No. 7 Texas
File Texas, too, under the “coaches who’ve led teams to shocking runs to the Final Four before” folder. In 2011, Shaka Smart took the No. 11 seed Virginia Commonwealth Rams to the national semifinal. Now he’s in Austin, and has the luxury of one of the best defensive players in the nation in Mohamed Bamba. The freshman, projected to go in the top five or so in the upcoming draft, is averaging a ridiculous 3.7 blocks per game.