Howland, Ben

Mississippi St. Viewing: Active Coaches Rank — of 350 Coach Score: 71.46

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

533–306

NCAA record

19–11

NCAA win%

0.633

Appearances

Average round

2.7 (Round of 32)

Longest NCAA streak

5 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 3

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

Martin, Frank Massachusetts	9–6	15 games
Barnes, Rick Tennessee	3–11	14 games
Sendek, Herb Santa Clara	9–4	13 games
Calipari, John Arkansas	2–9	11 games
Dawkins, Johnny UCF	8–3	11 games
Miller, Sean Texas	6–5	11 games

Betting Trends

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50.5% cover rate · 63 games · last 2 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 %

50.5%

63 games

As Favorite

55.6%

36 games

As Underdog

44.4%

27 games

Recent Season

46.9%

2021-22

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
►2021-22	Mississippi St.	18	16	0.529 0.53	+0.0	-1.5	—	—	—	No NCAA	New Orleans, LA

►2020-21	Mississippi St.	18	15	0.545 0.55	-0.7	+0.8	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2019-20	Mississippi St.	20	11	0.645 0.65	+2.6	—	—	—	—	COVID	Atlanta, GA

►2018-19	Mississippi St.	23	11	0.676 0.68	+7.1	—	-1.12	#5	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Minneapolis, MN

►2017-18	Mississippi St.	25	12	0.676 0.68	+3.0	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2016-17	Mississippi St.	16	16	0.500 0.50	-2.5	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Phoenix, AZ

►2015-16	Mississippi St.	14	17	0.452 0.45	-3.4	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2012-13	UCLA	25	10	0.714 0.71	+7.2	—	-1.02	#6	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Atlanta, GA

►2011-12	UCLA	19	14	0.576 0.58	-0.4	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	New Orleans, LA

►2010-11	UCLA	23	11	0.676 0.68	+4.2	—	+0.14	#7	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Houston, TX

►2009-10	UCLA	14	18	0.438 0.44	-2.8	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2008-09	UCLA	26	9	0.743 0.74	+7.5	—	-0.02	#6	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Detroit, MI

►2007-08	UCLA	35	4	0.897 0.90	—	—	+0.74	#1	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG F4	San Antonio, TX

►2006-07	UCLA	30	6	0.833 0.83	+9.7	—	+1.73	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG F4	Atlanta, GA

►2005-06	UCLA	32	7	0.821 0.82	+9.2	—	+2.73	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG 2nd	Indianapolis, IN

►2004-05	UCLA	18	11	0.621 0.62	+3.1	—	-0.56	#11	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	St. Louis, MO

►2003-04	UCLA	11	17	0.393 0.39	-4.5	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2002-03	Pittsburgh	28	5	0.848 0.85	—	—	-0.27	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	New Orleans, LA

►2001-02	Pittsburgh	29	6	0.829 0.83	+8.1	—	+0.21	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Atlanta, GA

►2000-01	Pittsburgh	19	14	0.576 0.58	+0.1	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Minneapolis, MN

►1999-00	Pittsburgh	13	15	0.464 0.46	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►1998-99	Northern Arizona	21	8	0.724 0.72	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	St. Petersburg, FL

►1997-98	Northern Arizona	21	8	0.724 0.72	—	—	-0.10	#15	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	San Antonio, TX

►1996-97	Northern Arizona	21	7	0.750 0.75	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►1995-96	Northern Arizona	6	20	0.231 0.23	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	East Rutherford, NJ

►1994-95	Northern Arizona	8	18	0.308 0.31	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Seattle, WA

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.