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KNOXVILLE, TN – MARCH 16: Oregon State Beavers head coach Scott Rueck coaching during a game between the Oregon State Beavers and Western Kentucky Lady Toppers on March 16, 2018, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Question 1: Who is the most underrated coach in the country?

1. Scott Rueck, Oregon State

2. Doug Bruno, DePaul

3. Jenny Baranczyk, Drake

Honorable mentions:
Felisha Legette-Jack, Buffalo
Gordy Presnell, Boise State

KNOXVILLE, TN – DECEMBER 10: Texas Longhorns head coach Karen Aston during a game between the Texas Longhorns and Tennessee Lady Volunteers on December 10, 2017, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, TN. Tennessee defeated Texas 82-75.(Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Question 2: Who is the most overrated coach in the country?

1. Karen Aston, Texas

2. Joanne P. McCallie, Duke

3. Cori Close, UCLA

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Head coach Geno Auriemma of the Connecticut Huskies on the sideline with Chris Dailey, Associate Head Coach and Shea Ralph, Assistant Coach during the UConn Huskies Vs UCLA Bruins, NCAA Women’s Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 25th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) /

Question 3: Which current assistant coach that will be the most successful head coach?

1. Shea Ralph, UConn

2. Niele Ivey, Notre Dame

3. Jan Jensen, Iowa

SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 29: The Word of Life Mural is seen on the Hesburgh Library on the Notre Dame campus before the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus Stanford Cardinal game at Notre Dame Stadium on September 29, 2018 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

Question 4: What is the best job in the country in terms of the school that is most set up to be successful?

1. Notre Dame

2. Texas

3. UCLA

Honorable mentions:
UConn
Stanford
Duke

CORAL GABLES, FL – FEBRUARY 08: NC State Head Coach Wes Moore looks on during a women’s college basketball game between the NC State University Wolfpack and the University of Miami Hurricanes on February 8, 2018 at Watsco Center, Coral Gables, Florida. Miami defeated NC State 52-48. /

Question 5: What coach would you most want to go grab a beer with?

1. Wes Moore, NC State

2. Doug Bruno, DePaul

3. Holly Warlick, Tennessee

Honorable mentions:
Geno Auriemma, UConn
Mike Neighbors, Arkansas

KNOXVILLE, TN – FEBRUARY 21: Detailed view of the Tennessee Volunteers logo which is seen on a cheerleader megaphone during a game against the Florida Gators at Thompson-Boling Arena on February 21, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won 62-57. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Question 6: What is the toughest coaching job in the country?

1. Tennessee

2. Vanderbilt

3. Any mid-major in a one-bid league

Honorable mentions:
Ole Miss
UConn after Geno

LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 15: UCLA Bruins forward Paulina Hersler (24) defending Oregon Ducks forward Ruthy Hebard (24) as she drives to the basket during the game between the Oregon Ducks and the UCLA Bruins on January 15, 2017, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by David Dennis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Question 7: Who is the most underrated current college player?

1. Ruthy Hebard, Oregon

2. Jackie Young, Notre Dame

3. Leaonna Odom, Duke

Honorable mention:
Ty Harris, South Carolina

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT- MARCH 25: Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the Oregon Ducks in action during the UConn Huskies Vs Oregon Ducks, NCAA Women’s Division 1 Basketball Championship game on March 27th, 2017 at the Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images) /

Question 8: You have the #1 pick in a draft of every current college player (in their current class). Who do you pick with the goal of winning a national championship before they graduate?

1. Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

2. Megan Walker, UConn

3. Satou Sabally, Oregon

Honorable mentions:
Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame
Sophie Cunningham, Missouri

SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 04: Oregon Ducks head coach Kelly Graves during the women’s Pac 12 college tournament game between the Oregon Ducks and the Stanford Cardinals on March 4th, 2017, at the Key Arena in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Aric Becker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Question 9: What team who has yet to make it to the Final Four under their current head coach will make it there first?

1. Oregon

2. Georgia

3. Multiple, different choices

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Coaches get candid: Anonymous NCAA coach survey

By High Post Hoops Staff | Nov 2, 2018