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EXCLUSIVE RANKING OF THE TOP COACHES
by Clark Francis, Editor & Publisher of the HOOP SCOOP
 Published March 15, 2010

RANKING OF THE TOP 50 HEAD COACHES IN THE COLLEGE GAME TODAY
Rank Head Coach Team Conference Final Four Appearances NCAA Championships
1. John Calipari Kentucky Southeastern Conference 1996, 2008 -----
2. Bill Self Kansas Big-12 Conference 2008 2008
3. Mike Krzyzewski Duke Atlantic Coast Conference 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004 1991, 1992, 2001
4. Roy Williams North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009 2005, 2009
5. Tom Izzo Michigan State Big-10 Conference 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009 2000
6. Rick Pitino Louisville Big East Conference 1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2005 1996
7. Jim Calhoun Connecticut Big East Conference 1999, 2004, 2009 1999, 2004
8. Bobby Huggins West Virginia Big East Conference 1992 -----
9. Jim Boeheim Syracuse Big East Conference 1987, 1996, 2003 2003
10. Billy Donovan Florida Southeastern Conference 2000, 2006, 2007 2006, 2007
11. Ben Howland UCLA Pacific-10 Conference 2006, 2007, 2008 -----
12. Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh Big East Conference ----- -----
13. Bo Ryan Wisconsin Big-10 Conference ----- -----
14. Mike Montgomery California Pacific-10 Conference 1998 -----
15. Gary Williams Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference 2001, 2002 2002
16. Tubby Smith Minnesota Big-10 Conference 1998 1998
17. Jay Wright Villanova Big East Conference 2009 -----
18. Lon Kruger UNLV Mountain West Conference 1994 -----
19. John Thompson III Georgetown Big East Conference 2007 -----
20. Bruce Weber Illinois Big-10 Conference 2005 -----
21. Jim Larranaga George Mason Colonial Athletic Association 2006 -----
22. Thad Matta Ohio State Big-10 Conference 2007 -----
23. Mike Brey Notre Dame Big East Conference ----- -----
24. Bruce Pearl Tennessee Southeastern Conference ------ -----
25. Rick Majerus Saint Louis Atlantic-10 Conference 1998 -----
26. Rick Barnes Texas Big-12 Conference 2003 -----
27. Kevin Stallings Vanderbilt Southeastern Conference ----- -----
28. Tom Crean Indiana Big-10 Conference 2003 -----
29. Mark Few Gonzaga West Coast Conference ------ -----
30. Herb Sendek Arizona State Pacific-10 Conference ----- -----
31. Mike Anderson Missouri Big-12 Conference ----- -----
32. Steve Alford New Mexico Mountain West Conference ----- -----
33. Matt Painter Purdue Big-10 Conference ------ -----
34. Oliver Purnell Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference ----- -----
35. Bill Carmody Northwestern Big-10 Conference ------ -----
36. John Beilein Michigan Big-10 Conference  ----- -----
37. Leonard Hamilton Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference ----- ------
38. Sean Miller Arizona Pacific-10 Conference ----- ------
39. Dana Altman Creighton Missouri Valley Conference ----- -----
40. Dave Rose Brigham Young Mountain West Conference ------ -----
41. Lorenzo Romar Washington Pacific-10 Conference ----- -----
42. Tony Bennett Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference ------ -----
43. Al Skinner Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference ----- -----
44. Fran Dunphy Temple Atlantic-10 Conference ----- ------
45. Fran McCaffery Siena Metro Atlantic Conference ----- -----
46. Mark Turgeon Texas A&M Big-12 Conference ----- -----
47. Seth Greenberg Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference ----- -----
48. Bob McKillop Davidson Southern Conference  ------ -----
49. Stew Morrill Utah State Western Athletic Conference ----- -----
50. Phil Martelli St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference ----- -----

 

RANKING OF THE 30 HEAD COACHES WHO ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR CAREER AND HAVE POTENTIAL TO MOVE ONTO OUR LIST OF THE TOP 50 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. Kevin O'Neill USC Pacific-10 Conference
2. Scott Drew Baylor Big-12 Conference
3. Travis Ford Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
4. Randy Bennett St. Mary's West Coast Conference
5. Rick Stansbury Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
6. Gregg Marshall Wichita State Missouri Valley Conference
7. Dino Gaudio Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference
8. Jim Baron Rhode Island Atlantic-10 Conference
9. Jeff Capel Oklahoma Big-12 Conference
10. Trent Johnson LSU Southeastern Conference
11. Steve Fisher San Diego State Mountain West Conference
12. Bobby Gonzalez Seton Hall Big East Conference
13. Mick Cronin Cincinnati Big East Conference
14. Jim Christian Texas Christian Mountain West Conference
15. Darrin Horn South Carolina Southeastern Conference
16. Chris Lowery Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference
17. Bill Kennedy Murray State Ohio Valley Conference
18. Brian Gregory Dayton Atlantic-10 Conference
19. Tommy Amaker Harvard Ivy League
20. Blaine Taylor Old Dominion Colonial Athletic Association
21. Brad Bronwell Wright State Horizon League
22. Doug Wojcik Tulsa Conference USA
23. Steve Donahue Cornell Ivy League
24. Tod Kowalczyk Wisconsin-Green Bay Horizon League
25. Tom Pecora Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association
26. Gary Waters Cleveland State Horizon League
27. Tim Jankovich Illinois State Missouri Valley Conference
28. Johnny Jones North Texas Sun Belt Conference
29. Ray McCallum Detroit Horizon League
30. Todd Bozeman Morgan State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

 

RANKING OF THE TOP 30 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. Frank Martin Kansas State Big-12 Conference
2. Buzz Williams Marquette Big East Conference
3. Tony Barbee UTEP Conferenc USA
4. Anthony Grant Alabama Southeastern Conference
5. Brad Stevens Butler Mountain West Conference
6. Ben Jacobson Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Conference
7. Max Good Loyola-Marymount West Coast Conference
8. Andy Kennedy Mississippi Southeastern Conference
9. Chris Mack Xavier Atlantic-10 Conference
10. Tom Moore Quinnipiac Northeast Conference
11. Mike Lonergan Vermont America East Conference
12. Keno Davis Providence Big East Conference
13. Craig Robinson Oregon State Pacific-10 Conference
14. Mike Rice Robert Morris Northeast Conference
15. Chris Mooney Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference
16. Bill Coen Northeastern Colonial Athletic Association
17. Kevin Willard Iona Metro Atlantic Conference
18. Ed Cooley Fairfield Metro Atlantic Conference
19. Donnie Tyndall Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
20. Geno Ford Kent State Mid-American Conference
21. Shaka Smart Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Athletic Association
22. Patrick Chambers Boston University America East Conference
23. Ken McDonald Western Kentucky Sun Belt Conference
24. John Groce Ohio University Mid-American Conference
25. Donnie Jones Marshall Conference USA
26. Kerry Rupp Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Conference
27. Sydney Johnson Princeton Ivy League
28. Steve Pikiell Stony Brook America East Conference
29. Cameron Dollar Seattle Independent
30. Brett Reed Lehigh Patriot League

 

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
1. Larry Shyatt Florida Southeastern Conference
1. Ralph Willard Louisville Big  East Conference
4. Billy Hahn West Virginia Big East Conference
5. Rodney Terry Texas Big-12 Conference
6. Steve Wojciechowski Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Kurtis Townsend Kansas Big-12 Conference
8. Tommy Herrion Pittsburgh Big East Conference
9. Butch Pierre Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
10. Mike Hopkins Syracuse Big East Conference
11. Scott Duncan UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
12. Larry Harrison West Virginia Big East Conference
13. Dalonte Hill Kansas State Big-12 Conference
14. Tony Benford Marquette Big East Conference
15. Scott Spinelli Texas A&M Big-12 Conference
16. Stan Jones Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
17. Tony Jones Tennessee Southeastern Conference
18. Steve Masiello Louisville Big East Conference
19. Craig Neal New Mexico Mountain West Conference
20. Larry Harris N.C. State Atlantic Coast Conference
21. Bob Cantu USC Pacific-10 Conference
22. Jay John California Pacific-10 Conference
23. Russell Springmann Texas Big-12 Conference
24. Vance Walberg Massachusetts Atlantic-10 Conference
25. Ritchie McKay Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
26. Rob Evans Arkansas Southeastern Conference
27. Brian Dutcher San Diego State Mountain West Conference
28. Melvin Watkins Missouri Big-12 Conference
29. Porter Moser Saint Louis Atlantic-10 Conference
30. Tom Ostrom Arkansas Southeastern Conference
31. Orlando Antigua Kentucky Southeastern Conference
32. Monte Towe N.C. State Atlantic Coast Conference
33. Ron Jirsa Minnesota Big-10 Conference
34. Mark Montgomery Michigan State Big-10 Conference
35. Jeff Battle Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference
36. Chris Pompay New Mexico State Western Athletic Conference
37. Bernie Fine Syracuse Big East Conference
38. Chuck Driesell Maryland Atlantic Coast Conference
39. Pat Skerry Providence Big East Conference
40. Steve Robinson North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
41. Vince Taylor Minnesota Big-10 Conference
42. Bill Courtney Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference
43. Tracy Webster DePaul Big East Conference
44. Donny Daniels UCLA Pacific-10 Conference
45. Tim Buckley Indiana Big-10 Conference
46. Archie Miller Arizona Pacific-10 Conference
47. Mark Morefield Baylor Big-12 Conference
48. Andre LaFleur Connecticut Big East Conference
49. Steve Forbes Tennessee Southeastern Conference
50. Jim Carr Rutgers Big East Conference
51. Jorge Fernandez Miami-FL Atlantic Coast Conference
52. James Johnson Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast Conference
53. Joe Holladay North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
54. Rob Lanier Florida Southeastern Conference
55. Larry Davis Cincinnati Big East Conference
56. Greg Gard Wisconsin Big-10 Conference
57. Roland Houston George Washington Atlantic-10 Conference
58. Orondo Taliaferro Oklahoma Big-12 Conference
59. David Duke Temple Atlantic-10 Conference
60. Robert Kirby Mississippi State Southeastern Conference
61. Fred Quartlebaum St. John's Big East Conference
62. Chris Collins Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
63. Andy Enfield Florida State Atlantic Coast Conference
64. Pat Sellers Connecticut Big East Conference
65. Ron Bradley Clemson Atlantic Coast Conference
66. Chris Walker Villanova Big East Conference
67. Jay Price Illinois Big-10 Conference
68. Anthony Solomon Notre Dame Big East Conference
69. Glynn Cyprien Memphis Conference USA
70. Mark Cline Oklahoma Big-12 Conference
71. Paul Lusk Purdue Big-10 Conference
72. Dino Presley St. Bonaventure Atlantic-10 Conference
73. Rob Murphy Syracuse Big East Conference
74. Alan Major Ohio State Big-10 Conference
75. Pat Duquette Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference
76. Raphael Chillious Washington Pacific-10 Conference
77. Dermon Player Seton Hall Big East Conference
78. Richard Pitino Florida Southeastern Conference
79. John Brannen Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Athletic Association
80. Jake Morton Miami-FL Atlantic Coast Conference
81. Doug Stewart Oregon State Pacific-10 Conference
82. Tony Matlock UTEP Conference USA
83. Greg Gottlieb California Pacific-10 Conference
84. Justin Hutson San Diego State Mountain West Conference
85. Scott Adubato Seton Hall Big East Conference
86. Tony Stubblefield Cincinnati Big East Conference
87. Geoff Arnold St. Joseph's Atlantic-10 Conference
88. Jerome Tang Baylor Big-12 Conference
89. Jim Shaw Washington Pacific-10 Conference
90. Mike White Mississippi Southeastern Conference
91. Chris Ferguson Oklahoma State Big-12 Conference
92. Kenya Hunter Georgetown Big East Conference
93. Senque Carey Fresno State Western Athletic Conference
94. Kevin Clark Rhode Island Atlantic-10 Conference
95. Rick Ray Purdue Big-10 Conference
96. Walt Fuller La Salle Atlantic-10 Conference
97. Nikita Johnson Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Conference
98. Jason Donnelly Villanova Big East Conference
99. Rodney Tention Stanford Pacific-10 Conference
100. Kevin McGeehan Richmond Atlantic-10 Conference

 

RANKING OF THE TOP 50 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. Derek Thomas Detroit Horizon League
2. Eric Brown Long Beach State Big West Conference
3. Tracy Dildy Illinois-Chicago Horizon League
4. Rob Senderoff Kent State Mid-American Conference
5. Todd Howard IUPUI Summit League
6. Mike Boyd East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun Conference
7. Brian Fish Creighton Missouri Valley Conference
8. Jim Corrigan Old Dominion Colonial Athletic Association
9. Artie Pepelea Middle Tennessee State Mid-American Conference
10. Kyle Green Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Conference
11. Mitch Bounaguro Siena Metro Atlantic Conference
12. Sean Doherty Quinnipiac Northeast Conference
13. Brian Merritt Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Conference
14. Brian Wardle Wisconsin-Green Bay Horizon League
15. Ted Hotaling Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley Conference
16. Dan McKale Iona Metro Athletic Conference
17. Mike Wolf Portland West Coast Conference
18. Matt Grady Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference
19. Matt Hahn Vermont America East Conference
20. Julius Allen Binghamton America East Conference
21. Tony Chiles Drexel Colonial Athletic Association
22. Chris Caputo George Mason Colonial Athletic Association
23. Jason Levy Loyola-Marymount West Coast Conference
24. Van Macon Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association
25. Jim Meil Towson Northeast Conference
26. Bill Foy North Texas Sun Belt Conference
27. Bob Simmons Ball State Mid-American Conference
28. John Gallagher Pennsylvania Ivy League
29. Jay Young Stony Brook America East Conference
30. Ulric Maligi Stephen F. Austin Southland Conference
31. Kevin Baggett Rider Metro Athletic Conference
32. Lance Irvin Southern Illinois Missouri Valley Conference
33. Will Wade Virginia Commonwealth Colonial Athletic Association
34. Gus Hauser Coastal Carolina Big South Conference
35. Tony Newsom Princeton Ivy League
36. Andy Toole Robert Morris Northeast Conference
37. R.C. Kehoe Delaware Colonial Athletic Association
38. Keith Noftz Central Michigan Mid-American Conference
39. Phil Martelli Jr Niagara Metro Atlantic Conference
40. Mike Burns San Diego West Coast Conference
41. Jim McCarthy Northeastern Colonial Athletic Association
42. Tommy Deffebaugh Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley Conference
43. Andy Hill Montana Big Sky Conference
44. G.G. Smith Loyola-Maryland Metro Atlantic Conference
45. Vonn Webb UC-Riverside Big Sky Conference
46. Nat Graham Cornell Ivy League
47. Shaheen Holloway Iona Metro Atlantic Conference
48. Darren Kohn Central Michigan Mid-American Conference
49. Scott Waterman Cal State-Fullerton Northeast Conference
50. Dane Fischer Bucknell Patriot League