NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 353 D-I head coaches for 2019-20 season

10. Matt Painter (Purdue) (Last year: 15)

• Overall record: 346-164

An overtime loss to eventual champion Virginia kept Painter from his first Final Four. Nevertheless, he’s spent 14 years at Purdue and has built a fantastic program, certainly one of the top Big Ten teams in recent years. Along with that Elite Eight run, he has four Sweet Sixteens and has finished in the top three of the conference each of the last five seasons. Painter is establishing himself as one of the best coaches in the nation, he just needs that Final Four to put him over the top.

9. Jay Wright (Villanova) (Last year: 8)

• Overall record: 570-260
• Final Four in 2009, 2016, 2018
• National championships in 2016, 2018

Wright brought incredible glory to this Villanova program, winning a pair of national championships within the last four seasons. The former Villanova assistant and Hofstra head coach has completely the new Big East and built these Wildcats into quite a force. They’ve endured numerous NCAA Tournament upsets with those deep runs. He’s put together another potent young roster, but can they really produce another magical Tournament run?

8. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) (Last year: 5)

• Overall record: 1047-385
• Final Four in 1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016
• National championship in 2003

Boeheim will begin his 44th season at Syracuse as the epitome of this Orange program. The championship run with Carmelo Anthony highlights a long, successful career that has included five Final Fours and numerous conference titles. Of course, Boeheim has dealt with a fair bit of controversy, but he keeps chugging along, leading his Syracuse teams to postseason success in recent years. However, they’ve yet to finish higher than 7th in the ACC since 2014, a trend that will probably continue into this season.

7. Tony Bennett (Virginia) (Last year: 10)

• Overall record: 323-122
• Final Four in 2019
• National championship in 2019

There are many ways last season could have gone for Bennett, but his team pulled the ultimate comeback story. One year after 16-seed UMBC made their mark on history, Bennett led Virginia to their first national championship. He’s transformed Virginia into a national power and remains the most recent head coach to make the Tournament at Washington State. Bennett’s a true winner and should continue to have these Cavaliers near the top of the college basketball world, even while they reload their roster this season.

6. Mark Few (Gonzaga) (Last year: 6)

• Overall record: 568-122
• Final Four in 2017

Few will enter his 21st season at Gonzaga with an astounding record and crazy level of success. His program was just a Cinderella when he took over, but they have become a national power, making the NCAA Tournament in every single season he’s been at the helm. The Bulldogs made the national title game back in 2017 and have won at least one Tournament game for 11 straight years. Few’s program is the epitome of consistency and success on the national stage, though his 276-30 mark in WCC play certainly looks great too.

5. Bill Self (Kansas) (Last year: 3)

• Overall record: 680-211
• Final Four in 2008, 2012, 2018
• National championship in 2008

Self is another one of these high profile basketball coaches who has won wherever he’s gone. He led Tulsa to the Elite Eight in 2000 before doing the same with Illinois the following year. He won a national title with Kansas and has built a dominant force on a yearly basis. Last year was the first time since 2004 that Kansas did not win the Big 12 regular season title. Establishing that kind of run is unheard of in college basketball, evidence that Self’s run has been incredible, even if there’s just one title to show for it.

4. Tom Izzo (Michigan State) (Last year: 7)

• Overall record: 606-232
• Final Four in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019
• National championship in 2000

Izzo became Michigan State’s head coach in 1995 and all he’s done in more than two decades is to build team after team that competes at the highest level. He’s made the Final Four once every three years, including last year’s Spartans team. With what Izzo brings back this season, don’t be shocked to see a tenth Final Four on his resume.

3. John Calipari (Kentucky) (Last year: 4)

• Overall record: 750-211
• Final Four in 1996*, 2008*, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• National championship in 2012

Calipari brings some of the best talent in the country to Kentucky on a regular basis and will begin his 11th season with the Wildcats. The national title run in 2012 is the highlight, though he has made Final Fours with Massachusetts and Memphis as well (though they were both vacated). Not only has he established Kentucky as the best program in the SEC, but their recent run of success is almost unparalleled. The biggest surprise is the four straight seasons without a Final Four, though the talent on this year’s team could buck that trend.

2. Roy Williams (North Carolina) (Last year: 2)

• Overall record: 871-234
• Final Four in 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017
• National championships in 2005, 2009, 2017

Williams began his head coaching career with 15 years at Kansas but couldn’t win a national title with the Jayhawks. Returning home to Chapel Hill in 2003, where he coached under Dean Smith, really turned the tide for him. His Tar Heels have won three national titles and numerous ACC championships as well. He’s finished on top in the ACC in three of the last four seasons and continues to put together some deep and talented lineups. Just wait until you see what he has in store for next season.

1. Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) (Last year: 1)

• Overall record: 1132-344
• Final Four in 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015
• National championships in 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015

What can we say about Krzyzewski that hasn’t already been said? He remarkably enters his 40th season at Duke, having completely altered this program and the college basketball landscape. His five national titles are the second most all-time, while his total win mark is the absolute top mark. Krzyzewski has put together some insanely talented teams these last few seasons, but has watch his time fall in the Elite Eight the last two season. Don’t expect to keep him or the Blue Devils down for long, if you can even fathom calling what they’ve done as keeping them down.

We’ve taken a look at every single D1 head coach in college basketball and ranked them from top to bottom. As previously mentioned, anything can change on a year to year basis; we’ll just have to see which coaches make big rises or falls as this upcoming season develops before our eyes.