| 1 | Texas | Billy Donovan | Opportunity to return to college basketball at a prominent program with the most resources. He seemed open to Kentucky last year, and the Bulls are going nowhere. NIL makes recruiting less of a headache. | Florida (HC), NBA (HC). |
| 2 | Indiana | Dusty May | Returning to his alma mater to lead a historic program with passionate fan support. Buyout is a lot, but I think he and Indiana would work to make it happen. | Florida Atlantic (HC), Louisiana Tech (AC). |
| 3 | Michigan | Sean Miller | Chance to lead a Big Ten powerhouse with a rich basketball tradition. | Arizona (HC), Xavier (HC). |
| 4 | Villanova | Shaheen Holloway | Hard to leave his a school he’s an alum of but the NIL seems bad. | Saint Peter’s (HC), Seton Hall (HC). |
| 5 | Xavier | Chris Mack | Returning to a familiar program where he previously achieved significant success. | Louisville (HC), Xavier (HC). |
| 6 | Virginia | Mike Rhoades | The last Penn St coach left for an ACC program as well. Back in VA. | VCU (HC), Rice (HC). |
| 7 | Florida State | Will Wade | Opportunity to lead a prominent ACC program in a talent-rich state in the south. They don’t care about violations. | LSU (HC), VCU (HC). |
| 8 | Miami | Richard Pitino | He’s rebuilt his career and is ready for another P5 job. A Pitino in Miami seems right. | Minnesota (HC), New Mexico (HC). |
| 9 | Iowa | Ben McCollum | Seems picky and to want to live in Iowa, so Iowa might just help McCaffery retire to move quick. | Northwest Missouri State (HC). Drake HC |
| 10 | Wake Forest | Bob Richey | Opportunity to lead an ACC program in the region. He’s been patient waiting for this type of job. | Furman (HC). |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | Ryan Odom | VT can pay more and he seems to be in the ladder climbing mode. | UMBC (HC), Utah State (HC). |
| 12 | Arizona State | Bryce Drew | Leading a Pac-12 program provides a platform to rebuild his coaching career and they have solid NIL. | Vanderbilt (HC), Grand Canyon (HC). |
| 13 | Minnesota | Niko Medved | Returning to his home state to lead a Big Ten program with potential. | Colorado State (HC), Drake (HC). |
| 14 | Penn State | Jerrod Calhoun | Opportunity to coach in the Big Ten near where he grew up and coached most of his career. | Youngstown State (HC), Fairmont State (HC). |
| 15 | Seton Hall | Luke Murray | Assistants don’t usually get P5 jobs, but he’s got the star power to do it and was part of a dynastic program. He’s waiting for a job like this. | Louisville (AC), UConn (AC). |
| 16 | UNLV | Chris Gerlufsen | Opportunity to lead a storied program with more support. | San Francisco (HC), Hartford (AC). |
| 17 | VCU | Takayo Siddle | Seems like more of a VCU type of coach. | UNC Wilmington (HC), NC State (AC). |
| 18 | Grand Canyon | Nevada Smith | Grand Canyon has money and resources. You may not have hear of Smith but he’s a former GLeague head coach and current Marquette assistant. | Keystone College (HC), Sioux Falls Skyforce (HC). Marquette (AC) |
| 19 | Boston College | Mitch Henderson | Moving to the ACC offers a chance to coach at the highest collegiate level and get a payday if he does leave is Alma mater . | Princeton (HC). |
| 20 | South Florida | Ritchie McKay | USF has big money, and McKay might want one more big payday. | Liberty (HC), New Mexico (HC). |
| 21 | Tulsa | Eric Henderson | Stepping into a head coaching role in the AAC after success in the Summit League. | South Dakota State (HC), North Dakota State (AC). |
| 22 | Utah State | Bucky McMillan | I’ve been told he won’t leave Alabama, but this is a hot job for moving coaches up the ladder. | Samford (HC), Mountain Brook High School (HC). |
| 23 | New Mexico | Luke Barnwell | Stepping into college coaching at a program with a passionate fan base close by. | Sunrise Christian Academy (HC). Texas Tech (AC) |
| 24 | Colorado State | Mike DeGeorge | Opportunity to lead a Mountain West program after success at the Division 2 level in Colorado and in D1 at Cal Poly. | Colorado College (HC), Rhodes College (HC). |
| 25 | Richmond | Russell Turner | Returning to his East Coast roots to lead a competitive Atlantic 10 program. | UC Irvine (HC), Golden State Warriors (AC). |
| 26 | College of Charleston | Gregg Marshall | Returning to coaching at a job he took briefly once. They pay top 100 type money as well. | Wichita State (HC), Winthrop (HC). |
| 27 | San Francisco | Matt Logie | Opportunity to coach in a competitive mid-major conference with strong West Coast ties. | Point Loma Nazarene (HC), Whitworth (HC). |
| 28 | Drake | Marty Richter | Richter was a big part of Drake’s success under DeVries. Drake couldn’t pass on McCullum, but now it might be Richters time. | Drake (AC), Florida Gulf Coast (AC). |
| 29 | East Carolina | Steve Forbes | Transition to an AAC program with a lot of money to spend. If he is fired, he won’t fall far. | Wake Forest (HC), ETSU (HC). |
| 30 | Tulane | Kevin Ollie | Opportunity to re-establish himself in college coaching after success at UConn. | UConn (HC). |
| 31 | Liberty | Dustin Kerns | Moving to a program with a history of winning and solid resources for success. | Appalachian State (HC), Presbyterian (HC). |
| 32 | La Salle | Kyle Neptune | Returning to a familiar Big 5 program if he is forced out. | Villanova (HC), Fordham (HC). |
| 33 | UNCW | Bart Lundy | Opportunity to coach in a program with a strong tradition in the CAA. Coached most of his career in NC. | Queens University (HC), Milwaukee (HC). |
| 34 | Louisiana | Joe Pasternack | Opportunity to coach in a competitive Sun Belt program with strong regional recruiting ties. Former coach in New Orleans | UCSB (HC), Arizona (AC). New Orleans (HC) |
| 35 | Buffalo | Kimani Young | Chance to transition to a head coaching role at a competitive mid-major program in the MAC. They paid Oates very well. | UConn (AC), Minnesota (AC). |
| 36 | South Dakota State | Dean Oliver | Opportunity to coach a consistent mid-major program with frequent NCAA Tournament appearances. | Wisconsin (AC), North Dakota (AC). |
| 37 | Princeton | John Thompson III | Returning to his alma mater and former job. | Georgetown (HC), Princeton (HC). |
| 38 | Air Force | Mike Rohn | Chance to lead a disciplined program with a unique recruiting approach in the Mountain West in the area. | Kansas (AC), Colorado (AC). |
| 39 | App State | Justin Gainey | Transitioning to a head coaching role in a competitive Sun Belt program. | Marquette (AC), NC State (AC). Tennesse (AC) |
| 40 | Samford | Rod Clark | Opportunity to lead a Southern Conference program with potential to grow within the league. | Tennessee (AC), Austin Peay (AC). |
| 41 | UC Irvine | JayDee Luster | Chance to lead a successful mid-major program with a history of NCAA Tournament appearances. | San Diego State (AC), Arizona (AC). |
| 42 | Furman | Ryan Miller | Opportunity to coach in a program that has grown significantly in recent years. | Creighton (AC), San Diego (AC). |
| 43 | Milwaukee | Sharif Chambliss | Chance to lead a Horizon League program and build his coaching reputation, where he’s coached before. | Wisconsin (AC), Milwaukee (AC). |
| 44 | UCSB | Rod Palmer | Opportunity to lead a Big West program with recent success in the NCAA Tournament. | UCLA (AC), Long Beach State (AC). |
| 45 | FIU | Jim Crutchfield | He’s 68, but it would be great to see him in D1. He’s only 35 minutes from the FIU campus. | Nova Southeastern (HC), West Liberty (HC). |
| 46 | McNeese State | Terry Johnson | You can win at McNeese, Wade proved that. | Purdue (AC), Ohio State (AC). |
| 47 | Northeastern | John Becker | Becker seems to have stalled, and maybe it’s time to try something new. Moving from the America East to the CAA offers a slightly higher level of competition close by. This season has knocked some shine off. | Vermont (HC), Northeastern (AC). |
| 48 | Navy | Tony Bennett | This one is just for fun. This would be a chance to coach in a disciplined environment with out NIL or recruiting issues. Navy would embrace his style. | Virginia (HC), Washington State (HC). |
| 49 | Campbell | J.D. Byers | Opportunity to lead a program in the area. | Virginia Tech (AC), Radford (AC). |
| 50 | Bellarmine | Chris Bridges | A Kentucky guy with 2 NAIA national titles. | NAIA (HC), Kentucky (GA). |
| 51 | ULM | Stan Jones | Opportunity to take over a Sun Belt program looking for stability and growth. | Florida State (AC), UCF (AC). |
| 52 | North Florida | Steve DeMeo | Chance to lead an ASUN program in the area where he has had a lot of JUCO success. | St. John’s (AC), JUCO in FL (HC). |
| 53 | Cal Poly | Chris Capko | Opportunity to rebuild and compete in the Big West with a strong foundation in California recruiting. | USC (AC), Florida Atlantic (AC). |
| 54 | Robert Morris | Ben Howlett | Transitioning to Division I coaching after strong success at the Division II level in nearby WVU. | West Liberty (HC), RMU (AC). |
| 55 | Northern Arizona | Jermaine Kimbrough | Leading a Big Sky program with potential for growth in a competitive mid-major conference. | Arizona State (AC), Loyola Chicago (AC). |
| 56 | USC Upstate | Mark Vanderslice | Transitioning from a Division II program to lead a Big South team looking for consistency. | D2 in SC (HC), Furman (AC). |
| 57 | Albany | Jared Grasso | Opportunity to return to the America East with a proven track record in building programs. | Bryant (HC), Iona (AC). |
| 58 | Sacred Heart | Mike Nardi | Transitioning to head coaching after strong assistant experience in a rising NEC program. | Villanova (AC) |
