Who is the coach of the team who will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 80–74 win over West Virginia in the finals?
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2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big 12 Conference. It was played from March 8 to 11, in Kansas City, Missouri at the Sprint Center. Iowa State will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with a 80–74 win over West Virginia in the finals.
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2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team The 2016–17 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his second season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Oklahoma State, TCU, and West Virginia to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 5 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Nevada in the First Round before losing to Purdue in the Second Round.
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2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team will represent University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Rockets, led by ninth year head coach Tricia Cullop, will play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Kent State, Buffalo and Northern Illinois to win the MAC Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 2001. They lost to Creighton in the first round.
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2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team The 2017 West Virginia Mountaineers baseball team represents West Virginia University during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Mountaineers play their home games at Monongalia County Ballpark as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Randy Mazey, in his 5th season at West Virginia.
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2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team The 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats play their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky plays as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by fifth-year head coach Mark Stoops.
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VCU Rams men's basketball The VCU Rams men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program that represents Virginia Commonwealth University. The Rams joined the Atlantic 10 Conference in the 2012–13 season after previously competing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In 2017, VCU was ranked the 40th most valuable men's basketball program in the country by "The Wall Street Journal". With a valuation of $56.9 million, VCU ranks second in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and second in the A10 Conference. The team is coached by Mike Rhoades.
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Tony Bennett (basketball) Anthony Guy Bennett (born June 1, 1969) is the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team since March 31, 2009. Bennett is regarded as the best defensive coach in the NCAA (according to a 2015 CBS Sports survey of opposing coaches) and his motion offense is praised as one of the most efficient and elite. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Henry Iba Award for the nation's top coach as voted by the USBWA, and has also won the Jim Phelan Award and other National Coach of the Year honors from the AP and Naismith.
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2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament (also known as Motor City Madness) was the conference tournament for the Horizon League. It was played from March 3 through March 7, 2017 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. Northern Kentucky defeated Milwaukee in the championship game to win the tournament championship. As a result, Northern Kentucky received the conference's automatic berth into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament with a 59-53 win over Milwaukee.
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2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team The 2016–17 Baylor Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Scott Drew's 14th season at Baylor. The Bears competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX. They finished the season 27–8, 12–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Kansas State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated New Mexico State and USC before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to South Carolina.
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2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team The 2017–18 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team will represent The Ohio State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach will be Chris Holtmann, in his first season with the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes will play their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio as members of the Big Ten Conference.
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2017–18 VMI Keydets basketball team The 2017–18 VMI Keydets basketball team will represent the Virginia Military Institute in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets are led by third-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981. The Keydets are a member of the Southern Conference.
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2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by sixth-year head coach Larry Fedora and plays their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The Tar Heels compete as a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Will Brown (basketball) Will Brown (born October 8, 1971) is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes men's basketball team. In his time as head coach, Brown has led Albany to all seven of the Great Danes' postseason appearances as a Division I team, including their first five NCAA tournament berths.
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2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team The 2016–17 Tennessee State Tigers basketball team represented Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Dana Ford, played their home games at the Gentry Complex in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 17–13, 8–8 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. As the No. 8 seed in the OVC Tournament, they lost to Tennessee State in the first round.
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2017 West Alabama Tigers football team The 2017 West Alabama Tigers football team represents the University of West Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by head coach Brett Gilliland, who is in his fourth season at West Alabama. The Tigers will play their home games at Tiger Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
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2017 West Georgia Wolves football team The 2017 West Georgia Wolves football team represents the University of West Georgia in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They are led by head coach David Dean, who will be in his first season at West Georgia. The Wolves will play their home games at University Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
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2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team 2017–18 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team
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2017 North Texas Mean Green football team The 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team represents University of North Texas in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mean Green play their home games at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They are led by second-year head coach Seth Littrell.
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2017 Colorado State Rams football team The 2017 Colorado State Rams football team represents Colorado State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams are led by third-year head coach Mike Bobo and play their home games at the newly built Sonny Lubick Field at Colorado State Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference.
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2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team The 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team represent the University of South Dakota in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by second-year head coach Bob Nielson and play their home games in the DakotaDome. They are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
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2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team The 2017–18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team will represent Syracuse University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange will be led by 42nd-year head coach Jim Boeheim and will play their home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York as fifth-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament The 2017 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 2–6 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. The winner, Iona, will receive an automatic trip to the 2017 NCAA Tournament with an 87–86 win over Siena in the finals.