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Paulsen, Dave

Holy Cross Viewing: Active Coaches Rank #289 of 350 Coach Score: 33.42
Career & Tournament Summary
Career record
263–249
NCAA record
0–2
NCAA win%
0.000
Appearances
2
Average round
1.0 (Round of 64)
Current NCAA streak
0 years
Deep March resume
🏆 0    FF 0
Avg ATS margin
-0.87
Most Frequent Matchups All H2H →
Reed, Brett
Lehigh 		11–12 23 games
Langel, Matt
Colgate 		6–10 16 games
Mooney, Chris
Richmond 		8–7 15 games
Spiker, Zach
Drexel 		12–3 15 games
Jones, Joe
Boston University 		6–6 12 games
Schmidt, Mark
St. Bonaventure 		1–9 10 games
Betting Trends
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44.7% cover rate  ·  109 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 %
44.7%
109 games
As Favorite
31.6%
19 games
As Underdog
45.5%
88 games
Recent Season
48.3%
2025-26
Current Season
48.3%
29 games · 2025-26
Fails to cover the spread slightly more often than not.
Season-by-season
Season School W L Win% WAB WAP TASE Seed ATS Furthest RoundNCAA Final Four LocationF4 Location
►2026-27 Holy Cross 0 0 0.000 0.00 — — — — — Detroit, MI
►2025-26 Holy Cross 11 22 0.333 0.33 -15.8 -2.8 — — -1.16 No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2024-25 Holy Cross 13 19 0.406 0.41 -13.6 -1.4 — — -0.76 No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2023-24 Holy Cross 10 23 0.303 0.30 -15.8 -1.6 — — -1.47 No NCAA Phoenix, AZ
►2020-21 George Mason 13 9 0.591 0.59 -1.8 +0.6 — — +0.29 No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2019-20 George Mason 17 15 0.531 0.53 -4.1 — — — — COVID Atlanta, GA
►2018-19 George Mason 18 15 0.545 0.55 -3.5 — — — — No NCAA Minneapolis, MN
►2017-18 George Mason 16 17 0.485 0.48 -6.4 — — — — No NCAA San Antonio, TX
►2016-17 George Mason 20 14 0.588 0.59 -1.7 — — — — No NCAA Phoenix, AZ
►2015-16 George Mason 11 21 0.344 0.34 -8.7 — — — — No NCAA Houston, TX
►2014-15 Bucknell 19 15 0.559 0.56 -4.6 — — — — No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2013-14 Bucknell 16 14 0.533 0.53 -5.0 — — — — No NCAA Arlington, TX
►2012-13 Bucknell 28 6 0.824 0.82 +5.6 — -0.56 #11 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R64 		Atlanta, GA
►2011-12 Bucknell 25 10 0.714 0.71 +0.7 — — — — No NCAA New Orleans, LA
►2010-11 Bucknell 25 9 0.735 0.74 +1.1 — -0.15 #14 —
R64
R32
S16
E8
FF
CG
R64 		Houston, TX
►2009-10 Bucknell 14 17 0.452 0.45 -9.7 — — — — No NCAA Indianapolis, IN
►2008-09 Bucknell 7 23 0.233 0.23 -14.5 — — — — No NCAA Detroit, MI
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.