Guru's Tuesday Musings With AP Poll Notes

(Updated as promised to make bottom list more readable -- Guru)

By Mel Greenberg

Thoughts to ponder off this week's poll.

Others receiving votes is a category the Guru has never spent much time with, other than the immediate also-rans, but since Delaware and Hofstra claimed first-ever votes in the AP poll (glad they keep track of their history), there's this thought to ponder.

Both shools are in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the same conference that has gone to Old Dominion in all 13 years of the Monarchs' membership. This is probably the first time that CAA schools got votes and none of the multiples was ODU.

Kristy Curry became the 23rd member of the "Doubles Club" with Texas Tech's return to the rankings. The new Raiders coach previously had a ranked team in Purdue. Last week's AP notes had the entire group (and no I don't have time to figure out the link right now -- just scroll back to last Tuesday :) )

Texas A&M, which made coach Gary Blair a "Triples Club" member last season, hit the Top 10 for the first time in the program's history.

Connecticut's Geno Auriemma has passed former Louisiana Tech coach Leon Barmore on the all-time poll appearance list. Barmore has a few extra numbers, but they are in the tandem category when he and Sonja Hogg shared head coaching duties. Of course if you combine the two ---.

That said, and the Guru wants to head to nearby Chinatown on the way home, here's the current readout of all-time poll appearances by coaches:

Most poll appearances (521 polls overall to date)

Pat Summitt 507
Andy Landers 399
Jody Conradt 390
C. Vivian Stringer 348
Rene Portland 336
Kay Yow 323
Tara VanDerveer 315
Debbie Ryan 292
Joe Ciampi 290
Geno Auriemma 275
Leon Barmore 274
Sue Gunter 270
Joan Bonvicini 267
Marsha Sharp 264
Jim Foster 258
Chris Weller 227
Theresa Grentz 225
Sylvia Hatchell 225
Van Chancellor 221
Gail Goestenkors 214
Paul Sanderford 182
Marian Washington 176
Marianne Stanley 165
Gary Blair 156
Ceal Barry 142
Muffet McGraw 139
Linda Sharp 135
Lin Dunn 133
Wendy Larry 127
Kristy Curry 124
Carol Ross 112
Rick Moody 109
Jim Davis 106
Chris Gobrecht 104
Sherri Coale 101
Cathy Inglese 98
Jane Albright 96
Bill Fennelly 95
Nancy Darsch 85
Billie Moore 85
Joe McKeown 84
Melanie Balcomb 82
Doug Bruno 80
Kim Mulkey-Robertson 77
Pam Borton 75
Sonja Hogg 74
Don Perrelli 73
Deb Patterson 67
Terry Hall 65
Lynn Hickey 64
Joann Rutherford 60
Jim Bolla 57
Joanne P. McCallie 57
Sharon Fanning 54
Mark French 54
Kathy Olivier 52
Cheryl Burnett 51
Barmore (Leon) Hogg (Sonja) 51
Pam Parsons 49
Elwin Heiny 47
Brenda Frese 47
Vince Goo 46
Elaine Elliott 45
Harry Perrettta 44
Kurt Budke 42
Dean Weese 41
Pokey Chatman 41
Dan Ayala 40
Mary Lou Johns 39
Annie Tribble 39
L. Margaret Wade 38
Phil Lee 37
Bonnie Henrickson 36
Tom Collen 36
Shelia Moorman 35
Nancy Wilson 35
Dick Halterman 34
Cheryl Miller 34
Lisa Stockton 34
Maureen Wendelken 34
Royce Chadwick 33
Ernest Riggins 33
Cindy Russo 33
Juliene Simpson 33
June Daugherty 32
Jody Runge 32
Susan Walvius 32
Charli Turner Thorne 32
Linda Harper 31
Angie Lee 30
Pat Meiser-McKnett 30
Jennifer Alley 29
Mary Ann Otwell 29
Carolyn Peck 29
John Sutherland 28
Kay James 27
Lyndal Worth 27
Jinks Coleman 26
Lucille Kyvallos 26
Ferne Labati 26
Dawn Staley 26
Bob Foley 25
Jeff Mitte 24
Ken Weeks 24
Debbie Yow 24
Robin Selvig 22
Candi Harvey 21
Terry Kelly 21
Phyllis Mangina 21
Marynell Meadors 21
Don Flanagan 21
Debbie Leonard 20
Ellen Mosher 20
Bill Worrell 19
Strike (Sheila) Bolla (Jim) 18
Kevin Borseth 18
Aki Hill 18
Maura McHugh 18
Steve Small 18
Judy Spoelstra 18
Tucker (Amy) Stanley (Marianne) 18
Winthrop McGriff 17
Cindy Scott 17
Jeff Judkins 17
Angela Beck 16
Olga Fallen 16
Jessie Kenlaw 16
Fran Schaafsma 16
Mary DiStanislao 15
Sue Kreszewski 15
Lisa Bluder 13
Joe Curl 13
Sue Guevara 13
Laura Golden 12
Sox Walseth 12
Walt Bugler 11
Ed Nixon 11
Beth Burns 10
Gooch Foster 10
Laurie Pirtle 10
Cathy Rush 10
Joyce Sake 10
Jane Fontaine 9
Karen Langeland 9
John Miller 9
Carole Baumgarten 8
Harrelson (Scott) Blakemore (Kittie) 8
Beth Dunkenberger 8
Vicki Harrintgon 8
Al Barbre 7
Jane Schroeder 7
Jaci Clark 6
Fran Garmon 6
Chris Long 6
Joe Mullaney Jr. 6
Bob Spencer 6
Cathy Andruzzi 5
Agnus Berenato 5
Mike Granelli 5
Darlene May 5
Mary Murphy 5
Joe Sanchez 5
Bev Smith 5
Greg Williams 5
Mark Trakh 5
Mickie DeMoss 5
Judy Akers 4
Jill Hutchison 4
Joye Lee-McNelis 4
Sadie Magee 4
Glen McDonald 4
Burl Plunkett 4
Debbie Wilson 4
Connie Yori 4
Joanne Boyle 4
Sharon Versyp 4
Mildred Barnes 3
Janice Dykehouse-Allen 3
Edith Godleski 3
Caren Horstmeyer 3
Fischer (Melinda) Hutchison (Jill) 3
Terri Mitchell 3
Linda Puckett 3
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 2
Jean Balthaser 2
Kim Barnes Arico 2
Peggy Collins 2
Chris Denker 2
Pat Dobratz 2
Mark Ehlen 2
Kelly Graves 2
Jim Izard 2
Curt Miller 2
Mary Roickle 2
Sue Semrau 2
Durward Smith 2
Jan Ternyik 2
Fred Williams 2
Cathy Wilson 2
Carol Alfano 1
Brian Boyer 1
Pam Davidson 1
Nell Fortner 1
Patterson (Joyce) Jarrett (Jim) 1
Maryalyce Jeremiah 1
Pat Knapp 1
Courtney Leishman 1
Kathy Mosolino 1
Richie Spears 1
Cindy Stein 1
Lisa Stone 1
Barbara Swanner 1