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 1,288 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 Expected to be active in the 2026–27 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 at the end of the 2025–26 season.

Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams (Seasons)1 **411,288166UConn (1985–)2 **451,216271Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford (1985–95, 1996–2024)3 **381,098208Tennessee (1974–2012)4 **431,058291Clark (MA) (1977–83), Massachusetts (1983–86), Bentley (1986–2020)5 **501,055426Cheyney (1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers (1995–2022)6 **441,023405Francis Marion (1975–86), North Carolina (1986–2019)7 48951326Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)8 **38936293Lehigh (1982–87), Notre Dame (1987–2020)9 44922398DeSales (1981–89), Jefferson (1989–)10 *40903347Saint Joseph's (1978–91), Vanderbilt (1991–2002), Ohio State (2002–13), Chattanooga (2013–2018)11 **38900309Sam Houston (1969–73), UT Arlington (1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)12 40884396St. Ambrose (1984–90), Drake (1990–2000), Iowa (2000–2024)13 37880275Maryville (TN) (1987–93), Francis Marion (1995–98), Chattanooga (1998–2013), NC State (2013–)1437866324Arkansas Tech (1987–2003), Little Rock (2003–2024)15 38865286Montana (1978–2016)16 *36862299Georgia (1979–2015)17 **37852348Stephen F. Austin (1985–93), Arkansas (1993–2003), Texas A&M (2003–2022)18 37848300Mount Mercy (1989–95), Missouri Western State (1995–2004), Central Missouri (2004–)19 39846306Northern State (1977–83, 1985–2018)20 38822388Toledo (1988–95), Iowa State (1995–)2137821316Michigan Tech (1987–98), Michigan (2007–12), Green Bay (1998–2007, 2012–2024)2234815182Scranton (1979–94, 1995–2014)23 40808263Messiah (1986–)24 *27800130Union (TN) (1999–)2535797349Columbia (MO) (2001–14), Central Methodist (1987–99, 2015–2024)26 39794392Seattle Pacific (1987–2005), Boise State (2005–)27 *38786405DePaul (1976–78, 1988–2024)28 40785453New Mexico State (1986–89), George Washington (1989–2008), Northwestern (2008–2026)29-T 42783489Villanova (1978–2020)29-T Kim Mulkey **26783130Baylor (2000–2021), LSU (2021–)31 41782303Wittenberg (1985–86), Saint Benedict (1986–)32 *36779232Washington (MO) (1986–2017), Illinois (2017–2022)33 40769368Rollins (1986–)34 33760165DePauw (1993–)35Brian Morehouse30758107Hope (1996–)36 39757419Richmond (1985–91), Saint Joseph's (1991–2001), LIU Brooklyn (2002–08), Monmouth (2008–11), Fordham (2011–2022), Fairleigh Dickinson (2023–)37 34757171St. John Fisher (1974–2008)3839744287Rio Grande (1983–86), Capital (1986–2022)39Cheri Harrer36742252Baldwin Wallace (1990–)40 *34739324Virginia (1977–2011)41-T **38737344Elon (1971–75), NC State (1975–2009)41-TJohn Wethington37737428Lindsey Wilson (1989–)43 *42736403Midland (NE) (1970–2012)4426735185Freed–Hardeman (1994–2020)45Carmen Dolfo35734281 Western Washington (1990–2003, 2004–)46 34733348Rio Grande (1992–)47Russ Davis30720199 Vanguard (1996–)48 39719330Babson (1984–2023)49 **34708308Stephen F. Austin (1968–80), LSU (1982–2004)50-T 38707408Lamar (1978–80), FIU (1977–78, 1980–2015)50-TBrian Niemuth39707322Simpson (1987–)52 33706244Sterling (KS) (1981–2014)53 38704391Cornell (IA) (1985–88), Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1988–2000), Drake (2000–2003), Wisconsin (2003–2011), Saint Louis (2012–2022), WashU (2024–)54Jamie Sale28703225Briar Cliff (1998–2001), Morningside (2001–)55 36701421Long Beach State (1979–91), Arizona (1991–2008), Seattle (2009–2016)56Fred Richter36700274DeSales (1990–)57 34695302Augustana (SD) (1989–2023)58-T 42693312St. Norbert (1977–2019)58-T 31693265Saint Joseph's (1976–78), Colorado (1978–80), Penn State (1980–2007)60 34691396Missouri Western (1992–95), Arkansas St. (1995–99), TCU (1999–2014), Kansas St. (2014–)61 42689328Elizabethtown (1970–2012)62 27688208Ball State (1999–2001), Minnesota (2001–02), Maryland (2002–)63Marty Rowe28684222Brescia University (1998–2004), Lee (2004–)64Dawn Staley26683194Temple (2000–2008), South Carolina (2008–)65-T 32682300North Georgia (1994–)65-T 30682246Holy Family (1995–2009), Penn (2009–2020, 2021–)67-T 33681291Bluefield St. (1988–1997), Tampa (2002–)67-T **35681362Saint Joseph's (1974–76), Rutgers (1976–95), Illinois (1995–2007), Lafayette (2015–17)69 32675255Midway (1978–81), Northern Kentucky (1983–2012)70 Karl Smesko26672139Walsh (1997–98), Purdue Fort Wayne (1999–2001), FGCU (2002–2024)71 *29671198North Dakota State (1979–2008)72Michael McDevitt33667231Southern Maine (2008–09), St. Joseph (ME) (1987–2003, 2009–2025)73 40663353Messiah (1977–86), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)7427660137Southern Maine (1987–2008, 2009–15)75-TMary Beth Spirk38659360Moravian (1987–2024, 2025–)75-TSteve Brooks24659176Indiana Wesleyan (1999–2016), Saint Francis (2017–21), Marian (IN) (2021–2024)77Aaron Johnston27655202South Dakota State (1999–)7833654371Greensboro College (1987–90), Tulane (1994–2024)7931652258Fort Valley State (1984–2013, 2015–2017)80 30649197Salem State (1981–2011)81Kelly Graves29648298Saint Mary's (CA) (1997–2000), Gonzaga (2000–14), Oregon (2014–)82 38647376Randolph–Macon (1982–2020)83 28646255Maine (1992–2000), Michigan State (2000–2007), Duke (2007–2020)84 37645377Franklin & Marshall (1983–90), Millersville (1990–2020)85 37640484Oklahoma Christian (1985–2022)86G. P. Gromacki25639104St. Lawrence (1998–2004), Hamilton (2006–07), Amherst (2007–)87 24637161Shawnee State (1989–2013)88Bob Schneider *28634201Texas Woman's (1978–81), West Texas A&M (1981–2006)89Lori Culler35633430Huntington (1986–2022)9039630434Harvard (1982–2020, 2021–2022)91-TGene Roebuck25628145North Dakota (1987–2012)91-TDavid Smith34628333St. Joseph's (IN) (1976–78, 1984–90), Shippensburg (1990–98), Bellarmine (1998–2012), West Virginia State (2012–2016)93 Scott Rueck30627270George Fox (1996–2010), Oregon State (2010–)9444626662CSUF (1979–1985), Washington (1985–1996), Florida St. (1996–97), USC (1997–2004), Yale (2005–2015), Air Force (2015–2024)95 Kissy Walker35620318Husson (1989–2001, 2003–)96 Naomi Graves40616451WPI (1985–91), Springfield (1992–)97Royce Chadwick36615466Oklahoma Panhandle (1984–86), Sam Houston (1986–89), SFA (1994–2001), Marshall (2001–12), Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2012–2025)98-TBill Gibbons Jr.34613410Holy Cross (1985–2019)98-T44613586Paine (1980–1991), Albany St. (GA) (1991–2024)100Susan Dunagan33611271Roanoke (1981–2014)101-T 27608234Virginia Wesleyan (1977–78), Arizona (1985–87), Old Dominion (1987–2011)101-T 36608460Chattanooga (1976–87), Kentucky (1987–95), Mississippi State (1995–2012)101-TWendee Saintsing35608368Barton (1989–2024)104-T *27607213Army (1977–79), Auburn (1979–2004)104-T32607249Saint Peter's (NJ) (1972–2004)106-TJ. Randall Ognibene33606264Mount Saint Mary (1980–2013)106-TJohn Reynolds Jr38606451Florida Tech (1987–2025)108 Jim Scheible35603313Clarkson (1989–1990), Elmira (1992–1999), Rochester (NY) (1999–)109Lynne Agee33602334Roanoke (1978–81), UNC Greensboro (1981–2011)110 Robin Pingeton31601393St Ambrose (1992–2000), Illinois State (2003–2010), Missouri (2010–2025), Wisconsin (2025–)

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

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