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NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 353 D-I head coaches for 2018-19

By Joey Loose

LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
LAWRENCE, KS - JANUARY 30: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats and head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks greet each other prior to the game at Allen Fieldhouse on January 30, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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10. Tony Bennett (Virginia)

  • Overall record 296-119

Bennett has led Virginia since 2009, hired after three years at Washington State. It’s impressive enough that he made a Sweet Sixteen for a Cougars program that has fallen apart in the last decade; his success at Virginia has been immense. Disregarding last year’s loss to 16-seed UMBC, he’s 105-51 in ACC play, made an Elite Eight in 2016, and has this team legitimately contending for a national title every single year. His slow-tempo and strong defensive teams play some solid basketball and this team might just pound their way into a Final Four before too long.

9. Bob Huggins (West Virginia)

  • Overall record 778-319
  • Final Four appearances in 1991 and 2010

Huggins was been at West Virginia since 2007 and also has 16 years at Cincinnati under his belt. He’s made a couple of Final Fours, in 1991 with Cincinnati and 2010 with West Virginia. He has his teams competing in the NCAA Tournament in nearly every season, making the Sweet Sixteen in three of the last four years. West Virginia might be the second most consistent program in the Big 12 and Huggins brought aggressive consistency to Morgantown. He’s put them in a great position for the future.

8. Jay Wright (Villanova)

  • Overall record 550-252
  • Final Four appearances in 2009, 2016, and 2018
  • National Championships in 2016 and 2018

Head coach at Villanova since 2001, Wright has completely changed the narrative in recent years. After five straight early exits, his Wildcats won the national championship in 2016 and 2018 and Wright has asserted himself as one of college basketball’s most successful coaches. He also boasts a Final Four in 2009 and he’s firmly placed Villanova as the class of the Big East, something that will continue for years to come.

7. Tom Izzo (Michigan State)

  • Overall record 581-227
  • Final Four appearances in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, and 2015
  • National Championship in 2000

After twelve years as an assistant under Jud Heathcote, Izzo got the head coaching job in 1995 and has been impressive. His Spartans are constantly in the Final Four, and he won the national championship in 2000. He’s a very impressive 272-122 in Big Ten play and his teams are usually title contenders.

6. Mark Few (Gonzaga)

  • Overall record 543-118
  • Final Four appearance in 2017

Few has a long list of accomplishments since being promoted to head coach of Gonzaga in 1999. His Bulldogs have made the NCAA Tournament in every single season, made the title game in 2017, have won at least one Tourney game each of the last ten years, and has never been lower than second place in the WCC (regular season champs 17 of 19 years). His .821 winning percentage is mind-boggling and he’s even better in WCC play at 260-30 (.897). One of these years, Gonzaga might just win a national title and it won’t even come as a surprise.

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