NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 68 head coaches in 2022 NCAA Tournament

By Joey Loose | Mar 14, 2022

DURHAM, NC - DECEMBER 22: Head coach Mike Young (L) of the Virginia Tech Hokies shakes hands with head coach Mike Krzyzewski of the Duke Blue Devils prior to their game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on December 22, 2021 in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) /

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NCAA Basketball Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Steve Pikiell Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports /

36. Andy Kennedy (UAB)

2 NCAA Tournaments (2-2)

Kennedy needed just two seasons at the helm to get his alma mater back to the NCAA Tournament, winning the Conference USA Tournament and making their first trip in seven seasons. He previously made a pair of trips to the Big Dance during a long stretch at Ole Miss, but this quick success feels different for Kennedy. Maybe one day he’ll find himself back on the power conference stage, but for now, he can boast a 49-14 mark through two seasons with the Blazers.

35. Kevin Willard (Seton Hall)

4 NCAA Tournaments (1-4)

After ten years on Rick Pitino’s bench, both with the Boston Celtics and at Louisville, Willard has had quite the successful head coaching career of his own. There was success in his three years at Iona before taking the Seton Hall job in 2010. Willard has taken the Pirates to four NCAA Tournaments and won the Big East regular-season title back in 2020; this program is now in a place where it competes for postseason success on a regular basis.

34. Steve Pikiell (Rutgers)

2 NCAA Tournaments (1-2)

Pikiell played at UConn and assisted at a few schools before spending 11 years as head coach at Stony Brook, finally breaking through in the NCAA Tournament in his final season. He’s been the leader at Rutgers since 2016 and has had an enormous impact, breaking a long NCAA Tournament drought last season and getting the Scarlet Knights back for more this year. Last year’s team broke a 38-year NCAA Tournament win drought; what could be next for Pikiell?

33. Mike Young (Virginia Tech)

6 NCAA Tournaments (1-6)

Young spent thirty years at Wofford, with the last 17 coming as head coach, where he led the Terriers to five NCAA Tournament bids. Young has already topped that in his three years at Virginia Tech, stunning team after team to win the ACC Tournament and assuring his Hokies of a second straight trip to the Big Dance this season. Young has been dynamic with this program already and has quite the dangerous team on his hands.

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