Oldest NCAA Championship Coaches

Updated: April 1, 2011, 8:47 PM ET

Associated Press

Coach Y- M- D

Phog Allen, Kansas, 1952 66- 4- 8

John Wooden, UCLA, 1975 64- 5-17

Mike Krzyzewski Duke, 2010 63- 1-22

Lute Olson, Arizona, 1997 62- 6- 9

John Wooden, UCLA, 1973 62- 5-12

Dean Smith, North Carolina, 1993 62- 1- 7

Jim Calhoun Connecticut, 2004 61-10-25

John Wooden, UCLA, 1972 61- 5-11

John Wooden, UCLA, 1971 60- 5-13

Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV, 1990 59- 7-24

If Connecticut wins the championship, Jim Calhoun (68-10-24) will become the oldest coach to win the title.

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