This is probably the most difficult list to compile each season. In a year when the top-five in the Associated Press top-25 poll lost 19 games (12 to unranked opponents) by Jan. 22 for the first time in the weekly tally’s history, it’s just a headache.
Before we even get started, you should know that Bob Huggins, Steve Prohm, Roy Williams and Mark Turgeon all barely missed the cut. And a few guys who would have warranted slots on this list as recently as a week ago -- see Andy Enfield and Tom Crean -- are not mentioned.