41-50 Ranked

This and the last post will take you through the 50 hottest seats. I hope to get up 51-75 before the end of the year. To do that, I will probably not include any comments. Instead I will include the coach's career record at that school through last season.

41. Fran Dunphy (Temple) - Needs time since the cupboard was bare when he arrived.
42. Doug Wojcik (Tulsa) - Winning 20 games last season and returning four of those starters has caused expectations to rise.
43. Chris Mooney (Richmond) - Had little to work with once he took the job so he'll need time to instill his stamp on the program.
44. Jeff Jackson (Furman) - Must get through some tough times to have a shot in the conference.
45. Jim Baron (Rhode Island) - Seems to be making progress as he was awarded with coach of the year honors for the second time in his tenure.
46. Rick Pitino (Louisville) - Settling for nothing short of the Final Four this season will cause the rumbling to get much louder.
47. Tod Kowalczyk (Wisconsin-Green Bay) - A winning record this year should buy him another 2-3 seasons.
48. Steve Shields (Arkansas-Little Rock) - Getting their first NCAA bid since '90 will almost guarantee a new contract.
49. Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee) - Fan support has been built up since he arrived and remains strong but deliver a Sun Belt title and they'll rename the gym after him.
50. Jeff Jones (American) - Consistently producing winning records which hadn't happened there since the early '90s.

Merry Christmas!