Self-Improvement For Schools When He Becomes Tourney-Bound Bench Boss

John Calipari is the only coach ever to guide two different schools to a final Associated Press Top 5 ranking in back-to-back seasons. Meanwhile, you couldn't tell me by lackluster performance against USC in second round this year but Bill Self is the only mentor ever to twice take two different schools to a final AP Top 20 ranking in back-to-back campaigns. Consider the following chronological list:

Coach	Schools (Year/Final AP Ranking)
William "Tippy" Dye	Ohio State (1950/2nd) and Washington (1951/15th)
Paul Evans	Navy (1986/17th) and Pittsburgh (1987/12th)
Benny Dees	New Orleans (1987/16th) and Wyoming (1988/13th)
Orlando "Tubby" Smith	Georgia (1997/17th) and Kentucky (1998/5th)
Bill Self	Tulsa (2000/18th) and Illinois (2001/4th)
Bill Self	Illinois (2003/11th) and Kansas (2004/16th)
Roy Williams	Kansas (2003/6th) and North Carolina (2004/18th)
John Calipari	Memphis (2009/3rd) and Kentucky (2010/2nd)