NCAA Basketball: Ranking the 20 best head coaches from past 5 seasons
By Ryan Kay
Coach Accomplishments the past 5 seasons
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 1 (2017)
Pac-12 Regular Season Champion: 3 (2016, 2017, 2020)
Pac-12 Tournament Champion: 2 (2016 and 2019)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (2016, 2017, 2019)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2016, 2017, 2019)
Coaching Points Breakdown
0 points for National Championships
25 points for Final Four Appearances
60 points for Regular Season Conference Championships (Pac-12)
30 points for Conference Tournament Championships (Pac-12)
30 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
6 points for every NCAA Tournament berth
Total Coaching Points: 173
2015-2016 Season
Non-Conference Record: 11-2
Best Non-Conference Victories: No. 20 Baylor, at Alabama, Navy, and Fresno State
Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Did not participate in a tournament in non-conference play but was 4-0 in the Global Sports Shootout.
Record versus their main rival: 1-1 with their in-state rival. Lost at Oregon State, 57-70 and beat the Beavers at home, 91-81.
Conference Record: 14-4
Best Conference Victories: No. 21 USC, at No. 18 Arizona, at UCLA, No. 15 Arizona, and at Arizona State.
Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st place finish winning the regular-season title and they earned the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament.
Conference Tournament: Defeated No. 12 ranked Utah in the championship game to claim the Pac-12 tournament title.
NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, defeated the No. 16 seed Holy Cross in the opening round. In the second round, Oregon beat No. 8 seed Saint Joseph’s. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Ducks defeated No. 4 seed and No. 19 ranked Duke. In the Elite Eight, Oregon lost to No. 2 seed and No. 7 ranked Oklahoma.
Final AP poll ranking: 5
2016-2017 Season
Non-Conference Record: 11-2
Best Non-Conference Victories: Tennessee and UConn in the Maui Invitational, Alabama, and UNLV.
Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost to Georgetown in the Maui Invitational.
Record versus their main rival: 2-0, defeated Oregon State 85–43 at home and beat the Beavers 80–59 on the road.
Conference Record: 16-2
Best Conference Victories: No. 2 UCLA, No. 22 USC, No. 5 Arizona, at USC, and defeated California three times.
Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 1st place sharing the regular-season title and earning the No. 1 seed in the Pac-12 tournament.
Conference Tournament: Lost to the No. 2 seed and No. 7 ranked Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12
Championship game.
NCAA Tournament: As the No. 3 seed, defeated the No. 14 seed Iona in the opening round. In the second round, Oregon beat No. 11 seed Rhode Island. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Ducks defeated No. 7 seed and No. 23 ranked Michigan. In the Elite Eight, Oregon beat No. 1 seed and No. 3 ranked Kansas. The Ducks lost to No. 1 seed and No. 6 ranked North Carolina in the Final Four.
Final AP poll ranking: 9
2017-2018 Season
Non-Conference Record: 10-3
Best Non-Conference Victories: DePaul, Colorado State, and at Fresno State
Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost to UConn in the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational Victory bracket.
Record versus their main rival: 1-1 with their in-state rival. Lost at Oregon State, 64-76 and beat the Beavers at home, 66-57.
Conference Record: 10-8
Best Conference Victories: at No. 11 Arizona State, No. 14 Arizona, swept Washington, and at California.
Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 6th place and earning them a No. 6 seed in the Pac 12 tournament.
Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 2 seed USC in the semifinals of the tournament.
NCAA Tournament: Did not make the NCAA tournament and lost to Marquette in the second round of the NIT tournament.
Final AP poll ranking: N/R
2018-2019 Season
Non-Conference Record: 9-4
Best Non-Conference Victories: No. 15 Syracuse, at Boise State, and San Diego.
Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost to Iowa in the 2K Classic semifinals.
Record versus their main rival: 0-2, lost at home 72–77 to Oregon State and lost on the road to the Beavers 57–72.
Conference Record: 10-8
Best Conference Victories: Swept Arizona, at Utah, beat Washinton State three times, defeated Arizona State twice, and at Washington.
Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 5th place and earning them a No. 6 seed in the Pac 12 tournament.
Conference Tournament: Defeated No. 1 seed Washington in the Pac-12 championship game.
NCAA Tournament: As the No. 12 seed, defeated the No. 5 seed Wisconsin in the opening round. In the second round, Oregon beat No. 13 seed UC Irvine. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Ducks lost to No. 1 seed and No. 2 ranked Virginia.
Final AP poll ranking: N/R
2019-2020 Season
Non-Conference Record: 11-2
Best Non-Conference Victories: No. 13 Seton Hall in Battle 4 Atlantis, No. 13 Memphis, Houston, and at No. 5 Michigan
Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost to No. 8 Gonzaga in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
Record versus their main rival: 1-1 with their in-state rival. Lost at Oregon State, 53-63, and beat the Beavers at home, 69-54.
Conference Record: 13-5
Best Conference Victories: No. 24 Arizona, swept Utah, No. 16 Colorado, at No. 24 Arizona, swept California, and beat USC and UCLA.
Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st place finish to win the regular-season title.
Final AP poll ranking: 13