1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
Active and Former (20+ games)
Rank | Coach, Schools (*=not active) | Yrs. | W-L | Pct. | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 1 | |||||
1 | John Wooden*, UCLA | 29 | 47-10 | .825 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
2 | Hank Iba*, Oklahoma State | 41 | 15-7 | .682 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Frank McGuire, South Carolina | 26 | 14-8 | .636 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
T4 | Adolph Rupp*, Kentucky | 42 | 30-18 | .625 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
T4 | Al McGuire, Marquette | 19 | 15-9 | .625 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6 | Dean Smith, North Carolina | 15 | 12-8 | .600 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
7 | Guy Lewis, Houston | 20 | 14-13 | .519 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Jack Gardner*, (Kansas State, Utah) | 28 | 12-12 | .500 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
National Champs: | Indiana | Bob Knight |
Second place: | Michigan | Johnny Orr |
Third place: | UCLA | Gene Bartow |
Fourth place: | Rutgers | Tom Young |
John Wooden becomes the fourth coach to retire with 20 or more games leaving a legacy that will surely never topped. In particular, Wooden's 10 national championships overall (second place - Adolph Rupp with 4) and seven national championships in a row (second place - four coaches tied with 2) are records that seem untouchable. | |
Al McGuire takes Marquette to its sixth straight tournament appearance and eighth in the last nine years, wins two games and improves to .625, good enough to tie Adolph Rupp for fourth place. | |
North Carolina's first round loss drops Dean Smith to an even .600, but it gives Smith enough games to debut on the list in sixth place. |