| 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 |
Tom Izzo, Michigan State |
7 |
16-4 |
.800 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| 3 |
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke |
27 |
58-15 |
.795 |
9 |
7 |
3 |
| 4 |
Rick Pitino, Louisville |
16 |
26-7 |
.788 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| 5 |
Larry Brown*, (UCLA, Kansas) |
7 |
19-6 |
.760 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 6 |
Steve Fisher, San Diego State |
12 |
20-7 |
.741 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| 7 |
Tubby Smith, Kentucky |
11 |
20-8 |
.714 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 8 |
Dean Smith*, North Carolina |
36 |
65-27 |
.707 |
11 |
5 |
2 |
| 9 |
Roy Williams, Kansas |
14 |
29-13 |
.690 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| T10 |
Joe B. Hall*, Kentucky |
19 |
20-9 |
.6897 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| T10 |
Al McGuire*, Marquette |
20 |
20-9 |
.6897 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 12 |
Hank Iba*, Oklahoma State |
19 |
15-7 |
.682 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| 13 |
Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State |
31 |
38-18 |
.679 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 14 |
Gary Williams, Maryland |
24 |
23-11 |
.676 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 15 |
Jim Calhoun, Connecticut |
30 |
29-14 |
.674 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 16 |
Rollie Massimino, Cleveland State |
29 |
20-10 |
.667 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 17 |
Bob Knight, Texas Tech |
36 |
42-22 |
.656 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 18 |
Jim Valvano*, (Iona, North Carolina State) |
19 |
15-8 |
.652 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 19 |
Denny Crum*, Louisville |
30 |
42-23 |
.646 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
| 20 |
John Thompson*, Georgetown |
27 |
34-19 |
.642 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
| 21 |
Frank McGuire*, (St. John's, North Carolina, South Carolina) |
30 |
14-8 |
.636 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 22 |
Nolan Richardson, Arkansas |
22 |
26-15 |
.634 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 23 |
Rick Majerus, Utah |
17 |
17-10 |
.630 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 24 |
Lute Olson, Arizona |
29 |
39-23 |
.629 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| 25 |
Adolph Rupp*, Kentucky |
41 |
30-18 |
.625 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
| 26 |
Tom Davis*, Iowa |
28 |
18-11 |
.621 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse |
26 |
32-21 |
.604 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| T28 |
Billy Tubbs, TCU |
28 |
18-12 |
.600 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| T28 |
Bob Huggins, Cincinnati |
21 |
18-12 |
.600 |
1 |
0 |
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 |
| 32 |
Guy Lewis*, Houston |
30 |
26-18 |
.591 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| 33 |
Mike Montgomery, Stanford |
24 |
14-10 |
.583 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 34 |
Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State |
32 |
32-23 |
.582 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 35 |
Bobby Cremins*, Georgia Tech |
25 |
15-11 |
.577 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 36 |
John Chaney, Temple |
30 |
23-17 |
.575 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 37 |
Lon Kruger*, (Kansas State, Florida, Illinois) |
18 |
11-9 |
.550 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| T38 |
Jim Harrick, Georgia |
22 |
18-15 |
.545 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| T38 |
Tom Penders*, (Rhode Island, Texas, George Washington) |
30 |
12-10 |
.545 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T38 |
Wimp Sanderson*, (Alabama, Arkansas-Little Rock) |
17 |
12-10 |
.545 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
Gene Bartow*, (Memphis State, UCLA, Ala.-Birmingham) |
34 |
14-12 |
.538 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 42 |
Lefty Driesell, Georgia State |
40 |
16-14 |
.533 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 43 |
Don Donoher*, Dayton |
25 |
11-10 |
.524 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 44 |
Don Haskins*, UTEP |
38 |
14-13 |
.519 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 45 |
Dale Brown*, LSU |
25 |
15-14 |
.517 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
Gene Keady, Purdue |
24 |
18-17 |
.514 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T47 |
Digger Phelps*, (Fordham, Notre Dame) |
21 |
17-17 |
.500 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| T47 |
Jack Gardner*, (Kansas State, Utah) |
17 |
12-12 |
.500 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| T47 |
Johnny Orr*, (Michigan, Iowa State) |
29 |
10-10 |
.500 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 50 |
Lou Henson, New Mexico State |
39 |
19-20 |
.487 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
Ray Meyer*, DePaul |
40 |
14-16 |
.467 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 52 |
Lou Carnesecca*, St. John's |
24 |
17-20 |
.459 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 53 |
Norm Stewart*, Missouri |
38 |
12-16 |
.429 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
