Coaches With Most NCAA Tournament Wins

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Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski yells to his players during the first half of a college basketball game against North Carolina in the semifinal round of the Men's Final Four NCAA tournament, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Chase Kiddy @chaseakiddy Apr 09, 2024, 4:31 PM

Mike Krzyzewski has the most NCAA Tournaments wins by a coach. He won 101 tourney games in 42 seasons as Duke coach.

No other coach has more than 77 wins (Roy Williams). Coach K’s total NCAA wins record is likely unbreakable.

Coach K also ranks first among coaches for most Final Four appearances.

Coaches With Most NCAA Tournament Wins

CoachTeam(s)Wins
Mike KrzyzewskiDuke101
Roy WilliamsKansas, North Carolina77
Dean SmithNorth Carolina65
Jim BoeheimSyracuse61
John CalipariUMass, Memphis, Kentucky57
Bill SelfOral Roberts, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas56
Tom IzzoMichigan State56
Jim CalhounUConn49
John WoodenUCLA47
Lute OlsonIowa, Arizona46
Bobby KnightIndiana, Texas Tech45

Most NCAA Tournament Wins: Active Coaches

John Calipari leads all active NCAA basketball coaches with 57 NCAA Tournament wins. Bill Self and Tom Izzo both have 56.

The list of winningest active coaches took a hit in the last few years, with the retirement of Krzyzewski, Williams, Boeheim, Calhoun, and others.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.