Who's the top 2020-21 coach of the year candidate in every college basketball conference?
After identifying every league's player of the year candidates, it's time to size up the game's best 2020-21 coaching performances.
After identifying every league's player of the year candidates, it's time to size up the game's best 2020-21 coaching performances.
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— Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton's offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.
— Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored a season-high 27 points to lead No. 5 Villanova to a 96-64 victory over Marquette on Wednesday night.
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
Gonzaga and Baylor remain perched atop the AP Top 25 poll, while Oklahoma vaulted from No. 24 to No. 9 after three straight wins against top-10 teams.
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
— Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 23 points in 21 minutes and No. 3 Villanova rolled to ninth straight victory with an unexpectedly easy 80-72 decision over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
— Cole Swider hit the winning free throw in the final seconds and Collin Gillespie scored 22 points to help No. 3 Villanova win its first game in 27 days, 76-74 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Villanova | 10-2 | - | 15-3 |
Creighton | 13-4 | +0.5 | 17-5 |
Seton Hall | 10-7 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
UConn | 8-6 | 3 | 11-6 |
Xavier | 5-5 | 4 | 12-5 |
St. John's | 8-9 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
Providence | 8-9 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 8-13 |
Georgetown | 5-8 | 5.5 | 7-11 |
Marquette | 6-10 | 6 | 11-12 |
DePaul | 2-11 | 8.5 | 4-11 |
AP | COACHES |
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8 | 6 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Trey Patterson | PF | Signed | 86 |
Nnanna Njoku | C | Signed | 82 |
Jordan Longino | SF | Signed | 82 |
Angelo Brizzi | PG | Signed | 80 |
Final Fours | 6 |
Tournament Record | 65-37 |
Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016, 2018 |
Tournament Appearances | 39 |