The best coaches who never made it to a Final Four

After one season at Lehigh, Carril coached 29 seasons at Princeton. He made 11 NCAA Tournaments there, with perhaps his greatest win coming in his final season vs. UCLA in the tournament.

Catlett is tied for 47th all time in wins after a long career at Cincinnati and West Virginia. He never got further than the Sweet 16 during his 30-year career.

Chaney had quite a coaching career at Temple, making five Elite Eights, but he never got over the hump to a Final Four. He won more than 500 games at Temple. Chaney passed away in 2021.

Most of Davis' success was at Iowa, where he coached from 1986-87 through 1998-99. He made nine NCAA Tournaments during those 13 seasons, including one Elite Eight. He also made an Elite Eight earlier in his career at Boston College. Davis had coaching stops at Lafayette, Stanford and Drake as well.

DeVoe's coaching career spanned four decades with Virginia Tech, Wyoming, Tennessee, Florida and Navy. He won an NIT championship with the Hokies in 1973 but was never able to get further than the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. DeVoe won more than 500 games during his career.

Diddle is 15th all time in wins, coaching Western Kentucky from 1922-23 through 1963-64. He made one Elite Eight and was also the NIT runner-up in 1942.

Driesell ranks ninth all time in wins, but he was never able to crack the Final Four in a coaching career that spanned more than 40 years. He did make two Elite Eights with Davidson and two with Maryland, and he won the 1972 NIT. He coached James Madison and Georgia State later in his career.

Dunphy made nine NCAA Tournaments in 17 years at Penn before going to Temple. He made the NCAA Tournament in six consecutive seasons with the Owls, from 2008-13, and got back in 2016. Dunphy has more than 550 career wins.

Ellis has more than 700 wins, placing him in the top 20, with South Alabama, Clemson, Auburn and Coastal Carolina. His coaching career started in 1975, but he's never gone further than the Sweet 16.

Eustachy made the NCAA Tournament with four different schools and revived his career after getting dismissed from Iowa State in 2003. He made the Elite Eight with the Cyclones in 2000 but resigned in 2018 as head coach of Colorado State amid accusations of abusive behavior.

Hinkle is synonymous with Butler, where the legendary Hinkle Fieldhouse is named after him. He had 558 wins at Butler. Incredibly, he coached football, baseball and basketball at the school off and on from 1926-1970, and he also served as athletic director from 1926-1992.

Keady spent the vast majority of his head coaching career at Purdue, tallying 25 seasons with the Boilermakers. He made the Elite Eight twice with the school and was also the NIT runner-up in 1982. Keady finished with 550 wins.

Kennedy has 487 D1 wins with Iona, Florida State, DePaul, Montana and Towson. He reached the Elite Eight while coaching the Seminoles in 1993.

Lemons began and finished his coaching career at Oklahoma City University, with Texas-Pan American and Texas in between. He made three Elite Eights during his first stint at Oklahoma City and won the NIT with Texas in 1978. He retired officially with 488 D1 wins.

McKillop has been at Davidson since 1989-90 and has made eight NCAA Tournaments with the school. His most memorable team was his 2008 squad, which made the Elite Eight with the help of a sharpshooting guard named Stephen Curry. McKillop has more than 590 wins for his career.

Miller coached at Wichita State, Iowa and Oregon State during his 48-year coaching career. He made the Elite Eight at both Wichita State and Oregon State and has the 26th most wins all time.

Often mentioned as the best active coach to never make a Final Four, Miller made consecutive Elite Eights with Arizona in 2014-15 and three during his time at the school. He also made one Elite Eight at Xavier in 2008 and has a career winning percentage better than .730.

Morrill built Utah State into a mid-major power out of the Big West in the 2000s, making eight NCAA Tournaments in 12 seasons. He retired at the end of the 2014-15 season with 620 wins, now 36th all time, between coaching at Montana, Colorado State and Utah State.

Penders coached at eight different schools and ranks in the top 50 all time in wins. Most of his NCAA Tournament berths were at Texas where he coached from 1988-89 through 1995-96. He made the NCAA Tournament in seven of his eight seasons with the Longhorns.

Stallings consistently made Vanderbilt a contender, which isn't the easiest task. He made two Sweet 16s in 16 years with Vandy. He also made the Big Dance twice in six seasons at Illinois State, but in his two years at the University of Pittsburgh, he failed to make the tournament.

Stewart played and coached at Mizzou, winning a national championship in baseball as a player. He spent six seasons as the head coach of Northern Iowa before going home to Mizzou, where he coached 32 years at his alma mater. Stewart reached the Elite Eight twice during his coaching career.

Wulk coached at Arizona State for 35 years and reached three Elite Eights with the school. Prior to joining Arizona State, he coached six seasons at Xavier.