NCAA Tournament 2019: Ranking the Sweet 16 head coaches

4. Mark Few (Gonzaga)

20th NCAA Tournament (30-19), 9th Sweet Sixteen, 1 Final Four

Gonzaga has made the Tournament every single year under Coach Few. They are the only program in the country that has made the Sweet 16 each of the last five seasons. He’s turned Spokane from a mid-major Cinderella to a legitimate title contender on a yearly basis. He’s brought in All-American talent and this loaded roster can hang with any team in the country. He’s completely dominated the WCC; now his Bulldogs just need to avoid another upset to Florida State.

3. John Calipari (Kentucky)

20th NCAA Tournament (55-18), 15th Sweet Sixteen, 6 Final Fours, 1 National Title

Another year, another great Calipari-coached Kentucky team is primed to make a deep run during March. They won the title in 2012 and have already made four Final Fours since he took over in 2009. Calipari gets this team to play their best basketball when the season matters the most. Whether at UMass, Memphis, or here in Lexington, Calipari has his teams ready to play, having just ended Wofford with defense. Even without PJ Washington, this team has a lot of fight left in them, though Houston will pose a pesky challenge a few days from now.

2. Roy Williams (North Carolina)

29th NCAA Tournament (79-25), 19th Sweet Sixteen, 9 Final Fours, 3 National Titles

Williams led the Tar Heels to national championships in 2005, 2009 and 2017 and could be putting his team in a position for a fourth title. He made great strides at Kansas and has reinvigorated the Tar Heels since returning home in 2003. He wins a ton of games and put together another talented squad. The combination of White, Maye, Johnson and the rest of the unit will pose a challenge to an upstart Auburn team. Williams has won an insane amount of Tournament games in his career. Can he get his 80th NCAAT win and keep the Tar Heels’ great season alive?

1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke)

35th NCAA Tournaments (96-29), 25th Sweet Sixteen, 12 Final Fours, 5 National Titles

For the 25th time, Coach K has led Duke to the second weekend of the Tournament. This team barely survived against UCF but still remains one of the favorites to take home a sixth national title. Krzyzewski built a marvelous roster and remains one of the game’s best tactical coaches. He has more wins than any other basketball coach in history and yearly has the Blue Devils as title contenders. This team has the potential to get past Virginia Tech and anyone else standing in their way, and Krzyzewski will have them ready to go.

There are endless superlatives to describe what Krzyzewski and Duke have done these last four decades, but they have a legitimate shot at glory once more if they can win another title. With Zion Williamson and the rest of this talent, it might just solidify Coach K’s greatness even further.