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List of college women's basketball career coaching wins leaders

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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 1,272 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.

NCAA and NAIA women's basketball coaches with 600 wins

Key

**	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 at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Teams (Seasons)
1	**	41	1,272	165	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	929	319	Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)
9		43	905	386	DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–)
10	*	40	903	347	Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018)
11	**	38	900	309	Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)
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		36	859	264	Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–)
17	**	37	852	348	Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022)
18		39	846	306	Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018)
19		36	822	293	Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–)
20		37	821	316	Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–2024)
21		34	815	182	Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014)
22		37	800	378	Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–)
23		35	797	349	Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–2024)
24	*	38	786	405	DePaul (1976–78, 1988–2024)
25		39	784	258	Messiah (1986–)
26		42	783	489	Villanova (1978–2020)
27	*	36	779	232	Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022)
28		39	777	432	New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–)
29	*	26	775	120	Union (TN) (1999–)
30		38	769	383	Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–)
31		40	766	294	Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–)
32		39	762	348	Rollins (1986–)
33		34	757	171	St. John Fisher (1974–2008)
34	Kim Mulkey **	25	754	124	Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–)
35		39	744	287	Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022)
36		32	741	155	DePauw (1993–)
37	*	34	739	324	Virginia (1977–2011)
38	**	38	737	344	Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009)
39	*	42	736	403	Midland (NE) (1970–2012)
40		26	735	185	Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020)
41	Brian Morehouse	29	732	103	Hope (1996–)
42		38	727	414	Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–2022), FDU (2023–)
43		39	719	330	Babson (1984–2023)
44	Cheri Harrer	35	717	248	Baldwin Wallace (1990–)
45	John Wethington	36	714	423	Lindsey Wilson (1989–)
46	Carmen Dolfo	34	709	273	Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–)
47	**	34	708	308	Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004)
48		38	707	408	Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015)
49		33	706	244	Sterling (KS) (1981–2014)
50		33	702	356	Rio Grande (1992–)
51		36	701	421	Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016)
52		34	695	302	Augustana (SD) (1989–2023)
53	Brian Niemuth	38	694	309	Simpson (1987–)
54-T		42	693	312	St. Norbert (1977–2019)
54-T		31	693	265	Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007)
54-T	Jamie Sale	27	693	224	Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–)
57		42	689	328	Elizabethtown (1970–2012)
58		37	683	384	Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–2022), WashU (2024-)
59-T	Fred Richter	35	681	265	De Sales (1990–)
59-T	**	35	681	362	Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17)
61	Russ Davis	28	677	185	Vanguard (1996–2024)
62		32	675	255	Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012)
63-T		33	672	378	Missouri Western (1992–95), Arkansas St. (1995–99), TCU (1999–2014), Kansas St. (2014–)
63-T	Karl Smesko	26	672	139	Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999–2001), FGCU (2002–2024)
65	*	29	671	198	North Dakota State (1979–2008)
66	Michael McDevitt	33	667	231	Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987–2003, 2009–)
67	Marty Rowe	27	666	212	Brescia University (1998–2004), Lee (2004-)
68		29	665	236	Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021–)
69		26	664	199	Ball State (1999–2001), Minnesota (2001–02), Maryland (2002–)
70-T		31	663	287	North Georgia (1994–)
70-T		40	663	353	Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
72		32	662	280	Bluefield St. (1988–1997), Tampa (2002–)
73		27	660	137	Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15)
74	Steve Brooks	24	659	176	Indiana Wesleyan (1999–2016), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021–2024)
75		33	654	371	Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994–2024)
76		31	652	258	Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017)
77		30	649	197	Salem State (1981–2011)
78	Mary Beth Spirk	37	648	345	Moravian (1987–2024)
79-T	Dawn Staley	25	647	190	Temple (2000–2008), South Carolina (2008–)
79-T		38	647	376	Randolph–Macon (1982–2020)
80		28	646	255	Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020)
82		37	645	377	Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020)
83		37	640	484	Oklahoma Christian (1985–)
84		24	637	161	Shawnee State (1989–2013)
85	Bob Schneider *	28	634	201	Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006)
86	Lori Culler	35	633	430	Huntington (1986–2022)
87		39	630	434	Harvard (1982–2020, 2021–2022)
88-T	Aaron Johnston	26	628	195	South Dakota State (1999–)
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)
91		44	626	662	CSUF (1979–1985), Washington (1985–1996), Florida St. (1996–97), USC (1997–2004), Yale (2005–2015), Air Force (2015–2024)
92	Kelly Graves	28	625	285	Saint Mary's (CA) (1997–2000), Gonzaga (2000–14), Oregon (2014–)
93	G. P. Gromacki	24	621	96	St. Lawrence (1998–2004), Hamilton (2006–07), Amherst (2007–)
94	Royce Chadwick	36	615	466	Oklahoma Panhandle (1984–86), Sam Houston (1986–89), SFA (1994–2001), Marshall (2001–12), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012–)
95-T	Bill Gibbons Jr.	34	613	410	Holy Cross (1985–2019)
95-T		44	613	586	Paine (1980–1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991–2024)
97	Susan Dunagan	33	611	271	Roanoke (1981–2014)
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)
101-T	*	27	607	213	Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004)
101-T		32	607	249	Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004)
103-T	J. Randall Ognibene	33	606	264	Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013)
103-T	John Reynolds Jr	38	606	451	Florida Tech (1987–)
105	Scott Rueck	29	604	258	George Fox (1996–2010), Oregon State (2010–)
106	Kissy Walker	34	603	309	Husson (1989–2001, 2003–)
107	Lynne Agee	33	602	334	Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011)
108	Naomi Graves	39	600	440	WPI (1985–91), Springfield (1992–)

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