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.