photo by: Thad Allender

Flanked by their national championship trophies, Kansas coach Bill Self, left, Sasha Kaun, center, and Russell Robinson bask in the spotlight the morning after beating Memphis for the national championship in San Antonio.

photo by: Thad Allender

Flanked by their national championship trophies, Kansas coach Bill Self, left, Sasha Kaun, center, and Russell Robinson bask in the spotlight the morning after beating Memphis for the national championship in San Antonio.

With March just four days away, the SportingNews.com’s Michael DeCourcy rolled out a list of “Tourney All-Stars,” ranking the top 15 college hoops coaches in the expanded bracket era.

To make it clear, the list only includes the postseason accomplishments of coaches since the 1984-85 tourney, when the field expanded to 64 teams.

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self makes an appearance on the list at No. 11. Self, of course, has guided KU to a pair of Final Fours, in 2008 and 2012, and his ’08 team captured the program’s first national championship in 20 years.

The former Tulsa and Illinois coach has compiled an NCAA Tournament record of 36-15. Here’s what DeCourcy had to say about Self landing at No. 11 on the Top-15 list:

“When a list such as this is compiled
in another 10 years, it’s likely Self
will be closer to the top five. Funny
thing: When his Jayhawks at last broke
through his alleged “barrier”, it was
to get past the Elite Eight (four
prior visits) and into the Final Four.
Can you imagine that – that some
consider getting to the Elite Eight
all the time some sort of affliction?”

photo by: Scott McClurg

Roy Williams argues a traveling call on Kirk Hinrich in the first half.

One of the 10 coaches ranked ahead of Self is his predecessor at Kansas, Roy Williams. The North Carolina coach has a pair of UNC championships on his résumé, and seven Final Four appearances, between his time at KU and UNC.

His NCAA Tournament record sits at 63-22.

SportingNews.com’s Top Expanded Bracket Era Coaches

No. 1: Mike Krzyzewski — Duke

No. 2: Jim Calhoun — Connecticut and Northeastern

No. 3: Roy Williams — North Carolina and Kansas

No. 4: Rick Pitino — Louisville, Providence and Kentucky

No. 5: John Calipari — Kentucky, UMass and Memphis

No. 6: Dean Smith — North Carolina

No. 7: Billy Donovan — Florida

No. 8: Tom Izzo — Michigan State

No. 9: Jerry Tarkanian — UNLV

No. 10: Nolan Richardson — Arkansas and Tulsa

No. 11: Bill Self — Kansas, Tulsa and Illinois

— See who else made the top-15 cut at SportingNews.com.