ESPN's greatest coaches of All-Time: state by state:

[Skjellyfetti]

Alabama Bear Bryant Alabama football
Alaska Ron Abegglen UAA basketball
Arizona Lute Olson Arizona basketball
Arkansas Frank Broyles Arkansas football
California John Wooden UCLA basketball
Colorado Bill McCartney CU football
Connecticut Geno Auriemma UConn women's basketball
Delaware Tubby Raymond Delaware football
Florida Bobby Bowden FSU football
Georgia John Heisman GT football
Hawaii June Jones UH football
Idaho Chris Petersen Boise State football
Illinois Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago football
Indiana Knute Rockne Notre Dame football
Iowa Hayden Fry Iowa football
Kansas Phog Allen KU basketball
Kentucky Adolph Rupp UK basketball
Louisiana Eddie Robinson Grambling football
Maine Harold Westerman Maine football
Maryland Jim Phelan Mt. St. Mary's Basketball
Massachusetts Percy Haughton Harvard football
Michigan Bo Schembechler UM football
Minnesota John Gagliardi St. John's football
Mississippi John Vaught Ole Miss football
Missouri Norm Stewart Mizzou basketball
Montana Bobby Hauck Montana football
Nebraska Tom Osborne Nebraska football
Nevada Jerry Tarkanian UNLV basketball
New Hampshire Bill Bowes UNH football
New Jersey C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers women's basketball
New Mexico Lou Henson NM State basketball
New York Red Blaik Army football
North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski Duke basketball
North Dakota Rocky Hager ND State football
Ohio Woody Hayes Ohio State football
Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson OU football
Oregon Mike Bellotti Oregon football
Pennsylvania Joe Paterno Penn State football
Rhode Island Dave Gavitt Providence basketball
South Carolina Frank Howard Clemson football
South Dakota Ralph Ginn SD State football
Tennessee Pat Sumitt UT women's basketball
Texas Darrell Royal Texas football
Utah LaVell Edwards BYU football
Vermont Tom Brennan UVM basketball
Virginia Frank Beamer VT football
Washington Don James UW football
West Va. Fred Schaus WVU basketball
Wisconsin Barry Alvarez UW football
Wyoming Bob Devaney Wyoming football

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I think I highlighted all the FCS ones.

I was kinda surprised by some of them... especially Bobby Hauck... do Montana fans agree that he was the best coach in the history of the state of Montana?

[Grizalltheway]

In terms of winning percentage, yes, he's the best. But, I'll put it this way: they're naming the street that goes around campus after Don Read, not Hauck...Read made the program what it is today.

[youngterrier]

Ayers pwns Howard IMO but there are more clemson fans and one more national title in SC so no one will ever concede that

[SuperHornet]

Did they even consider the possibility of having one guy on that list for TWO different states?

John Wooden is a great guy, but one HAS to consider Amos Alonzo Stagg for Cali as well.

[DuckDuckGriz]

I know that it's women's basketball....

BUT if we're going for greatest coaches of all time from a pure coaching standpoint than Montana's should be, without a doubt

ROBIN SELVIG

Resume:
33 seasons with Montana
Overall record: 740-218 (.772)
(6th fastest coach in Division I men's or women's to reach 700)
8th all time in Division I (men's and women's) win percentage
22 conference titles
(record of 78-6 in the Mountain West and 283-51 in the Big Sky)
20 appearances in NCAA tournament

[Grizalltheway]

I know that it's women's basketball....

BUT if we're going for greatest coaches of all time from a pure coaching standpoint than Montana's should be, without a doubt

ROBIN SELVIG

Resume:
33 seasons with Montana
Overall record: 740-218 (.772)
(6th fastest coach in Division I men's or women's to reach 700)
8th all time in Division I (men's and women's) win percentage
22 conference titles
(record of 78-6 in the Mountain West and 283-51 in the Big Sky)
20 appearances in NCAA tournament

Pretty solid case.

[89Hen]

New Hampshire Bill Bowes UNH football

Sean McDonnell will overtake him in 5 years.

[Rob Iola]

Oh c'mon - No Dean Smith in NC?

[DuckDuckGriz]

Oregon went with Mike Bellotti. I mean I can't be too mad about that, but I am sure some Oregon State fans are pissed that Ralph Miller (OSU basketball) didn't get the nod.

Or I don't know maybe BILL BOWERMAN the godfather of track & field in the US

This list is kind of bullsh!t. It shouldn't be best college coaches of all time, no matter the sport, but "who the staff of ESPN knows off the top of their head."

[GSUhooligan]

Can't pass up the chance to nit-pick an Appy fan; you failed to highlight the two Dakotas.

[Franks Tanks]

They picked Pat Summit over General Neyland at Tennessee

"Neyland remains the all-time winningest coach in Tennessee Volunteers history with 173 wins in 216 games, six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships, and four national championships."

Four national titles in the sport folks in the south actually care about-- college football. Summit was very good when women's athletics was in the dark ages. Lately with other schools increasing empahsis on the sport she is just above avergae.

[dal4018]

Alabama Bear Bryant Alabama football
Alaska Ron Abegglen UAA basketball
Arizona Lute Olson Arizona basketball
Arkansas Frank Broyles Arkansas football
California John Wooden UCLA basketball
Colorado Bill McCartney CU football
Connecticut Geno Auriemma UConn women's basketball
Delaware Tubby Raymond Delaware football
Florida Bobby Bowden FSU football
Georgia John Heisman GT football
Hawaii June Jones UH football
Idaho Chris Petersen Boise State football
Illinois Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago football
Indiana Knute Rockne Notre Dame football
Iowa Hayden Fry Iowa football
Kansas Phog Allen KU basketball
Kentucky Adolph Rupp UK basketball
Louisiana Eddie Robinson Grambling football
Maine Harold Westerman Maine football
Maryland Jim Phelan Mt. St. Mary's Basketball
Massachusetts Percy Haughton Harvard football
Michigan Bo Schembechler UM football
Minnesota John Gagliardi St. John's football
Mississippi John Vaught Ole Miss football
Missouri Norm Stewart Mizzou basketball
Montana Bobby Hauck Montana football
Nebraska Tom Osborne Nebraska football
Nevada Jerry Tarkanian UNLV basketball
New Hampshire Bill Bowes UNH football
New Jersey C. Vivian Stringer Rutgers women's basketball
New Mexico Lou Henson NM State basketball
New York Red Blaik Army football
North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski Duke basketball
North Dakota Rocky Hager ND State football
Ohio Woody Hayes Ohio State football
Oklahoma Bud Wilkinson OU football
Oregon Mike Bellotti Oregon football
Pennsylvania Joe Paterno Penn State football
Rhode Island Dave Gavitt Providence basketball
South Carolina Frank Howard Clemson football
South Dakota Ralph Ginn SD State football
Tennessee Pat Sumitt UT women's basketball
Texas Darrell Royal Texas football
Utah LaVell Edwards BYU football
Vermont Tom Brennan UVM basketball
Virginia Frank Beamer VT football
Washington Don James UW football
West Va. Fred Schaus WVU basketball
Wisconsin Barry Alvarez UW football
Wyoming Bob Devaney Wyoming football

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I think I highlighted all the FCS ones.

I was kinda surprised by some of them... especially Bobby Hauck... do Montana fans agree that he was the best coach in the history of the state of Montana?

You forgot Archie "The Gunslinger" Cooley from Mississippi Valley State he in the 80's made throwing the football at the college level envogue.He was doing in the 80's what Steve Spurrier did at Florida in the 90's and early millenium.He put Jerry Rice into the NFL and QB Willie Totten into the NCAA Record Books.

[dal4018]

They picked Pat Summit over General Neyland at Tennessee

"Neyland remains the all-time winningest coach in Tennessee Volunteers history with 173 wins in 216 games, six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships, and four national championships."

Four national titles in the sport folks in the south actually care about-- college football. Summit was very good when women's athletics was in the dark ages. Lately with other schools increasing empahsis on the sport she is just above avergae.

She is the winningest coach in college basketball history regardless of gender

[BlackFalkin]

Should have been Beau Baldwin for Washington.

[SuperHornet]

A guy with ONE title over Don James?!?

I don't THINK so! James had several teams in the Rose Bowl. Baldwin hasn't been at Eastern anywhere near long enough to justify THAT nod.

[DuckDuckGriz]

Wouldn't Gil Dobie be a better choice than Don James?

[Ivytalk]

Percy Haughton for Harvard? Good God...that was early 20th century.

[Thumper 76]

YEA! Suck on that USD.

[tampajag]

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I think I highlighted all the FCS ones.

I was kinda surprised by some of them... especially Bobby Hauck... do Montana fans agree that he was the best coach in the history of the state of Montana?

You forgot Archie "The Gunslinger" Cooley from Mississippi Valley State he in the 80's made throwing the football at the college level envogue.He was doing in the 80's what Steve Spurrier did at Florida in the 90's and early millenium.He put Jerry Rice into the NFL and QB Willie Totten into the NCAA Record Books.

the fact that he never won SWAC with that team and coaching against WC Gordon and Marino Casem in the same state hurts him a bit. Besides the cheating and what not.

[citdog]

For the Great and Sovereign State of South Carolina I think a better choice would have been John McKissick .

[BisonMav]

Minnesota should be Bernie Bierman with 5 National Championship from 1932-1941.

North Dakota native Lute Olson for Arizona