Calipari Ties Izzo with 60 NCAA Tourney Wins

0:00On March 20th, the fourth-seated Arkansas Razorbacks, led by coach John Calipari, kicked off the 2026 NCAA Tournament with a solid. 97-78 win over the 13th-seated Hawaii Rambo Warriors on Thursday afternoon. This victory marked Calipari's 60th career NCAA Tournament win, a milestone that puts him among in a league group after previous stops at UMass, Memphis and Kentucky. He's now tied with Michigan State's Tom Izzo for six-place all-time, trailing Jim Bohyem 61, Dean Smith 65, Roy Williams's. 77, and Duke Legend, Mike Rzyski's 101. On top of the history-making moment, Calipari pockets a $100,000 bonus for advancing past the first round. Arkansas heads into Saturday's second-round matchup against the 12th-seated high-point Panthers, where Calipari eyes win number 61.