AP Women's Poll Quickie Notes: Coaching

By Mel Greenberg

The preseason AP women's poll for 2005-06 begins the 30th year and is the 500th weekly ranking.

Here are quick notes off the data base on coaches whose teams have been listed.
Other notes will be filed over the next several days.

Data is updated to include the 2005-06 preseason poll released Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Coaches who have had three teams ranked with individual and overall number of appearances.

C. Vivian Stringer (Cheyney-85), (Iowa-155), (Rutgers-87), 327
Jim Foster (Saint Joseph's - 35), (Vanderbilt-164), Ohio St.-39), 238
Lin Dunn (Miami-2), (Mississippi-1), (Purdue-130), 133
Sharon Fanning (Kentucky-4), (Miss. St.-46), (Tenn.-Chattannoga-4), 54
Don Perrelli (Northwestern-52), (S. Conn.-20), (St. John’s-1), 73
Marianne Stanley (Old Dominion-141), (Southern Cal-24), (Stanford*-18), 183
Debbie Yow (Florida-2), (Kentucky-21), (Oral Roberts-1), 24
* - Includes shared coaching season with Amy Tucker.

Co-Head Coaches records

Kittie Blakemore, Scott Harrelson – West Virginia 8
Sonja Hogg, Leon Barmore – Louisiana Tech 51
Jill Hutchison, Linda Fischer – Illinois St. 3
Jim Jarrett, Joyce Patterson – Georgia St. 1
Marianne Stanley, Amy Tucker – Stanford 18
Jim Bolla, Sheila Strike – UNLV 18

Coaches All Time Ranking Appearances

1. Pat Summitt, Tennessee – 486 (missed just 14 polls in entire AP history)
2. Jody Conradt, Texas – 379
3. Andy Landers, Georgia – 378
4. Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336
5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 327
6. **-Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech (51-shared with Sonja Hogg) – 325
7. Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 319
8. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 294
9. Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 292
10. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290
11. **-Sue Gunter (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, LSU) – 270
12. Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267
13. Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 262
14. Geno Auriemma , Connecticut – 254
15. Jim Foster (3 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St.) – 238
16. **-Chris Weller, Maryland - 227
17. Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225
18. **-Van Chancellor, Mississippi – 221
19. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 204
20.. Gail Goestenkors, Duke – 193
21..**-Marianne Stanley (3 schools – Old Dominion, Southern Cal, Stanford*) – 183
22. **-Paul Sanderford (2 schools – W. Kentucky, Nebraska) – 182
23. **-Marian Washington, Kansas – 176
24. $$-Gary Blair, (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas) – 146
25. **-Ceal Barry, Colorado – 142
**-Not in college; $$-Active at Texas A&M

Active Coaches-All Time AP Ranking Appearances

1. Pat Summitt, Tennessee – 486 (missed just 14 polls in entire AP history)
2. Jody Conradt, Texas – 379
3. Andy Landers, Georgia – 378
4. Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336
5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 327
6. Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 319
7. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 294
8. Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 292
9. Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267
10. Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 262
11. Geno Auriemma , Connecticut – 254
12. Jim Foster (3 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St.) – 238
13. Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225
14. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 204
15. Gail Goestenkors, Duke – 193
16. $$-Gary Blair, (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas) – 146
17. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 129
18.Wendy Larry, Old Dominion – 127
19. %%- Carol Ross, Florida - 111
20. Kristy Curry, Purdue – 106
24. Bill Fennelly, (2 schools – Toledo, Iowa) – 95
25. Cathy Inglese, (2 schools - Boston College, Vermont) – 89
26. &&-Jim Bolla, UNLV* – 75
27. Joe McKeown, George Washington – 81
28. Debbie Patterson, Kansas St. – 67
29. Melanie Balcomb (2 schools – Xavier, Vanderbilt) – 62.
30. Kim Mulkey-Robertson, Baylor – 56
31. Sharon Fanning (3 schools – Tenn.-Chattanooga, Kentucky, Miss. St.) – 54
32. Mark French, UC Santa Barbara – 54
33. @@-Cheryl Burnett, Missouri St., 51
34. Kathy Olivier, UCLA 44
34. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 44
36. ##-Kurt Budke, Louisiana Tech. – 42
37. ++-Bonnie Henrickson, Virginia Tech – 36
37. Joanne P. McCallie, Michigan St. – 36
39. !!-Tom Collen, Colorado St. – 34
40. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 34

$$-Active at Texas A&M; %%-Active at Mississippi; &&-Active at Hawaii (Shared 18 with Sheila Strike); @@-Active at Michigan; ##-Active at Oklahoma St.; ++-Active at Kansas; !!-Active at Louisville.

More to come

-- Mel