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

Coach Accomplishments the past 5 seasons
NCAA National Championships: 1 (2017)
NCAA Tournament Final Four: 2 (2016 and 2017)
ACC Regular Season Champion: 3 (2016, 2017, 2019)
ACC Tournament Champion: 1 (2016)
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 3 (2016, 2017, 2019)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Coaching Points Breakdown
40 points for National Championships
50 points for Final Four Appearances
60 points for Regular Season Conference Championships (ACC)
15 points for Conference Tournament Championships (ACC)
30 points for Sweet Sixteen Appearances
10 points for every season with 30 or more wins
8 points for every season with 20 or more wins
8 points for every NCAA Tournament berth
Total Coaching Points: 221

2015-2016 Season

Non-Conference Record: 11-2

Best Non-Conference Victories: No. 22 UCLA, No. 4 Maryland in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, Northwestern, Temple, and Davidson.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Yes, defeated  Kansas State in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 1-1 versus Duke in the Blue Blood rivalry. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils on the road 76–72 and lost to Duke at home 73–74.

Conference Record: 14-4

Best Conference Victories: No. 11 Miami (FL), at No. 17 Duke, swept Syracuse, at Florida State, swept NC State, and at Virginia Tech.

Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st place finish, earning a No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Defeated No. 2 seed and No. 4 ranked Virginia in the ACC championship game.

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, defeated the No. 16 seed Florida Gulf Coast in the opening round. In the second round, North Carolina beat No. 9 seed Providence. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Tar heels defeated No 5 seed and No. 14 ranked Indiana. In the Elite Eight, North Carolina beat No. 6 seed, Notre Dame. The Tar Heels defeated No. 10 seed, Syracuse, in the Final Four. In the national championship game, North Carolina lost to No. 2 seed and No. 6 ranked Villanova.

Final AP poll ranking: 3

2016-2017 Season

Non-Conference Record: 12-2

Best Non-Conference Victories: Tennessee, Oklahoma State, at Tulane, and at Hawaii.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: Yes, defeated  No. 16 Wisconsin in the Maui Invitational Championship.

Record versus their main rival: 1-2 versus Duke in the Blue Blood rivalry. The Tar Heels lost the Blue Devils on the road 78–86 and lost to Duke at home 90–83. North Carolina lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament by a final score of 83-93.

Conference Record: 14-4

Best Conference Victories: No. 9 Florida State, vs. No. 20 Notre Dame, No. 14 Virginia, No. 7 Louisville, No. 17 Duke, and swept Pittsburgh and NC State.

Regular Season Conference Standing: 1st place finish, earning a No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 5 seed and No. 14 ranked Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, defeated the No. 16 seed Texas Southern in the opening round. In the second round, North Carolina beat No. 8 seed Arkansas. In the Sweet Sixteen, the Tar Heels defeated No. 4 seed and No. 21 ranked Butler. In the Elite Eight, North Carolina beat No. 2 seed and No. 6 ranked Kentucky. The Tar Heels defeated No. 3 seed and No. 9 ranked Oregon in the Final Four. In the national championship game, North Carolina beat No. 1 seed and No. 2 ranked Gonzaga to become national champions.

Final AP poll ranking: 5

2017-2018 Season

Non-Conference Record: 11-2

Best Non-Conference Victories: Arkansas, at Stanford, Michigan in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge, at No. 20 Tennessee, and Ohio State.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost to No. 4 Michigan State in the PK-80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory championship game.

Record versus their main rival: 2-1 versus Duke in the Blue Blood rivalry. The Tar Heels lost the Blue Devils on the road 64–74 and beat Duke at home 82–78. North Carolina defeated Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament by a final score of 74-69.

Conference Record: 11-7

Best Conference Victories: No. 20 Clemson, No. 9 Duke, at Syracuse, at Louisville, at NC State, and at Notre Dame.

Regular Season Conference Standing: In a four-way tie for third place, which earned them the No. 6 seed for the ACC tournament.

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

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 2 seed, defeated the No. 15 seed, Lipscomb, in the opening round. In the second round, North Carolina lost to No. 7 seed Texas A & M.

Final AP poll ranking: 10

2018-2019 Season

Non-Conference Record: 10-3

Best Non-Conference Victories: No. 4 Gonzaga, Harvard, No. 17 UCLA, at Wofford, and Stanford.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, they lost to Texas in the Las Vegas Invitational Semifinal game.

Record versus their main rival:  2-1 versus Duke in the Blue Blood rivalry. The Tar Heels defeated the Blue Devils on the road 88–72 and beat Duke at home 79-70. North Carolina lost to Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament by a final score of 73-74.

Conference Record: 16-2

Best Conference Victories: at No. 1 Duke, No. 10 Virginia Tech, No. 4 Duke, No. 16 Florida State, swept Miami (FL), at Pittsburgh, and at Clemson.

Regular Season Conference Standings: Tied for 1st place and they earned the No. 2 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 3 seed and No. 5 ranked Duke in the semifinals of the ACC tournament.

NCAA Tournament: As the No. 1 seed, they beat No. 16 seed Iona in the first round and defeated No. 9 seed, Washington, in the second round. North Carolina lost to No. 5 seed No. 14 ranked Auburn in the Sweet Sixteen.

Final AP poll ranking: 3

2019-2020 Season

Non-Conference Record: 7-5

Best Non-Conference Victories: Alabama, No. 11 Oregon, at UNC Wilmington, and UCLA.

Non-Conference Tournament Championship: No, lost Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals game.

Record versus their main rival: 0-2 versus Duke in the Blue Blood rivalry. The Tar Heels lost the Blue Devils on the road 76–89 and lost to Duke at home 96–98 OT.

Conference Record: 6-14

Best Conference Victories: Notre Dame, Miami (FL), swept NC State, Virginia Tech, and at Syracuse.

Regular Season Conference Standing: Three-way tie for last place and they were the No. 14 seed in the ACC tournament.

Conference Tournament: Lost to No. 6 seed Syracuse in the 2nd round of the ACC tournament.

Final AP poll ranking: N/A