Coach K vs. Dean Smith: The Top 10 ACC Coaches of All Time

The ACC is arguably the greatest college basketball conference of all time, with numerous national champions, legendary players and great teams. Behind all these great teams and players are the great men who led them.

These are the top 10 ACC coaches of all time.

Honorable Mentions:

Dave Odom

Terry Holland

Bones McKinney

10. Lefty Driesell

ACC Coaching Record:

Maryland: 1969-1986

Record: 348-159

ACC Tournament Championships: 1

ACC Regular Season Championships: 2

ACC Coach of the year: 2

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Led by Len Bias' 35 points, gave North Carolina its first lost in the Dean Dome in 1986.

9. Bobby Cremins

ACC Coaching Record:

Georgia Tech: 1981-2000

Record: 354-237

Final Fours: 1

ACC Tournament Championships: 3

ACC Regular Season Championships: 2

ACC Coach of the year: 3

National Coach of the year: 1

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Winning the 1990 ACC Tournament with "Lethal Weapon 3" Kenny Anderson, Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver.

8. Jim Valvano

ACC Coaching Record:

NC State: 1980-1990 

Record: 209-114

National Championships: 1

Final Fours: 1

ACC Tournament Championships: 2

ACC Regular Season Championships: 4

ACC Coach of the year: 1

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Winning the 1983 ACC Tournament in order to qualify for and eventually win the 1983 NCAA Tournament.

7. Everett Case

ACC Coaching Record:

NC State: 1946-64

Record: 374-134

ACC Tournament Championships: 10

ACC Regular Season Championships: 8

ACC Coach of the year: 3

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Winning the first three ACC tournaments ever in 1954, 1955 and 1956.

6. Norm Sloan

ACC Coaching Record:

NC State: 1966-1980

Record: 266-127

National Championships: 1

Final Fours: 1

ACC Tournament Championships: 3

ACC Regular Season Championships: 2

ACC Coach of the year: 3

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Winning arguably the greatest ACC game ever played, beating Maryland in the 1974 ACC Tournament title game 103-100 in overtime.

5. Gary Williams

ACC Coaching Record:

Maryland: 1989-2011

Record: 461-252

National Championships: 1

Final Fours: 2

ACC Tournament Championships: 1

ACC Regular Season Championships: 3

ACC Coach of the year: 2

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Beating Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in 2001, snapping its 31-game ACC winning streak.

4. Frank Mcguire

ACC Coaching Record:

North Carolina: 1952-1961

Record: 164-56

National Championships: 1

Final Fours: 1

ACC Tournament Championships: 2

ACC Regular Season Championships: 6

ACC Coach of the year: 2

National Coach of the year: 1

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Going 14-0 in conference and 32-0 overall to eventually win the 1957 NCAA Championship.

3. Roy Williams

ACC Coaching Record:

North Carolina: 2003-Present

Record: 227-62

National Championships: 2

Final Fours: 3

ACC Tournament Championships: 2

ACC Regular Season Championships: 5

ACC Coach of the year: 2

National Coach of the year: 1 (1-Kansas)

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Going 4-0 at Cameron Indoor Stadium with Tyler Hansbrough on his team.

2. Dean Smith

ACC Coaching Record:

North Carolina: 1961-1997

Record: 879-254

National Championships: 2

Final Fours: 9

ACC Tournament Championships: 13

ACC Regular Season Championships: 17

ACC Coach of the year: 9

National Coach of the year: 4

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Rallying the Tarheels from eight points down with 17 seconds left to beat Duke 96-92 in overtime in 1974.

1. Mike Krzyzewski

ACC Coaching Record:

Duke: 1981-Present

Record: 830-225

National Championships: 4

Final Fours: 11

ACC Tournament Championships: 13

ACC Regular Season Championships: 12

ACC Coach of the year: 5

National Coach of the year: 2

Legendary ACC Coaching Moment: Down by 10 with 1:01 left to play at Maryland in 2001, Duke roars back to force overtime and win 98-96.