Top 10 Bo Ryan era Tournament wins

The tournament is upon us, and the Badgers, a No. 1 seed for the first time in school history, will play No. 16 Coastal Carolina today at 9:20 EST. Throughout the career of Bo Ryan, the Badgers have had a number of thrilling victories in the NCAA Tournament. Here are my top 10:

10, March 19, 2004: No. 6 Wisconsin 76, No. 11 Richmond 64

Wisconsin came in as the No. 10 team in the nation with a high RPI and had a number of nice wins. Most people thought the Badgers would be a No. 3 or maybe a 4, but were put as a 6 by the committee. But to make it up to the Badgers, Wisconsin was put in Milwaukee for the first weekend. Richmond scored the last seven points of the first half to put the Spiders ahead 32-25 at the half. That lead would grow to 42-29 and the Badgers were on the ropes. But the Milwaukee crowd helped get the Badgers back in it. Wisconsin went on a 34-8 run to turn a double digit deficit into a double digit lead. The Big Ten Player of the Year Devin Harris was held scoreless in the first half, but scored 11 in the second half, nine of which came in that run. The Badgers came away with a 76-64 win and Mike Wilkinson scored a game-high 18 points for Wisconsin.

9. March 25, 2005: No. 6 Wisconsin 65, No. 10 North Carolina State 56

It was an unlikely Sweet 16 matchup. The Badgers had defeated No. 11 Northern Iowa and No. 14 Bucknell in the second round. Bucknell made it to the second round after a thrilling upset of Kansas. North Carolina State had upset No. 2 Connecticut to make it to the Sweet 16. Like the Richmond game, the Badgers needed a comeback to win. Unfortunately for Wisconsin, this one was not played in their home state. The Wolfpack led 30-21 at halftime before Wisconsin went on a 32-14 run to start the second half to turn a nine point halftime deficit into a nine point lead. The Wolfpack was able to get it down to four, but they would get no closer as the Badgers went onto their first Elite 8 since 2005. The Badgers would not get to another Elite 8 until 2014.

8. March 16, 2007: No. 2 Wisconsin 76, No. 15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 63

The Badgers were limping in after being crushed in the Big Ten Tournament championship game. Wisconsin would still be without big man Brian Butch, but the Badgers had their highest seed in program history. The 15 seed was not intimidated one bit early. The Islanders scored the game's first 10 points and jumped out to a commanding 25-7 lead. Wisconsin regrouped and ended the half on a 12-2 run to cut it to eight at the half. After Texas A&M-Corpus Christi grew the lead back to 11, Wisconsin went on a run to tie the game at 47, ending with a Kammron Taylor 3-pointer. Taylor scored 14 straight points for the Badgers to put the Badgers ahead 55-51 with six minutes remaining. The lead continued to grow from there as Wisconsin put away the feisty Islanders 76-63.

7. March 19, 2010: No. 4 Wisconsin 53, No. 13 Wofford 49

Wisconsin was expected to have little trouble with the Terriers from Wofford. The Badgers jumped out a 10 point first half lead and led by eight at the half. Wofford started half two on a 17-8 run to take a one point lead. With the Badgers trailing 48-47, Trevon Hughes was able to force a turnover and get a layup to put Wisconsin ahead 49-48. After a free throw by Wofford to tie the game, Wisconsin had the ball with less than a minute to go. Hughes missed a shot late in the shot clock, but Keaton Nankivil pulled in the offensive rebound. Then with 18 seconds left, Jon Leuer made a shot along the baseline to give Wisconsin a 51-49 lead. Wofford's Cameron Rundles turned the ball over on the next possession and Leuer made both free throws to give the Badgers the 53-49 win.

6. March 19, 2011: No. 4 Wisconsin 70, No. 5 Kansas State 65

Kansas State's Jacob Pullen matched a career-high with 38 points, but when it mattered most, Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor made the plays needed late in the game in order to help the Badgers advance. Wisconsin was ahead 36-27 late in the first half, but Kansas State responded with a 13-0 run, ending with a Pullen 3-pointer with just under 16 minutes to go in the game. With the score tied at 61 with less than two minutes to play, Pullen tried an entry feed into the post, but it was stolen away by Taylor, who pushed the ball up the court and found an open Mike Bruesewitz, who buried a 3-pointer to give the Badgers the 64-61 lead. With the Badgers ahead 66-63, Pullen was fouled on a 3-pointer by Taylor. He made two of three. Taylor was fouled and made both free throws to push the lead to 68-65. On Kansas State's final possession, Pullen had the ball in his hands with a chance to tie. He received the ball and stopped and popped for the triple from the left wing. But Taylor, who had a woeful 2-16 shooting performance and had just fouled Pullen on a 3-pointer a few moments before, stepped up and blocked Pullen's 3-point attempt. Josh Gasser made both free throws to give the Badgers the final margin of 70-65.

5. March 17, 2012: No. 4 Wisconsin 60, No. 5 Vanderbilt 57

Vanderbilt was predicted by many to make a Final Four run. The Commodores just beat the eventual National Champion Kentucky in the conference tournament and were coming off of a first round win against Harvard. After trailing 10-2 early on, Vanderbilt settled in and cut it to 32-31 Wisconsin lead at halftime. The Badgers came back and actually took a nine point lead in the second half, but every time Wisconsin looked like it would pull away, the Commodores came back. Vanderbilt went on a 13-3 run to take a one point lead with less than two minutes to play. But Jordan Taylor made another big shot, this one a 3-pointer to give the Badgers the 59-57 lead. With the score still the same and Vanderbilt with the ball and the clock winding down, sharp shooter John Jenkins missed a 3-pointer that looked good when it left his hand. Ryan Evans secured the rebound and was fouled. He made one free throw to give Wisconsin a 3-point lead. Vanderbilt's last gasp effort was deflected by Jared Berggren on the inbounds pass and the Badgers held on for the win.

4. March 22, 2014: No. 2 Wisconsin 85, No. 7 Oregon 77

Wisconsin has had a habit of coming back from double digit deficits to win tournament games, but none against a team as potent as this Oregon team. After Nigel Hayes made a reverse layup and was fouled, Wisconsin cut the Oregon lead to 30-29. After that, it was all Oregon in the first half as the Ducks went on a 19-6 run to Oregon ahead 49-35 before a Duje Dukan layup to end the half for Wisconsin. But the second half was all Badgers early, as Wisconsin got back into the game thanks to a 27-10 run to take a 64-59 lead. Oregon took the lead back with a Joseph Young 3-pointer with less than three minutes to play 75-74. The key stretch of the game happened a minute later when the Badgers missed three shots, but were able to grab the offensive rebound each time. That led to Traevon Jackson finding Ben Brust for the triple on the right wing. He buried it and Wisconsin took the 77-75 lead. That 3-pointer for Brust made him the all-time leader in 3-pointers made at Wisconsin. Oregon missed the next trip down and Wisconsin made a pair of free throws to push the lead to 79-75. After an Oregon basket, Jackson was only to make one of two free throws. The rebound was ruled a jump ball, despite that it looked like it was wrestled away by Sam Dekker. On Oregon's possession, Joseph Young tried to go for the tie, but he misfired and Wisconsin got the rebound. Dekker made a pair of free throws to put the game on ice. Jackson would make three more free throws to seal the Badgers' trip to Anaheim for the Sweet 16.

3. March 20, 2014: No. 12 Wisconsin 61, No. 5 Florida State 59 (OT)

The Badgers scored 10 points in the first eight minutes in the game.,,,,,and then only nine in the next 12 minutes. Wisconsin led 10-4 and the Badgers were thinking upset early, but Florida State had other ideas, The Seminoles ended the half on a 27-9 run in the final 12 minutes of the first half to grab a 31-19 halftime lead. The Badgers were unfazed and scored the first 13 points of the second half to take a one point lead. Florida State rebounded to take a 44-37 lead, but Wisconsin came back. With Florida State holding a one point lead and the shot clock winding down, Joe Krabbenhoft drove the lane and searched for a teammate before finding an open Jason Bohannon a few feet behind the 3-point line. Bohannon hit it with 52.8 seconds left to give Wisconsin a 52-50 lead. Florida State was fouled and Toney Douglas made a pair of free throws. Jordan Taylor missed a wide open 3-pointer at the end of regulation. In overtime, Wisconsin found itself down by a point with eight seconds left and Trevon Hughes drove into the lane and threw in a shot while being fouled and the shot went in. Hughes' free throw was good and Florida State's last second effort was well off the mark and Wisconsin had a last second win.

2. March 22, 2003: No. 5 Wisconsin 61, No. 13 Tulsa 60

I admit, I was a bad fan. The score was 58-45 Tulsa at the under four media timeout. I had had enough. I turned off the television. I was so excited because I thought the Badgers would be playing just 45 minutes West of my hometown, but that was not going to happen. Down 13 points with 3:45 left is a mountain to overcome. Guard Freddie Owens.  was not a sure thing to play. He had sprained his ankle in the first round win against Weber State. Bucky Badger sure was happy he played. The Badgers actually had a 23-18 lead with six minutes to play in the first half, but Tulsa ended the first half on a 14-2 run to take a seven point lead into the lockerroom. The Badgers would get no closer than six until the final comeback. After the final media timeout, Devin Harris buried a 3-pointer to put cut it to 10, which started an 11-0 run to cut it to two. The teams then traded baskets and Tulsa had the ball and a 60-58 lead. The Badgers dug in defensively and forced a shot clock violation. On the final play, Devin Harris dribbled the ball up the court and drove into the lane. Three Tulsa defenders collapsed the lane to keep Harris from the basket, but Harris found Owens all alone for the 3-pointer from the left corner, who nailed it. The last chance effort for Tulsa was denied when Tulsa's Jarius Glenn stepped over the baseline on the inbounds for a turnover to seal the Wisconsin comeback victory.

1. March 29, 2014: No. 2 Wisconsin 64, No. 1 Arizona 63 (OT)

Nothing beats your first. A lot of people seem to think the difference between a good coach and a great coach is if they can get to a Final Four. As good as Bo Ryan has been, that is the one thing that had eluded him. Prior to the season, in August, Bo Ryan lost his father Butch. They always went to the Final Four together. A win would mean a lot to the Ryan family. Going into the season, Wisconsin needed to replace the entire frontcourt. The center position was a big question mark going into the season. A lot of Badgers fans thought Frank Kaminsky could be a solid big man, but no one thought he would be as big of a factor as he was. Kaminsky was a first team All-Big Ten player, but was still a relative unknown going into the NCAA tournament. After starting out 16-0, the Badgers lost five of six and fell from No. 3 in the nation to out of the top 25 completely. But Wisconsin turned their season around, thanks to a Traevon Jackson last second shot against No. 12 Michigan State, The Badgers came into the NCAA tournament on a roll, winning 12 of 14. Wisconsin found itself trailing by eight with seven minutes left in the first half. Wisconsin ended the half on a run to cut it to 28-25 at halftime. Wisconsin and Arizona took turns with runs in the second half and Arizona led 44-41. For the last 17 minutes of the game, including overtime, it was a one possession game. Frank Kaminsky gave the Badgers a two point lead on a 3-pointer with four and a half minutes remaining. The teams traded baskets the remainder of the game and the game went into overtime tied at 54. Wisconsin took the lead 62-59 on a shot by Kaminsky and free throw by Josh Gasser. After the teams traded baskets and a pair of free throws by Kaleb Tarczewski, the Badgers led 64-63 with less than a minute to play. Jackson missed a shot with a half a minute to play and Arizona grabbed the rebound. T.J. McConnell took the jumper with 13 seconds left, which was no good, but the ball was backtapped to Arizona. The ball went to Pac 12 Player of the Year Nick Johnson. He drove the lane and pushed off of Josh Gasser a bit with his left arm and was called for the offensive foul with 3.2 seconds left. Wisconsin had the ball and on the inbounds play, it was deflected out of bounds. The refs ruled it off of Arizona, but it was overturned, giving Arizona one final possession. The ball was inbounded to Johnson, who took two dribbles before putting up a shot. The shot was no good, but it was too late anyway and the Badgers earned their first Final Four trip since 2000.

Hopefully the Badgers will make some more memories with another Final Four run this year. One game at a time.....Coastal Carolina is up first.

Top 10 Bo Ryan/Tom Izzo Games

In the wake of Sunday's classic Big Ten Tournament Championship game, I thought it would be a good idea to do a top 10 list of the matchups between these two future Hall of Fame coaches. There have been so many classics that I had to leave some great games off the list. The order was really difficult to choose and to be honest, any one of these could be at the top of the list. So without further ado, here is my list of the top two Ryan/Izzo games, and what better way to start the list than to start it with the very first meeting...

10. January 12, 2002: Wisconsin 64, Michigan State 63

Michigan State was coming off of three consecutive Final Fours, including a championship in 2000, and was riding a nation-leading 53-game home winning streak. After playing a grueling non-conference schedule and starting the Big Ten season 0-2, the No. 25 Spartans had a modest 9-6 record. Wisconsin came in at 8-8 and 2-2 in the Big Ten and had lost its last eight to Michigan State. The Badgers came out on fire, making their first five shots from the field en route to a 16-6 lead, which was answered by a 12-0 MSU run. The Spartans lead grew to as many as 10 early in the second half, but the Badgers responded to trim the deficit to two only a few minutes later. The lead changed several times in the final eight minutes. With 25 seconds left, sophomore Freddie Owens came through with a clutch basket to give the Badgers the 64-62 advantage. With eight seconds left, Michigan State's Alan Anderson was fouled and went to the line for two free throws. He made the first, but missed the second. The Spartans grabbed the offensive rebound and called a timeout. Marcus Taylor missed a layup after the timeout and the ball went out of bounds with .2 seconds left. The inbounds pass came to Kelvin Torbert, who caught it in the air and shot it in. The clock did not start on time, so Spartan fans rushed the court to celebrate what they thought was a win. The refs went over to the monitor and saw that Torbert caught it cleanly and scored. Even a tip-in is hard to do in .2 seconds, so since he caught it, the refs disallowed the basket and Wisconsin won 64-63. That game started the Badgers on a run that would help them win the Big Ten for the first time since 1947.


9. January 11, 2011: Michigan State 64, Wisconsin 61 (OT)

Wisconsin had a chance to win in East Lansing for the first time in seven years and this was their chance. The Spartans were in the midst of a down year, as they finished the year at just 19-15. The Badgers jumped on MSU early, taking a 19-7 lead with a little less than nine minutes remaining in the first half. The Spartans battled back to cut it to three by halftime and eventually led 31-28 with 15 minutes left. But Wisconsin came back and after Jordan Taylor made a pair of free throws, the Badgers led 53-44 with 2:39 left.That is when it all came apart for the Badgers. After a Draymond Green 3-pointer, Wisconsin got a stop. Badgers were in good shape, still up six. But then Rob Wilson tried to make a highlight reel exclamation point with a dunk over two MSU players with plenty of time on the shot clock, but he was blocked by Green. That led to a Kalin Lucas free throw. Then Jon Leuer and Wilson had back-to-back turnovers, which led to a Lucas dunk and a 3-pointer by Wisconsin-native Korie Lucious to tie the game up, Regulation would end that way with the game tied at 53. In a back and forth overtime, Taylor had a chance to win the game for the Badgers, but his shot was blocked by Green. After two free throws by Lucas, Taylor's desperation 3-pointer from near half court was missed and the Spartans had a comeback victory.

8. February 9, 2014: Wisconsin 60, Michigan State 58

The Badgers needed a win in the worst way. After a school-record 16-0 start, the Badgers had lost five of six, including losing three consecutive games at the Kohl Center. The Badgers came in unranked for the first time on the year, playing against preseason No. 2 Michigan State. The Spartans had to battle through injuries and were not at 100 percent. The teams traded punches for much of the first half, and MSU took a 22-19 with 6:51 left in the first half. That would be significant as MSU failed to score the rest of the half and Wisconsin ended the half on an 11-0 run to take an eight point lead into halftime. Michigan State's Gary Harris was held scoreless in the first half, but started the second with two straight dunks to cut the Wisconsin lead to a single point. Wisconsin would grow the lead to as many as 10, but MSU came fighting back each time Wisconsin tried to pull away. A Frank Kaminsky 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to put the Badgers up five seemed to be the dagger. However, Harris, would shoot just 3-20 from the field on the day, made a jumper to cut it to three. And after a missed free throw by Ben Brust, Adreian Payne made a 3-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game. On Wisconsin's final possession, Traevon Jackson dribbled up the floor and pulled up and buried a jumper in the face of Harris with 2.1 seconds left. Travis Trice's desperation 3-pointer went off the rim and the Badgers came away with a big 60-58 win. That game ignited an eight game winning streak for the Badgers and started them on a journey that would lead them to the Final Four.

7. March 2, 2004: Wisconsin 68, Michigan State 64 (OT)

Both Wisconsin and Michigan State had dreams of winning the conference. The Badgers came in at 10-4 in the Big Ten and the Spartans were 11-4. With a win, MSU would win at least a share of the Big Ten. With the game in East Lansing, the Spartans were prepared for a celebration after a win, so much so that Michigan State had a banner hanging in the rafters, ready to be unfurled after the big win against Wisconsin. Too bad nobody told the Badgers about the party. In a back and forth contest, the Spartans led 52-49 with less than a minute to play. That is when Big Ten Player of the Year Devin Harris took over, draining a 3-pointer to tie the game with 44 seconds left. After a foul, Michigan State's Chris Hill had a chance to give MSU the lead back, but missed both free throws with 22 seconds left and the game went into overtime. The dagger came in the form of walk-on Clayton Hanson. With less than a minute to play and the Badgers clinging to a one point lead, Harris dribbled along the right side trying to create. With the shot clock winding down, Harris drove in and found a wide open Hanson, who buried the wide open triple. Wisconsin made its free throws down the stretch and the Badgers escaped with an overtime win.

6. March 3, 2007: Wisconsin 52, Michigan State 50

It was Senior Day for Alando Tucker and Kammron Taylor. The Badgers were limping in, having lost two consecutive games, including a game at Michigan State just 11 days earlier. The Badgers also lost Brian Butch for the season in the last game at Ohio State. The game was close throughout, with nobody getting a leading larger than six points. Badger killer Drew Neitzel drilled a long jumper to give the visitors a 50-49 lead with less than a minute and a half left. Taylor then had a chance to give the Badgers the lead back, but missed a free throw line jumper. On Michigan State's possession, the Badgers were able to successfully deny Neitzel the ball and Travis Walton was forced to hoist up a deep jumper, which he missed. What followed next was pure Hollywood. After struggling during the two game road trip and having missed a shot that would have given his team the lead less than a minute prior, Taylor was given the ball. After a timeout, Taylor had the ball and worked off of a screen from Tucker and shot a triple with a hand in his face. It was nothing but net for the senior with a 3.9 seconds left. Neitzel's 25-foot 3-pointer was short and the Badgers came away with the two point win.

5. March 15, 2008: Wisconsin 65, Michigan State 63

The two teams had met a few weeks before with Wisconsin winning 57-42 at the Kohl Center, but Tom Izzo is at his best in March. He led the Spartans to a two point halftime led and the Spartans eventually led 53-41 with 8:16 left after Kalin Lucas nailed a 3-pointer. The Big Ten Tournament's No. 1 seed needed a spark. Jason Bohannon's four-point play ignited a Badgers comeback. Wisconsin's next seven points and 11 of 17 came from the foul line as Michigan State was called for 30 fouls in the game and had four players foul out. Big 3-pointers by Brian Butch and Marcus Landry helped the Badgers cut the deficit to a single point. Two Landry free throws tied the game at 63 with less than two minutes to play. With MSU trying to take the lead with less than 40 seconds to play, Kalin Lucas drove the lane and tried to pass it to Drew Neitzel. Michael Flowers had other ideas, as he stole the pass and went the distance for the layup to give the Badgers the 65-63 lead. After a Spartans miss, Jason Bohannon had a chance to ice the game, but he missed both free throws. Neitzel had a chance for the win, but his 3-pointer hit the back of the iron and Wisconsin hung on for the thrilling win.

4. January 16, 2005: Wisconsin 62, Michigan State 59

Three years earlier, Wisconsin had ended Michigan State's 53-game home winning streak. This time, the Spartans wanted payback. Wisconsin brought a 37-game home winning streak into a January date with the Spartans as Bo Ryan tried to go 6-0 against Tom Izzo. Michigan State took a four point lead into halftime and after a 9-0 run, had a 59-51 lead with less than two minutes to play. The Badgers had one more rally in them, It started with a 3-pointer by Penn State transfer Sharif Chambliss to cut it to five. Just like in East Lansing a year earlier, Chris Hill missed a clutch free throw and then Mike Wilkinson made two on the other end to cut it to three. After another one-and-one miss by MSU, Wilkinson again made two to cut it to one with 1:14 left. After a block on the Spartans' next possession, Kammron Taylor scored on a runner in the lane to put the Badgers ahead for good. Alan Anderson's late shot was missed and the Badgers tacked on two more free throws to make the final score 62-59. The winning streak did not last for Wisconsin, though, as the Badgers lost their next home game to No. 1 Illinois.

3, March 13, 2004: Wisconsin 68, Michigan State 66

The Badgers had won the first two meetings of the season. As the old saying goes, it is hard to beat a team three times in a season. The Spartans scored the first seven points of the game and led 23-13 with less than eight minutes to play in the first half. Wisconsin responded with an 11-0 run, but MSU held a 35-30 lead at halftime. Big Ten Player of the Year Devin Harris just scored five points on 1-7 shooting in the first half, but exploded in the second half. He scored 16 points in the second half, including eight in a span of 1:38 in the final minutes to put the Badgers in front 60-59. Mike Wilkinson's two free throws with 49 seconds left in the game put the Badgers up for good and after a Zach Morley missed free throw, Michigan State's Maurice Ager tried a free throw line jumper to send the game into overtime, but it missed and Wisconsin escaped with its third victory over Michigan State on the year.

2. January 3, 2012: Michigan State 63, Wisconsin 60 (OT)

Two tenths of a second. That was the amount of time left in the upset victory back in 2002. It was that much time to break the Badgers' hearts this time around. It was a close back and forth contest throughout the game with no team leading by more than five in regulation. With 35 seconds left and MSU ahead by one, Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor made only one of two free throws to tie the game. Keith Appling's last shot was no good for MSU, so the game went into overtime. The Spartans controlled the overtime, taking a 61-54 lead with 31 seconds left. After a Taylor 3-pointer and two MSU free throws by Keith Appling, the Spartans led it 63-57 and setting the game up for a wild finish. Taylor again splashed a 3-pointer to cut it to three. Draymond Green missed both free throws for the Spartans, which gave the Badgers one last chance. Taylor put up a contested 3-pointer that was airballed, but Evans grabbed the rebound. He knew that there was very little time left, so he sprinted to the 3-point line and tried a turnaround contested triple as time expired. It banked in to tie the game up and send it into double overtime........or so we thought. The clocks were not all in sync, and the backboard clock showed all zeros with the ball still in Evans' hands. The desperation 3-pointer was waved off and Michigan State won 63-60 in perhaps the craziest finish in a series of terrific finishes.

1. March 15, 2015: Wisconsin 80, Michigan State 69 (OT)

I know this just happened on Sunday, but what an unbelievable game. Wisconsin was the top seeded team in the Big Ten Tournament and was in search of its first ever No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Michigan State was the No. 3 seed coming off of a victory over Maryland, one of the top 10 teams in the country. It was a back and forth affair in the first half with Michigan State grabbing the lead by one at halftime. After a 3-pointer by Duje Dukan to give Wisconsin a 41-40 lead in the second half, Michigan State went on a 17-5 run, which ended on a steal and dunk by Branden Dawson. A Frank Kaminsky dunk and foul cut the MSU lead to seven and it started an 11-0 run, which ended when Bronson Koenig canned a triple in the left corner to give the Badgers a 60-59 lead. With the Badgers trailing 64-62, National Player of the Year candidate Frank Kaminsky scored the next five, including a cold-blooded 3-pointer to give the Badgers a 67-64 lead with 1:45 left. Not to be outdone, Michigan State scored the next five to put the Spartans ahead by two. On the next possession, Koenig tried another 3-pointer, but this one was missed and it was tipped and was headed toward the sideline. Wisconsin senior Josh Gasser saved the ball from going out of bounds, but right into the hands of Michigan State's Denzel Valentine, who proceeded to pull a Jay Cutler and throw it right into the hands of a defender. Koenig had another shot and was fouled going up with the shot and went to the free throw line. He made both and Michigan State's last second shot by Dawson rolled off the rim and it went into overtime. There, the Badgers dominated, outscoring the Spartans 11-0. The Badgers nailed two 3-pointers to start off the overtime and the Badgers never looked back in the 80-69 as Wisconsin won the Big Ten Tournament and got its No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed.

Like I said, there will be debate between the order of this most likely, but there will be no debate that there have been some absolute classics between these two iconic coaches. Rip away...