College basketball's 25 highest-paid coaches in 2025, from Bill Self to Dawn Staley

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College basketball's 25 highest-paid coaches in 2025, from Bill Self to Dawn Staley

While the college basketball season begins each fall, only the best programs continue playing meaningful games deep into March.

For NCAA coaches, their success is judged off of their ability to not just make that season's NCAA Tournament, but to make some noise once they do.

The head coaches with the most extensive March Madness success tend to make the most money themselves — among the highest-paid college coaches in men's and women's basketball, plenty have become household names due to their years of player development, NCAA Tournament appearances and national titles.

Here's a full list of the 25 highest-paid head coaches across both men's and women's college basketball, with