AP Poll Category -- Coaching Appearances

Guru's Note: Good morning or whatever

As they say in the WNBA and at ESPN, we'll be posting across multiple platforms over the next several days.

Now that the final poll of the season is over, we'll be listing several categories of performance here that are part of the notes files sent to conferences and schools.

Our coverage in print of the bracket in Tuesday's paper can be found at philly.com although we'll have more extensive reports right here.

Here is the report of coaching appearances all-time overall though this list is not the complete list since we had to cut it at some point. The fuller list, of course, has coaches with less appearances in terms of significance.

We'll have comment later in the day on Jody Conradt's retirement. For the purposes of this chart, she remains current until the season itself is history and then will note the asterisk reflecting her departure.

In terms of Pokey Chatman's retirement from LSU, we left her on the active list for now for those interested in her ranking. Because she left before the polling season ended, Bob Starkey is credited with one appearance as a coach of a ranked team.

By Mel Greenberg
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Quick hits on AP poll (week 19) for coaches thru week No. 19 and FINAL of the 2006-07 poll

(This is 536th poll after week 19). (Records on pages through Monday, 3/12/07)

Coaches With Three Ranked Teams

C. Vivian Stringer (Cheyney-85), (Iowa-155), (Rutgers-116), 356
Jim Foster (St. Joe-35), (Vanderbilt-164), Ohio St.-75), 274
Marianne Stanley (Old Dominion-141), (Southern Cal-24), (Stanford*-18), 183
Gary Blair (Stephen F. Austin-79), (Arkansas-67), (Texas A&M-25), 171
Lin Dunn (Miami-2), (Mississippi-1), (Purdue-130), 133
Don Perrelli (Northwestern-52), (S. Conn.-20), (St. John’s-1), 73
Sharon Fanning (Kentucky-4), (Miss. St.-46), (Tenn.-Chattannoga-4), 54
Debbie Yow (Florida-2), (Kentucky-21), (Oral Roberts-1), 24

Co-Coaches

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 – 522 (missed just 14 polls in entire AP history)
2. Andy Landers, Georgia – 414
3. Jody Conradt, Texas – 395
4. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 356
5. Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336
6. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 330
7. Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 326
8. **-Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech (51-shared with Sonja Hogg) – 325
9. Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 292
10.**-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290
10. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut, 290
12. Jim Foster (3 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St.) – 274
13. **-Sue Gunter (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, LSU) – 270
14. Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267
15 **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264
16. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 240
17. Gail Goestenkors, Duke – 229
18. **-Chris Weller, Maryland - 227
19. Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225
20. **-Van Chancellor, Mississippi – 221
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, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 171
25. **-Ceal Barry, Colorado – 142
**-Not in college or not in as a head coach

Active Coaches-All Time AP Ranking Appearances

1. Pat Summitt, Tennessee – 522 (missed just 14 polls in entire AP history)
2. Andy Landers, Georgia – 414
3. Jody Conradt, Texas – 395
4. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 356
5. Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336
6. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 330
7. Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 326
8. Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 292
9. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 290
10 Jim Foster (3 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St.) – 274
11. Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267
12. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 240
13. Gail Goestenkors, Duke – 229
14. Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225
15. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 171
16. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 139
17.Wendy Larry, Old Dominion – 127
18. Kristy Curry (2 schools – Purdue, Texas Tech) – 124
19. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 116
20 Carol Ross, (2 schools – Florida, Mississippi) - 114
21. )))-Chris Gobrecht (Washington) - 104
22. Joe McKeown (2 schools - George Washington, New Mexico St.) – 99
23. Cathy Inglese (2 schools - Boston College, Vermont) – 98
24. Melanie Balcomb (2 schools – Xavier, Vanderbilt) – 97
25. ---Jane Albright (N. Illinois, Wisconsin) _ 96
25. Bill Fennelly, (2 schools – Toledo, Iowa) – 96
27. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 92
28. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 86
29. &&-Jim Bolla, UNLV* – 75
29. Pam Borton, Minnesota – 75
31. Joanne P. McCallie, Michigan St. – 70
32. Debbie Patterson, Kansas St. – 68
33. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 62
34. Pokey Chatman, LSU – 55
35. Sharon Fanning (3 schools – Tenn.-Chattanooga, Kentucky, Miss. St.) – 54
35. Mark French, UC Santa Barbara – 54
37.Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52
38. @@-Cheryl Burnett, Missouri St., 51
38. Tom Collen, (2 schools, Colorado St., Louisville) – 51
40. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 47
41. Elaine Elliott, Utah – 45
42. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 44
43. ##-Kurt Budke, Louisiana Tech. – 42
44. ++-Bonnie Henrickson, Virginia Tech – 36
45. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 34
46. June Daugherty (2 schools – Boise St., Washington) 32
&&-Active at Hawaii (Shared 18 with Sheila Strike); @@-Active at Michigan; ##-Active at Oklahoma St.; ++-Active at Kansas; )))-Active at Yale; ---Active at Wichita St..