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Jacobson, Ben

Utah State Viewing: Active Coaches Rank #109 of 350 Coach Score: 56.42
Career & Tournament Summary
Career record
397–259
NCAA record
4–5
NCAA win%
0.444
Appearances
5
Average round
1.8 (Round of 64)
Current NCAA streak
1 years
Deep March resume
🏆 0    FF 0
Avg ATS margin
+0.50
Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →
Wardle, Brian
Bradley 		13–12 25 games
Simmons, Marty
Eastern Illinois 		13–9 22 games
Moser, Porter
Oklahoma 		7–13 20 games
DeVries, Darian
Indiana 		6–8 14 games
Les, Jim
UC Davis 		9–2 11 games
McDermott, Greg
Creighton 		5–5 10 games
Betting Trends
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51.0% cover rate  ·  149 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 %
51.0%
149 games
As Favorite
51.7%
89 games
As Underdog
50.0%
60 games
Recent Season
50.0%
2025-26
Current Season
50.0%
34 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 Utah State 0 0 0.000 0.00 — — — — — Detroit, MI
►2025-26 Northern Iowa 23 13 0.639 0.64 -0.9 +1.9 -0.48 #12 +1.06
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R64 		Indianapolis, IN
►2024-25 Northern Iowa 20 13 0.606 0.61 -2.4 +0.8 — — +1.27 No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2023-24 Northern Iowa 19 14 0.576 0.58 -2.0 +1.2 — — -0.20 No NCAA Phoenix, AZ
►2022-23 Northern Iowa 14 18 0.438 0.44 -8.8 -1.6 — — -1.46 No NCAA Houston, TX
►2021-22 Northern Iowa 20 12 0.625 0.62 +0.3 +2.6 — — +1.21 No NCAA New Orleans, LA
►2020-21 Northern Iowa 10 15 0.400 0.40 -6.4 -1.8 — — -0.93 No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2019-20 Northern Iowa 25 6 0.806 0.81 +4.0 — — — — COVID Atlanta, GA
►2018-19 Northern Iowa 16 18 0.471 0.47 -6.6 — — — — No NCAA Minneapolis, MN
►2017-18 Northern Iowa 16 16 0.500 0.50 -4.5 — — — — No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2016-17 Northern Iowa 14 16 0.467 0.47 -4.3 — — — — No NCAA Phoenix, AZ
►2015-16 Northern Iowa 23 13 0.639 0.64 +0.8 — +0.44 #11 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R32 		Houston, TX
►2014-15 Northern Iowa 31 4 0.886 0.89 +8.9 — -0.12 #5 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R32 		Indianapolis, IN
►2013-14 Northern Iowa 16 15 0.516 0.52 -3.4 — — — — No NCAA Arlington, TX
►2012-13 Northern Iowa 21 15 0.583 0.58 +0.0 — — — — No NCAA Atlanta, GA
►2011-12 Northern Iowa 20 14 0.588 0.59 +0.6 — — — — No NCAA New Orleans, LA
►2010-11 Northern Iowa 20 14 0.588 0.59 -2.0 — — — — No NCAA Houston, TX
►2009-10 Northern Iowa 30 5 0.857 0.86 +7.8 — +1.40 #9 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
S16 		Indianapolis, IN
►2008-09 Northern Iowa 23 11 0.676 0.68 +1.8 — -0.48 #12 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R64 		Detroit, MI
►2007-08 Northern Iowa 18 14 0.562 0.56 — — — — — No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2006-07 Northern Iowa 18 13 0.581 0.58 +0.9 — — — — No NCAA Atlanta, GA
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.