NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 68 head coaches in 2021 NCAA Tournament

4. Bill Self (Kansas)

21 NCAA Tournaments (48-20)

Self has been a rock since arriving at Kansas in 2003, leading the Jayhawks to the national championship in 2008. He was also very successful beforehand, leading both Tulsa and Illinois to Elite Eight runs and setting up that successful 2005 Illinois team before his departure. Self has constantly put together winning rosters with the Jayhawks and remains one of the nation’s most successful head coaches.

3. Mark Few (Gonzaga)

20 NCAA Tournaments (31-20)

Outside of last year’s cancellation, every year Few has spent as head coach at Gonzaga has ended in the NCAA Tournament. He took this team to the Final Four for the first time in 2017 and certainly has the team this year to repeat the feat. Gonzaga has never been an easy out, throughout Few’s impressive tenure, and the future looks even brighter for the best program on the West Coast.

2. Tom Izzo (Michigan State)

22 NCAA Tournaments (52-21)

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Izzo managed to lead this team to the Big Dance, having done so in every NCAA Tournament since 1998. Izzo has taken the Spartans to eight Final Fours and the Big Ten’s most recent national championship back in 2000. Regardless of how potent this year’s Spartans squad will be, Izzo is capable of great things when the calendar hits March, no matter the state of his team.

1. Roy Williams (North Carolina)

29 NCAA Tournaments (79-26)

This wasn’t the typical dynamic season from North Carolina, but there’s no denying that Williams is one of the living legends of college basketball. He’s led teams to nine Final Fours, winning three national championships since taking over the Tar Heels nearly two decades ago.

While this year’s team isn’t exactly dominant or consistent, having a legendary coach like Williams on the sideline plays an important role.