List of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach
Appearance
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This is a list of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament regional championships by coach. Unlike the men's tournament that uses directions for names, the current names of the NCAA tournament regions are the name of the city that is to host said region. The winners of the four regions are awarded an NCAA Regional Championship Trophy and advance in the Division I women's basketball tournament to play in the Final Four.
Final Four appearances by coach
[edit]- Coaches with vacated Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations are marked with an * next to the year. The listed Final Four totals for those coaches do not include the vacated appearances.
- Coaches with names in bold are active with a team that they took to a Final Four.
- Coaches with names in bold italics are active in NCAA Division I, but are not currently coaching a team that they took to a Final Four.
- Years in bold indicate national championship.
- All school names reflect current athletic brand names, which do not necessarily match those in use during a particular season.
Number | Coach | Years | Team(s) |
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23 | Geno Auriemma | 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | Connecticut |
18 | Pat Summitt | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 | Tennessee |
15 | Tara VanDerveer | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2022 | Stanford |
9 | Muffet McGraw | 1997, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 | Notre Dame |
9[a] | Leon Barmore | 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998, 1999 | Louisiana Tech |
6 | Dawn Staley | 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | South Carolina |
5 | Andy Landers | 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999 | Georgia |
5 | Kim Mulkey | 2005, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2023 | Baylor (4), LSU (1) |
4 | Jeff Walz | 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022 | Louisville |
4 | Gail Goestenkors | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006 | Duke |
4 | C. Vivian Stringer | 1982, 1993, 2000, 2007 | Cheyney State (1), Iowa (1), Rutgers (2) |
3 | Brenda Frese | 2006, 2014, 2015 | Maryland |
3 | Jody Conradt | 1986, 1987, 2003 | Texas |
3 | Sylvia Hatchell | 1994, 2006, 2007 | North Carolina |
3 | Linda Sharp | 1983, 1984, 1986 | USC |
3 | Pokey Chatman | 2005, 2006, 2007 | LSU |
3 | Paul Sanderford | 1985, 1986, 1992 | Western Kentucky |
3 | Joe Ciampi | 1988, 1989, 1990 | Auburn |
3 | Sherri Coale | 2002, 2009, 2010 | Oklahoma |
3 | Debbie Ryan | 1990, 1991, 1992 | Virginia |
3[a] | Sonja Hogg | 1982, 1983, 1984 | Louisiana Tech |
2 | Chris Weller | 1982, 1989 | Maryland |
2 | Gary Blair | 1998, 2011 | Arkansas (1), Texas A&M (1) |
2 | Vic Schaefer | 2017, 2018 | Mississippi State |
2 | Cheryl Burnett | 1992, 2001 | Missouri State |
2 | Joan Bonvicini | 1987, 1988 | Long Beach State |
2 | Marianne Stanley | 1983, 1985 | Old Dominion |
2 | Lisa Bluder | 2023, 2024 | Iowa |
1 | Kenny Brooks | 2023 | Virginia Tech |
1 | Linda Harper | 1985 | Louisiana-Monroe |
1 | Mike Neighbors | 2016 | Washington |
1 | Quentin Hillsman | 2016 | Syracuse |
1 | Lindsay Gottlieb | 2013 | California |
1 | Pam Borton | 2004 | Minnesota |
1 | Joanne P. McCallie | 2005 | Michigan State |
1 | Rick Moody | 1994 | Alabama |
1 | Rene Portland | 2000 | Penn State |
1 | Marsha Sharp | 1993 | Texas Tech |
1 | Adia Barnes | 2021 | Arizona |
1 | Jim Foster | 1993 | Vanderbilt |
1 | Kay Yow | 1998 | NC State |
1 | Kelly Graves | 2019 | Oregon |
1 | Nancy Darsch | 1993 | Ohio State |
1 | Wendy Larry | 1997 | Old Dominion |
1 | Lin Dunn | 1994 | Purdue |
1 | Carolyn Peck | 1999 | Purdue |
1 | Kristy Curry | 2001 | Purdue |
1 | Sue Gunter | 2004 | LSU |
1 | Van Chancellor | 2008 | LSU |
1 | Winthrop McGriff | 1984 | Cheyney State |
1 | Wes Moore | 2024 | NC State |
Coaches with multiple NCAA Division I Championships
[edit]This is a list of NCAA women's basketball coaches who have won multiple championships. This list includes only championships since 1982.
Number | Coach | Years | Program(s) |
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11 | Geno Auriemma | 1995, 2000, 2002–2004, 2009, 2010, 2013–2016 | Connecticut |
8 | Pat Summitt | 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996–1998, 2007, 2008 | Tennessee |
4 | Kim Mulkey | 2005, 2012, 2019, 2023 | Baylor (3), LSU (1) |
3 | Dawn Staley | 2017, 2022, 2024 | South Carolina |
3 | Tara VanDerveer | 1999, 1992, 2021 | Stanford |
2 | Muffet McGraw | 2001, 2018 | Notre Dame |
2 | Linda Sharp | 1983, 1984 | USC |