Pitino tops list of highest-paid coaches in 2017 NCAA tournament

$110 million.

That's roughly what the combined annual salaries of all coaches in the NCAA tournament amount to this year, according to Steve Berkowitz, Christopher Schnaars, and Sean Dougherty of USA Today.

Louisville's Rick Pitino made the most among coaches with teams in the Big Dance this year, taking in just over $5 million in base salary, plus an additional $2.7 million in outside compensation, such as shoe contracts and speaking engagements, for a grand total of $7.8 million.

Following Pitino is Kentucky's John Calipari ($7.4 million) and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski ($5.6 million).

Top 10

Among the four coaches competing in this year's Final Four, Oregon's Dana Altman is the highest paid at $2.7 million, good for 11th in the country.

However, the numbers aren't completely true. Though some schools publicly share their head coach's additional pay and include it in the total salary, it isn't officially required, and most likely why North Carolina's Roy Williams only ranks 25th on the list at $2.1 million.

Likewise, South Carolina's Frank Martin earns $2.5 million, but also receives additional undisclosed compensation.

Gonzaga's Mark Few is paid the least out of the four coaches remaining, earning $1.6 million.

Bottom 5

SMU's Tim Jakovich, Princeton's Mitch Henderson, Bucknell's Nathan Davis, Butler's Chris Holtmann, and Vanderbilt's Bryce Drew did not have their salaries released due to coaching at private schools and thus being protected from public requests.