List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders explained

This is a list of college women's basketball coaches by number of career wins. The list includes coaches with at least 600 wins at the NCAA,^[1] AIAW and NAIA levels. Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Huskies since 1985, is at the top of the list with 1,217 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group also belongs to Geno Auriemma, with a career winning percentage. The fastest coach to reach 600 wins is GP Gromacki, current head coach of Division III Amherst College, who reached the mark in his 686th game on February 2, 2024.^[2]

NCAA and NAIA women's basketball coaches with 600 wins

Key

	Active as of the 2024–25 season
	Elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
†	Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
	Elected as a coach to both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

The source for all statistics and schedules for NCAA teams is https://stats.ncaa.org/head_coaches

Sources for NAIA teams are specified in the relevant entries.

Coaches

Statistics updated through the 2024–25 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Teams (Seasons)
1	**	40	1,233	164		UConn (1985–)
2	**	45	1,216	271		Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–2024)
3	**	38	1,098	208		Tennessee (1974–2012)
4	**	43	1,058	291		Clark (MA) (1977–83), Massachusetts (1983–86), Bentley (1986–2020)
5	**	50	1,055	426		Cheyney (1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers (1995–2022)
6	**	44	1,023	405		Francis Marion (1975–86), North Carolina (1986–2019)
7	**	38	936	293		Lehigh (1982–87), Notre Dame (1987–2020)
8		47	921	315		Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)
9	*	40	903	347		Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018)
10	**	38	900	309		Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)
11		43	891	384		DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–)
12		40	884	396		St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–2024)
13		37	866	324		Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–2024)
14		38	865	286		Montana (1978–2016)
15	*	36	862	299		Georgia (1979–2015)
16	**	37	852	348		Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022)
17		39	846	306		Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018)
18		36	845	261		Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–)
19		37	821	316		Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–2024)
20		36	816	286		Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–)
21		34	815	182		Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014)
22		35	797	349		Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–2024)
23		37	790	373		Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–)
24	*	38	786	405		DePaul (1976–78, 1988–2024)
25		42	783	489		Villanova (1978–2020)
26	*	36	779	232		Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022)
27		39	775	424		New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–)
28		39	772	257		Messiah (1986–)
29		38	765	374		Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–)
30		39	760	339		Rollins (1986–)
31		40	758	290		Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–)
32-T	*	26	757	119		Union (TN) (1999–)
32-T		34	757	171		St. John Fisher (1974–2008)
34		39	744	287		Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022)
35	Kim Mulkey **	25	743	118		Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–)
36	*	34	739	324		Virginia (1977–2011)
37	**	38	737	344		Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009)
38	*	42	736	403		Midland (NE) (1970–2012)
39		26	735	185		Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020)
40		32	732	152		DePauw (1993–)
41	Brian Morehouse	29	724	101		Hope (1996–)
42		39	719	330		Babson (1984–2023)
43		38	713	413		Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–2022), FDU (2023–)
44	John Wethington	36	711	414		Lindsey Wilson (1989–)^[3]
45	**	34	708	308		Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004)
46		38	707	408		Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015)
47		33	706	244		Sterling (KS) (1981–2014)
48	Cheri Harrer	35	702	247		Baldwin Wallace (1990–)
49-T	Carmen Dolfo	34	701	269		Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–)
49-T		36	701	421		Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016)
51		34	695	302		Augustana (SD) (1989–2023)
52-T		42	693	312		St. Norbert (1977–2019)
52-T		31	693	265		Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007)
54		33	691	353		Rio Grande (1992–)^[4]
55	Jamie Sale	27	690	217		Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–)^[5]
56		42	689	328		Elizabethtown (1970–2012)
57	Brian Niemuth	38	688	306		Simpson (1987–)
58	**	35	681	362		Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17)
59-T		37	677	379		Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–2022), WashU (2024-)
59-T	Russ Davis	28	677	185		Vanguard (1996–2024)
61		32	675	255		Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012)
62	Fred Richter	35	674	260		De Sales (1990–)
63	Karl Smesko	26	672	139		Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999–2001), FGCU (2002–2024)
64	*	29	671	198		North Dakota State (1979–2008)
65-T		33	663	371		Missouri Western (1992–95), Arkansas St. (1995–99), TCU (1999–2014), Kansas St. (2014–)
65-T		40	663	353		Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
67-T		29	660	230		Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021–)
67-T		27	660	137		Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15)
69	Steve Brooks	24	659	176		Indiana Wesleyan (1999–2016), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021–2024)
70	Michael McDevitt	33	657	228		Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987–2003, 2009–)
71-T		26	655	193		Ball State (1999–2001), Minnesota (2001–02), Maryland (2002–)
71-T	Marty Rowe	27	655	208		Brescia University (1998–2004), Lee (2004-)
73		33	654	371		Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994–2024)
74		31	652	258		Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017)
75		32	651	277		Bluefield St. (1988–1997), Tampa (2002–)
76		30	649	197		Salem State (1981–2011)
77	Mary Beth Spirk	37	648	345		Moravian (1987–2024)
78		31	647	285		North Georgia (1994–)
79		38	647	376		Randolph–Macon (1982–2020)
80		28	646	255		Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020)
81		37	645	377		Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020)
82		37	640	484		Oklahoma Christian (1985–)
83		24	637	161		Shawnee State (1989–2013)
84	Bob Schneider *	28	634	201		Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006)
85	Lori Culler	35	633	430		Huntington (1986–2022)
86-T	Dawn Staley	25	630	187		Temple (2000–2008), South Carolina (2008–)
86-T		39	630	434		Harvard (1982–2020, 2021–2022)
88-T	Gene Roebuck	25	628	145		North Dakota (1987–2012)
88-T	David Smith	34	628	333		St. Joseph's (IN) (1976–78, 1984–90), Shippensburg (1990–98), Bellarmine (1998–2012), West Virginia State (2012–2016)
90		44	626	662		CSUF (1979–1985), Washington (1985–1996), Florida St. (1996–97), USC (1997–2004), Yale (2005–2015), Air Force (2015–2024)
91	Kelly Graves	28	619	278		Sint Mary's (CA) (1997–2000), Gonzaga (2000–14), Oregon (2014–)
92	Aaron Johnston	26	617	194		South Dakota State (1999–)
93-T	Bill Gibbons Jr.	34	613	410		Holy Cross (1985–2019)
93-T		44	613	586		Paine (1980–1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991–2024)
95	G. P. Gromacki	24	612	92		St. Lawrence (1998–2004), Hamilton (2006–07), Amherst (2007–)
96	Susan Dunagan	33	611	271		Roanoke (1981–2014)
97	Royce Chadwick	36	610	457		Oklahoma Panhandle (1984–86), Sam Houston (1986–89), SFA (1994–2001), Marshall (2001–12), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012–)
98-T		27	608	234		Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011)
98-T		36	608	460		Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012)
98-T	Wendee Saintsing	35	608	368		Barton (1989–2024)
100-T	*	27	607	213		Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004)
100-T		32	607	249		Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004)
103	J. Randall Ognibene	33	606	264		Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013)
104	John Reynolds Jr	38	604	442		Florida Tech (1987–)
105	Lynne Agee	33	602	334		Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011)

See also

• WBCA National Coach of the Year
• Naismith College Coach of the Year
• AP Coach of the Year
• USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
• List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

Notes and References

1. Web site: Head coaches . NCAA Statistics . 15 September 2020.
2. Web site: Coach G.P. Gromacki Records 600th Career Victory, Mammoths Celebrate Seniors with 58-48 Win . 2 February 2024 .
3. Web site: Lindsey Wilson Athletics.
4. Web site: University of Rio Grande.
5. Web site: Morningside University.