1 Tom Izzo Michigan State Head Coach
The Spartans beat two No. 1 seeds to reach the title game.
2 Roy Williams North Carolina Head Coach
He led UNC to its second national title in five years
3 Mike Anderson Missouri Head Coach
He had the Tigers one win from their first Final Four berth.
4 Bill Self Kansas Head Coach
5 Jay Wright Villanova Head Coach
Wright led Villanova to its first Final Four since 1985.
6 Jim Calhoun Connecticut Head Coach
7 Rick Pitino Louisville Head Coach
Michigan State upset the Cardinals in the Midwest Regional final.
8 John Calipari Kentucky Head Coach
His Memphis tenure ended with a loss in the Sweet 16.
9 Jamie Dixon Pittsburgh Head Coach
10 Mike Krzyzewski Duke Head Coach
Villanova throttled Duke in a regional semifinal.
11 Jeff Capel Oklahoma Head Coach
Oklahoma reached the South Regioinal final before losing to UNC.
12 Trent Johnson LSU Head Coach
13 Lorenzo Romar Washington Head Coach
Washington lost in the second round of the tournament.
14 Matt Painter Purdue Head Coach
15 Ben Howland UCLA Head Coach
UCLA failed to respond to the physical style of Villanova.
16 Jim Boeheim Syracuse Head Coach
Syracuse arguably played its best at the end of the season.
17 Bo Ryan Wisconsin Head Coach
Wisconsin pulled a first-round upset over Florida State.
18 Mark Few Gonzaga Head Coach
Few led the Zags back into the Sweet 16.
19 Bruce Weber Illinois Head Coach
A surprising season ended with a disappointing loss.
20 Sean Miller Arizona Head Coach
Miller led Xavier to the Sweet 16 before heading to Arizona.
21 Herb Sendek Arizona State Head Coach
22 Fran McCaffery Siena Head Coach
Siena advanced beyond the first round for the second straight year.
23 Bob Huggins West Virginia Head Coach
West Virginia was knocked out in the first round of the tourney.
24 Brad Stevens Butler Head Coach
25 Thad Matta Ohio State Head Coach
Head Coaches dropped from last stock exchange entry:
Jeff Lebo, Leonard Hamilton, Mike Montgomery
For all of the Izzo aficionados, Roy Williams got just as much out of his talent as Izzo did. Just look at the scores in the 2 games that the heels beat mich st this past basket ball season.
Now if only RW would stop referring to himself in the 3rd party, as in "Roy Williams aint that good", he might move to the head of the class where he belongs.
Izzo is a class act, but RW in spite of what B Clifton says is a pretty decent person himself.