# 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.