| 1 | Bob Marlin | Louisiana | Fired. Justifiable firing, in my opinion, when you look at the results from the last 6 years with some of the talent he had. Currently ranked 298th with only one top-150 season in the last 6 years. |
| 2 | Kevin Kruger | UNLV | I can’t see a program as proud as UNLV continuing with these results. Currently 100+ in year 4 with no top-70 teams. |
| 3 | Mike Young | Virginia Tech | Things are heading in the wrong direction, especially with a 150-ranked team 6 years in. This isn’t working. |
| 4 | Kyle Neptune | Villanova | Not a total disaster, but Villanova has high expectations. He’s achieved less with the talent he has and has no resume to fall back on. |
| 5 | Leonard Hamilton | Florida State | Hamilton’s long tenure at Florida State has been successful, but FSU has been patient with his age. He better take the off-ramp after a decent season if he doesn’t want to be “Bobby Bowden-ed.” |
| 6 | Jim Larranaga | Miami | Larranaga’s situation is tough. He just made a Final Four and Elite Eight, but since 2024, Miami has been one of the worst P5 programs in the nation. He probably gets another year, but I could see them moving on. |
| 7 | Mike Woodson | Indiana | It’s not been a disaster, but given the money paid for this roster, a 50-ish ranking isn’t going to cut it. |
| 8 | Rodney Terry | Texas | Texas is the richest school in the nation, and Terry got the job essentially by default. I expect the leash to be short here. A 35th ranking likely isn’t good enough in a prove-it situation. |
| 9 | Kevin McGeehan | Campbell | There has been no progress after 12 years. Campbell is back ranked 300th and hasn’t been in the top 200 in 6 years. Expectations are low, but that’s not good enough. |
| 10 | Jeremy Ballard | FIU | In his 7th season with a 250th ranking, and having not cracked the top 200 since his second year, it seems time. |
| 11 | Keith Richard | Louisiana Monroe | Tough job, but he’s been there forever with no improvement. Currently ranked 340th with no top-200 seasons since 2019. |
| 12 | Ben Johnson | Minnesota | Richard Pitino was fired for less. 4 years in, I think time has been given. |
| 13 | Andrew Toole | Robert Morris | Had a solid run early on, but it’s been 10 years since they cracked the top 10. |
| 14 | Scott Davenport | Bellarmine | Davenport’s success at Bellarmine is limited to the lower levels, and he’s trended in the wrong direction since their debut. 5 years, each progressively worse, currently ranked 349th. |
| 15 | Anthony Latina | Sacred Heart | Tough job with few resources, but 12 years in with zero top-200 seasons and seven 300+ seasons isn’t good enough. |
| 16 | Steve Donahue | Penn | In his tenth season at Penn, currently ranked 311th, his worst ranking. 200+ for 4 of the last 5 years. |
| 17 | Shane Burcar | Northern Arizona | 6 seasons zero in the top 215, even at a place like this is pushing the limits. |
| 18 | Dwayne Killings | Albany | Four seasons, zero in the top 225. |
| 19 | Bobby Hurley | Arizona State | Hurley got off to a nice start after finishing 127th last year. I suspect Big 12 play won’t go well, though. |
| 20 | Matt Driscoll | North Florida | Driscoll started hot but has since gone on a losing streak. UNF is now 190th and heading the wrong way. It’s been 5 years since they were top 200. |
| 21 | Ed DeChellis | Navy | Navy was expected to be a top-250 type team with a lot returning, but they’re currently 329th after a 323rd ranked season with no improvement. Everyone understands the limitations but after 14 years, it might be time. |
| 22 | Eric Konkol | Tulsa | It’s only year three but 316th, 184th, and 252nd currently are not acceptable for Tulsa’s level of resources. |
| 23 | Jay Ladner | Southern Miss | Not much is expected but probably more than 5 of the 6 seasons being 240+. The USM alum might not make it another season. |
| 24 | Penny Hardaway | Memphis | Hardaway fired all his coaches over the summer, but got off to a great start. If it goes sideways at all in AAC play, I would expect this to be his last season. |
| 25 | Chris Mooney | Richmond | Mooney is a survivor, but at 266rd currently 20 years in this might be the time Richmond finally moves on. |
| 26 | Earl Grant | Boston College | Boston College isn’t an easy job, but currently at 169th and 170th two years ago, that’s not where you should be after 4 years. |
| 27 | Joe Scott | Air Force | It’s a tough job to compete in the MWC at a service academy but currently ranked 276th with 4 of the 5 years 250+ seems to not be cutting it. |
| 28 | Ron Hunter | Tulane | It’s now year 6 and Hunter is ranked 203rd. Seems to have lost momentum. |
| 29 | Michael Schwartz | East Carolina | Only year 3, but losses to Gardner-Webb and North Alabama, and barely cracking the top 200 while paying closer to top 120 money might be enough to move on. |
| 30 | Bill Coen | Northeastern | Coen’s been there 19 years, so he probably survives, but this is more about the previous three seasons without a top-250 ranked team. He’s 152nd currently, but it might not be enough. |
| 31 | George Halcovage | Buffalo | The only 2nd year coach on this list, but when you go 330+ at a program that has won like Buffalo there is a reason with what they spend relative to these results. |
| 32 | Steve Forbes | Wake Forest | Forbes has a great resume to fall back on and was ranked 28th last year. Currently ranked 100th, it might not be enough with zero NCAA appearances in 5 years. |
