List of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2023) |
This is a list of the
Final Four
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Final Four appearances by coach
- Coaches with Final Fourappearances 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |