List of college men's basketball career coaching wins leaders

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Template:Short descriptionTemplate:Use mdy dates This is a list of college men's basketball coaches by number of career wins across all three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the two divisions of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).[1][2][3][4] It is limited to coaches with at least 600 wins. Mike Krzyzewski has the most total victories for men's basketball with 1,202. The highest winning percentage for a men's coach with at least 600 wins is Mark Few's Template:Winpct at Gonzaga, where he has coached since 1999. Exhibition games and games vacated by the NCAA are not included on this list.

College basketball coaches with 600 wins

Key

Source:[5]

* Active as of the 2024–25 season
† Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach
600 wins with an NCAA Division I program (or historic equivalent)

Coaches

Statistics correct through the end of the 2024–25 season.[6][7]
Rank Name Years Wins Losses Pct. Teams
1 Template:Sortname† 47 1,202 368 Template:Winning percentage Army (1975–1980), Duke (1980–2022)
2 Template:Sortname† 54 1,144 450 Template:Winning percentage Philadelphia Textile/Philadelphia/Jefferson (1967–2022)Template:Efn
3 Template:Sortname 52 1,122 513 Template:Winning percentage McKendree (1967–2018)
4* Template:Sortname 48 1,080 447 Template:Winning percentage Fresno Pacific (1974–1977), Biola (1978–present)
5 Template:Sortname 45 1,040 437 Template:Winning percentage Oregon Tech (1971–2016)
6 Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 47 1,015 441 Template:Winning percentage Syracuse (1976–2023)
7 Template:Sortname 48 967 359 Template:Winning percentage Franklin & Marshall (1971–2019)
8 Template:Sortname† 41 934 415 Template:Winning percentage Walsh (1980–1983), Akron (1984–1989), Cincinnati (1989–2005), Kansas State (2006–2007), West Virginia (2007–2023)
9 Template:Sortname 38 923 324 Template:Winning percentage Hamline (1972–1975), Lipscomb (1975–1999), Northern State (1999–2010)
10 Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 44 920 397 Template:Winning percentage Northeastern (1972–1986), UConn (1986–2012), Saint Joseph (CT) (2018–2021)
11 Template:Sortname 48 919 579 Template:Winning percentage Central Methodist (1969–1975), Northwest Missouri State (1977–1979), William Jewell (1979–2019)
12 Template:Sortname 49 909 576 Template:Winning percentage South Alabama (1975–1984), Clemson (1984–1994), Auburn (1994–2004), Coastal Carolina (2007–2023)
13 Template:Sortname† 33 903[8] 264 Template:Winning percentage Kansas (1988–2003), North Carolina (2003–2021)
14 Template:Sortname† 42 902 371 Template:Winning percentage Army (1965–1971), Indiana (1971–2000), Texas Tech (2001–2008)
15 Template:Sortname† 36 879 254 Template:Winning percentage North Carolina (1961–1997)
16 Template:Sortname† 41 876 190 Template:Winning percentage Kentucky (1930–1972)
17 Template:Sortname 39 867 251 Template:Winning percentage Muhlenberg (1981–1987), Wooster (1987–2020)
18* Template:Sortname 37 836 422 Template:Winning percentage George Mason (1987–1988), Providence (1988–1994), Clemson (1994–1998), Texas (1998–2015), Tennessee (2015–present)
18* Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 32 836 256 Template:Winning percentage Oral Roberts (1993–1997), Tulsa (1997–2000), Illinois (2000–2003), Kansas (2003–present)
20* Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 33 835 275 Template:Winning percentage UMass (1988–1996), Memphis (2000–2009), Kentucky (2009–2024), Arkansas (2024–present)
21 Template:Sortname 49 830 524 Template:Winning percentage Mount St. Mary's (1954–2003)
22 Template:Sortname† 47 828 447 Template:Winning percentage Winston-Salem State (1946–1993)
23 Template:Sortname† 42 826 293 Template:Winning percentage Amherst (1977–2019)
24 Template:Sortname 47 821 447 Template:Winning percentage LeMoyne–Owen (1958–2005)
25 Template:Sortname 40 816 462 Template:Winning percentage Stony Brook (1969–1971), Villanova (1973–1992), UNLV (1992–1994), Cleveland State (1996–2003), Northwood (FL)/Keiser (2006–2017)
26 Template:Sortname 42 813 527 Template:Winning percentage Mid–American Christian (1974–2015)
27 Template:Sortname 38 808 353 Template:Winning percentage Washburn (1979–2017)
28 Template:Sortname† 37 806 326 Template:Winning percentage Creighton (1969–1974), Arkansas (1974–1985), Kentucky (1985–1989), Oklahoma State (1990–2006), San Francisco (2007–2008)
29 Template:Sortname 37 805 402 Template:Winning percentage Maryville (TN) (1978–1980), Lincoln Memorial (1983–1986), Belmont (1986–2019)
30 Template:Sortname 33 800 410 Template:Winning percentage MidAmerica Nazarene (1986–2022)
31* Template:Sortname 36 798 340 Template:Winning percentage Embry–Riddle (1989–present)
32* Template:Sortname 32 797 299 Template:Winning percentage Cornerstone (1993–present)
32* Template:Sortname 36 797 354 Template:Winning percentage Montana Tech (1981–1985), Washington State (1987–1994), Oklahoma (1994–2006), Indiana (2006–2008), Houston (2014–present)
34 Template:Sortname 30 794 285 Template:Winning percentage Bethel (IN) (1987–2017)
35* Template:Sortname 43 791 563 Template:Winning percentage William Carey (1982–present)
36 Template:Sortname 31 788 269 Template:Winning percentage Columbia (MO) (1988–2019)
36 Template:Sortname 42 788 582 Template:Winning percentage Grace (1977–2019)
38 Template:Sortname† 41 786 394 Template:Winning percentage Davidson (1960–1969), Maryland (1969–1986), James Madison (1988–1997), Georgia State (1997–2003)
38 Template:Sortname 51 786 556 Template:Winning percentage Saint John's (MN) (1964–2015)
40 Template:Sortname† 34 781 279 Template:Winning percentage Long Beach State (1973–1974), Iowa (1974–1983), Arizona (1983–2007)
41* Template:Sortname 36 780 405 Template:Winning percentage Marshall (1989–1990), Kansas State (1990–1994), Creighton (1994–2010), Oregon (2010–present)
42 Template:Sortname 41 779 412 Template:Winning percentage Hardin–Simmons (1962–1966), New Mexico State (1966–1975, 1998–2005), Illinois (1975–1996)
43 Template:Sortname 39 775 487 Template:Winning percentage Olivet Nazarene (1978–2018)
44* Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 37 761 308 Template:Winning percentage Hawaii (1976), Boston University (1978–1983), Providence (1985–1987), Kentucky (1989–1997), Louisville (2001–2017), Iona (2020–2023), St. John's (2023–present)
45 Template:Sortname† 42 759 302 Template:Winning percentage Western Kentucky (1922–1964)
46 Template:Sortname† 41 755 340 Template:Winning percentage Northwest Missouri State (1929–1933), Colorado (1933–1934), Oklahoma State (1934–1970)
46* Template:Sortname 44 755 489 Template:Winning percentage Rollins (1980–present)
48 Template:Sortname 37 754 425 Template:Winning percentage Nazareth (1982–1983), Le Moyne (1983–1992), Canisius (1992–1997), Richmond (1997–2002), West Virginia (2002–2007), Michigan (2007–2019)
49 Template:Sortname† 32 747 233 Template:Winning percentage Wisconsin–Platteville (1984–1999), Milwaukee (1999–2001), Wisconsin (2001–2015)
50 Template:Sortname† 50 746 264 Template:Winning percentage Baker (1905–1908), Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell (1908–1909), Central Missouri State (1912–1919)
51 Template:Sortname 40 745 507 Template:Winning percentage American International (1977–1979), Bowling Green (1986–1997), George Mason (1997–2011), Miami (FL) (2011–2024)
52* Template:Sortname 26 742 152 Template:Winning percentage Gonzaga (1999–present)
53 Template:Sortname† 34 741 312 Template:Winning percentage Cheyney (1972–1982), Temple (1982–2006)
54 Template:Sortname 42 737 453 Template:Winning percentage Vanderbilt (1979–1981), Tampa (1983–2023)
54* Template:Sortname† 29 737 301 Template:Winning percentage Michigan State (1995–present)
56* Template:Sortname 42 735 582 Template:Winpct St. Ambrose (1983–present)
57 Template:Sortname 34 734 375 Template:Winning percentage Taylor (1978–2013)
58 Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 31 729 201 Template:Winning percentage Long Beach State (1968–1973), UNLV (1973–1992), Fresno State (1995–2002)
58 Template:Sortname† 38 729 373 Template:Winning percentage Northern Iowa (1961–1967), Missouri (1967–1999)
58* Template:Sortname 42 729 405 Template:Winning percentage UMass Dartmouth (1983–present)
61 Template:Sortname 38 724 470 Template:Winning percentage Northwestern Oklahoma State (1978–1983), Oklahoma Christian (1983–2016)
61 Template:Sortname† 42 724 354 Template:Winning percentage DePaul (1942–1984)
63 Template:Sortname 41 723 556 Template:Winning percentage Nyack (1975–1987), Geneva (1987–1996), Gannon (1996–2005), Youngstown State (2005–2017)
64 Template:Sortname 39 722 325 Template:Winning percentage Maryville (TN) (1980–2020)
65 Template:Sortname 37 719 376 Template:Winning percentage Saint Anselm (1986–2024)
65 Template:Sortname† 38 719 353 Template:Winning percentage UTEP (1961–1999)
67* Template:Sortname 41 715 555 Template:Winning percentage Oakland (1984–present)
68 Template:Sortname 40 714 495 Template:Winning percentage Georgia Southern (1974–1977), Auburn–Montgomery (1977–2014)
69 Template:Sortname 30 713 194 Template:Winning percentage Virginia Union (1978–2008)
70* Template:Sortname 33 706 267 Template:Winning percentage Southern Indiana (1992–2001), Milwaukee (2001–2005), Tennessee (2005–2011), Auburn (2014–present)
71 Template:Sortname 37 702 453 Template:Winning percentage Wittenberg (1976–1989), Ohio (1989–2001), Western Carolina (2005–2018)
71 Template:Sortname 41 702 330 Template:Winning percentage Albany (1955–1987, 1988–1997)
73* Template:Sortname 34 699 371 Template:Winning percentage Manchester (1991–1995), Southwest Missouri State (1995–1999), Iowa (1999–2007), New Mexico (2007–2013), UCLA (2013–2018), Nevada (2019–present)
74 Template:Sortname 39 692 542 Template:Winning percentage Evangel (1982–2022)
75 Template:Sortname 37 685 293 Template:Winning percentage Washington (MO) (1981–2018)
76 Template:Sortname 32 677 317 Template:Winning percentage Montana (1978–1986), Stanford (1986–2004), California (2008–2014)
77 Template:Sortname† 30 675 295 Template:Winning percentage Louisville (1971–2001)
78 Template:Sortname 35 674 432 Template:Winning percentage UTPA (1982–1986), Kansas State (1986–1990), Florida (1990–1996), Illinois (1996–2000), UNLV (2004–2011), Oklahoma (2011–2021)
79 Template:Sortname† 33 668 380 Template:Winning percentage American (1978–1982), Boston College (1982–1986), Ohio State (1986–1989), Maryland (1989–2011)
80 Template:Sortname 36 666 320 Template:Winning percentage Illinois Wesleyan (1965–2001)
81 Template:Sortname†Template:Efn 29 664 162 Template:Winning percentage Indiana State (1946–1948), UCLA (1948–1975)
82 Template:Sortname 28 663 233 Template:Winning percentage West Georgia (1970–1990), Life (1991–2000)
83 Template:Sortname 33 660 219 Template:Winning percentage Hope (1977–2010)
83* Template:Sortname 35 660 404 Template:Winning percentage Belhaven (1990–1992), Berry (1993–1997), Alabama–Huntsville (1993–2019), Lipscomb (2019–present)
83* Template:Sortname 39 660 507 Template:Winning percentage Oklahoma State (1986–1990), Miami (FL) (1990–2000), Florida State (2002–2025)
86 Template:Sortname† 38 657 382 Template:Winning percentage Wichita (1951–1964), Iowa (1964–1970), Oregon State (1970–1989)
87* Template:Sortname 42 659 599 Template:Winning percentage Bethel (TN) (1983–1999), Christian Brothers (1999–2019), Delta State (2019–present)
88 Template:Sortname 33 654 343 Template:Winning percentage Saint Rose (1986–2018)
88 Template:Sortname 30 654 261 Template:Winning percentage Tarleton (1988–2018)
90 Template:Sortname 40 653 426 Template:Winning percentage Otterbein (1972–2012)
91 Template:Sortname 36 649 437 Template:Winning percentage Tufts (1971–1974), Columbia (1974–1978), Fordham (1978–1986), Rhode Island (1986–1988), Texas (1988–1998), George Washington (1998–2001), Houston (2004–2010)
92 Template:Sortname 41 648 356 Template:Winning percentage Colby (1970–2011), Thomas (2014)
93 Template:Sortname 34 647 353 Template:Winning percentage Central Missouri State (1961–1964), Valparaiso (1964–1970), Memphis State (1970–1974), Illinois (1974–1975), UCLA (1975–1977), UAB (1978–1996)
94 Template:Sortname 37 646 511 Template:Winning percentage Central Methodist (1985–2022)
95 Jay Lawson 33 645 325 .665 Bentley (1991-present)
95 Template:Sortname 30 642 370 Template:Winning percentage Tulsa (1991–1995), Georgia (1995–1997), Kentucky (1997–2007), Minnesota (2007–2013), Texas Tech (2013–2016), Memphis (2016–2018), High Point (2018–2022)
95 Template:Sortname† 28 642 282 Template:Winning percentage Hofstra (1994–2001), Villanova (2001–2022)
97 Template:Sortname 31 641 340 Template:Winning percentage Southwestern (TX) (1971–1973), Lamar (1976–1980, 2003–2006), Oklahoma (1980–1994), TCU (1994–2002)
98 Template:Sortname 34 640 427 Template:Winning percentage Bethel (IN) (1976–1987), Indiana–South Bend (1987–1988), Valparaiso (1988–2002, 2004–2011)
98 Template:Sortname 33 640 341 Template:Winning percentage Southern New Hampshire (1985–2018)
100 Template:Sortname† 40 637 444 Template:Winning percentage Pacific Lutheran (1944–1958), Washington State (1958–1971), Washington (1971–1985)
100 Template:Sortname 32 637 352 Template:Winning percentage Fresno Pacific (1988–1993), Westmont (1993–2020)
102 Template:Sortname 33 634 381 Template:Winning percentage Davidson (1989–2022)
103 Template:Sortname 37 633 429 Template:Winning percentage Florida State (1966–1978), Georgia (1978–1995), Jacksonville (1997–2005)
104 Template:Sortname 44 632 340 Template:Winning percentage Southwestern Oklahoma (1918–1922), Pittsburg State (1922–1934, 1935–1963)
105 Template:Sortname 27 631 152 Template:Winning percentage Wisconsin–Eau Claire (1968–1995)
105 Template:Sortname 36 631 242 Template:Winning percentage Muskingum (1919–1923), Davis & Elkins (1923–1935), Marshall (1935–1955)
107* Template:Sortname 31 630 366 Template:Winning percentage Wayne State (NE) (1994–2000), North Dakota State (2000–2001), Northern Iowa (2001–2006), Iowa State (2006–2010), Creighton (2010–present)[9]
107 Template:Sortname 41 630 518 Template:Winning percentage Benedictine Heights (1957–1960), Dallas (1960–1963), St. Mary's (TX) (1963–1998), Angelo State (1978–1998)
109 Template:Sortname 37 629 346 Template:Winning percentage Rochester (1976–2010), Hobart (2011–2014)
110* Template:Sortname 36 626 330 Template:Winning percentage Nebraska Wesleyan (1989–2004), North Central College (2004–2022), Hastings College (2022-present)[10]
111 Template:Sortname 33 625 380 Template:Winning percentage Penn (1989–2006), Temple (2006–2019), La Salle (2022–2025)
112 Template:Sortname 37 624 393 Template:Winning percentage Presbyterian (1951–1955), The Citadel (1956–1960), Florida (1960–1966, 1980–1989), NC State (1966–1980)
113 Template:Sortname 39 622 415 Template:Winning percentage Denver (1985–1997), Wartburg (1997–2024)
114 Template:Sortname 29 620 294 Template:Winning percentage Montana (1986–1991), Colorado State (1991–1998), Utah State (1998–2015)
114 Template:Sortname 26 620 199 Template:Winning percentage Central Washington (1964–1990)
116 Template:Sortname 39 619 499 Template:Winning percentage California (PA) (1986–1996), Robert Morris (1996–1999), Eastern Michigan (2000–2005), Tusculum (2005–2011), West Va. Wesleyan (2011–2012), Delta State (2012–2019), Arkansas Fort Smith (2019–2023), Greensboro College (2023–2025)[11]
117 Template:Sortname 35 618 274 Template:Winning percentage Hamilton (1970–2004), SUNY Poly (2005–2006)
117 Template:Sortname 38 618 463 Template:Winning percentage Central Missouri (1975–1980), Valparaiso (1980–1988), Missouri Western (1988–2013)
119 Template:Sortname 37 615 517 Template:Winning percentage Siena Heights (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan (1985–1996), California (1996–2008), Rice (2008–2014)
120 Template:Sortname 20 609 202 Template:Winning percentage Robert Morris (IL) (1997–2017)
120 Template:Sortname 39 609 486 Template:Winning percentage Guilford (1962–1970), High Point (1972–2003)
122 Template:Sortname 37 608 413 Template:Winning percentage Minnesota–Morris (1974–1979), Willamette (1979–1984), North Dakota (1988–2006), Concordia (Moorhead) (2008–2017)
123 Template:Sortname 40 606 494 Template:Winning percentage Bloomfield (1982–1987), Caldwell (1988–2022)
124 Template:Sortname 37 605 362 Template:Winning percentage RIT (1980–1983), Nazareth (1983–1986), Johns Hopkins (1986–2017)
125 Template:Sortname 31 603 291 Template:Winning percentage Augsburg (1982–1988), South Dakota (1988–2013)
125 Template:Sortname 30 603 243 Template:Winning percentage Stockton (1985–2016)

See also

Notes

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References

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