Coaches Compare

Compare coach careers on the same scale.

See top-line edges, side-by-side profiles, overlaid career arcs, and school-stop comparisons in one matchup view.

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Greg DavisBrian Polian

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Top-line verdicts

Who leads, and by how much

Career Quality

Narrow edge

Edge: Brian Polian

Brian Polian: 29th pct vs Greg Davis: 23rd pct

Percentile score against all tracked coaches.

Peak Score

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Similar: Brian Polian vs Greg Davis

Brian Polian: 31st pct vs Greg Davis: 29th pct

Percentile peak score derived from each coach's best season.

Consistency

Decisive edge

Edge: Brian Polian

Brian Polian: 83rd pct vs Greg Davis: 67th pct

Percentile steadiness score across season-to-season performance.

National Championships

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Similar: Brian Polian vs Greg Davis

Brian Polian: 0 titles vs Greg Davis: 0 titles

Raw championship seasons from the curated national-title dataset.

Longevity

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Similar: Brian Polian vs Greg Davis

Brian Polian: 4 seasons vs Greg Davis: 4 seasons

Raw career span based on first and last tracked season.

Career Win Percentage

Decisive edge

Edge: Brian Polian

Brian Polian: 46.0% vs Greg Davis: 31.1%

Raw career win rate, not a normalized score.

Style and Strength Profile

Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.

These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.

Overall Strength

Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.

Brian Polian and Greg Davis look similar in overall strength.

Overall Strength

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Brian Polian and Greg Davis look similar in overall strength.

Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.

Greg Davis

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -11.8

23th pct

Lower end

Brian Polian

Lower end

Raw avg SP Overall: -11.1

25th pct

Lower end

Career Arc Overlay

Overlay the same SRS scale to compare where each career climbed faster, held steadier, peaked higher, or dipped harder.

Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.

Greg DavisBrian Polian
EliteStrongAverageLean
1988Actual season year • SRS range -16.6 to -2.12016

Active comparison point

Greg Davis1990

Selected

1990 Tulane

Best season

4-7 • SRS -2.6 • SP Overall -4.0

Win %

36.4%

YoY SRS

+1.1

SP Off / Def

25.2 / 29.2

Finish

Unranked

Comparison context

Compared against the nearest season year point for the other selected coach.

Brian Polian

Nearest year 2013Nevada

Profile

4-8 • SRS -7.5 • SP Overall -16.8

Greg Davis holds a 4.9-point SRS edge at this point.

Offense gap: -0.5 SP offense

Tenure comparison

Compare school stops, duration, average level, and peak seasons across each coach's path.

SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordAvg SRSPeak
Greg Davis
Tulane1988-1991414-31-8.2-2.6
Brian Polian
Nevada2013-2016423-27-8.2-2.1

Closing takeaway

What separates these careers at the finish

Similar overall level

Greg Davis

14-3131.1%4 seasons • 0 titles

This matchup stays tight across the headline comparison signals.

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Best Season

Tulane 1990

SRS -2.6

Worst Season

Tulane 1991

SRS -16.6

Biggest Improvement

Tulane 1989

6.1 SRS

Steadier arc

Brian Polian

23-2746.0%4 seasons • 0 titles

83rd pct steadiness score.

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Best Season

Nevada 2014

SRS -2.1

Worst Season

Nevada 2016

SRS -13.7

Biggest Improvement

Nevada 2014

5.4 SRS