AP Women's Poll History Summer Update: Active Coaches' Appearance List Staff Change Adjustments

  By Mel Greenberg

Women’s Hoops Guru @womhoopsguru

(Mar. 14, 2016/August 7) – Final – Summer Update adjusting changes in active list.

Agnus Berenato back on. Joan Bonvicini, Connie Yori, Jim Davis off.  There are others in the complete database but below the cuts for these categories.

 Quick hits on AP poll (week 19 – final for coaches’ appearances week No. 19)

(This is 710th poll after week 19 for 2015-16). (Records on pages through week 19)

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-190), 336

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), (Chattanooga-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) – 504

4.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 464

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. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 336

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

11.  **-Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 328

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

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

14. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 313

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. Kim Mulkey, Baylor 266

20. **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264

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

22. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma 243

23. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools – Michigan St., Duke) – 235

24. **-Chris Weller, Maryland - 227

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

26. Brenda Frese (2 schools – Minnesota, Maryland) -- 218

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 on active college head coach list in Division I

Active Coaches-All Time AP Ranking Appearances

1. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 504

2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 464

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) – 336

7. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 313

8. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 266

9. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 243

10. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools - Michigan St., Duke) – 235

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

12. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 218

13. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 162

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

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

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

17. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 122

18. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 116

18. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 116

20. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 108

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

21. Dawn Staley (Temple, South Carolina) – 104

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

24. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84

25. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 80

26. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 76

27. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 74 (Tennessee missed 16th/17th/18th/19th)

28. Kevin McGuff, (2 schools –Xavier, Ohio St.) – 71

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

29. Coquese Washington, Penn State – 61

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

32. Lindsay Gottlieb, California 57

33.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52

34. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 49

34. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 49

36. ____Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown – 48

37. Katie Meier, Miami –47

38. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 44

39. Karen Aston, Texas 39

40. @@@@- Kelly Graves, Gonzaga – 38

40.Cori Close, UCLA—38

40. #####-Jeff  Mittie, TCU – 38

43. Scott Rueck, Oregon State – 38

44, ====Agnus Berenato (Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh) 37

45. Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State – 35

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

45. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 35

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

49. MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech – 31

50. Tina Martin, Delaware -- 26

 )))-Active at Air Force; $$$-Active at Wash. St.;  !!!-Active at Nevada; @@@@-Active at Oregon;; ____Active at Auburn; %=%= Active at Illinois; @!@!-Active at Alabama, #####-active at Kansas State.)(-Active at Lafayette, ====-Active at Kennesaw St.