Rick Pitino. John Calipari. Jim Calhoun. Tom Izzo.

The list goes on and on when you mention the elite coaches in college basketball --- but what about the guys no one talks about?

Check out the list below of the top five underrated coaches in college basketball.

1. KEVIN STALLINGS, VANDERBILT
A brilliant offensive tactician, Stallings is far and away the best coach in college basketball that no one talks about and he should be a candidate for every major job that opens each spring. A former assistant to North Carolina coach Roy Williams when he was at Kansas, Stallings has enjoyed six 20-win seasons in 11 yearswith the Commodores --- and the best may be yet to come. Vanderbilt will enter next season with heightened expectations, thanks to the return of John Jenkins, Jeffery Taylor, and Festus Ezeli, along with the addition two solid freshmen guards in Kedren Johnson and Dai'Jon Parker. Don't be surprised if this squad challenges Kentucky for the SEC title. Yes, they're that good.

2. FRAN DUNPHY, TEMPLE
Maybe the best human being in collegiate athletics, Dunphy has all the pieces in place to post his fifth 20-win season in six years at Temple. The Philadelphia native came to the Atlantic-10 school after spending 17 years at nearby Penn, where he earned nine NCAA Tournament bids. Look for the Owls to have one of college basketball's top backcourts, headlined by point guard Juan Fernandez.

3. RANDY BENNETT, ST. MARY'S
If you're looking for a self promoter, you've got the wrong guy. Bennett's laid back approach is tailor made for his Northern California surroundings. It's there that he's built the Gaels - alongside Gonzaga - into the premier mid-major program on the West Coast. A trip to the Sweet 16 in 2010 was the school's third trip to the NCAA Tournament under Bennett's watch, and a fourth may be in the near future. Saint Mary's loses star point guard Mickey McConnell, but returning is Matthew Dellavedova, to go with burly wing Rob Jones and Australian import Jorden Page, limited to seven games last season because of injury.

4. BLAINE TAYLOR, OLD DOMINION
Most of Taylor's opponents throughout the years have left his presence the same way --- black and blue. A ruthless rebounding disciple, Taylor has excelled mostly due to astute roster management skills, allowing him to regularly red shirt players and build the Monarchs into a perennial power. Look for Old Dominion guard Kent Bazemore, who plays more like a cornerback than an off-guard, to be one of the college basketball's best defenders next season.