WHO'S THE BEST TOURNEY COACH OF THE LAST 25 YEARS?

When North Carolina downed Michigan State in the 2009 finals, it wrapped up 25 years of the 64-team bracket format, dating back to Villanova's upset in 1985 (Okay, so the last few years have had the play-in game.) That's a quarter century of Cinderellas, nailbiters, and busted brackets. It's also a good time to take stock of the 1,575 tourney games that have been played and settle some raging debates.

If you want to start an argument among college hoops fans, just ask who the best coach has been over this period of time. Many will say Coach K, some might counter with Roy Williams, Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun or Tom Izzo, and still others will mention retired coaches like Dean Smith, Rollie Massamino or Bobby Knight. On the surface, at least, this shouldn't be such an issue. It's easy to list the winningest coaches of the last 25 years (and remember: this only includes wins during the 64-bracket era from 1985 to 2009). Here's the top ten, including both active and retired coaches with at least 10 trips to the dance.