NCAA Basketball: Ranking the 20 best head coaches from past 5 seasons

Coach Accomplishments the past 5 seasons
NCAA National Championships: 1 (2019)
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (2019)
ACC Regular Season Champion: 2 (2018 and 2019)
ACC Tournament Champion: 1 (2018)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 2 (2016 and 2019)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Coaching Points Breakdown
40 points for National Championships
25 points for Final Four Appearances
40 points for Regular Season Conference Championships (ACC)
15 points for Conference Tournament Championships (ACC)
20 points for Sweet Sixteen Appearances
10 points for every season with 30 or more wins
12 points for every season with 20 or more wins
8 points for every NCAA Tournament berth
Total Coaching Points: 170

2015-2016 Season

Non-Conference Record: 11-1

Best Non-Conference Victories:  at Ohio State in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, No. 14 West Virginia in the Jimmy V Classic, California, and No. 12 Villanova.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Defeated George Mason in Charleston Classic Championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 1-1 against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash.  Won at home by a score of 67-49 and lost on the road, 68-70.

Conference Record: 13-5

Best Conference Victories: No. 8 Miami (FL), at No. 16 Louisville, No. 7 North Carolina, No. 11 Louisville, and Notre Dame.

Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for second place and earned the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 1 seed and No. 7 ranked North Carolina in the ACC Championship game.

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, defeated the No. 16 seed Hampton in the opening round. In the second round, Virginia beat No. 9 seed, Butler. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Cavaliers defeated No. 4 seed and No. 22 ranked Iowa State. The Cavilers did not win to go on to the Final Four as they lost to No. 10 seed Syracuse in the Elite Eight.

Final AP poll ranking: 4

2016-2017 Season

Non-Conference Record: 10-2

Best Non-Conference Victories: Iowa, Ohio State, at California, and Providence

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Defeated Providence in the Emerald Coast Classic championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 1-1 against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash.  Won at home by a score of 71-48 and lost on the road, 79-80 in 2 OT.

Conference Record: 11-7

Best Conference Victories: at No. 6 Louisville, at No. 14 Notre Dame, No. 4 Louisville, and No. 5 North Carolina.

Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 5th place and earned a No. 6 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 3 seed and No. 22 ranked Notre Dame in the ACC semi-finals game.

NCAA Tournament: As a No. 5 seed and ranked No. 24, Virginia beat No. 12 seed UNC Wilmington in the opening round. In the second round, the Cavaliers lost to No. 4 seed and No. 20 ranked Florida in the second round.

Final AP poll ranking: 24

2017-2018 Season

Non-Conference Record: 11-1

Best Non-Conference Victories: Wisconsin in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, at VCU, Vanderbilt, and Davidson.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Defeated Rhode Island in the NIT Season Tip-Off Championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 1-1 against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash.  Lost at home by a score of 60-61 OT and Won on the road, 78-52.

Conference Record: 17-1

Best Conference Victories: No. 12 North Carolina, No. 18 Clemson, at No. 4 Duke, at Louisville, No. 19 Clemson, and swept Syracuse and Georgia Tech.

Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st place winning the conference regular-season title and earning the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Conference Tournament: Defeated No. 6 seed and No. 12 ranked North Carolina in the ACC Championship game.

NCAA Tournament: Virginia as the No. 1 seed and No. 1 ranked team lost to UMBC in the opening road.

Final AP poll ranking: 1

2018-2019 Season

Non-Conference Record: 12-0

Best Non-Conference Victories: at No. 24 Maryland in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge,  Dayton,  No. 25 Wisconsin, at South Carolina and VCU.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Defeated No. 25 Wisconsin in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 2-0 against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash.  Won at home by a score of 81-59 and Won on the road, 64-58.

Conference Record: 16-2

Best Conference Victories: No. 9 Florida State, No. 9 Virginia Tech, at No. 23 NC State, at No. 8 North Carolina, at No. 20 Virginia Tech, and at No. 18 Louisville.

Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 1st place and they earned a No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament:  Lost to No. 4 seed and No. 12 ranked Florida State in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, defeated the No. 16 seed Gardner–Webb in the opening round. In the second round, Virginia beat No. 9 seed Oklahoma. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Cavaliers defeated No. 12 seed Oregon. In the Elite Eight, Virginia beat No. 3 seed and No. 13 ranked Purdue. The Cavaliers defeated No. 5 seed and No. 14 ranked Auburn in the Final Four. In the national championship game, Virginia beat No. 3 seed and No. 9 ranked Texas Tech to become national champions.

Final AP poll ranking: 2

2019-2020 Season

Non-Conference Record: 8-2

Best Non-Conference Victories: Arizona State, Navy, Massachusetts, and Vermont

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Defeated Arizona State in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 2-0 against Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash.  Won at home by a score of 65-39 and Won on the road, 64-58.

Conference Record: 15-5

Best Conference Victories: No. 7 North Carolina, at Syracuse, No. 5 Florida State, at North Carolina, No. 7 Duke, at Virginia Tech No. 10 Louisville, and at Miami (FL).

Regular Season Conference Standing: 15-5

Final AP poll ranking: 16