1971      1972      1973

Active and Former (20+ games)

Rank Coach, Schools (*=not active) Yrs. W-L Pct. Final
4 2 1
1 John Wooden, UCLA 26 35-9 .795 9 8 8
2 Hank Iba*, Oklahoma State 41 15-7 .682 4 3 2
3 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 42 30-18 .625 6 5 4
4 Guy Lewis, Houston 16 14-12 .538 2 0 0
5 Jack Gardner*, (Kansas State, Utah) 28 12-12 .500 4 1 0


Highlights:

National Champs: UCLA John Wooden
Second place: Florida State Hugh Durham
Third place: North Carolina Dean Smith
Fourth place: Louisville Denny Crum

With Bill Walton at center now, UCLA continues its tournament domination as John Wooden separates himself further from the pack with six titles in a row (three times as many as his nearest competitors), and eight tournament championships all together (twice as many as Adolph Rupp).
Adolph Rupp drops a bit to .625 when his Kentucky team only manages one win and one loss.
Jack Gardner retired after last season after 28 years coaching Kansas State and Utah.  He becomes the second coach to retire with twenty or more tournament games to his credit.