Below are poll results from Dick Vitale's Web page for the 2000-01 season (most recent one first). We recently concluded a series of coaching polls asking users to choose the best coaches from conferences across the country -- and then, from the winners, the best coach overall.
FINAL FOUR POLLS
Who gave the gutsiest title-game performance?
Mike Dunleavy -- 48%
Shane Battier -- 21%
Loren Woods -- 18%
Richard Jefferson -- 9%
Carlos Boozer -- 4%
Who will be named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four?
Shane Battier -- 47%
Jason Williams -- 18%
Richard Jefferson -- 11%
Gilbert Arenas -- 10%
Jason Gardner -- 7%
Loren Woods -- 6%
Carlos Boozer -- 1%
Editor's Note: You, the users, called it -- Shane Battier was named MOP after the title game.
Who will have the greatest impact in the semifinals?
Jason Williams -- 33%
Shane Battier -- 15%
Lonny Baxter -- 12%
Juan Dixon -- 11%
Loren Woods -- 9%
Charlie Bell -- 8%
Gilbert Arenas -- 7.5%
Zach Randolph -- 4.5%
Who will be the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player?
Shane Battier -- 47%
Jason Williams -- 18%
Richard Jefferson -- 11%
Gilbert Arenas -- 10%
Jason Gardner -- 7.5%
Loren Woods -- 5.5%
Carlos Boozer -- 1%
COACHING POLLS
Who is the nation's best coach?
ACC (Duke): Mike Krzyzewski -- 44.5%
Big Ten (Mich. St.): Tom Izzo -- 22.5%
Pac-10 (Ariz.): Lute Olson -- 9%
SEC (Kentucky): Tubby Smith -- 8%
A-10 (Temple): John Chaney -- 7.5%
Big East (BC): Al Skinner -- 2.8%
MWC (Utah): Rick Majerus -- 2.2%
Big 12 (Iowa St.): Larry Eustachy -- 1.5%
C-USA (Cincinnati): Bob Huggins -- 1%
WAC (Fresno St.): Jerry Tarkanian -- 1%
Who is the best WAC coach?
Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno St.) -- 63%
Buzz Peterson (Tulsa) -- 14%
Riley Wallace (Hawaii) -- 9%
Billy Tubbs (TCU) -- 7%
Steve Barnes (San Jose St.) -- 2.5%
Jason Rabedeaux (UTEP) -- 2%
Willis Wilson (Rice) -- 1%
Mike Dement (SMU) -- 1%
Trent Johnson (Nevada) -- 0.5%
Who is the best SEC coach?
Tubby Smith (Kentucky) -- 38%
Billy Donovan (Florida) -- 32%
Rod Barnes (Mississippi) -- 10%
Nolan Richardson (Arkansas) -- 10%
Jim Harrick (Georgia) -- 4%
Kevin Stallings (Vanderbilt) -- 3%
Mark Gottfried (Alabama) -- 1%
John Brady (LSU) -- 1%
Rick Stansbury (Miss. St.) -- 0.5%
Cliff Ellis (Auburn) -- 0.5%
Who is the best Pac-10 coach?
Lute Olson (Arizona) -- 50%
Mike Montgomery (Stanford) -- 20%
Steve Lavin (UCLA) -- 15%
Henry Bibby (USC) -- 6%
Ben Braun (California) -- 4%
Paul Graham (Wash. St.) -- 1.5%
Rob Evans (Arizona St.) -- 1%
Bob Bender (Washington) -- 1%
Ernie Kent (Oregon) -- 1%
Ritchie McKay (Oregon St.) -- 0.5%
Who is the best coach in the Mountain West Conference?
Rick Majerus (Utah) -- 69%
Steve Fischer (San Diego St.) -- 10%
Steve Cleveland (BYU) -- 8%
Fran Fraschilla (New Mexico) -- 6%
Steve McLain (Wyoming) -- 3%
Joe Scott (Air Force) -- 2.5%
Dale Layer (Colorado St.) -- 1.5%
Who is the best coach in Conference USA?
Bob Huggins (Cincinnati) -- 36%
John Calipari (Memphis) -- 21%
Bobby Lutz (Charlotte) -- 18%
Lorenzo Romar (St. Louis) -- 6%
Tom Crean (Marquette) -- 5%
Seth Greenberg (South Florida) -- 4%
Pat Kennedy (DePaul) -- 3%
Shawn Finney (Tulane) -- 1.5%
James Green (Southern Miss.) -- 1.5%
Ray McCallum (Houston) -- 1.5%
Murry Bartow (UAB) -- 1.5%
Who is the best coach in the Big 12?
Larry Eustachy (Iowa St.) -- 29%
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma St.) -- 15%
Kelvin Sampson (Oklahoma) -- 15%
Quin Snyder (Missouri) -- 15%
Dave Bliss (Baylor) -- 8%
Roy Williams (Kansas) -- 8%
Rick Barnes (Texas) -- 7%
Barry Collier (Nebraska) -- 2%
Ricardo Patton (Colorado) -- 1%
Who is the best coach in the Big Ten?
Tom Izzo (Michigan St.) -- 31%
Bill Self (Illinois) -- 27%
Jim O'Brien (Ohio St.) -- 12%
Mike Davis (Indiana) -- 11%
Steve Alford (Iowa) -- 7%
Gene Keady (Purdue) -- 4%
Brad Soderberg (Wisconsin) -- 3%
Jerry Dunn (Penn St.) -- 2%
Dan Monson (Minnesota) -- 1.5%
Brian Ellerbe (Michigan) -- 1%
Bill Carmody (Northwestern) -- 0.5%
Who is the best coach in the Big East?
Al Skinner (Boston College) -- 28%
Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) -- 20%
Jim Calhoun (UConn) -- 11%
Mike Jarvis (St. John's) -- 11%
Mike Brey (Notre Dame) -- 10%
Tommy Amaker (Seton Hall) -- 9%
Craig Eshrick (Georgetown) -- 5%
Tim Welsh (Providence) -- 3%
Steve Lappas (Villanova) -- 2%
Perry Clark (Miami) -- 1%
Who is the best coach in the A-10?
John Chaney (Temple) -- 40%
Phil Martelli (St. Joe's) -- 24%
Skip Prosser (Xavier) -- 16%
Oliver Purnell (Dayton) -- 6%
Bruiser Flint (UMass) -- 4%
Jim Baron (St. Bonaventure) -- 3%
Tom Penders (GWU) -- 3%
Bob Hill (Fordham) -- 1%
Darelle Porter (Duquesne) -- 1%
Speedy Morris (LaSalle) -- 1%
Who is the best coach in the ACC?
Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) -- 48%
Matt Doherty (North Carolina) -- 27%
Pete Gillen (Virginia) -- 12%
Gary Williams (Maryland) -- 4%
Paul Hewitt (Georgia Tech) -- 4%
Dave Odom (Wake Forest) -- 2%
Herb Sendek (N.C. State) -- 1%
Steve Robinson (Florida St.) -- 1%
Larry Shyatt (Clemson) -- 1%
REGULAR-SEASON POLLS
Who has the best 1-2 punch in college basketball?
Duke (Williams/Battier) -- 34%
North Carolina (Forte/Haywood) -- 24%
Kentucky (Prince/Bogans) -- 18%
Michigan St. (Bell/Hutson) -- 7%
UCLA (Watson/Kapono) -- 5%
Stanford (Jacobsen/Jas. Collins) -- 4%
Notre Dame (Murphy/Humphrey) -- 3%
Florida (Nelson/Haslem) -- 3%
Arizona (Gardner/Woods) -- 2%
What team has the best backcourt?
Illinois (Williams/Bradford) -- 26%
North Carolina (Curry/Forte) -- 24%
Duke (Williams/Dunleavy) -- 16%
Iowa St. (Tinsley/Horton) -- 14%
Michigan St. (Taylor/Bell) -- 7%
Arizona (Gardner/Arenas) -- 5%
Florida (Nelson/Dupay) -- 4%
Kansas (Hinrich/Boschee) -- 2%
Maryland (Blake/Dixon) -- 2%
What is the best environment in college basketball?
Cameron Indoor Stadium -- 36%
Dean Smith Center -- 21%
Rupp Arena -- 13%
Breslin Center -- 11%
Allen Field House -- 5%
Carrier Dome -- 4%
O'Connell Center -- 3%
Cole Fieldhouse -- 3%
McKale Center -- 1%
Gampel Pavilion -- 1%
Who is your choice for Player of the Year so far?
(poll ran in late January)
Joseph Forte, UNC -- 37%
Jason Williams, Duke -- 24%
Shane Battier, Duke -- 19%
Jason Richardson, Michigan State -- 7%
Troy Murphy, Notre Dame -- 7%
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford -- 6%
What is the best conference?
ACC -- 40%
Big Ten -- 23%
Big East -- 11%
SEC -- 10%
Big 12 -- 7%
Pac-10 -- 6%
Who is your favorite diaper dandy?
Eddie Griffin -- 30%
Zach Randolph -- 23%
Jared Jeffries -- 13%
Omar Cook -- 11%
Tito Maddox -- 10%
Marcus Taylor -- 7%
Caron Butler -- 6%
Who is your choice for best 2-guard?
Joseph Forte, UNC -- 35%
Charlie Bell, Michigan State -- 24%
Casey Jacobsen, Stanford -- 16%
Cory Bradford, Illinois -- 15%
Juan Dixon, Maryland -- 7%
Jeryl Sasser, SMU -- 3%
Who is your choice for best point guard?
Jason Williams, Duke -- 43%
Frank Williams, Illinois -- 22%
Jamaal Tinsley -- 13%
Jason Gardner, Arizona -- 7%
Kirk Hinrich, Kansas -- 5%
Kenny Satterfield, Cincinnati -- 4%
Tony Harris, Tennessee -- 4%
Earl Watson, UCLA -- 2%
