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Total Victories

(All divisions; through the 2008-2009 season)

Rk	Coach	Schools Coached	Yrs.	W	L	Pct.
1	Don Meyer	Hamline 1973-75, Lipscomb 1976-99, Northern St. 2000-09	37	910	310	.746
2	Bob Knight	Army 1966-71, Indiana 1972-2000, Texas Tech 2002-08	42	902	371	.709
3	Herb Magee	Philadelphia U. 1968-2009	42	880	345	.718
4	Dean Smith	North Carolina 1962-97	36	879	254	.776
5	Adolph Rupp	Kentucky 1931-52, 1954-72	41	876	190	.822
6	Mike Krzyzewski	Army 1976-80, Duke 1981-2009	34	833	274	.752
7	Jim Phelan	Mt. St. Mary's 1955-2003	49	830	524	.613
8	Clarence “Big House” Gaines	Winston-Salem 1947-93	47	828	447	.649
9	Jerry Johnson	LeMoyne-Owen 1959-2005	47	821	447	.647
10	Jim Calhoun	Northeastern 1973-86, Connecticut 1987-2009	37	805	342	.702
11	Eddie Sutton	Creighton 1970-74, Arkansas 1975-85, Kentucky 1986-89, Oklahoma St. 1991-2006, San Francisco 2008	37	804	328	.710
12	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse 1977-2009	33	799	288	.735
13	Lefty Driesell	Davidson 1961-69, Maryland 1970-86, James Madison 1989-97, Georgia St. 1998-2003	41	786	394	.666
14	Lute Olson	Long Beach St. 1974, Iowa 1975-83, Arizona 1984-2007	34	780	280	.736
15	Lou Henson	Hardin-Simmons 1963-66, Illinois 1976-96, New Mexico St. 1967-75, 1998-2005	41	779	412	.654
16	Henry Iba	Northwest Mo. St. 1930-33, Colorado 1934, Oklahoma St. 1935-70	41	764	339	.693
17	Ed Diddle	Western Ky. 1923-64	42	759	302	.715
18	Glenn Robinson	Franklin & Marshall 1972-2009	38	756	291	.722
19	Phog Allen	Baker 1906-08, Haskell 1909, Central Mo. 1913-19, Kansas 1908-09, 1920-56	48	746	264	.739
20	John Chaney	Cheyney 1973-82, Temple 1983-2006	34	741	312	.704
21	Jerry Tarkanian	Long Beach St. 1969-73, UNLV 1974-92, Fresno St. 1996-2002	31	729	201	.784
22	Norm Stewart	UNI 1962-67, Missouri 1968-99	38	728	374	.661
23	Ray Meyer	DePaul 1943-84	42	724	354	.672
24	Don Haskins	UTEP 1962-99	38	719	353	.671
25	Dave Robbins	Virginia Union 1979-2008	30	713	194	.786
26	Dick Sauers	Albany (NY) 1956-87, 1989-97	41	702	330	.680
27	Jim Smith	St. John's (MN)1965-2009	45	699	487	.589
28	Denny Crum	Louisville 1972-2001	30	675	295	.696
29	Dennis Bridges	Ill. Wesleyan 1966-2001	36	666	320	.675
30	John Wooden	Indiana St. 1947-48, UCLA 1949-75	29	664	162	.804
31	Bob Chipman	Washburn 1980-2009	30	662	264	.715
32	Ralph Miller	Wichita St. 1952-64, Iowa 1965-70, Oregon St. 1971-89	38	657	382	.632
33	Gene Bartow	Central Mo. 1962-64, Valparaiso 1965-70, Memphis 1971-74, Illinois 1975, UCLA 1976-77, UAB 1979-96	34	647	353	.647
34	Billy Tubbs	Southwestern (TX) 1972-73, Oklahoma 1981-94, TCU 1995-2002, Lamar 1977-80, 2004-06	31	641	340	.653
35	Glenn Van Wieren	Hope 1978-2009	32	639	211	.752
35	Bob Huggins	Walsh 1981-83, Akron 1985-89, Cincinnati 1990-2005, Kansas St. 2007, West Virginia 2008-09	27	639	234	.732
37	Marv Harshman	Pacific Lutheran 1946-58, Washington St. 1959-71, Washington 1972-85	40	637	443	.590
38	Hugh Durham	Florida St. 1967-78, Georgia 1979-95, Jacksonville 1998-2005	37	633	429	.596
39	John Lance	Southwestern Okla. 1919-22, Pittsburg St. 1923-34, 1936-63	44	632	340	.650
40	Ken Anderson	Wis.-Eau Claire 1969-95	27	631	152	.806
40	Cam Henderson	Muskingum 1920-23, Davis & Elkins 1924-35, Marshall 1936-55	36	631	242	.723
42	Ed Messbarger	Benedictine Hts. 1958-60, Dallas 1961-63, St. Mary's (TX) 1964-78, Angelo St. 1979-98	41	630	518	.549
43	Tom Penders	Tufts 1972-74, Columbia 1975-78, Fordham 1979-86, Rhode Island 1987-88, Texas 1989-98, George Washington 1999-2001, Houston 2005-09	35	629	422	.598
44	Gary Williams	American 1979-82, Boston College 1983-86, Ohio St. 1987-89, Maryland 1990-2009	31	625	357	.636
45	Norm Sloan	Presbyterian 1952-55, Citadel 1957-60, Florida 1961-66, North Carolina St. 1967-80, Florida 1981-89	37	624	393	.614
46	Dick Reynolds	Otterbein, 1973-2009	37	623	379	.622
47	Jerry Slocum	Nyack 1976-87, Geneva 1988-96, Gannon 1997-2005, Youngstown St. 2006-09	34	621	403	.606
48	Dean Nicholson	Central Wash. 1965-90	26	620	199	.757
49	Tom Murphy	Hamilton 1971-2004, SUNYIT 2006	35	618	274	.693
49	Dick Reynolds	Otterbein 1973-2009	36	618	359	.633

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Winning Percentage

(Division I only; through the 2008-2009 season)

Rk	Coach	Schools Coached	Yrs.	W	L	Pct.
1	Clair Bee	Rider 1929-31, Long Island 1932-43, 1946-51	21	412	87	.826
2	Adolph Rupp	Kentucky 1931-52, 1954-72	41	876	190	.822
3	Roy Williams	Kansas 1989-2003, North Carolina 2004-09	21	594	138	.811
4	John Wooden	Indiana St. 1947-48, UCLA 1949-75	29	664	162	.804
5	Mark Few	Gonzaga 2000-09	10	264	66	.800
6	John Kresse	Coll. of Charleston 1980-2002	23	560	143	.797
7	Jerry Tarkanian	Long Beach St. 1969-73, UNLV 1974-92, Fresno St. 1996-2002	31	729	201	.784
8	Francis Schmidt	Tulsa 1916-17, 1919-22, Arkansas 1924-29, TCU 1930-34	17	258	72	.782
9	Dean Smith	North Carolina 1962-97	36	879	254	.776
10.	Bo Ryan	Wis.-Platteville 1985-99, Milwaukee 2000-01, Wisconsin 2002-09	25	576	176	.766
11	Jack Ramsay	St. Joseph's 1956-66	11	231	71	.765
12	Frank Keaney	Rhode Island 1921-48	28	401	124	.764
13	George Keogan	Wis.-Superior 1913-14, St. Louis 1916, St. Thomas (MN) 1918, Allegheny 1919, Valparaiso 1920-21, Notre Dame 1924-43	27	414	127	.764
14	Vic Bubas	Duke 1960-69	10	213	67	.761
15	John Calipari	Massachusetts 1989-96, Memphis 2001-09, Kentucky	17	441	139	.760
16	Harry Fisher	Fordham 1905, Columbia 1907-16, St. John's (NY) 1910, Army 1907, 1922-23, 2519	16	189	60	.759
17	Fred Bennion	BYU 1909-10, Utah 1911-14, Montana St. 1915-19	11	95	31	.756
18	Mike Krzyzewski	Army 1976-80, Duke 1981-2009	34	833	274	.752
19	Chick Davies	Duquesne 1925-43, 1947-48	21	314	106	.748
20	Ray Mears	Wittenberg 1957-62, Tennessee 1963-77	21	399	135	.747
21	Edward McNichol	Penn 1921-30	10	186	63	.747
22	Al McGuire	Belmont Abbey 1958-64, Marquette 1965-77	20	405	143	.739
23	Phog Allen	Baker 1906-08, Haskell 1909, Central Mo. 1913-19, Kansas 1908-09, 1920-56	48	746	264	.739
24	Everett Case	North Carolina St. 1947-65	19	377	134	.738
25	Rick Pitino	Boston U. 1979-83, Providence 1986-87, Kentucky 1990-97, Louisville 2002-09	23	552	197	.737
26	Lute Olson	Long Beach St. 1974, Iowa 1975-83, Arizona 1984-2007	34	780	280	.736
27	Arthur Schabinger	Ottawa 1917-20, Emporia St. 1921-22, Creighton 1923-35	19	245	88	.736
28	G. Ott Romney	Montana St. 1923-28, BYU 29-35	13	283	102	.735
29	Jim Boeheim	Syracuse 1977-2009	33	799	288	.735
30	Doc Meanwell	Wisconsin 1912-17, Missouri 1918, Wisconsin 1921-34	22	280	101	.735
31	Bob Huggins	Walsh 1981-83, Akron 1985-89, Cincinnati 1990-2005, Kansas St. 2007, West Virginia 2008-09	27	639	234	.732
32	Henry Lannigan	Virginia 1906-29	24	254	95	.727
33	Lew Andreas	Syracuse 1925-50	25	358	135	.726
34	Lou Carnesecca	St. John's (NY) 1966-70, 1974-92	24	526	200	.725
35	Fred Schaus	West Virginia 1955-60, Purdue 1973-78	12	251	96	.723
36	Cam Henderson	Muskingum 1920-23, Davis & Elkins 24-35, Marshall 1936-55	36	631	242	.723
37	James Usilton	Temple 1927-39	13	205	79	.722
38	Bill Self	Oral Roberts 1994-97, Tulsa 1998-2000, Illinois 2001-03, Kansas 2004-09	16	376	145	.722
39	Rick Majerus	Marquette 1984-86, Ball St. 1988-89, Utah 1990-2004, St. Louis 08-09	22	456	176	.722
40	Joe Lapchick	St. John's (NY) 1937-47, 1957-65	20	334	130	.720
41	Edmund Dollard	Syracuse 1912-24	13	151	59	.719
42	Hugh Greer	Connecticut 1947-63	17	286	112	.719
43	Tubby Smith	Tulsa 1992-95, Georgia 1996-97, Kentucky 1998-2007, Minnesota 2008-09	18	429	170	.716
44	Dudey Moore	Duquesne 1949-58, La Salle 1959-63	15	270	107	.716
45	Ed Diddle	Western Ky. 1923-64	42	759	302	.715
46	Tom Blackburn	Dayton 1948-64	17	352	141	.714
47	John Lawther	Westminster (PA) 1927-36, Penn St. 1937-49	23	317	127	.714
48	John Thompson	Georgetown 1973-99	27	596	239	.714
49	Hec Edmundson	Idaho 1917-18, Washington 1921-47	29	508	204	.713
50	Pat Page	Chicago 1912-20, Butler 1921-26	15	261	105	.713

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Total Victories

(All divisions; through the 2008-2009 season)

Winning Percentage

(Division I only; through the 2008-2009 season)

Other Resources

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Men's College Basketball:
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