2012 Men’s Basketball
Championship
| School | 2011 Coach | 2012 Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Rob Ianello | Terry Bowden |
| Arizona | Mike Stoops, (i) Tim Kish | Rich Rodriguez |
| Arizona State | Dennis Erickson | Todd Graham |
| Arkansas | Bobby Petrino | John L. Smith |
| Arkansas State | Hugh Freeze | Gus Malzahn |
| Colorado State | Steve Fairchild | Jim McElwain |
| Florida Atlantic | Howard Schnellenberger | Carl Pellini |
| Fresno State | Pat Hill | Tim DeRuyter |
| Hawaii | Greg McMackin | Norm Chow |
| Houston | Kevin Sumlin | Tony Levine |
| Illinois | Ron Zook | Tim Beckman |
| Kansas | Turner Gill | Charlie Weis |
| Memphis | Larry Porter | Justin Fuente |
| Mississippi | Houston Nutt | Hugh Freeze |
| New Mexico | Mike Locksley, (i) George Barlow | Bob Davie |
| North Carolina | Butch Davis, (i) Everett Withers | Larry Fedora |
| Ohio State | (i) Luke Fickell | Urban Meyer |
| Penn State | Joe Paterno, (i) Tom Bradley | Bill O’Brien |
| Pittsburgh | Todd Graham | Paul Chryst |
| Rutgers | Greg Schiano | Kyle Flood |
| Southern Mississippi | Larry Fedora | Ellis Johnson |
| Texas A&M | Mike Sherman | Kevin Sumlin |
| Toledo | Tim Beckman | Matt Campbell |
| Tulane | Bob Toledo | Curtis Johnson |
| UAB | Neil Callaway | Garrick McGee |
| UCLA | Rick Neuheisel | Jim Mora |
| Washington State | Paul Wulff | Mike Leach |
| (i) — Interim head coach | ||