TOP 10 TOURNEY COACHES (PASE*)
Here are the top ten active coaches with at least five tourney appearances in the modern 64/65-team era that possess the highest "performance against seed expectations." PASE is calculated by comparing a coach's actual number of wins to the number he should've notched based on his seed position for each appearance.
(Click a column header to resort the list below.)
| Coach |
Team |
Ap# |
Seed |
W |
L |
W% |
SOAR |
PASE |
| John Beilein |
Michigan |
4 |
10.00 |
6 |
4 |
0.600 |
75.0% |
0.865 |
| Steve Fisher |
San Diego State |
9 |
6.22 |
20 |
8 |
0.714 |
44.4% |
0.853 |
| Rick Pitino |
Louisville |
12 |
3.50 |
35 |
11 |
0.761 |
58.3% |
0.766 |
| Billy Donovan |
Florida |
9 |
3.78 |
22 |
7 |
0.759 |
44.4% |
0.704 |
| Tom Izzo |
Michigan State |
11 |
5.09 |
26 |
10 |
0.722 |
72.7% |
0.704 |
| Jim Larranaga |
George Mason |
4 |
12.75 |
4 |
4 |
0.500 |
25.0% |
0.664 |
| Ben Howland |
UCLA |
7 |
5.14 |
17 |
7 |
0.708 |
57.1% |
0.573 |
| Mike Davis |
UAB |
4 |
5.50 |
7 |
4 |
0.636 |
50.0% |
0.560 |
| Tom Penders |
Houston |
10 |
9.30 |
12 |
10 |
0.545 |
60.0% |
0.507 |
| Mike Krzyzewski |
Duke |
23 |
2.30 |
69 |
20 |
0.775 |
52.2% |
0.437 |
| Bruce Weber |
Illinois |
6 |
7.33 |
10 |
6 |
0.625 |
50.0% |
0.410 |
| Gary Williams |
Maryland |
14 |
5.14 |
26 |
13 |
0.667 |
57.1% |
0.376 |
| Tubby Smith |
Minnesota |
14 |
4.64 |
29 |
13 |
0.690 |
64.3% |
0.351 |
| Bob McKillop |
Davidson |
5 |
13.00 |
3 |
5 |
0.375 |
20.0% |
0.329 |
| Thad Matta |
Ohio State |
6 |
5.00 |
12 |
6 |
0.667 |
66.7% |
0.328 |
| Paul Hewitt |
Georgia Tech |
5 |
7.80 |
6 |
5 |
0.545 |
20.0% |
0.294 |
| John Brady |
Arkansas State |
4 |
5.50 |
6 |
4 |
0.600 |
50.0% |
0.279 |
| Jim Calhoun |
Connecticut |
17 |
4.53 |
38 |
15 |
0.717 |
47.1% |
0.270 |
| Jim Boeheim |
Syracuse |
19 |
4.21 |
35 |
18 |
0.660 |
52.6% |
0.268 |
| Bill Self |
Kansas |
10 |
3.80 |
22 |
9 |
0.710 |
50.0% |
0.251 |
| John Thompson III |
Georgetown |
5 |
8.00 |
7 |
5 |
0.583 |
40.0% |
0.219 |
| Lon Kruger |
UNLV |
11 |
6.64 |
14 |
11 |
0.560 |
45.5% |
0.210 |
| Mack McCarthy |
East Carolina |
5 |
14.00 |
2 |
5 |
0.286 |
20.0% |
0.206 |
| Charlie Coles |
Miami OH |
4 |
12.50 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
25.0% |
0.172 |
| Herb Sendek |
Arizona State |
6 |
8.50 |
6 |
6 |
0.500 |
66.7% |
0.158 |
| Jay Wright |
Villanova |
6 |
9.00 |
7 |
6 |
0.538 |
33.3% |
0.153 |
| Jeff Jones |
American |
6 |
8.00 |
6 |
6 |
0.500 |
50.0% |
0.149 |
| Bo Ryan |
Wisconsin |
7 |
5.57 |
10 |
7 |
0.588 |
57.1% |
0.126 |
| Roy Williams |
North Carolina |
19 |
2.43 |
49 |
18 |
0.731 |
52.6% |
0.120 |
| Homer Drew |
Valparaiso |
7 |
14.00 |
2 |
7 |
0.222 |
14.3% |
0.106 |
| Trent Johnson |
LSU |
4 |
8.00 |
4 |
4 |
0.500 |
50.0% |
0.096 |
| Bob Thomason |
Pacific |
4 |
11.50 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
50.0% |
0.083 |
| Bobby Cremins |
Charleston |
10 |
4.80 |
15 |
10 |
0.600 |
50.0% |
0.057 |
| Perry Clark |
Texas A&M |
4 |
8.75 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
75.0% |
0.034 |
| Ralph Willard |
Holy Cross |
6 |
12.67 |
2 |
6 |
0.250 |
16.7% |
0.028 |
| Greg Marshall |
Wichita State |
7 |
14.57 |
1 |
7 |
0.125 |
14.3% |
0.016 |
| John Calipari |
Memphis |
10 |
2.90 |
23 |
10 |
0.697 |
60.0% |
0.014 |
| Bruce Pearl |
Tennessee |
5 |
6.60 |
7 |
5 |
0.583 |
40.0% |
0.006 |
| Mike Jarvis |
Florida Atlantic |
9 |
9.67 |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
33.3% |
-0.007 |
| Kevin Stallings |
Vanderbilt |
5 |
7.20 |
5 |
5 |
0.500 |
60.0% |
-0.008 |
| Tom Green |
FDU |
4 |
15.75 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
0.0% |
-0.010 |
| Billy Gillispie |
Kentucky |
4 |
9.75 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
50.0% |
-0.016 |
| Cy Alexander |
Tennessee State |
5 |
15.40 |
0 |
5 |
0.000 |
0.0% |
-0.025 |
| Cliff Ellis |
Coastal Carolina |
6 |
6.00 |
8 |
6 |
0.571 |
66.7% |
-0.026 |
| Kirk Speraw |
Central Florida |
4 |
15.25 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
0.0% |
-0.055 |
| Tim Floyd |
USC |
7 |
7.29 |
6 |
7 |
0.462 |
42.9% |
-0.073 |
| Ernie Kent |
Oregon |
6 |
7.17 |
6 |
6 |
0.500 |
33.3% |
-0.089 |
| Ronnie Arrow |
South Alabama |
4 |
12.25 |
1 |
4 |
0.200 |
25.0% |
-0.104 |
| Mike Brey |
Notre Dame |
7 |
8.29 |
5 |
7 |
0.417 |
28.6% |
-0.107 |
| Stew Morrill |
Utah State |
6 |
13.50 |
1 |
6 |
0.143 |
16.7% |
-0.120 |
| Mike Deane |
Wagner |
4 |
10.25 |
2 |
4 |
0.333 |
25.0% |
-0.135 |
| Tom Crean |
Indiana |
5 |
5.80 |
5 |
5 |
0.500 |
20.0% |
-0.152 |
| Mark Gottfried |
Alabama |
7 |
8.43 |
5 |
7 |
0.417 |
28.6% |
-0.161 |
| Mark Few |
Gonzaga |
9 |
6.89 |
9 |
9 |
0.500 |
44.4% |
-0.169 |
| Phil Martelli |
St. Joseph's |
5 |
6.40 |
6 |
5 |
0.545 |
40.0% |
-0.171 |
| Jamie Dixon |
Pittsburgh |
5 |
4.80 |
6 |
5 |
0.545 |
40.0% |
-0.175 |
| Bob Huggins |
West Virginia |
16 |
5.00 |
22 |
16 |
0.579 |
43.8% |
-0.176 |
| Jim Crews |
Army |
4 |
11.00 |
1 |
4 |
0.200 |
25.0% |
-0.206 |
| Al Skinner |
Boston College |
8 |
6.50 |
7 |
8 |
0.467 |
37.5% |
-0.207 |
| Steve Alford |
New Mexico |
4 |
8.00 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
50.0% |
-0.208 |
| Lute Olson |
Arizona |
23 |
4.09 |
39 |
22 |
0.639 |
34.8% |
-0.231 |
| Rick Barnes |
Texas |
16 |
5.75 |
18 |
16 |
0.529 |
37.5% |
-0.236 |
| Roger Reid |
Southern Utah |
5 |
9.40 |
2 |
5 |
0.286 |
40.0% |
-0.262 |
| Fran Dunphy |
Temple |
10 |
12.30 |
1 |
10 |
0.091 |
10.0% |
-0.268 |
| Dennis Felton |
Georgia |
4 |
12.50 |
0 |
4 |
0.000 |
0.0% |
-0.297 |
| Bobby Lutz |
Charlotte |
5 |
7.80 |
2 |
5 |
0.286 |
20.0% |
-0.356 |
| Mike Montgomery |
California |
12 |
5.00 |
16 |
12 |
0.571 |
41.6% |
-0.451 |
| Lorenzo Romar |
Washington |
4 |
5.75 |
4 |
4 |
0.500 |
25.0% |
-0.456 |
| Dana Altman |
Creighton |
8 |
9.29 |
2 |
8 |
0.200 |
25.0% |
-0.520 |
| Rick Stansbury |
Mississippi State |
5 |
5.40 |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
40.0% |
-0.527 |
| Oliver Purnell |
Clemson |
5 |
9.00 |
0 |
5 |
0.000 |
0.0% |
-0.762 |
