NCAA Tournament: Active leaders
Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari during an NCAA college basketball game between Tennessee and Kentucky in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, March 9, 2024. credits: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Texas guard Max Abmas' prolific scoring during a college career that began at Oral Roberts puts him in a class of his own entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
Abmas is the NCAA's active leader with 509 3-pointers and 3,110 points in 155 career games.
North Carolina forward Armando Bacot leads active players with 1,681 rebounds and double-doubles (85). Purdue's Zach Edey is fifth with 63.
—Most NCAA Tournament appearances by school before 2024
60, Kentucky
52, North Carolina
51, Kansas
50, UCLA
45, Duke
41, Indiana
40, Villanova
39, Louisville
37, Notre Dame
37, Texas
37, Syracuse
36, Michigan State
36, UConn
—Final Four appearances by team
21, North Carolina
18, UCLA, (one vacated)
17, Duke, Kentucky
15, Kansas (one vacated)
10, Ohio State (one vacated), Michigan State
8, Louisville (one vacated), Indiana
6, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Oklahoma State, Michigan (two vacated), Syracuse, UConn, Villanova (one vacated)
—NCAA Tournament wins by coach
101, Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
77, Roy Williams, Kansas, North Carolina
65, Dean Smith, North Carolina
61, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
57, John Calipari, UMass, Memphis, Kentucky
55, Bill Self, Oral Robert, Tulsa, Illinois, Kansas
55, Tom Izzo, Michigan State
49, Jim Calhoun, UConn
47, John Wooden, UCLA
46, Lute Olson, Iowa, Arizona
45, Bobby Knight, Indiana, Texas Tech
—Winningest coaches in NCAA history
Listed by current overall rank on all-time victories list
12. John Calipari, Kentucky
Seasons: 32
Record: 813-260-0
Schools: Massachusetts (1988-89 - 1995-96); Memphis (2000-09); Kentucky (2009-24)
Final Four appearances: 4 (not including Memphis, UMass appearances vacated by NCAA)
13. Bill Self
Seasons: 31
Record: 809-247-0
Schools: Oral Roberts (1993-94 - 1996-97); Tulsa (1997-98-2000); Illinois (2000-03); Kansas (2003-24)
Final Four appearances: 3 (not including Kansas appearance vacated by NCAA)
—Field Level Media
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