Mike Krzyzewski has the most Final Four appearances by a head coach with 13. In reaching the national semifinal in his final season, 2022, Coach K broke a tie with John Wooden, whose 12 appearances stood as the record for nearly 50 years.
Krzyzewski also leads all coaches for most NCAA Tournament wins.
Tom Izzo leads active coaches with nine Final Fours, four more than the next-closest coach, Jim Boeheim.
Coaches With Most Final Four Appearances
| Final Fours | Coach | Team(s) | Most Recent Final Four |
| 13 | Mike Krzyzewski | Duke | 2022 |
| 12 | John Wooden | UCLA | 1975 |
| 11 | Dean Smith | North Carolina | 1997 |
| 9 | Roy Williams | Kansas (4), North Carolina (5) | 2003 |
| 8 | Tom Izzo | Michigan State | 2019 |
| 6 | Denny Crum | Louisville | 1986 |
| 6 | Adolph Rupp | Kentucky | 1966 |
| 5 | Jim Boeheim | Syracuse | 2016 |
| 5 | Bob Knight | Indiana | 1992 |
| 5 | Guy Lewis | Houston | 1984 |
| 5 | Lute Olson | Iowa (1), Arizona (4) | 2001 |
| 5 | Rick Pitino | Providence (1), Kentucky (3), Louisville (1) | 2005 |
| 4 | Jim Calhoun | UConn | 2011 |
| 4 | John Calipari | Kentucky (4) | 2015 |
| 4 | Billy Donovan | Florida | 2014 |
| 4 | Jack Gardner | Kansas State (2), Utah (2) | 1966 |
| 4 | Henry Iba | Oklahoma State | 1951 |
| 4 | Harold Olsen | Ohio State | 1946 |
| 4 | Bill Self | Kansas | 2022 |
| 4 | Jerry Tarkanian | UNLV | 1991 |
| 4 | Fred Taylor | Ohio State | 1968 |
| 4 | Jay Wright | Villanova | 2022 |
| 3 | Phog Allen | Kansas | 1953 |
| 3 | Forddy Anderson | Bradley (2), Michigan State (1) | 1957 |
| 3 | Vic Bubas | Duke | 1966 |
| 3 | Harry Combes | Illinois | 1952 |
| 3 | Joe B. Hall | Kentucky | 1984 |
| 3 | Ben Howland | UCLA | 2008 |
| 3 | Dan Hurley | UConn | 2026 |
| 3 | Ed Jucker | Cincinnati | 1963 |
| 3 | Nolan Richardson | Arkansas | 1995 |
| 3 | Kelvin Sampson | Oklahoma (1), Houston (2) | 2025 |
| 3 | Eddie Sutton | Arkansas (1), Oklahoma State (2) | 2004 |
| 3 | John Thompson | Georgetown | 1985 |
| 3 | Phil Woolpert | San Francisco | 1957 |
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