East Conference
58. Senque Carey Portland State Big Sky
59. Mike Bramucci Columbia Ivy League
60. David Duke Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association

RANKING OF THE TOP 30 PEOPLE WHO ARE IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION, LIKE DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, OR VIDEO COORDINATOR

Rank Name School Conference
1. Dusty May Indiana Big-10 Conference
2. Rich Walker Iowa Big-10 Conference
3. Brian Merritt Louisville Conference USA
4. John Disangro Temple Atlantic-10 Conference
5. Darrin Boatright Alabama Southeastern Conference
6. Mike Jarvis Jr Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Doug Erickson UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
8. Archie Miller N.C. State Atlantic Coast Conference
9. George Jackson Seton Hall Big East Conference
10. Chris Caputo George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
11. Nate Dixon Florida Southeastern Conference
12. John O'Connor Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference
13. Lee Rashman Missouri Big-12 Conference
14. Mike Schrage Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
15. Clay McKnight USC Pacific-10 Conference
16. Orlando Antiqua Pittsburgh Big East Conference
17. Jerod Haase North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
18. Ryan Hansen Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
19. Cameron Hill Kentucky Southeastern Conference
20. Kyle Keller Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
21. Kevin Brooks Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Athletic Association
22. Scott Davenport Louisville Conference USA
23. Allen Griffin Syracuse Big East Conference
24. Jon Babul James Madison Colonial Athletic Association
25. Jack Murphy Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
26. Ryan Pedon Kent State Mid-American Conference
27. Harris Adler La Salle Atlantic-10 Conference
28. Pat Chambers Villanova Big East Conference
29. Chris Casey St. John's Big East Conference
30. Jordan Courneya UC-Riverside Big West Conference

RANKING OF THE TOP 30 HIGH SCHOOL AND/OR PREP SCHOOL HEAD COACHES IN THE NATION
Rank Head Coach Hometown (High School) State
1. Bob Hurley, Sr Jersey City (St. Anthony) NJ
2. Jere Quinn Oakdale (St. Thomas More) CT
3. Jack Curran Briarwood (Archbishop Molloy) NY
4. Steve Smith Mouth of Wilson (Oak Hill) VA
5. Stu Vetter Rockville (Montrose Christian) MD
6. Mike Price Cincinnati (Oak Hills) OH
7. Kevin Boyle Elizabeth (St. Patrick) NJ
8. Gary McKnight Santa Ana (Mater Dei) CA
9. Speedy Morris Philadelphia (St. Joseph Prep) PA
10. Bob Farrell West Orange (Seton Hall Prep) NJ
11. Shaky Rodriguez Miami (Dr. Krop) FL
12. Mike Byrnes Winchendon (School) MA
13. Bob Cimmino Mt. Vernon (H.S.) NY
14. Danny Haney Ft. Lauderdale (North Broward) FL
15. Maurice Hicks New York (Rice) NY
16. Dale Mabrey Louisville (Pleasure Ridge Park) KY
17. Ed Pepple Mercer Island (H.S.) WA
18. Bob Oliva Middle Village (Christ the King) NY
19. John Miller Beaver Falls (Black Hawk) PA
20. Tim Cluess Manhasset (St. Mary's) NY
21. Danny Hurley Newark (St. Benedict's) NJ
22. Dan Dougherty Merion Station (Episcopal Academy) PA
23. Ed Azzam Los Angeles (Westchester) CA
24. Ron Naclerio Bayside (Cardozo) NY
25. Chuck Buescher Peoria (Central) IL
26. Scott Aronhart Zanesville (H.S.) OH
27. Leonard Bishop Dallas (Lincoln) TX
28. Jack Keefer Indianapolis (Lawrence North) IN
29. Floyd Irons St. Louis (Vashon) MO
30. Russell Otis Compton (Dominquez) CA