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Collins, Chris

Northwestern Viewing: All-Time Coaches Rank #94 of 420 Coach Score: 58.56
Career & Tournament Summary
Career record
209–209
NCAA record
3–3
NCAA win%
0.500
Appearances
3
Average round
2.0 (Round of 32)
Current NCAA streak
0 years
Deep March resume
🏆 0    FF 0
Avg ATS margin
+1.15
Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →
McCaffery, Fran
Penn 		5–15 20 games
Izzo, Tom
Michigan St. 		4–15 19 games
Painter, Matt
Purdue 		4–15 19 games
Underwood, Brad
Illinois 		5–13 18 games
Gard, Greg
Wisconsin 		4–13 17 games
Pikiell, Steve
Rutgers 		6–9 15 games
Betting Trends
All coaches →
50.9% cover rate  ·  158 games  ·  last 5 seasons
5-season decay-weighted cover rate (most recent season weighted heaviest). Spread data from 2021–22 onward. HOT/COLD requires most recent season ≥ 10 games and >5 pts from weighted avg.
Cover %
50.9%
158 games
As Favorite
49.4%
77 games
As Underdog
53.2%
79 games
Recent Season
45.5%
2025-26
Current Season
45.5%
33 games · 2025-26
Near-neutral ATS record — close to a coin flip against the spread.
Season-by-season
Season School W L Win% WAB WAP TASE Seed ATS Furthest RoundNCAA Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27 Northwestern 0 0 0.000 0.00 — — — — — Detroit, MI
►2025-26 Northwestern 15 19 0.441 0.44 -1.5 -2.3 — — +0.20 No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2024-25 Northwestern 17 16 0.515 0.52 -0.1 -0.2 — — +1.85 No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2023-24 Northwestern 22 12 0.647 0.65 +3.9 +3.1 +0.40 #9 +1.22
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R32 		Phoenix, AZ
►2022-23 Northwestern 22 12 0.647 0.65 +2.1 +3.7 +0.14 #7 +3.00
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R32 		Houston, TX
►2021-22 Northwestern 15 16 0.484 0.48 -4.2 -2.0 — — -0.64 No NCAA New Orleans, LA
►2020-21 Northwestern 9 15 0.375 0.38 -1.5 -1.6 — — +0.50 No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2019-20 Northwestern 8 23 0.258 0.26 -8.0 — — — — COVID Atlanta, GA
►2018-19 Northwestern 13 19 0.406 0.41 -4.4 — — — — No NCAA Minneapolis, MN
►2017-18 Northwestern 15 17 0.469 0.47 -3.6 — — — — No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2016-17 Northwestern 24 12 0.667 0.67 +4.7 — +0.31 #8 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R32 		Phoenix, AZ
►2015-16 Northwestern 20 12 0.625 0.62 +0.9 — — — — No NCAA Houston, TX
►2014-15 Northwestern 15 17 0.469 0.47 -1.5 — — — — No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2013-14 Northwestern 14 19 0.424 0.42 -4.1 — — — — No NCAA Arlington, TX
Abbreviations: R64=Round of 64, R32=Round of 32, S16=Sweet 16, E8=Elite 8, FF=Final Four, CG=Championship Game (runner-up or champion). 🏆 indicates a national title. Gold highlight = Final Four appearance or better.