Dusty May NCAA Tournament winning percentage: Michigan coach has eye-popping record in small sample size

Apr 07, 2026 - 05:46

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Dusty May has made history twice in his short head-coaching career.

As the coach of Florida Atlantic, he led the Owls to the school’s first Final Four appearance and was one rim-bounce away from the program’s first championship appearance. Now, he has led the Michigan Wolverines to their first title since 1989.

May has only been a Division I head coach for eight seasons, but his growth is telling. There’s a reason he jumped from FAU to Michigan, and his tournament record proves it.

Let’s take a look at May’s short but impressive NCAA Tournament record and how it compares to the rest of the field.

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Dusty May NCAA Tournament winning percentage

With Michigan's 2026 NCAA Championship win, May now has a 12-3 tournament record. His tournament win percentage is now .800.

With him at the helm, his teams have made the NCAA Tournament four times (FAU: 2, Michigan: 2). Prior to his championship win, May burst onto the scene with FAU, leading them to the school's first-ever Final Four and was a buzzer-beater away from their first championship appearance in 2023.

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Coaches with best NCAA Tournament winning percentages

Despite his small sample size, May has a phenomenal NCAA Tournament record and win percentage. The Wolverines coach now has a 12-3 record and an .800 win percentage. While he hasn’t reached the 20-game threshold that the following coaches have, it’s still viable to compare him with some of the NCAA’s best.

Standing atop the list is UCLA’s John Wooden. Wooden was the coach during the Bruins’ dynasty and accumulated a 47-10 record, with an .825 win percentage. May would be second on the list with his current percentage if he had coached more than 20 tournament games.

Coming in third place, just barely, is UConn’s Dan Hurley. While Hurley’s win percentage was .800 after UConn’s Final Four win, it fell to .769 with their 2026 championship loss. Hurley’s record now stands at 20-6. Just behind Hurley, in fourth, is former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski. Through 132 NCAA Tournament games, his record was 101-31, with a win percentage of .765. In fifth place sits former Kansas and North Carolina coach Roy Williams, with a tournament win percentage of .745 from his 79-27 record.

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Dusty May career record

Across his coaching career, May has coached 271 games and achieved a 189-82 record. His career win percentage sits at .697. Here is a per-season look at his career totals.

Season	Team	Record	Tournament finish
2018-19	FAU	17-16	N/A
2019-20	FAU	17-15	N/A
2020-21	FAU	13-10	N/A
2021-22	FAU	19-15	N/A
2022-23	FAU	35-4	Final Four
2023-24	FAU	25-9	Round of 64
	FAU TOTAL:	126-69

2024-25	Michigan	27-10	Sweet 16
2025-26	Michigan	36-3	Won Championship
	MICHIGAN TOTAL:	63-13

	CAREER TOTAL:	189-82

Dusty May salary

In February 2025, May agreed to a five-year extension at Michigan. His deal features a $4.6 million base salary for the 2026 season, set to increase by $250,000 each of the next four seasons and peaks at $5.6 million in the 2029-30 season.

This season, May already earned a $50,000 bonus for winning the Big Ten regular-season title outright, a $50,000 bonus for being named Big Ten coach of the year (an award he got from the media, sharing the honor with the coaches' pick. Nebraska's Fred Hoiberg) and earned another $400,000 for leading the Wolverines to their first championship since 1989.

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How old is Dusty May?

Dusty May is 49 years old. The Michigan coach was born on December 30, 1976. He was born in Terre Haute, Ind., and graduated from the University of Indiana in 2000.

He has been a D1 coach for 8 seasons, with six at Florida Atlantic University and two at the University of Michigan.

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