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Active College Coaches – Top 25 part 3- NCAA Division I & All Colleges – TDR # 31-84

Top 25 Active College Coaches’ Lists    as of March 2024
Recent retirees are included and noted in the lists. The following are active head coaches now or in a recent year. We welcome input and corrections. Contact us at martinkfleming@gmail.com
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2024 ACTIVE Coaches – Top 30 w/at least 245 wins   Wins &-Level

  1. Pat Pecora (Pitt-Johnstown)                                     661 – II     (15)
  2. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)                     490– I       (14) to retire in 2024
  3. Roger Crebs (Lycoming College)                           450 – III    (11)
  4. Lonnie Morris (Johnson & Wales)                                    446 – III    (24)
  5. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan, Lake Superior St.) – 414 – I, II   (8) to retire 2024
  6. Bruce Haberli (New York Univ./Manhattan Coll.)         394 – III    (10)   up 1
  7. Ron Beaschler (Ohio Northern Univ.)                  391 – III    (17)  up 1
  8. Mike Denney (Maryville Univ./Nebr.-Omaha)    389 – II  — retired in 2023
  9. Rob Koll (Cornell Univ.)                                         345 – I       (11)
  10. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)                         336—I       (10)
  11. Steve Costanzo (St. Cloud St. Univ./Dana College)  333 II        (14)  up 1
  12. Dave Mitchell (Luther (IA)                                     327 – III     (12)  up 1
  13. Jim Makovsky (Minn. St.-Mankato/Valley City St.)  326 – II     (2)   down 2
  14. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                            322 – I        (15)
  15. Tim Fader (Wisc.-Eau Claire, Whitewater, La Crosse)  319 – III  (19)  up 1
  16. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)                     315 – I        (12)  down 1
  17. Martin Nichols (Ithaca College)                            313 – III     (14)
  18. Jim Zalesky (Jamestown/Oregon State/Iowa)   297 – I/NAIA   (6)
  19. Tom Brands (Iowa, Va. Tech) –                              294  –  I        (12)   up 1
  20. Jon Laudenslager (Wilkes University) –                           290  –  III     (8)
  21. Paul Keysaw (Fresno City/Moorpark College)   287 – Cal. Jr.Coll.   (9)
  22. John Oostendorp  (Coe College)                            278  –  III     (12)
  23. Jay Jones (Rhode Island College) –                      274  –  III     (13)
  24. Bryan Brunk (Messiah College) –                           266  –  III     (11)
  25. Tim Flynn (West Virginia Un./Edinboro Univ.)  –          264-  I          (10)
  26. Joel Greenlee (Ohio University) –                          251  –  I        (7)
  27. Franky James (Campbellsville/U. Tenn.-Chattanooga) – 251 – NAIA/I (16)  up 4
  28. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Univ. of)                   248  – I         (6) down 1
  29. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) –                       247  –  I        (12)  up 1
  30. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina State, SUNY-Binghampton) –  245  –  I   (14)  up 3

Top 25 Division I ACTIVE Coaches with at least 135 Wins

  1. John Smith (Oklahoma State Univ.)         490 — retiring in 2024
  2. Tom Borelli (Central Michigan)                 368  — retiring in 2024
  3. Rob Koll (U.N.C./Stanford/Cornell U.)    345
  4. Brian Smith (Missouri/Syracuse)             336
  5. Tom Ryan (Ohio State/Hofstra)                322
  6. Mark Manning (Nebraska/Northern Iowa)     315
  7. Tom Brands (Iowa & Virginia Tech)                     294
  8. Jim Zalesky (Oregon State/Iowa)             278  now at NAIA school
  9. Tim Flynn (W.V.U./Edinboro St.)             264
  10. Joel Greenlee (Ohio Univ.)                         251
  11. Roger Reina (Pennsylvania, Un. Of)                     248 
  12. Cael Sanderson (Penn State, Iowa State) –           247
  13. Pat Popolizio (North Carolina St., SUNY-Binghampton) –  245
  14. Kevin Dresser (Iowa State/Virginia Tech Univ.)  241
  15. Pat Santoro (Lehigh University, Maryland)   232
  16. Scott Goodale (Rutgers University) –        221
  17. Jim Andrassy (Kent State Univ.)               203 
  18. Steve Garland (Virginia University)          188
  19. John Stutzman (Buffalo SUNY, Bloomsburg) –  186
  20. Dan Wirnsberger (Bucknell, Bloomsburg)     178
  21. Chris Bono (Wisconsin/South Dakota/U.Tenn.Chatt.)  153   up 1 spot
  22. Jay Weiss (Harvard Univ.) –                                   151
  23. John Mark Bentley (Appalachian State)     –   144
  24. Jason Borelli  (American/Stanford Univ.)  –   139
  25. Mark Branch (Wyoming Univ.) –                   137

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