2000      2001      2002

Active and Former (20+ games)

Rank Coach, Schools (*=not active) Yrs. W-L Pct. Final
4 2 1
1 John Wooden*, UCLA 25 47-10 .825 12 10 10
2 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 26 56-14 .800 9 7 3
3 Rick Pitino*, Kentucky 15 26-7 .788 4 2 1
4 Steve Fisher, San Diego State 11 20-6 .769 3 3 1
5 Larry Brown*, (UCLA, Kansas) 7 19-6 .760 3 2 1
6 Tubby Smith, Kentucky 10 18-7 .720 1 1 1
7 Dean Smith*, North Carolina 36 65-27 .707 11 5 2
T8 Joe B. Hall*, Kentucky 19 20-9 .690 3 2 1
T8 Al McGuire*, Marquette 20 20-9 .690 2 2 1
10 Hank Iba*, Oklahoma State 19 15-7 .682 4 3 2
11 Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State 30 38-18 .679 4 1 1
12 Roy Williams, Kansas 13 25-12 .676 2 1 0
T13 Bob Knight*, Indiana 35 42-21 .667 5 3 3
T13 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 29 26-13 .667 1 1 1
T13 Rollie Massimino, Cleveland State 28 20-10 .667 1 1 1
16 Rick Majerus*, Utah 16 17-9 .654 1 1 0
17 Jim Valvano*, (Iona, North Carolina State) 19 15-8 .652 1 1 1
18 Denny Crum, Louisville 30 42-23 .646 6 2 2
19 John Thompson*, Georgetown 27 34-19 .642 3 3 1
20 Frank McGuire*, (St. John's, North Carolina, South Carolina) 30 14-8 .636 2 2 1
21 Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 21 26-15 .634 3 2 1
22 Lute Olson, Arizona 28 37-22 .627 5 2 1
23 Adolph Rupp*, Kentucky 41 30-18 .625 6 5 4
24 Tom Davis*, Iowa 28 18-11 .621 0 0 0
T25 Bob Huggins, Cincinnati 20 17-11 .607 1 0 0
T25 Gary Williams, Maryland 23 17-11 .607 1 0 0
27 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 25 32-21 .604 2 2 0
T28 Billy Tubbs, TCU 27 18-12 .600 1 1 0
T28 Terry Holland*, (Davidson, Virginia) 19 15-10 .600 2 0 0
T28 Jud Heathcote*, Michigan State 24 15-10 .600 1 1 1
31 Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State 31 32-22 .593 2 0 0
T32 Guy Lewis*, Houston 30 26-18 .591 5 2 0
T32 Mike Montgomery, Stanford 23 13-9 .591 1 0 0
34 Bobby Cremins*, Georgia Tech 25 15-11 .577 1 0 0
35 John Chaney, Temple 29 23-17 .575 0 0 0
36 Lon Kruger*, (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois) 18 11-9 .550 1 0 0
37 Jim Harrick, Georgia 21 17-14 .548 1 1 1
T38 Tom Penders, George Washington 30 12-10 .545 0 0 0
T38 Wimp Sanderson*, (Alabama, Arkansas-Little Rock) 17 12-10 .545 0 0 0
40 Gene Bartow*, (Memphis State, UCLA, Ala.-Birmingham) 34 14-12 .538 2 1 0
41 Lefty Driesell, Georgia State 39 16-14 .533 0 0 0
42 Don Donoher*, Dayton 25 11-10 .524 1 1 0
43 Don Haskins*, UTEP 38 14-13 .519 1 1 1
44 Dale Brown*, LSU 25 15-14 .517 2 0 0
45 Gene Keady, Purdue 23 18-17 .514 0 0 0
T46 Digger Phelps*, (Fordham, Notre Dame) 21 17-17 .500 1 0 0
T46 Jack Gardner*, (Kansas State, Utah) 17 12-12 .500 4 1 0
T46 Johnny Orr*, (Michigan, Iowa State) 29 10-10 .500 1 1 0
49 Lou Henson, New Mexico State 38 19-20 .487 2 0 0
50 Ray Meyer*, DePaul 40 14-16 .467 2 0 0
51 Lou Carnesecca*, St. John's 24 17-20 .459 1 0 0
52 Norm Stewart*, Missouri 38 12-16 .429 0 0 0


Highlights:

National Champs: Duke Mike Krzyzewski
Second place: Arizona Lute Olson
Third place(tied): Maryland Gary Williams
Third place(tied): Michigan State Tom Izzo

Mike Krzyzewski wins his third national title as Duke defeats Lute Olson's Arizona team for the championship.  The third title puts Krzyzewski behind only John Wooden and Adolph Rupp in number of titles won, and ties him with his former Army coach Bob Knight.  His .800 record also moves him up one on this list to second place.
Lute Olson returns Arizona to the title game that he won in 1997, but comes up short against Duke this time.  His 5-1 record this year, however, allows him to jump up the list and pass legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp.
Maryland grad Gary Williams takes Maryland to its (and his) first ever Final Four appearance, improving his record .607 and moving him into the top 25 on this list.  Williams took Boston College and Ohio State to the tournament before taking over at Maryland in 1989 to begin rebuilding the program devastated by scandal and the death of Lenny Bias.  Starting in 1994, Maryland became a regular at the tournament, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in '98 and '99 before breaking through this year to the Final Four.
Mike Montgomery leads Stanford to the Elite Eight, putting him just short of .600 at .591 and allowing him to debut on the big list tied with ex-Houston coach Guy Lewis who managed five Final Four trips in his career.
The Final Four once again eludes him, but John Chaney takes Temple to the Elite Eight for the fifth time, improving his record to .575.
Georgia State coach Lefty Driesell joins Eddie Sutton in coaching four different teams in the tournament.  Driesell has also taken Davidson, Maryland and James Madison to the tournament.  Sutton has done the same with Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky and Oklahoma State.  However, Sutton has managed two Final Four appearances (Arkansas in '78 and Oklahoma State in '95) to none for Driesell.