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NCAA Basketball: Ranking top eight head coaches from past 20 years

By Ryan Kay

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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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers cuts down the net after his teams 85-77 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2019 NCAA men’s Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – APRIL 08: Head coach Tony Bennett of the Virginia Cavaliers cuts down the net after his teams 85-77 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 2019 NCAA men’s Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

No. 8 Tony Bennett

Bennett’s Head Coaching Accomplishments the past 20 seasons

1 NCAA Division I Tournament Champions (2019)

1 NCAA Final Fours (2019)

4 ACC regular season Champions (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019)

2 ACC Tournament Champions (2014 and 2018)

9 NCAA Tournament appearances (2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

10 Seasons with 20 or more wins (06–07, 07–08, 11–12, 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

Tony Bennett, Head Coach: Virginia and Washington State

National championships:  25 points

Final Four Appearances: 15 points

Regular Season Conference Championships: 40 points

Conference Tournament Championships: 14 points

Seasons with 20 or more wins in a season: 50 points

0 Postseason tournament championships other than the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Tournament berths: 18 points

 Total Coaching Points: 162

Bennett has brought titles to the campus of Charlottesville, Virginia. Since 2014, he’s led the Cavaliers to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and Virginia has eight straight seasons of 20 wins or more. He has led his team to two straight ACC regular-season titles and after coaching the only #1 seed to lose to a #16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, leading Virginia to a national title in 2019.

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