2007      2008      2009

Champion Second Place Third place (tied) Third place (tied)
Kansas Memphis North Carolina UCLA
Bill Self John Calipari Roy Williams Ben Howland

Active coaches (10+ games)

Rank Coach, Current school
(*=retired mid-season)		 Yrs W-L Pct. Latest Final
All Trn 2008 (seed) All 4 2 1
1 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 33 24 1-1  (2) 69-21 .767 2008 10 7 3
2 Billy Donovan, Florida 14 9   22-7 .759 2007 3 3 2
3 Rick Pitino, Louisville 22 13 3-1  (3) 35-12 .745 2008 5 2 1
4 Roy Williams, North Carolina 20 19 4-1  (1) 49-18 .731 2008 6 3 1
5 Tom Izzo, Michigan State 13 11 2-1  (5) 26-10 .722 2008 4 1 1
6 Steve Fisher, San Diego State 18 9   20-8 .714 2006 3 3 1
7 Bill Self, Kansas 15 10 6-0  (1) 22-9 .710 2008 1 1 1
8 Ben Howland, UCLA 14 7 4-1  (1) 17-7 .708 2008 3 1 0
9 John Calipari, Memphis 16 10 5-1  (1) 23-10 .697 2008 2 1 0
10 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 36 20 0-1  (4) 41-18 .695 2008 2 2 2
11 Tubby Smith, Minnesota 17 14   29-13 .690 2007 1 1 1
12 Thad Matta, Ohio State 8 6   12-6 .667 2007 1 1 0
13 Gary Williams, Maryland 30 15   27-14 .659 2007 2 1 1
14 Bob Knight*, Texas Tech 42 28   45-25 .643 2007 5 3 3
15 Mike Davis, Ala.-Birmingham 8 4   7-4 .636 2006 1 1 0
T16 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 32 25   40-24 .625 2006 3 3 1
T16 Bruce Weber, Illinois 10 6   10-6 .625 2007 1 1 0
18 Rick Majerus, St. Louis 20 11   18-11 .621 2003 1 1 0
T19 Eddie Sutton, USF 37 26   39-26 .600 2005 3 0 0
T19 John Beilein, Michigan 16 4   6-4 .600 2006 0 0 0
T19 John Brady, LSU 17 4   6-4 .600 2006 1 0 0
22 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 9 7 2-1  (3) 10-7 .588 2008 0 0 0
T23 Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 7 5 2-1  (2) 7-5 .583 2008 0 0 0
T23 John Thompson III, Georgetown 8 5 1-1  (2) 7-5 .583 2008 1 0 0
25 Bob Huggins, West Virginia 26 16 2-1  (7) 22-16 .579 2008 1 0 0
26 Bobby Cremins, Charleston 27 11   15-11 .577 1996 1 0 0
27 Lon Kruger, UNLV 22 11 1-1  (8) 14-11 .560 2008 1 0 0
T28 Tom Penders, Houston 34 10   12-10 .545 1999 0 0 0
T28 Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh 5 5 1-1  (4) 6-5 .545 2008 0 0 0
T28 Phil Martelli, St. Joseph's 13 5 0-1  (11) 6-5 .545 2008 0 0 0
T28 Paul Hewitt, Georgia Tech 11 5   6-5 .545 2007 0 0 0
32 Jay Wright, Villanova 14 6 2-1  (12) 7-6 .538 2008 0 0 0
33 Rick Barnes, Texas 21 16 3-1  (2) 18-16 .529 2008 1 0 0
34 Dave Odom, South Carolina 22 9   10-9 .526 2004 0 0 0
T35 Mark Few, Gonzaga 9 9 0-1  (7) 9-9 .500 2008 0 0 0
T35 Cliff Ellis, Coastal Carolina 30 8   8-8 .500 2003 0 0 0
T35 Ernie Kent, Oregon 17 6 0-1  (9) 6-6 .500 2008 0 0 0
T35 Jeff Jones, American 16 6 0-1  (15) 6-6 .500 2008 0 0 0
T35 Herb Sendek, Arizona State 15 6   6-6 .500 2006 0 0 0
T35 Kevin Stallings, Vanderbilt 15 5 0-1  (4) 5-5 .500 2008 0 0 0
T35 Tom Crean, Marquette 9 5 1-1  (6) 5-5 .500 2008 1 0 0
42 Kelvin Sampson*, Indiana 21 13   12-13 .480 2007 1 0 0
T43 Ben Braun, California 31 8   7-8 .467 2006 0 0 0
T43 Al Skinner, Boston College 21 8   7-8 .467 2007 0 0 0
45 Tim Floyd, USC 15 7 0-1  (6) 6-7 .462 2008 0 0 0
46 Pat Kennedy, Towson 28 8   6-8 .429 2000 0 0 0
T47 Mark Gottfried, Alabama 13 7   5-7 .417 2006 0 0 0
T47 Mike Brey, Notre Dame 13 7 1-1  (5) 5-7 .417 2008 0 0 0
49 Dana Altman, Creighton 19 8   2-8 .200 2007 0 0 0
50 Fran Dunphy, Temple 19 10 0-1  (12) 1-10 .091 2008 0 0 0


Highlights:

Bill Self leads Kansas to its first tournament championship since the 1988 Danny Manning Jayhawk squad coached by Larry Brown.  Self, who had previously led both Tulsa and Illinois to the Elite Eight, moves up to .710 and seventh place.
John Calipari leads the Memphis Tigers to the championship game, falling to Kansas in overtime.  Calipari also took Massachusetts to the Final Four in 1996 in his final year as coach there.  He moves up one notch to ninth place.
After reaching the Elite Eight last year, Roy Williams and North Carolina get to the Final Four this year, falling in the semifinals to Kansas, the team Williams coached until accepting the North Carolina job in 2003.   Williams record improves to .731 moving him into fourth place past Tom Izzo who only manages to reach the Sweet 16.
UCLA and Ben Howland reach the Final Four for the third straight year, a feat last accomplished by Tom Izzo and Michigan State from 1999 to 2001.   Howland moves up to .708, good enough for eighth place.
For the second year in a row, Mike Krzyzewski and Duke fail to make it to the Sweet 16 (first round loss last year), dropping Krzyzewski's record to .767.  This, however, is still enough to keep him in first place.
Rick Pitino leads Louisville to the Elite Eight, raising his winning percentage from .74418 to .74468, keeping him in third place on the list.
Jim Calhoun suffers his only first round loss since taking over coaching duties at UConn, dropping him a few notches to tenth place.  The last first round loss for Calhoun was in 1986 when he was coaching Northeastern.
Bruce Pearl takes Tennessee to the Sweet 16 and debuts on the list at .583, tied for twenty third place.  Pearl also took the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee to the Sweet 16 in 2005.
Pittsburgh wins one and loses one, giving Jamie Dixon enough games to debut on the list at .545 tied for twenty eight place.  Dixon was promoted from assistant to head coach in 2003 when Ben Howland took the UCLA coaching job in 2003.  Dixon took Pittsburgh to the Sweet 16 in 2004 and 2007.
Tom Crean and Marquette go 1-1 this year allowing Crean to debut on the list at .500 tied for thirty fifth place.  Crean took Marquette to the Final Four in 2003.
Vanderbit's first round loss gives Kevin Stallings enough games to debut on the list at .500 tied for thirty-fifth place.  Stallings also took Illinois State to the tournament twice (1997, 1998), and made the Sweet 16 twice with Vanderbilt (2004, 2007).





















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