List of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach

This is a list of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament regional championships by coach. The current names of the NCAA tournament regions are the East, Midwest, South, and West. The winners of the four regions are awarded an NCAA Regional Championship Trophy and advance in the Division I men's basketball tournament to play in the Final Four.

Final Four appearances by coach

• Coaches with vacated Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations are marked with an * next to the year. The listed Final Four totals for those coaches do not include the vacated appearances.
• Coaches with names in bold are active with a team that they took to a Final Four.
• Coaches with names in bold italics are active in NCAA Division I, but are not currently coaching a team that they took to a Final Four.
• Years in bold indicate national championship.
• All school names reflect current athletic brand names, which do not necessarily match those in use during a particular season.

Number	Coach	Years	Team(s)
13	Mike Krzyzewski	1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2022	Duke
12	John Wooden	1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975	UCLA
11	Dean Smith	1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997	North Carolina
9	Roy Williams	1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017	Kansas (4), North Carolina (5)
8	Tom Izzo	1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2019	Michigan State
6	Denny Crum	1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986	Louisville
6	Adolph Rupp	1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966	Kentucky
5	Jim Boeheim	1987, 1996, 2003, 2013, 2016	Syracuse
5	Bob Knight	1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992	Indiana
5	Guy Lewis	1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984	Houston
5	Lute Olson	1980, 1988, 1994, 1997, 2001	Iowa (1), Arizona (4)
5	Rick Pitino	1987, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2012*, 2013*	Providence (1), Kentucky (3), Louisville (3*)
4	Jim Calhoun	1999, 2004, 2009, 2011	UConn
4	John Calipari	1996*, 2008*, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015	UMass (1*), Memphis (1*), Kentucky (4)
4	Billy Donovan	2000, 2006, 2007, 2014	Florida
4	Jack Gardner	1948, 1951, 1961, 1966	Kansas State (2), Utah (2)
4	Henry Iba	1945, 1946, 1949, 1951	Oklahoma State
4	Harold Olsen	1939, 1944, 1945, 1946	Ohio State
4	Jerry Tarkanian	1977, 1987, 1990, 1991	UNLV
4	Fred Taylor	1960, 1961, 1962, 1968	Ohio State
4	Jay Wright	2009, 2016, 2018, 2022	Villanova
3	Phog Allen	1940, 1952, 1953	Kansas
3	Forddy Anderson	1950, 1954, 1957	Bradley (2), Michigan State (1)
3	Vic Bubas	1963, 1964, 1966	Duke
3	Harry Combes	1949, 1951, 1952	Illinois
3	Joe B. Hall	1975, 1978, 1984	Kentucky
3	Ben Howland	2006, 2007, 2008	UCLA
3	Ed Jucker	1961, 1962, 1963	Cincinnati
3	Nolan Richardson	1990, 1994, 1995	Arkansas
3	Bill Self	2008, 2012, 2018*, 2022	Kansas
3	Eddie Sutton	1978, 1995, 2004	Arkansas (1), Oklahoma State (2)
3	John Thompson	1982, 1984, 1985	Georgetown
3	Phil Woolpert	1955, 1956, 1957	San Francisco
2	Gene Bartow	1973, 1976	Memphis (1), UCLA (1)
2	John Beilein	2013, 2018	Michigan
2	Dale Brown	1981, 1986	LSU
2	Larry Brown	1980*, 1986, 1988	UCLA (1*), Kansas (2)
2	Bruce Drake	1939, 1947	Oklahoma
2	Hugh Durham	1972, 1983	Florida State (1), Georgia (1)
2	Mark Few	2017, 2021	Gonzaga
2	Slats Gill	1949, 1963	Oregon State
2	Bill Guthridge	1998, 2000	North Carolina
2	Bill Henderson	1948, 1950	Baylor
2	Lou Henson	1970, 1989	New Mexico State (1), Illinois (1)
2	Terry Holland	1981, 1984	Virginia
2	Nat Holman	1947, 1950	CCNY
2	Bob Huggins	1992, 2010	Cincinnati (1), West Virginia (1)
2	Dan Hurley	2023, 2024	UConn
2	Doggie Julian	1947, 1948	Holy Cross
2	Lon Kruger	1994, 2016	Florida (1), Oklahoma (1)
2	Jim Larrañaga	2006, 2023	George Mason (1), Miami (FL) (1)
2	Harry Litwack	1956, 1958	Temple
2	Ken Loeffler	1954, 1955	La Salle
2	Thad Matta	2007, 2012	Ohio State
2	Branch McCracken	1940, 1953	Indiana
2	Al McGuire	1974, 1977	Marquette
2	Frank McGuire	1952, 1957	St. John's (1), North Carolina (1)
2	Ray Meyer	1943, 1979	DePaul
2	Pete Newell	1959, 1960	California
2	Bucky O'Connor	1955, 1956	Iowa
2	Ted Owens	1971, 1974	Kansas
2	Lee Rose	1977, 1980	Charlotte (1), Purdue (1)
2	Bo Ryan	2014, 2015	Wisconsin
2	Kelvin Sampson	2002, 2021	Oklahoma (1), Houston (1)
2	George Smith	1959, 1960	Cincinnati
2	Brad Stevens	2010, 2011	Butler
2	Dave Strack	1964, 1965	Michigan
2	Gary Williams	2001, 2002	Maryland
2	Tex Winter	1958, 1964	Kansas State
1	Dana Altman	2017	Oregon
1	Rick Barnes	2003	Texas
1	Sam Barry	1940	USC
1	Chris Beard	2019	Texas Tech
1	Dick Bennett	2000	Wisconsin
1	Tony Bennett	2019	Virginia
1	John Brady	2006	LSU
1	Earl Brown	1944	Dartmouth
1	Howard Cann	1945	NYU
1	P. J. Carlesimo	1989	Seton Hall
1	Doc Carlson	1941	Pittsburgh
1	Lou Carnesecca	1985	St. John's
1	Ben Carnevale	1946	North Carolina
1	Everett Case	1950	NC State
1	John Castellani	1958	Seattle
1	Osborne Cowles	1942	Dartmouth
1	Frosty Cox	1942	Colorado
1	Tom Crean	2003	Marquette
1	Mick Cronin	2021	UCLA
1	Bobby Cremins	1990	Georgia Tech
1	Roy Danforth	1975	Syracuse
1	Chick Davies	1940	Duquesne
1	Hubert Davis	2022	North Carolina
1	Mike Davis	2002	Indiana
1	Everett Dean	1942	Stanford
1	Don Donoher	1967	Dayton
1	Brian Dutcher	2023	San Diego State
1	Scott Drew	2021	Baylor
1	Tippy Dye	1953	Washington
1	Bob Feerick	1952	Santa Clara
1	Steve Fisher	1989, 1992*, 1993*	Michigan
1	Bill Foster	1978	Duke
1	Harold E. Foster	1941	Wisconsin
1	Jack Friel	1941	Washington State
1	Dave Gavitt	1973	Providence
1	Bully Gilstrap	1943	Texas
1	Jack Gray	1947	Texas
1	Elmer Gross	1954	Penn State
1	Dick Harp	1957	Kansas
1	Jim Harrick	1995	UCLA
1	Don Haskins	1966	UTEP
1	Doc Hayes	1956	SMU
1	Jud Heathcote	1979	Michigan State
1	Paul Hewitt	2004	Georgia Tech
1	Bernard Hickman	1959	Louisville
1	Howard Hobson	1939	Oregon
1	Bill Hodges	1979	Indiana State
1	George Ireland	1963	Loyola Chicago
1	Maury John	1969	Drake
1	George King	1969	Purdue
1	Kevin Keatts	2024	NC State
1	Eugene Lambert	1945	Arkansas
1	Bebe Lee	1955	Colorado
1	Rick Majerus	1998	Utah
1	Gregg Marshall	2013	Wichita State
1	Frank Martin	2017	South Carolina
1	Rollie Massimino	1985	Villanova
1	Dusty May	2023	Florida Atlantic
1	Bones McKinney	1962	Wake Forest
1	Louis Menze	1944	Iowa State
1	Mike Montgomery	1998	Stanford
1	Porter Moser	2018	Loyola Chicago
1	Nate Oats	2024	Alabama
1	Kevin Ollie	2014	UConn
1	Johnny Orr	1976	Michigan
1	Bruce Pearl	2019	Auburn
1	Vadal Peterson	1944	Utah
1	Matt Painter	2024	Purdue
1	Digger Phelps	1978	Notre Dame
1	Nibs Price	1946	California
1	Harry Rabenhorst	1953	LSU
1	Elmer Ripley	1943	Georgetown
1	Glen Rose	1941	Arkansas
1	Lou Rossini	1960	NYU
1	Fred Schaus	1959	West Virginia
1	Alexander Severance	1939	Villanova
1	Everett Shelton	1943	Wyoming
1	Norm Sloan	1974	NC State
1	Shaka Smart	2011	VCU
1	Tubby Smith	1998	Kentucky
1	Gary Thompson	1965	Wichita State
1	John Thompson III	2007	Georgetown
1	Billy Tubbs	1988	Oklahoma
1	Forrest Twogood	1954	USC
1	Jim Valvano	1983	NC State
1	Butch van Breda Kolff	1965	Princeton
1	Bruce Weber	2005	Illinois
1	Bob Weinhauer	1979	Penn
1	Larry Weise	1970	St. Bonaventure
1	Joe Williams	1970	Jacksonville
1	Richard Williams	1996	Mississippi State
1	Tom Young	1976	Rutgers

Coaches whose only appearance has been vacated

Coach	Years	Program(s)
Clem Haskins	1997*	Minnesota
Dana Kirk	1985*	Memphis
Jack Kraft	1971*	Villanova
Jim O’Brien	1999*	Ohio State
John Oldham	1971*	Western Kentucky
Jack Ramsay	1961*	Saint Joseph’s

Coaches with multiple NCAA Division I Championships

This is a list of NCAA men's basketball coaches who have won multiple championships. This list includes only championships since 1939 when the National Association of Basketball Coaches began the formal national championship tournament that would be taken over by the NCAA the following year.

Number	Coach	Years	Program(s)
10	John Wooden	1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975	UCLA
5	Mike Krzyzewski	1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015	Duke
4	Adolph Rupp	1948, 1949, 1951, 1958	Kentucky
3	Bob Knight	1976, 1981, 1987	Indiana
3	Jim Calhoun	1999, 2004, 2011	UConn
3	Roy Williams	2005, 2009, 2017	North Carolina
2	Branch McCracken	1940, 1953	Indiana
2	Henry Iba	1945, 1946	Oklahoma State
2	Phil Woolpert	1955, 1956	San Francisco
2	Ed Jucker	1961, 1962	Cincinnati
2	Denny Crum	1980, 1986	Louisville
2	Dean Smith	1982, 1993	North Carolina
2	Billy Donovan	2006, 2007	Florida
2*	Rick Pitino	1996, 2013*	Kentucky, Louisville*
2	Jay Wright	2016, 2018	Villanova
2	Bill Self	2008, 2022	Kansas
2	Dan Hurley	2023, 2024	UConn

*Rick Pitino and Louisville won the 2013 NCAA Championship but it was later vacated by the NCAA.

See also

• List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins

References

• 2015 NCAA Record Book - Coaches