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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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LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – FEBRUARY 16: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team against Tennessee Volunteers at Rupp Arena on February 16, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – FEBRUARY 16: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team against Tennessee Volunteers at Rupp Arena on February 16, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

No. 5 John Calipari

John Calipari’s Head Coaching Accomplishments for the past 20 seasons

1 NCAA Division I Tournament Champions (2012)

4 NCAA Final Fours (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) *Other appearances have been invalidated due to an NCAA ruling

5 SEC Regular Season Champions (2010, 2012, 2015-2017)

5 C-USA Regular Season Champions (2004, 2006-2009)

6 SEC Tournament Champions (2010, 2011, 2015-2018)

4 C-USA Tournament Champions (2006-2009)

14 NCAA Tournament appearances, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, *2008 (vacated by NCAA) 2009, 2010 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

18 Seasons with 20 or more wins (00-01, 01-02, 02-03,03-04 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, *07-08 (wins vacated by NCAA), 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 11-12 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

John Calipari, Head Coach: Kentucky and Memphis

National championships: 25 points

Final Four Appearances: 60 points

Regular Season Conference Championships: 100 points

Conference Tournament Championships:  70 points

Seasons with 20 or more wins in a season:   90 points

1 Postseason tournament championships other than the NCAA Tournament: 3 points

NCAA Tournament berths:  28 points

 Total Coaching Points: 376

Calipari led Kentucky to four Final Four appearances in a stretch of five years from 2011 to 2015. He and the Wildcats dominated SEC play from 2015-2017 winning both the regular season and tournament titles each year in that three-year span. Kentucky has been to the NCAA Tournament every year since 2014 and has had 20 or more wins every season expect twice over the past 20 seasons of play.

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