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The debate rages on whether Alabama coach Nick Saban is the greatest college football coach ever. However, could we make the claim that he’s the best active coach in all of sports?
Sporting News ranked its top 25, and here it is, in reverse order to keep you Bama fans anxious for a few seconds. Scroll Tide!
25. Mike McCarthy
24. Bill Self
23. Larry Brown
22. Bob Stoops
21. Doc Rivers
20. Dabo Swinney
19. Darryl Sutter
18. Rick Carlisle
17. Roy Williams
16. Rick Pitino
15. Mike Babcock
14. Jim Harbaugh
13. Joe Maddon
12. Bruce Arians
11. Tom Izzo
10. Geno Auriemma
9. John Calipari
8. Bruce Bochy
7. Joel Quenniville
6. Urban Meyer
5. Pete Carroll
4. Gregg Popovich
3. Bill Belichick
2. Mike Krzyzewski
1. Nick Saban
Saban ascends to the publication’s top spot after being No. 2 behind Spurs coach Gregg Popovich last year.
Duke coachMike Krzyzewski went from No. 4 to No. 2, leapfrogging New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, who remains at No. 3. Rounding out the top 5 is Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Les Miles (No. 18) and Steve Spurrier (No. 21) were involved in last year’s rankings, but they’re no longer ranked.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney is now No. 20 after not being ranked last year.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Talal joined SDS in 2015 after spending 2 years in Bristol as an ESPN researcher. Previously, Talal worked at The Gainesville Sun.
