Womhoops Guru

Mel Greenberg covered college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he worked for 40 plus years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Guru's AP WBB Poll Week 700 Celebration: Coaching Appearances


  By Mel Greenberg

Women’s Hoops Guru

(Jan. 4, 2016)

 Quick hits on AP preseason poll (week 9 – for coaches’ appearances week No. 9)

(This is 700th poll after week 9 for 2015-16). (Records on pages through week 9)



Coaches with Four Ranked Teams

Jim Foster (St. Joe-35), (Vanderbilt-164), (Ohio St.-171), (Chattanooga-10), 380



Coaches with Three Ranked Teams 

C. Vivian Stringer (Cheyney-85), (Iowa-155), (Rutgers-188), 428

Gary Blair (Stephen F. Austin-79), (Arkansas-67), (Texas A&M-180), 326

Marianne Stanley (Old Dominion-141), (Southern Cal-24), (Stanford*-18), 183

Lin Dunn (Miami-2), (Mississippi-1), (Purdue-130), 133

Joe McKeown (New Mexico St.-6), (George Washington-110), (Northwestern-13) 129

Don Perrelli (Northwestern-52), (S. Conn.-20), (St. John’s-1), 73

Tom Collen (Colorado St.-34), (Louisville-17), (Arkansas-9), 60

Sharon Fanning-Otis (Kentucky-4), (Miss. St.-48), (Chattannoga-4), 56

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 – 618 (missed just 14 polls in entire AP history)

2. **-Andy Landers, Georgia – 522

3.  Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 494

4.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 454

5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 487

6. **-Jody Conradt, Texas – 395

7. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 384

8. Jim Foster (4 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St., Chattanooga) – 380

9. **-Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336

10.  **-Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 328

11. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 326

11. **- Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 326

13. **-Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech (51-shared with Sonja Hogg) – 325

14. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 303

15.**- Gail Goestenkors (2 schools – Duke, Texas) – 295

16. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290

17. **-Sue Gunter (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, LSU) – 270

18. &&-Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267

19. **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264

20. **-Van Chancellor (2 schools – Mississippi, LSU) – 261

21. Kim Mulkey, Baylor 256

22. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma 233

22. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools – Michigan St., Duke) – 233

24. **-Chris Weller, Maryland - 227

25. )(-Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225

26. Brenda Frese (2 schools – Minnesota, Maryland) -- 208

27. **-Marianne Stanley (3 schools – Old Dominion, Southern Cal, Stanford*) – 183

28. **-Paul Sanderford (2 schools – W. Kentucky, Nebraska) – 182

29. **-Marian Washington, Kansas – 176

      **-Not in college or not in as a head coach



Active Coaches-All Time AP Ranking Appearances

1. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 494

2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 454

3. C.Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 428

4. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 384

5. Jim Foster (3 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St., Chattanooga) – 380

6. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 326

7. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 303

8.&&--Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) - 267

9. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 256

10. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 233

10. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools - Michigan St., Duke) – 233

12. )(-Theresa Grentz (3 schools – Saint Joseph’s, Rutgers, and Illinois) - 225

13. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 208

14. Melanie Balcomb (2 schools – Xavier, Vanderbilt) – 161

15. Bill Fennelly, (2 schools – Toledo, Iowa St.) – 155

16. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 154

17. @!@!-Kristy Curry (2 schools – Purdue, Texas Tech) – 136

18. Joe McKeown (3 schools – New Mexico St., George Washington, Northwestern) – 129

19. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 112

20. ==== Jim Davis, Clemson, 106

20. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 106

20. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 106

23.)))-Chris Gobrecht (Washington) - 104

24. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 98

25. !!!- Jane Albright (2 schools – N. Illinois, Wisconsin) – 96

26. Dawn Staley (Temple, South Carolina) – 94

27. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84

27. Connie Yori (Creighton, Nebraska) – 84

29. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 70

29. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 70

31. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 68

32. Joanne Boyle, California (2 schools – California, Virginia) – 61

32. Kevin McGuff, (2 schools –Xavier, Ohio St.) – 61

32. Coquese Washington, Penn State – 61

35. Lisa Bluder (2 schools – Iowa, Drake) – 59

36. Lindsay Gottlieb, California 57

36.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52

38. ____Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown – 48

39. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 45

40. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 44

40. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 44

42..@@@@- Kelly Graves, Gonzaga – 38

42. #####-Jeff  Mittie, TCU – 38

44. Katie Meier, Miami –37

45.%=%=  Matt Bollant, Wis.-Green Bay – 35

46. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 34

47. $$$- June Daugherty (2 schools – Boise St.,Washington) – 32

48. MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech – 31

&&-Active at Seattle;  )))-Active at Yale; $$$-Active at Wash. St.;  !!!-Active at Nevada; @@@@-Active at Oregon; ==== Active at Tenn Tech; ____Active at Auburn; %=%= Active at Illinois; @!@!-Active at Alabama, #####-active at Kansas State.)(-Active at Lafayette.

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