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University of Connecticut head women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Naismith College Coach of the Year ...

Joining Auriemma as finalists are Baylor's Kim Mulkey, Tennessee's Pat Summitt and Stanford's Tara VanDerveer. Each of the four finalists led their team to a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship.

Wow. The coaches of the four NCAA top seeds. What a courageous stance the Atlanta Tipoff Club has taken!