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Mark Story

Mark Story: Now that Tony Bennett is in, who is the best coach who has never made the Final Four?

The world of sports is filled with designations of "the best (fill in the job) who has never (fill in the achievement)."

There is "The best golfer who has not won a major" (Jon Rahm? Bryson DeChambeau?). Move to "The best quarterback who has never won the Super Bowl" (Matt Ryan? Philip Rivers?).

In college basketball, the complimentary but dubious description is "The best coach who has never made the Final Four."

With Virginia's Tony Bennett, Auburn's Bruce Pearl and Texas Tech's Chris Beard all making their coaching debuts in the men's NCAA Tournament national semifinals (along with Final Four perennial Tom Izzo of Michigan State, making his eighth trip), the list of accomplished coaches who have not taken a team to the Final Four has gotten smaller.

So who is now "The best coach who hasn't made the Final Four?"

Here are five names _ all from major conferences _ to consider:

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