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TRACKING THE TOP
DIVISION I HEAD COACHES
All Records are prior to the beginning of the 2007-2008 Season
| ACTIVE NCAA FINAL FOUR HEAD COACHES |
| Number of Appearances | Head Coach | Years (Red and Italics denotes NCAA Champion) | College | Number of Championships |
| 10 | Mike Krzyzewski | 1986 1988
1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1999 2001 2004 |
Duke | 3 |
| 5 | Bob Knight | 1973 1976 1981 1987 1992 | Indiana | 3 |
| 5 | Lute Olson | 1980 1998 1994 1997 2001 | Arizona, Iowa |
1 |
| 5 | Roy Williams | 1991 1993 2002 2003 2005 | Kansas,
North Carolina |
1 |
| 5 | Rick Pitino | 1987 1993 1996 1997 2005 | Providence, Kentucky, Louisville |
1 |
| 4 | Tom Izzo | 1999 2000 2001 2005 | Michigan State | 1 |
| 3 | Billy Donovan | 2000 2006 2007 | Florida | 2 |
| 3 | Jim Boeheim | 1987 1996 2003 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 3 | Steve Fisher | 1989 1992 1993 | Michigan | 1 |
| 2 | Jim Calhoun | 1999 2004 | Connecticut | 2 |
| 2 | Gary Williams | 2001 2002 | Maryland | 1 |
| 2 | Ben Howland | 2006 2007 | UCLA | 0 |
| 1 | Tubby Smith | 1998 | Kentucky | 1 |
| 1 | Thad Matta | 2007 | Ohio State | 0 |
| 1 | John Thompson III | 2007 | Georgetown | 0 |
| 1 | John Brady | 2006 | LSU | 0 |
| 1 | Jim Larranaga | 2006 | George Mason | 0 |
| 1 | Bruce Weber | 2005 | Illinois | 0 |
| 1 | Paul Hewitt | 2004 | Georgia Tech | 0 |
| 1 | Rick Barnes | 2003 | Texas | 0 |
| 1 | Tom Crean | 2003 | Marquette | 0 |
| 1 | Mike Davis | 2002 | Indiana | 0 |
| 1 | Kelvin Sampson | 2002 | Oklahoma | 0 |
| 1 | Rick Majerus | 1998 | Utah | 0 |
| 1 | John Calipari | 1996 | Massachusetts | 0 |
| 1 | Bobby Huggins | 1992 | Cincinnati | 0 |
| 1 | Bobby Cremins | 1990 | Georgia Tech | 0 |
WINNINGEST ALL TIME DIVISION I HEAD COACHES |
| Rank | Head Coach | Years | Wins | College |
| 1. | Bob Knight | 41 | 890 | Army, Indiana, Texas Tech |
| 2. | Dean Smith | 36 | 879 | North Carolina |
| 3. | Adolph Rupp | 41 | 876 | Kentucky |
| 4. | Jim Phelan | 49 | 830 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 5. | Eddie Sutton | 35 | 798 | Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State |
| 6. | Lefty Driesell | 41 | 786 | Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, Georgia State |
| 7. | Lute Olson | 34 | 781 | Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona |
| 8. | Jerry Tarkanian | 31 | 778 | Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State |
| 9. | Mike Krzyzewski | 32 | 775 | Army, Duke |
| 10. | Lou Henson | 41 | 775 | Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State, Illinois |
| 11. | Henry Iba | 41 | 767 | Northwest Missouri State, Colorado, Oklahoma State |
| 12. | Ed Diddle | 42 | 759 | Western Kentucky |
| 13. | Jim Boeheim | 31 | 750 | Syracuse |
| 14. | Jim Calhoun | 35 | 750 | Northeastern, Connecticut |
| 15. | Phog Allen | 48 | 746 | Baker, Central Missouri, Kansas |
| 16. | John Chaney | 33 | 741 | Cheney State, Temple |
| 17. | Norm Stewart | 37 | 731 | Northern Iowa, Missouri |
| 18. | Ray Meyer | 42 | 724 | DePaul |
| 19. | Don Haskins | 37 | 716 | UTEP |
| 20. | Denny Crum | 30 | 675 | Louisville |
| 21. | John Wooden | 29 | 664 | Indiana State, UCLA |
| 22. | Ralph Miller | 38 | 657 | Wichita State, Iowa, Oregon State |
| 23. | Marv Harshman | 40 | 654 | Pacific Lutheran, Washington State, Washington |
| 24. | Gene Bartow | 34 | 647 | Central Missouri State, Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA, UAB |
MOST ALL TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS |
| Number of Championships | Head Coach | Years | College |
| 10 | John Wooden | 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 | UCLA |
| 4 | Adolph Rupp | 1948 1949 1951 1958 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Mike Krzyzewski | 1991 1992 2001 | Duke |
| 3 | Bob Knight | 1976 1981 1987 | Indiana |
| 2 | Billy Donovan | 2006 2007 | Florida |
| 2 | Jim Calhoun | 1999 2004 | Connecticut |
| 2 | Denny Crum | 1980 1986 | Louisville |
| 2 | Dean Smith | 1982 1993 | North Carolina |
| 2 | Henry Iba | 1945 1946 | Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Ed Jucker | 1961 1962 | Cincinnati |
| 2 | Branch McCracken | 1940 1953 | Indiana |
| 2 | Phil Woolpert | 1955 1956 | San Francisco |
ALL TIME MOST NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES |
| Number of Appearances | Head Coach | Years | College |
| 12 | John Wooden | 1962 1964
1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 |
UCLA |
| 11 | Dean Smith | 1967 1968 1969 1972
1977 1981 1982 1991 1993 1995 1997 |
North Carolina |
| 10 | Mike Krzyzewski | 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1999 2001 2004 |
Duke |
| 6 | Denny Crum | 1972 1975 1980 1982 1983 1986 | Louisville |
| 6 | Adolph Rupp | 1942 1948 1949 1951 1958 1966 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Bob Knight | 1973 1976 1981 1987 1992 | Indiana |
| 5 | Guy Lewis | 1967 1968 1982 1983 1984 | Houston |
| 5 | Lute Olson | 1980 1988 1994 1997 2001 | Iowa, Arizona |
| 5 | Roy Williams | 1991 1993 2002 2003 2005 | Kansas, North Carolina |
| 5 | Rick Pitino | 1987 1993 1996 1997 2005 | Providence, Kentucky, Louisville |
| 4 | Tom Izzo | 1999 2000 2001 2005 | Michigan State |
4 |
Jerry Tarkanian | 1977 1987 1990 1991 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Fred Taylor | 1960 1961 1962 1968 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Jack Gardner | 1948 1951 1958 1966 | Kansas State, Utah |
| 4 | Henry Iba | 1945 1946 1949 1951 | Oklahoma State |
| 4 | Harold Olsen | 1939 1944 1945 1946 | Ohio State |
HOOP SCOOP'S
RANKING OF THE TOP 15 HEAD |
| Rank | Head Coach | College | Comments |
| 1. | John Wooden | UCLA | 10 NCAA Championships in 12 Years will always keep Wooden right at the head of list. |
| 2. | Mike Krzyzewski | Army, Duke | 10 NCAA Final Fours, 3 NCAA Championships, & consistently the best program in college basketball since the late 80's. |
| 3. | Dean Smith | North Carolina | 11 NCAA Final Fours, 2 NCAA Championships, & college basketball's winningest coach with 879 wins. |
| 4. | Adolph Rupp | Kentucky | Second on the all-time win list with 876 wins, six NCAA Final Fours and four NCAA Championships. |
| 5. | Billy Donovan | Florida | Winning back-to-back NCAA Championships for the first team since Duke did it in 1991 & 1992 makes "Billy the Kid" the hottest head coach in the game today. |
| 6. | Bob Knight | Army, Indiana, Texas Tech | Three NCAA Championships, five NCAA Final Fours, and the winningest head coach in the history of the game. |
| 7. | Roy Williams | Kansas, North Carolina | The fact that he has been to the NCAA Final Four five different times, was the winningest coach in the 90's, is ranked #1 among active head coaches with 10 or more years in winning percentage, and has averaged 27.6 wins per year for 19 seasons is nothing short of phenomenal. |
| 8. | Rick Pitino | Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville | Five NCAA Finals, one NCAA Championship, and 494 wins in just 21 years as a college head coach kind of makes you wonder what he might have done if he hadn't spent so much time the pros. |
| 9. | Jim Calhoun | Northeastern, Connecticut | Two NCAA Championship in last nine years and the fact Calhoun is one of only two active head coaches who are undefeated in the NCAA Final Four makes assures Calhoun a spot among the top 10. |
| 10. | Denny Crum | Louisville | Two NCAA Championships, six NCAA Final Fours, and 20th on the all time win list got him into the Hall of Fame a long time ago. |
| 11. | Lute Olson | Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona | One NCAA Championship, five NCAA Final Fours, and the fact that he's already the game's 7th all-tine winningest head coach illustrates the fact that Olson has stood the test of time. |
| 12. | Eddie Sutton | Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State | Three NCAA Final Four appearances and 5th on the all-time win list with 798 wins without nearly as much talent as all the rest of the coaches on this list. |
| 13. | Jerry Tarkanian | Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State | One NCAA Championship, Four NCAA Final Four appearances, and seventh on the all-time win list ensures college basketball's all-time most controversial head coach his spot. |
| 14. | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Four NCAA Finals, one NCAA Championship, and 278 wins in just 12 years as a college head coach makes Izzo the hottest guy in the business in recent years. |
| 15. | Henry Iba | Northwest Missouri State, Colorado, Oklahoma State | Being ranked 9th on the all-time win list with 767 wins, two NCAA Championships, and four NCAA Final Four appearances gives him legendary status. |
HOOP SCOOP'S RANKING OF THE TOP 12 PROGRAMS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY |
| Rank | Team | Head Coach | Conference | City, State | Comment |
| 1. | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Atlantic Coast | Durham, NC | Great school academically, great coach (Mike Krzyzewsi), incredible recruiting, and 10 NCAA Finals and three NCAA Championships in the last 20 years makes this one tough to dispute. |
| 2. | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | Southeastern | Lexington, KY | College basketball's winningest program, incredible fan support, 24,000 seat arena, and seven NCAA Championships by four different coaches (Adolph Rupp, Joe Hall, Rick Pitino, Tubby Smith) ensure that the Wildcats will always be near the top. |
| 3. | North Carolina | Roy Williams | Atlantic Coast | Chapel Hill, NC | Four NCAA Championships, 16 NCAA Final Four appearances, incredible fan support, great coaches like Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, and Roy Williams, and a seemingly endless number of great players, including Michael Jordan, makes the case. |
| 4. | Kansas | Bill Self | Big-12 | Lawrence, KS | College Basketball's second winningest program, 12 NCAA Final Four Appearances, great fan support, great support, and great coaches, like Fog Allen, Larry Brown, Roy Williams, and Bill Self ensure the Jayhawks a spot in the top five. |
| 5. | Indiana | Kelvin Sampson | Big-10 | Bloomington, IN | Five NCAA Championships, legendary head coaches like Branch McCracken and Bob Knight, great fans support, tough conference, college basketball's last undefeated team in 1976, and the fact the new regime is recruiting crazy makes this an easy call. |
| 6. | Louisville | Rick Pitino | Conference USA | Louisville, KY | Eight NCAA Final Four appearances, two NCAA Championships, two Hall of Fame Coaches (Denny Crum and Rick Pitino), almost 20, 000 fans a game, and great young players in the program makes this a no-brainer. |
| 7. | Arizona | Lute Olson | Pacific-10 | Tucson, AZ | Makes the list due to the fact that Lute Olson has built this into one the top programs in college basketball with NCAA Final Four appearances in 1988, 1994, and 2001 and the NCAA Championship in 1997. |
| 8. | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Big East | Storrs, CT | First NCAA Final Four appearance was in 1999, but with championships that year and in 2004, a great coach, the ability to now recruit anybody in the nation, incredible fans support, & incredible talent in the program, there appears to be no end in sight. |
| 9. | UCLA | Ben Howland | Pacific-10 | Los Angeles, CA | 11 NCAA Championship (10 in 12 years during the UCLA era in the 60's and 70's), the best coach ever (John Wooden), arguably college basketball's greatest players ever (Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton), incredible expectations, beautiful campus, tremendous recruiting base, great coach today, and NCAA Final Four Appearances each of the last two years puts the Bruins back near the top. |
| 10. | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big-10 | East Lansing, MI | Magic Johnson got the ball rolling in 1979, but Tom Izzo's four NCAA Final Fours in 1999 2000, 2001, & 2005 is what really gives this program elite status. |
| 11. | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Big East | Syracuse, NY | You can talk about the Big East, the Carrier Dome, and Syracuse's long tradition, but Jim Boeheim, who has averaged 24.2 wins per year for 31 years, ensured the Orangemen a spot on this list when they won the NCAA Championship in 2003. |
| 12. | Florida | Billy Donovan | Southeastern | Gainesville, FL | Makes the list after winning the 2006 & 2007 NCAA Championships and will move a lot higher if their five returning starters (Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Corey Brewer, Taurean Green, and Lee Humphrey) can do what only one team (Duke in 1991 and 1992) has done since 1973 and win back-to-back NCAA titles. |