Self-Improvement: Only Coach to Twice Take Schools to Back-to-Back Top 20

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, 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. Even if you're pondering why Kansas isn't already on probation, 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)