McCollum, Ben

Iowa Viewing: Active Coaches Rank #17 of 350 Coach Score: 77.25

Career & Tournament Summary

Career record

55–17

NCAA record

4–2

NCAA win%

0.667

Appearances

Average round

3.0 (Sweet Sixteen)

Current NCAA streak

2 years

Deep March resume

🏆 0 FF 0

Avg ATS margin

+1.30

Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →

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Williams, Buzz Maryland	2–1	3 games
Hoiberg, Fred Nebraska	2–1	3 games
Powell, Roger Valparaiso	2–0	2 games
Alexander, Casey Kansas St.	2–0	2 games
Ehsan, Rob Illinois Chicago	1–1	2 games

Betting Trends

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57.2% cover rate · 68 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 %

57.2%

68 games

As Favorite

56.2%

48 games

As Underdog

60.0%

20 games

Recent Season

54.3%

2025-26

Current Season

54.3%

35 games · 2025-26

Strong cover rate — covers the spread at a well-above-average clip.

Season-by-season

Season	School	W	L	Win%	WAB	WAP	TASE	Seed	ATS	Furthest RoundNCAA	Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27	Iowa	0	0	0.000 0.00	—	—	—	—	—		Detroit, MI

►2025-26	Iowa	24	13	0.649 0.65	+4.1	+0.6	+2.40	#9	+0.59	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG E8	Indianapolis, IN

►2024-25	Drake	31	4	0.886 0.89	+6.4	+8.0	+0.44	#11	+2.17	R64 R32 S16 E8 FF CG R32	San Antonio, 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.