AP WBB Poll Triva: Coaches’ Appearances With Ranked Teams

  By Mel Greenberg

Women’s Hoops Guru @womhoopsguru

Quick hits on AP poll (week 1 for coaches’ appearances week No. 1  Preseason ) – Season 2018-19

(This is 749th poll after week 1 for 2018-19). (Records on pages through week 1)

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-213), 359

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) – 539

3. **-Andy Landers, Georgia – 522

4.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 503

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) – 359

10. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 352

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 305

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

17. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290

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

18. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools – Michigan St., Duke) – 270

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) – 257

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 - 181

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) – 539

2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 503

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

4. Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina – 384

5. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 359

6. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 352

7. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 305

8. Joanne P. McCallie (2 schools - Michigan St., Duke) – 270

9. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 264

10. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 257

11. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 181

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

12. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 155

14. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 146

15. Dawn Staley (2 schools —Temple, South Carolina) – 143

16. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 141

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

18. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 135

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

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

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

22. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 103

23. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 99 (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)

24. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84

25. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 81

26. Karen Aston, Texas – 78

27. Cori Close, UCLA—76

27. Scott Rueck, Oregon State – 76

29. Vic Schaefer, Mississippi St. – 75

30. Lindsay Gottlieb, California 74

31. Katie Meier, Miami –68

32. Lisa Bluder (2 schools – Iowa, Drake) – 66

33. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 65

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

34. Coquese Washington, Penn State – 61

36. Kelly Graves, (2 schools — Gonzaga, Oregon) – 59

36. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 58

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

39.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52

40. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 50

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

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

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

43. Jose Fernandez, South Florida – 46

45. Nikki Fargas (UCLA, LSU) – 44

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

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

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

48. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 35

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

51. 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.