AP WBB Poll Stats: Updated All-Time and Active Coaching Appearances

By Mel Greenberg

Women’s Hoops Guru @womhoopsguru

 

Quick hits on AP poll (week 7 for coaches’ appearances week No. 7) – Season 2019-20. 

(This is 775th poll after week 7 for 2019-20). (Records on pages through overall week 7)

 

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-195), 435

Gary Blair (Stephen F. Austin-79), (Arkansas-67), (Texas A&M-235), 381

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) – 563

3.  Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 529

4. **-Andy Landers, Georgia – 522

5. C. Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 435

6. **-Jody Conradt, Texas – 395

7. **- Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina 384

8. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 381

9. **-Jim Foster (4 schools – St. Joseph’s, Vanderbilt, Ohio St., Chattanooga) – 380

10. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 373

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

12. Kim Mulkey, Baylor 331

13.  **-Debbie Ryan, Virginia – 329

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

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

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

17. **-Joe Ciampi, Auburn – 290

18. Brenda Frese (2 schools – Minnesota, Maryland) – 283

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

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

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

22. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 264

22. **-Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech – 264

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

25. **-Chris Weller, Maryland – 227

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

27. Doug Bruno, DePaul - 198

28. **-Marianne Stanley (3 schools – Old Dominion, Southern Cal, Stanford*) – 183

29. **-Paul Sanderford (2 schools – W. Kentucky, Nebraska) – 182

**-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) – 563

2. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut – 529

3. C.Vivian Stringer (3 schools – Cheyney, Iowa, Rutgers) – 435

4. Gary Blair, (3 schools – Stephen F. Austin, Arkansas, Texas A&M) – 381

5. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame – 373

6. Kim Mulkey, Baylor – 331

7. Brenda Frese (2 schools, Minnesota, Maryland) – 283

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

9. Sherri Coale, Oklahoma – 264

10. Doug Bruno, DePaul – 198

11. Jeff Walz, Louisville – 181

12. Dawn Staley (2 schools —Temple, South Carolina) – 169

13. Bill Fennelly, (2 schools – Toledo, Iowa St.) – 167

14. Matthew Mitchell, Kentucky – 165

15. Sue Semrau, Florida St. – 163

16. Charli Turner Thorne, Arizona St. – 156

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

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

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

xx-. Holly Warlick, Tennessee – 109 (In 2016 Tennessee missed polls 16^th/17^th/18^th/19^th) ^{( in 2017 missed poll 5th, 6th, 7th ,8th, 9th. 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th)(in 2019 missed poll 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th) under new coach in 2020 missed poll prsn, 2nd}

20. Mike Carey, West Virginia – 108

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

22. Scott Rueck, Oregon State – 102

23. Vic Schaefer, Mississippi St. – 101

24. Karen Aston, Texas – 99

25. Suzy Merchant, Michigan St. – 98

26. Katie Meier, Miami –88

27. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse – 87

28. Lisa Bluder (2 schools – Iowa, Drake) – 86

28. Cori Close, UCLA—86

30. Kelly Graves, (2 schools — Gonzaga, Oregon) – 85

31. Sharon Versyp, Purdue – 84

32. Jim Littell, Oklahoma State – 58

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

33. Wes Moore, North Caro. St. — 54

35.  ***-Kathy Olivier, UCLA 52

36. Jose Fernandez, South Florida – 51

37. Harry Perretta, Villanova – 50

38. Kim Barnes Arico (2 schools – St. John’s, Michigan) – 49

38. Terri Williams-Flournoy (2 schools – Georgetown, Auburn) – 49

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

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

41 . Nikki Fargas (UCLA, LSU) – 46

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

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

44. Lisa Stockton, Tulane – 35

46. !!!-Nell Fortner (Auburn, Purdue) - 30

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

XX – Listed to help with poll week running history.