Athlon Sports released their top-130 coaches in college football for the 2018 season on Monday and Washington State head coach Mike Leach found himself at 31st. After a 9-4 season in 2017, Leach dropped 13 spots from 18th in last years ranking.
Athlon made it known that this was not just a team ranking for the upcoming season. Everything was taken into consideration from their overall success to recruiting and how well a coach can develop talent.
Since being hired as the Cougars head coach in 2012, he has compiled a 38-38 record while going 26-28 in conference.