Calhoun makes big jump in rankings of top coaches by tourney record
When it comes to evaluating coaching performance in the NCAA tournament, most people only consider the bottom-line: what’s your record, how many Final Fours have you reached and how many championships have you won. It’s hard to argue with results.
I’m more inclined to look at how coaches perform against seed expectations. But I can’t convince some people that Tom Izzo is a better tourney coach than, say, Roy Williams—all because Roy has two tourney crowns and Tom only has one.
If you’re the kind of person who judges the worth of coaches solely on the basis of accomplishments, the list below will give you all the ammunition you need to determine who the best active tourney coach is. And it’s pretty clear that that coach is Mike Krzyzewski. Take a look:
