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Guy Lewis and Houston lose in the finals
again this year, this time to Georgetown and Patrick Ewing, making
it three straight Final Fours without a championship.
Lewis continues his rise in the ranks with
a .591 record, though it is still only good for eleventh place.
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Joe B. Hall takes Kentucky to the Final Four
for the third time, improving his record to .692 and moving up to
third place.
Hall led Kentucky to the national championship in 1978.
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Don Donoher brings Dayton back to the
tournament for the first time in ten years, and comes within
one game of the Final Four, losing to eventual champs Georgetown.
The three wins, improve Donoher's record to .550 and allows
him to debut on the big list. In 1967, Donoher's Dayton team
played UCLA for the national championship.
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Eddie Sutton also debuts on the list
at .550 by virtue of an 0-1 performance by Arkansas.
Sutton led Arkansas to a national third place finish in 1978
and he also took Creighton to the tournament in 1974.
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Illinois wins two games, putting
Lou Henson on the big list at the .500 mark.
Henson took New Mexico State to the Final Four
in 1970, winning the consolation game against St. Bonaventure.
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St. John's goes 0-1 and
Lou Carnesecca joins
Ray Meyer as the only two coaches below
.500 on the big list. Carnesecca takes over last
place at .350.
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