FOR FANS, MARCH is a time to jump into an NCAA tournament pool; for coaches, it's a chance to dip into the bonus pool. Who earns what for reaching which round says a lot about a school's expectations. Virginia's Tony Bennett stood to make $1 million for a title. Kentucky's John Calipari has no performance bonuses, but then, with a salary of $6.4 million—among the highest—he's always supposed to win.
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KEY:
Round of 64
Sweet 16
Final Four
Championship
Round of 32
Elite Eight
Title Game
Unearned Bonus
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
Base $alary
Rick Barnes*
TEXAS
2,625,000
Mark Gottfried
N.C. STATE
2,060,000
Jim Hayford
EASTERN WASHINGTON
174,020
Ron Hunter
GEORGIA STATE
479,000
Tom Izzo
MICHIGAN STATE
3,471,955
Andy Kennedy
MISSISSIPPI
1,808,814
Gregg Marshall
WICHITA STATE
1,850,000
Sean Miller
ARIZONA
3,073,500
Bo Ryan
WISCONSIN
2,750,000
Roy Williams
NORTH CAROLINA
1,911,402
*NOW COACHING TENNESSEE
SIGN OF THE APOCALYPSE
Upgrades at the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine include a dog-walking area with a new fire hydrant.
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KATHERINE TAYLOR (HYDRANT)
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