Coaches with most NCAA titles

The Final Four has at least a little in common with the Academy Awards: Most seem to agree that it’s an honor just to be in the last cut of contenders, regardless of how it all turns out.

Of course, winning beats the heck out of just “being there,” and some coaches have enjoyed that one brief shining moment more than others. One, in fact, laps the field.

Who are the winningest Final Four coaches of all time?

Here’s the list, through the 2009 tournament:

10 — John Wooden, UCLA

4 — Adolph Rupp, Kentucky

3 — Bob Knight, Indiana

3 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

2 — Jim Calhoun, Connecticut

2 — Denny Crum, Louisville

2 — Billy Donovan, Florida

2 — Henry Iba, Oklahoma State

2 — Ed Jucker, Cincinnati

2 — Branch McCracken, Indiana

2 — Dean Smith, North Carolina

2 — Phil Woolpert, San Francisco

2 — Roy Williams, North Carolina

Source: NCAA.org

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