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

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, AIAW and NAIA levels. Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Huskies since 1985, is at the top of the list with 1,244 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group also belongs to Geno Auriemma, with a .883 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.

## 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 | Geno Auriemma ** | 40 | 1,244 | 165 | .883 | UConn (1985–) |
| 2 | Tara VanDerveer ** | 45 | 1,216 | 271 | .818 | Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–2024) |
| 3 | Pat Summitt ** | 38 | 1,098 | 208 | .841 | Tennessee (1974–2012) |
| 4 | Barbara Stevens ** | 43 | 1,058 | 291 | .784 | Clark (MA) (1977–83), Massachusetts (1983–86), Bentley (1986–2020) |
| 5 | C. Vivian Stringer ** | 50 | 1,055 | 426 | .712 | Cheyney (1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers (1995–2022) |
| 6 | Sylvia Hatchell ** | 44 | 1,023 | 405 | .716 | Francis Marion (1975–86), North Carolina (1986–2019) |
| 7 | Muffet McGraw ** | 38 | 936 | 293 | .762 | Lehigh (1982–87), Notre Dame (1987–2020) |
| 8 | Andy Yosinoff | 47 | 921 | 315 | .745 | Emmanuel (MA) (1977–) |
| 9 | Jim Foster * | 40 | 903 | 347 | .722 | Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018) |
| 10 | Jody Conradt ** | 38 | 900 | 309 | .744 | Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007) |
| 11 | Tom Shirley | 43 | 891 | 384 | .699 | DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–) |
| 12 | Lisa Bluder | 40 | 884 | 396 | .691 | St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–2024) |
| 13 | Joe Foley | 37 | 866 | 324 | .728 | Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–2024) |
| 14 | Robin Selvig | 38 | 865 | 286 | .752 | Montana (1978–2016) |
| 15 | Andy Landers * | 36 | 862 | 299 | .742 | Georgia (1979–2015) |
| 16 | Wes Moore | 36 | 857 | 263 | .765 | Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–) |
| 17 | Gary Blair ** | 37 | 852 | 348 | .710 | Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022) |
| 18 | Curt Fredrickson | 39 | 846 | 306 | .734 | Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018) |
| 19 | Kevin Borseth | 37 | 821 | 316 | .722 | Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–2024) |
| 20 | Dave Slifer | 36 | 816 | 286 | .740 | Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–) |
| 21 | Michael Strong | 34 | 815 | 182 | .817 | Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014) |
| 22 | Mike Davis | 35 | 797 | 349 | .695 | Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–2024) |
| 23 | Bill Fennelly | 37 | 790 | 373 | .679 | Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–) |
| 24 | Doug Bruno * | 38 | 786 | 405 | .660 | DePaul (1976–78, 1988–2024) |
| 25 | Harry Perretta | 42 | 783 | 489 | .616 | Villanova (1978–2020) |
| 26 | Nancy Fahey * | 36 | 779 | 232 | .771 | Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022) |
| 27 | Joe McKeown | 39 | 775 | 424 | .646 | New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–) |
| 28 | Michael Miller | 39 | 772 | 257 | .750 | Messiah (1986–) |
| 29 | Gordy Presnell | 38 | 765 | 374 | .672 | Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–) |
| 30 | Glenn Wilkes Jr. | 39 | 760 | 339 | .692 | Rollins (1986–) |
| 31 | Michael Durbin | 40 | 758 | 290 | .723 | Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–) |
| 32-T | Mark Campbell * | 26 | 757 | 119 | .864 | Union (TN) (1999–) |
| 32-T | Phillip Kahler | 34 | 757 | 171 | .816 | St. John Fisher (1974–2008) |
| 34 | Dixie Jeffers | 39 | 744 | 287 | .722 | Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022) |
| 35 | Kim Mulkey ** | 25 | 743 | 118 | .863 | Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–) |
| 36 | Debbie Ryan * | 34 | 739 | 324 | .695 | Virginia (1977–2011) |
| 37 | Kay Yow ** | 38 | 737 | 344 | .682 | Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009) |
| 38 | Joanne Bracker * | 42 | 736 | 403 | .646 | Midland (NE) (1970–2012) |
| 39 | Dale Neal | 26 | 735 | 185 | .799 | Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020) |
| 40 | Kris Huffman | 32 | 732 | 152 | .828 | DePauw (1993–) |
| 41 | Brian Morehouse | 29 | 724 | 101 | .878 | Hope (1996–) |
| 42 | Judy Blinstrub | 39 | 719 | 330 | .685 | Babson (1984–2023) |
| 43 | Stephanie Gaitley | 38 | 713 | 413 | .633 | 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 | .632 | Lindsey Wilson (1989–) |
| 45 | Sue Gunter ** | 34 | 708 | 308 | .697 | Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004) |
| 46 | Cindy Russo | 38 | 707 | 408 | .634 | Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015) |
| 47 | Lonnie Kruse | 33 | 706 | 244 | .743 | Sterling (KS) (1981–2014) |
| 48 | Cheri Harrer | 35 | 702 | 247 | .740 | Baldwin Wallace (1990–) |
| 49-T | Carmen Dolfo | 34 | 701 | 269 | .723 | Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–) |
| 49-T | Joan Bonvicini | 36 | 701 | 421 | .625 | Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016) |
| 51 | Dave Krauth | 34 | 695 | 302 | .697 | Augustana (SD) (1989–2023) |
| 52-T | Connie Tilley | 42 | 693 | 312 | .690 | St. Norbert (1977–2019) |
| 52-T | Rene Portland | 31 | 693 | 265 | .723 | Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007) |
| 54 | David Smalley | 33 | 691 | 353 | .662 | Rio Grande (1992–) |
| 55 | Jamie Sale | 27 | 690 | 217 | .761 | Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–) |
| 56 | Yvonne Kauffman | 42 | 689 | 328 | .677 | Elizabethtown (1970–2012) |
| 57 | Brian Niemuth | 38 | 688 | 306 | .692 | Simpson (1987–) |
| 58 | Theresa Grentz ** | 35 | 681 | 362 | .653 | Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17) |
| 59-T | Lisa Stone | 37 | 677 | 379 | .641 | 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 | .785 | Vanguard (1996–2024) |
| 61 | Nancy Winstel | 32 | 675 | 255 | .726 | Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012) |
| 62 | Fred Richter | 35 | 674 | 260 | .722 | De Sales (1990–) |
| 63 | Karl Smesko | 26 | 672 | 139 | .829 | Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999–2001), FGCU (2002–2024) |
| 64 | Amy Ruley * | 29 | 671 | 198 | .772 | North Dakota State (1979–2008) |
| 65-T | Jeff Mittie | 33 | 663 | 371 | .641 | Missouri Western (1992–95), Arkansas St. (1995–99), TCU (1999–2014), Kansas St. (2014–) |
| 65-T | Nancy Funk | 40 | 663 | 353 | .653 | Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017) |
| 67-T | Mike McLaughlin | 29 | 660 | 230 | .742 | Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021–) |
| 67-T | Gary Fifield | 27 | 660 | 137 | .828 | Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15) |
| 69 | Steve Brooks | 24 | 659 | 176 | .789 | Indiana Wesleyan (1999–2016), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021–2024) |
| 70 | Michael McDevitt | 33 | 657 | 228 | .742 | Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987–2003, 2009–) |
| 71-T | Brenda Frese | 26 | 655 | 193 | .772 | Ball State (1999–2001), Minnesota (2001–02), Maryland (2002–) |
| 71-T | Marty Rowe | 27 | 655 | 208 | .759 | Brescia University (1998–2004), Lee (2004-) |
| 73 | Lisa Stockton | 33 | 654 | 371 | .638 | Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994–2024) |
| 74 | Lonnie Bartley | 31 | 652 | 258 | .716 | Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017) |
| 75 | Tom Jessee | 32 | 651 | 277 | .702 | Bluefield St. (1988–1997), Tampa (2002–) |
| 76 | Tim Shea | 30 | 649 | 197 | .767 | Salem State (1981–2011) |
| 77 | Mary Beth Spirk | 37 | 648 | 345 | .653 | Moravian (1987–2024) |
| 78 | Buffie Burson | 31 | 647 | 285 | .694 | North Georgia (1994–) |
| 79 | Carroll LaHaye | 38 | 647 | 376 | .632 | Randolph–Macon (1982–2020) |
| 80 | Joanne P. McCallie | 28 | 646 | 255 | .717 | Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020) |
| 81 | Mary Fleig | 37 | 645 | 377 | .631 | Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020) |
| 82 | Stephanie Findley | 37 | 640 | 484 | .569 | Oklahoma Christian (1985–) |
| 83 | Robin Hagen-Smith | 24 | 637 | 161 | .798 | Shawnee State (1989–2013) |
| 84 | Bob Schneider * | 28 | 634 | 201 | .759 | Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006) |
| 85 | Lori Culler | 35 | 633 | 430 | .595 | Huntington (1986–2022) |
| 86-T | Dawn Staley | 25 | 630 | 187 | .771 | Temple (2000–2008), South Carolina (2008–) |
| 86-T | Kathleen Delaney-Smith | 39 | 630 | 434 | .592 | Harvard (1982–2020, 2021–2022) |
| 88-T | Gene Roebuck | 25 | 628 | 145 | .812 | North Dakota (1987–2012) |
| 88-T | David Smith | 34 | 628 | 333 | .653 | St. Joseph's (IN) (1976–78, 1984–90), Shippensburg (1990–98), Bellarmine (1998–2012), West Virginia State (2012–2016) |
| 90 | Chris Gobrecht | 44 | 626 | 662 | .486 | 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 | .690 | Saint Mary's (CA) (1997–2000), Gonzaga (2000–14), Oregon (2014–) |
| 92 | Aaron Johnston | 26 | 617 | 194 | .760 | South Dakota State (1999–) |
| 93-T | Bill Gibbons Jr. | 34 | 613 | 410 | .599 | Holy Cross (1985–2019) |
| 93-T | Robert Skinner | 44 | 613 | 586 | .511 | Paine (1980–1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991–2024) |
| 95 | G. P. Gromacki | 24 | 612 | 92 | .869 | St. Lawrence (1998–2004), Hamilton (2006–07), Amherst (2007–) |
| 96 | Susan Dunagan | 33 | 611 | 271 | .693 | Roanoke (1981–2014) |
| 97 | Royce Chadwick | 36 | 610 | 457 | .572 | Oklahoma Panhandle (1984–86), Sam Houston (1986–89), SFA (1994–2001), Marshall (2001–12), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012–) |
| 98-T | Wendy Larry | 27 | 608 | 234 | .722 | Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011) |
| 98-T | Sharon Fanning | 36 | 608 | 460 | .569 | Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012) |
| 98-T | Wendee Saintsing | 35 | 608 | 368 | .623 | Barton (1989–2024) |
| 100-T | Joe Ciampi * | 27 | 607 | 213 | .740 | Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004) |
| 100-T | Mike Granelli | 32 | 607 | 249 | .709 | Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004) |
| 103 | J. Randall Ognibene | 33 | 606 | 264 | .697 | Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013) |
| 104 | John Reynolds Jr | 38 | 604 | 442 | .577 | Florida Tech (1987–) |
| 105 | Lynne Agee | 33 | 602 | 334 | .643 | Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011) |