| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 |
| Champion | Second Place | Third place | Fourth place |
| Indiana | Kansas | Washington | LSU |
| Branch McCracken | Phog Allen | Tippy Dye | Harry Rabenhorst |
Active coaches (10+ games)
| Rank | Coach, Current school | Yrs | W-L | Pct. | Latest | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Trn | 1953 | All | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | Adolph Rupp, Kentucky | 23 | 6 | 13-3 | .813 | 1952 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2 | Phog Allen, Kansas | 47 | 4 | 3-1 | 10-3 | .769 | 1953 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Hank Iba, Oklahoma A&M | 24 | 5 | 1-1 | 11-4 | .733 | 1953 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Harry Combes, Illinois | 6 | 3 | 8-3 | .727 | 1952 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Everett Shelton, Wyoming | 16 | 7 | 0-2 | 4-11 | .267 | 1953 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
Phog Allen cracks the ten game barrier by taking Kansas to a second place finish. This puts him in second place on the list. |
|
|
Everett Shelton loses two more games to drop his last place record to .267. |
|
|
Branch McCracken is undefeated in two tournament appearances. |
|