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Coaches’ Top 40 Lists

As of late October or in other words before the start of this season the following are the top 25 coaches in each category. Active Coaches in bold. Keep in mind that there are some coaches tied with the same number of wins and thus if one sees that just note that they rank at the highest level of the two. This first posting looks at all All-Time Coaches and then Division I coaches. We welcome input, information and corrections, – please send
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ALL-TIME Coaches Wins &-Level  

  1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                     616 – I
  2. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                 597 – II
  3. Jare Klein (Olivet College)                    569 – III
  4. Bill Racich (Ursinus College)               540 – III
  5. David Icenhower (College of New Jersey)  534 – III
  6. John Reese (Wilkes Univ.)                     515 – I/III 
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel/Thad. Stevens Tech)      512 – I/JuCo
  8. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                      493 – I
  9. Max Servcies (Wabash)                         487 – III
  10. Doug Parker (Springfield, Mass)               485 – III
  11. Milton Martin (Westmar)                                462 – NAIA
  12. Don Elia (Carson-Newman/Maryville)    461 – II
  13. Ned McGinley (King’s College)                     458 – III
  14. Ron Mirikitani (St. Louis C.C.-Meramec)        457 – JuCo
  15. John Sacchi (Middlesex Jr. Coll./Rutgers Un.) 447- JuCo/I
  16. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                    442 – I
  17. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440 – I
  18. J Robinson (Minnesota)                            440 – I
  19. John Johnston (Princeton/Stevens Tech.)      431 – I/JuCo
  20. Mike Olson (UNC-Pembroke, Upper Iowa, Monmouth)  428 – II  ??
  21. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)            426 – I
  22. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421– I
  23. Tom Jarman (Manchester/Northwest./Taylor)  415-III/I/NAIA
  24. Phil Grebinar (Worcester Poly Tech.)             414 — III
  25. Jim Miller (Wartburg)                                     413 – III
  26. Arthur “Bucky” Maughn (N Dak State)         408 – II
  27. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                406 – III
  28. Bob Skelton (Western New England College) – 402 III
  29. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ./S.D. State/Luther Coll.)   400 – I
  30. Robert Marshall (Del. Valley Coll./Dickinson) – 396 III
  31. David James (Cent. Oklahoma)                      396 – II
  32. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State/Canton Jr. Coll.)       393 – I/JuCo
  33. Paul Mance (Appalachian St./Herkimer Co.CC)  387 – I/JuCo
  34. Eric Knuutila (Niagara City C.C.)                                383 – JuCo
  35. Dave Amato (Brown/SUNY Potsdam/U.Mass)  381  – I/II/III
  36. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                     378 – I
  37. Al Baxter (Buena Vista Univ.)                       376 – III
  38. Budd Whitehill (Lycoming Coll.)                   376 – III
  39. Tom Borrelli (Central Michigan/Lake Superior St.)     375 – I/II
  40. Dean Sensenbaugh (Modesto Jr. Coll.)            374 – Calif. Jr. C.

Top 40 All-Time Division I

  1. Dale Thomas (Oregon State)                          616
  2. Harold Nichols (Iowa St.)                              493
  3. Gary Taylor (Rider)                                        442
  4. Bobby Douglas (Iowa St/CSSB/ArizSU)       440  
  5. J Robinson (Minnesota)                                  440
  6. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)            426
  7. Jack Childs (Drexel)                                       423
  8. T.J. Kerr (U. Calif. Bakersfield/San Jose St.)  421
  9. Wally Johnson (Minnesota Univ.)                  392
  10. John Johnston (Princeton)                               382
  11. Bill Lam (North Carolina Univ.)                     378
  12. Lonnie Timmerman (Drake)                            364
  13. Bob Guzzo (N.C. State )                                356
  14. Dan Gable (Iowa)                                           355
  15. Russ Hellickson (Ohio St./Wisc.)                   350
  16. Paul Mance (Appalachian State.)                    348
  17. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)                  329 
  18. Gray Simons (ODU, Tenn, L. Haven, Ind. St.)   327
  19. Carl Adams (Boston Univ.)                            326  
  20. Bob Bubb (Clarion Univ.)                             322
  21. Jack Spates (Oklahoma & Cornell)                 322
  22. Dave Amato (Brown)                                     319  
  23. Joe Seay (Okla.St., Ca.-Bak., U.Tenn.-Chatt.)     319
  24. Dennis Deliddo (Cal. St. Fresno)                   313
  25. Ron Finley (Oregon Univ.)                       311 
  26. Ed Peery (U.S. Naval Academy)                    311 
  27. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                              305
  28. Randy Stottlemyer (Pittsburgh)                      304             
  29. Stan Abel (Oklahoma, Cincinnati)                  302
  30. Roger Sanders (Bloomsburg, New York Univ.)  300
  31. Duane Goldman (Indiana Univ.)                    297  – ** retired in 2018
  32. Dick Bonacci (Cleveland State)                     296
  33. John McHugh (Maryland, Catholic, American)   288
  34. Craig Turnbull (West Virginia Univ.) 287
  35. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                 285
  36. Joe Begala (Kent State Univ.)                                    282
  37. Ed Carlin (Syracuse Univ.)                             280
  38. Clifford Keen (Michigan Univ.)                     274
  39. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                   270
  40. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa) 267
  41. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)                   266

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