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Rough year for the top 10 paid Head Coaches, 6 of the 10 haven’t beaten a ranked team this season. Is anyone earning their pay?

The Artful Dodger 7

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Top 10 paid coaches per a yahoo financial article posted over the summer.

1. John Calipari - Kentucky (Current Rank: 17)
Current record 12-3
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses - 2 Duke (NS), UR Notre Dame (A), 21 LSU (H)

2. Coach K - Duke (Current Rank: 2)
Current Record 12-2
Wins over ranked teams: 10 Kentucky, 1 Gonzaga
Losses - UR Ohio State (), UR Miami (H)

3. Mick Cronin - UCLA (Current Rank: 5)
Current Record 10-1
Wins over ranked teams: 4 Villanova
Losses: 1 Gonzaga (NS)

4. Chris Beard - Texas (Current Rank: 14)
Current Record - 12-3
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses: 1 Gonzaga (A), 23 Seton Hall (A), UR Oklahoma State (A)

5. Rick Barnes - Tennessee (Current Rank: 18)
Current Record - 11-4
Wins over ranked teams: 18 North Carolina (NS), 6 Arizona (H)
Losses: 5 Villanova (NS), UR Texas Tech (NS), 19 Alabama (A), 21 LSU (A)

6. Jay Wright - Villanova (Current Rank: 19)
Current Record 11 - 4
Wins over ranked teams: 17 Tennessee (NS), 18 Xavier (H), 15 Seton Hall (R)
Losses: 2 UCLA (A), 6 Purdue (NS), 2 Baylor (A), UR Creighton (A)

7. Tom Izzo - Michigan State (Current Rank: 10)
Current Record 12-2
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses: 3 Kansas (NS), 6 Baylor (NS)

8. Chris Mack - Louisville (Current Rank: UR)
Current Record 10-5
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses: UR Furman, 22 Michigan State (A), UR DePaul (H), UR Western Kentucky (A), UR Florida State (A)

9. Bill Self - Kansas (Current Rank: 6)
Current Record 12-2
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses : UR Michigan State (NS), 25 Texas Tech (A)

10: Bob Huggins - WVU (Current Rank: NR)
Current Record 12-2
Wins over ranked teams: 0
Losses: UR Marquette (NS), 17 Texas (A)
 
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