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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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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans looks on against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: Head coach Tom Izzo of the Michigan State Spartans looks on against the Duke Blue Devils during the first half in the East Regional game of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Capital One Arena on March 31, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

No. 4 Tom Izzo

Tom Izzo’s Head Coaching Accomplishments the past 20 seasons

1 NCAA Division I Tournament Champions (2000)

8 NCAA Final Fours (1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019)

8 Big Ten regular-season Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019)

6 Big Ten Tournament Champions (1999, 2000, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)

21 NCAA Tournament appearances (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

18 seasons with 20 or more wins (98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 02-03, 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10, 11-12 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

Tom Izzo, Head Coach: Michigan State

1 National championships: 25 points

7 Final Four Appearances: 120 points

8 Regular Season Conference Championships: 80 points

6 Conference Tournament Championships: 42 points

18 seasons with 20 or more wins in a season: 90 points

0 Post season tournament championships other than the NCAA Tournament

21 NCAA Tournament berths:  42 points

399 Total Coaching Points

Izzo has led his team to the most Final Four appearances than any other school during the past 20 seasons with eight NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances. He has also guided his team to 21 straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Izzo has navigated the Spartans to eight Big Ten regular-season titles in this time period.

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