| 1953 | 1954 | 1955 |
| Champion | Second Place | Third place | Fourth place |
| La Salle | Bradley | Penn State | USC |
| Kenneth Loeffler | Forddy Anderson | Elmer Gross | Forrest Twogood |
Active coaches (10+ games)
| Rank | Coach, Current school | Yrs | W-L | Pct. | Latest | Final | ||||
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| All | Trn | 1954 | All | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | Adolph Rupp, Kentucky | 24 | 6 | 13-3 | .813 | 1952 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | Phog Allen, Kansas | 48 | 4 | 10-3 | .769 | 1953 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | Harry Combes, Illinois | 7 | 3 | 8-3 | .727 | 1952 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hank Iba, Oklahoma A&M | 25 | 6 | 1-1 | 12-5 | .706 | 1954 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Bob Feerick, Santa Clara | 4 | 3 | 2-1 | 6-4 | .600 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Everett Case, North Carolina State | 8 | 4 | 2-1 | 6-5 | .545 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Everett Shelton, Wyoming | 17 | 7 | 4-11 | .267 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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Bob Feerick brings Santa Clara back to the tournament for the third straight year. 1952's Final Four trip helped put him at fifth on the list. |
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Everett Case debuts on the list by leading North Carolina State to two wins this year. He also took NC State. to the final four in 1950. |
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