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TRACKING THE TOP
DIVISION I HEAD COACHES
All Records are prior to the beginning of the 2009-2010 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 |
| 7 | Roy Williams | 1991 1993 2002 2003 2005 2008 2009 | Kansas,
North Carolina |
2 |
| 5 | Rick Pitino | 1987 1993 1996 1997 2005 | Providence, Kentucky, Louisville |
1 |
| 5 | Tom Izzo | 1999 2000 2001 2005 2009 | Michigan State | 1 |
| 3 | Jim Calhoun | 1999 2004 2009 | Connecticut | 2 |
| 3 | Billy Donovan | 2000 2006 2007 | Florida | 2 |
| 3 | Jim Boeheim | 1987 1996 2003 | Syracuse | 1 |
| 3 | Steve Fisher | 1989 1992 1993 | Michigan | 1 |
| 3 | Ben Howland | 2006 2007 2008 | UCLA | 0 |
| 2 | Gary Williams | 2001 2002 | Maryland | 1 |
| 2 | John Calipari | 1996, 2008 | Massachusetts, Memphis | 0 |
| 1 | Tubby Smith | 1998 | Kentucky | 1 |
| 1 | Bill Self | 2008 | Kansas | 1 |
| 1 | Jay Wright | 2009 | Villanova | 0 |
| 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 | Rick Majerus | 1998 | Utah | 0 |
| 1 | Mike Montgomery | 1998 | Stanford | 0 |
| 1 | Lon Kruger | 1994 | Florida | 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 | 42 | 902 | Army, Indiana, Texas Tech |
| 2. | Dean Smith | 36 | 879 | North Carolina |
| 3. | Adolph Rupp | 41 | 876 | Kentucky |
| 4. | Mike Krzyzewski | 33 | 833 | Army, Duke |
| 5. | Jim Phelan | 49 | 830 | Mount St. Mary's |
| 6. | Jim Calhoun | 37 | 805 | Northeastern, Connecticut |
| 7. | Jim Boeheim | 33 | 799 | Syracuse |
| 8. | Eddie Sutton | 35 | 798 | Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State |
| 9. | Lefty Driesell | 41 | 786 | Davidson, Maryland, James Madison, Georgia State |
| 10. | Lute Olson | 34 | 780 | Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona |
| 11. | Jerry Tarkanian | 31 | 778 | Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State |
| 12. | Lou Henson | 41 | 775 | Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico State, Illinois |
| 13. | Henry Iba | 41 | 767 | Northwest Missouri State, Colorado, Oklahoma State |
| 14. | Ed Diddle | 42 | 759 | Western Kentucky |
| 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 | Roy Williams | 2005 2009 | North Carolina |
| 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 |
| 7 | Roy Williams | 1991 1993 2002 2003 2005 2008 2009 | Kansas, North Carolina |
| 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 | Lute Olson | 1980 1988 1994 1997 2001 | Iowa, Arizona |
| 5 | Guy Lewis | 1967 1968 1982 1983 1984 | Houston |
| 5 | Rick Pitino | 1987 1993 1996 1997 2005 | Providence, Kentucky, Louisville |
| 5 | Tom Izzo | 1999 2000 2001 2005 2009 | Michigan State |
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Jerry Tarkanian | 1977 1987 1990 1991 | UNLV |
| 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 makes him the best coach of all time in any sport. |
| 2. | Roy Williams | Kansas, North Carolina | Two NCAA Championships, seven NCAA Final Fours, the winningest coach in the 90s, won an average of 28.2 games per year for 21 years, & is second to none on the recruiting trail. |
| 3. | Bob Knight | Army, Indiana, Texas Tech | Three NCAA Championships, five NCAA Final Fours, and is the winningest head coach in the history of the game with 902 career wins. |
| 4. | Dean Smith | North Carolina | 11 NCAA Final Fours, 2 NCAA Championships, & college basketball's second winningest coach with 879 wins. |
| 5. | Adolph Rupp | Kentucky | Third on the all-time win list with 876 wins, six NCAA Final Fours, and four NCAA Championships. |
| 6. | Mike Krzyzewski | Army, Duke | 10 NCAA Final Fours, 3 NCAA Championships, winningest active head coach, & consistently one of the best programs in college basketball since the late 80's. |
| 7. | Rick Pitino | Boston University, Providence, Kentucky, Louisville | Five NCAA Finals, one NCAA Championship, and 552 wins in just 22 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. |
| 8. | 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. |
| 9. | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | Last year's NCAA Runner-up finish gives him five NCAA Final Fours to go along with a NCAA Championship and 336 wins in just the last 14 years. |
| 10. | Jim Calhoun | Northeastern, Connecticut | Two NCAA Championships & three NCAA Final Four appearances in last 10 years and is second on the active win list with 805 career wins. |
| 11. | Billy Donovan | Florida | Back-to-back NCAA Championships for the first time since Duke did it in 1991 & 1992 and a runner-up finish in the NCAA Final Four make him more than a one hit wonder. |
| 12. | John Calipari | Massachusetts, Memphis, Kentucky | Coming off back-to-back 38-2 and 33-4 seasons and now calling Kentucky home he clearly is one of the hottest guys in the business. |
| 13. | Lute Olson | Long Beach State, Iowa, Arizona | One NCAA Championship, five NCAA Final Fours, and the fact that he's the game's 10th all-tine winningest head coach illustrates the fact that Olson stood the test of time. |
| 14. | Jerry Tarkanian | Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State | One NCAA Championship, Four NCAA Final Four appearances, and 11th on the all-time win list ensures college basketball's all-time most controversial head coach his spot. |
| 15. | Henry Iba | Northwest Missouri State, Colorado, Oklahoma State | Being ranked 13th 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 10 PROGRAMS IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL TODAY |
| Rank | Team | Head Coach | Conference | City, State | Comment |
| 1. | North Carolina | Roy Williams | Atlantic Coast | Chapel Hill, NC | Five NCAA Championships, 18 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. |
| 2. | Kentucky | John Calipari | 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) keeps the Wildcats near the top of the list. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 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. | UCLA | Ben Howland | Pacific-10 | Los Angeles, CA | 11 NCAA Championships (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 in three of the last four years puts the Bruins back near the top. |
| 6. | Louisville | Rick Pitino | Big East | Louisville, KY | Eight NCAA Final Four appearances, two NCAA Championships, two Hall of Fame Coaches (Denny Crum and Rick Pitino), and almost 20, 000 fans a game makes this a no-brainer. |
| 7. | Indiana | Tom Crean | 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. |
| 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. | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | Big-10 | East Lansing, MI | Magic Johnson got the ball rolling in 1979, but Tom Izzo's five NCAA Final Fours in 1999 2000, 2001, 2005, & 2009 is what really gives this program elite status. |
| 10. | Florida | Billy Donovan | Southeastern | Gainesville, FL | Makes the list after winning the 2006 & 2007 NCAA Championships and could move a lot higher once all the good young players in the program grow up and the Gators make another run at the Final Four. |