10 of the best Active NCAA Basketball Mid-Major Head Coaches

NCAA Basketball: 10 Best Mid-Major Coaches in 2018

LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 07: Head coach Randy Bennett (L) of the Saint Mary's Gaels and head coach Mark Few of the Gonzaga Bulldogs greet each other before the championship game of the West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament at the Orleans Arena on March 7, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gonzaga won 74-56. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

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BOISE, ID – MARCH 15: Head coach Bob McKillop of the Davidson Wildcats looks on in the first half against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Taco Bell Arena on March 15, 2018 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

4. Dave Rose – BYU Cougars

Career wins: 329 – NCAA Tournament appearances: 8

Best result: Sweet Sixteen with BYU in 2011

After having tremendous success in the Mountain West, the Cougars have hit a brick wall with Gonzaga in the WCC. But the program who’s been the most competitive with the Bulldogs has been Rose and BYU, who pulled off the impressive feat of three straight wins in the Kennel.

Rose has to deal with a variety of factors that hurts the basketball program, including Mormon missions and the school itself. But still, BYU has maintained themselves to be an upper-echelon program in college basketball thanks to Rose’s ability to win as many games as possible.

3. Bob McKillop – Davidson Wildcats

Career wins: 554 – NCAA Tournament appearances: 9

Best result: Elite Eight with Davidson in 2008

Making the NCAA Tournament one out of every three seasons might not seem too impressive, but Davidson of the last 27 years, it actually is a good ratio. Unlike other mid-majors who have some resemblance of a recruiting ground, the Wildcats pretty much get the scraps from the power conferences in the state of North Carolina.

After dominating the Southern Conference, McKillop and the program moved to a much better Atlantic 10, yet still gets 20 wins a season. As a program, Davidson has been a surprising mid-major success story, thanks to McKillop.

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