All-Time and Active Coaches' Appearances In 41-Year AP WBB Poll History

  By Mel Greenberg
Women’s Hoops Guru @womhoopsguru

Note: This will update later in the offseason to reflect those that came off the active list and those that have re-appeared through hires for 2017-18

Quick hits on AP poll (week 19 for coaches’ appearances week No. 19) – Final 2016-17
(This is 729th poll after week 19 for 2016-17). (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-193), 339
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 as existed in 2012)
2.  Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 523
3. **-Andy Landers, Georgia – 522
4.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 483
5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 428
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) – 339
10. **-Rene Portland (2 schools – St. Joseph, Penn St.) – 336
11. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 332
12.  **-Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 329
13. **- Kay Yow, North Caro. St. – 326
14. **-Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech (51-shared with Sonja Hogg) – 325
15.**- Gail Goestenkors (2 schools – Duke, Texas) – 295
16. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290
17. Kim Mulkey, Baylor 285
18. **-Sue Gunter (2 schools – Stephen F. Austin, LSU) – 270
19. **-Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) – 267
20. **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264
21. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma -- 262
22. **-Van Chancellor (2 schools – Mississippi, LSU) – 261
23. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools – Michigan St., Duke) – 250
24. Brenda Frese (2 schools – Minnesota, Maryland) – 237
25. **-Chris Weller, Maryland – 227
26. )(-Theresa Grentz (2 schools – Rutgers, Illinois) – 225
27. **-Marianne Stanley (3 schools – Old Dominion, Southern Cal, Stanford*) – 183
28. **-Paul Sanderford (2 schools – W. Kentucky, Nebraska) – 182
29. Doug Bruno, DePaul - 179
30. **-Marian Washington, Kansas – 176

**-Not on the College Division I active head coaches list

Active Coaches-All Time AP Ranking Appearances
1. Tara VanDerveer (2 schools – Ohio St., Stanford) – 523
2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 483
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) – 339
7. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 332
8. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 285
9. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 262
10. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools - Michigan St., Duke) – 250
11. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 237
12. )(-Theresa Grentz (3 schools – Saint Joseph’s, Rutgers, and Illinois) - 225
13. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 179
14. Bill Fennelly, (2 schools – Toledo, Iowa St.) – 155
15. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 137
16. @!@!-Kristy Curry (2 schools – Purdue, Texas Tech) – 136
17. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 135
18. Joe McKeown (3 schools – New Mexico St., George Washington, Northwestern) – 129
19. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 128
20. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 127
21. Dawn Staley (Temple, South Carolina) – 123
22.)))-Chris Gobrecht (Washington) - 104
23. !!!- Jane Albright (2 schools – N. Illinois, Wisconsin) – 96
24. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 90
24. Kevin McGuff (2 schools -- Xavier, Ohio State) -- 90
25. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84
26. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 81
28. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 79 (In 2016 Tennessee missed polls 16th/17th/18th/19th) ( in 2017 missed poll 5th, 6th, 7th ,8th, 9th. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th)
29. Katie Meier, Miami –67
30. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 64
31. Joanne Boyle, California (2 schools – California, Virginia) – 61
31. Coquese Washington, Penn State – 61
33. Lindsay Gottlieb, California 60
34. Lisa Bluder (2 schools – Iowa, Drake) – 59
35. Karen Aston, Texas – 58
36.Cori Close, UCLA—57
37. Scott Rueck, Oregon State – 56
38. Vic Schaefer, Mississippi St. – 55
39.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52
40. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 49
40. ____Terri Williams-Flournoy (2 schools – Georgetown, Auburn) – 49
42. Jeff  Mittie, (TCU, Kansas St.) – 48
43. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 44
44. Kelly Graves, (Gonzaga, Oregon) – 39
45, ====Agnus Berenato (Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh) 37
46.%=%=  Matt Bollant, Wis.-Green Bay – 35
46. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 35
48. Kevin Borseth, Wis.-Green Bay – 32
48. $$$- June Daugherty (2 schools – Boise St.,Washington) – 32
48. Jose Fernandez, South Florida – 32
51. MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech – 31
52. Kim Barnes Arico (2 schools – St. John’s, Michigan) – 28
53. Amanda Butler, Florida – 26
53. Tina Martin, Delaware – 26
 )))-Active at Air Force; $$$-Active at Wash. St.;  !!!-Active at Nevada;  %=%= Active at Illinois; @!@!-Active at Alabama, (-Active at Lafayette, ====-Active at Kennesaw St.