The top 10 winningest coaches in NCAA basketball history

Mackenzie Meaney|published: Tue Feb 20 2024 15:00
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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma passed Mike Krzyzewski for second place on the all-time wins list. While he surpassed the former Duke coach, Auriemma still trails Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer. In addition to those three legendary coaches, here are the all-time NCAA Division I basketball coaching leaders from both the men’s and women’s games.

1. Tara VanDerveer

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Wins: 1,209 (and counting)

Schools: Idaho, Ohio State, Stanford

National Titles: 3 (1990, 1992, 2021)

2. Geno Auriemma

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Wins: 1,203 (and counting)

School: UConn

National Titles: 11 (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

3. Mike Krzyzewski

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Wins: 1,202

Schools: Army, Duke

National Titles: 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)

4. Jim Boeheim

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Wins: 1,116

School: Syracuse

National Titles: 1 (2003)

5. Pat Summitt

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Wins: 1,098

School: Tennessee

National Titles: 8 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008)

6. Barbara Stevens

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Wins: 1,058

Schools: Clark (MA), UMass, Bentley

National Titles: 0

7. C. Vivian Stringer

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Wins: 1,055

Schools: Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Iowa, Rutgers

National Titles: 0

8. Sylvia Hatchell

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Wins: 1,023

Schools: Francis Marion (DII), North Carolina

National Titles: 1 (1994)

9. Muffet McGraw

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Wins: 936

Schools: Lehigh, Notre Dame

National Titles: 2 (2001, 2018)

T-10. Jim Foster

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Wins: 903

Schools: St. Joseph, Vanderbilt, Ohio State, Chattanooga

National Titles: 0

T-10. Roy Williams

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Wins: 903

Schools: Kansas, North Carolina

National Titles: 3 (2005, 2009, 2017)

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