Matta, Thad

Butler Viewing: All-Time Coaches Rank #30 of 420 Coach Score: 92.18

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

502–223

NCAA record

24–13

NCAA win%

0.649

Appearances

Average round

2.8 (Round of 32)

Longest NCAA streak

7 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 2

Avg ATS margin

-0.57

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

Izzo, Tom Michigan St.	11–15	26 games
Ryan, Bo Wisconsin	12–11	23 games
Painter, Matt Purdue	15–7	22 games
Beilein, John Michigan	13–6	19 games
Weber, Bruce Kansas St.	9–4	13 games
McCaffery, Fran Penn	6–5	11 games

Betting Trends

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48.3% cover rate · 127 games · last 4 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 %

48.3%

127 games

As Favorite

57.6%

59 games

As Underdog

39.7%

68 games

Recent Season

51.6%

2025-26

Current Season

51.6%

31 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
►2025-26	Butler	16	16	0.500 0.50	-1.1	-1.3	—	—	-2.02	No NCAA	Indianapolis, IN

►2024-25	Butler	15	20	0.429 0.43	-3.0	-1.7	—	—	+0.63	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2023-24	Butler	18	15	0.545 0.55	+1.2	+0.2	—	—	+1.20	No NCAA	Phoenix, AZ

►2022-23	Butler	14	18	0.438 0.44	-3.1	-0.6	—	—	-2.07	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2016-17	Ohio St.	17	15	0.531 0.53	-0.4	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Phoenix, AZ

►2015-16	Ohio St.	21	14	0.600 0.60	+1.8	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	Houston, TX

►2014-15	Ohio St.	24	11	0.686 0.69	+5.2	—	+0.42	#10	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Indianapolis, IN

►2013-14	Ohio St.	25	10	0.714 0.71	+7.0	—	-1.02	#6	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Arlington, TX

►2012-13	Ohio St.	29	8	0.784 0.78	+9.5	—	+0.73	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG E8	Atlanta, GA

►2011-12	Ohio St.	31	8	0.795 0.79	+9.7	—	+1.73	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG F4	New Orleans, LA

►2010-11	Ohio St.	34	3	0.919 0.92	+14.1	—	-1.26	#1	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Houston, TX

►2009-10	Ohio St.	29	8	0.784 0.78	+9.2	—	-0.27	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG S16	Indianapolis, IN

►2008-09	Ohio St.	22	11	0.667 0.67	+5.2	—	-0.69	#8	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R64	Detroit, MI

►2007-08	Ohio St.	24	13	0.649 0.65	—	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	San Antonio, TX

►2006-07	Ohio St.	35	4	0.897 0.90	+12.5	—	+1.74	#1	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG 2nd	Atlanta, GA

►2005-06	Ohio St.	26	6	0.812 0.81	+8.6	—	-1.27	#2	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Indianapolis, IN

►2004-05	Ohio St.	20	12	0.625 0.62	+2.6	—	—	—	—	No NCAA	St. Louis, MO

►2003-04	Xavier	26	11	0.703 0.70	+4.4	—	+2.14	#7	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG E8	San Antonio, TX

►2002-03	Xavier	26	6	0.812 0.81	—	—	-0.79	#3	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	New Orleans, LA

►2001-02	Xavier	26	6	0.812 0.81	—	—	+0.14	#7	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Atlanta, GA

►2000-01	Butler	24	8	0.750 0.75	+4.3	—	+0.42	#10	—	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	Minneapolis, MN

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.