AP WBB Poll Trivia: Coaching Appearance List

By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru

With Tuesday’s announcement of Jim Foster’s retirement from Chattanooga, here is the way the overall and active list with certain cutoffs from the entire database looked at the close of 2017-18 prior to the summer update that on the active file will reflect his departure and any other carousel actions affecting the list. 

  By Mel Greenberg

Women’s Hoops Guru @womhoopsguru

Quick hits on AP poll (week  19 for coaches’ appearances week No. 19 -Final ) – Season 2017-18

(This is 748th poll after week 19 for 2017-18). (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-190), 430

Gary Blair (Stephen F. Austin-79), (Arkansas-67), (Texas A&M-212), 358

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) – 538

3. **-Andy Landers, Georgia – 522

4.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 502

5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 430

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) – 358

10. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 351

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

12.  **-Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 329

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

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

15. Kim Mulkey, Baylor 304

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

17. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290

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

19. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools – Michigan St., Duke) – 269

20. **-Joan Bonvicini (2 schools – Long Beach, Arizona) – 267

21. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 264

21. **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264

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

24. Brenda Frese (2 schools – Minnesota, Maryland) – 256

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 - 180

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) – 538

2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 502

3. C.Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 430

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) – 358

7. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 351

8. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 304

9. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools - Michigan St., Duke) – 269

10. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 264

11. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 256

12. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 180

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

14. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 154

15. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 146

16. Dawn Staley (2 schools —Temple, South Carolina) – 142

17. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 141

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

19. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 134

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

21. Kevin McGuff (2 schools -- Xavier, Ohio State) – 109

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

23. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 103

24. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 98 (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)

25. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84

26. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 81

27. Karen Aston, Texas – 77

28. Cori Close, UCLA—76

29. Scott Rueck, Oregon State – 75

30. Vic Schaefer, Mississippi St. – 74

31. Lindsay Gottlieb, California 73

32. Katie Meier, Miami –67

33. Lisa Bluder (2 schools – Iowa, Drake) – 65

34. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 64

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

35. Coquese Washington, Penn State – 61

37. Kelly Graves, (2 schools — Gonzaga, Oregon) – 58

37. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 58

39. $$$ - Bonnie Henrickson ( 2 schools — Virginia Tech, Kansas) - 54

40.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52

41. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 50

42. ____Terri Williams-Flournoy (2 schools – Georgetown, Auburn) – 49

43. Jeff  Mittie, (TCU, Kansas St.) – 48

44. Kevin Borseth, Wis.-Green Bay – 46

45. Jose Fernandez, South Florida – 45

46. Nikki Fargas (UCLA, LSU) – 44

47. Kim Barnes Arico (2 schools – St. John’s, Michigan) – 43

48. ====Agnus Berenato (Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh) 37

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

49. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 35

51. ;;; - June Daughtery (2 schools — Boise St., Washington) - 32

52. MaChelle Joseph, Georgia Tech – 31

 )))-Active at Air Force; $$$-Active at UCSB.;  !!!-Active at Nevada;  %=%= Active at Eastern Illinois; @!@!-Active at Alabama, ====-Active at Kennesaw St.; ;;;-Active at Washington St.