This is a list of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's lacrosse head coaches by number of career wins. Head coaches with a combined career record of at least 250 wins at the Division I, Division II, Division III, or historically equivalent level are included here.
Coaches * = Active coaches. † = National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Statistics current after the 2026 season. Rank Name Years Wins Losses Ties Pct. Teams1*Jim Berkman†39678740Potsdam State (1985), Salisbury (1989–present)2*John Danowski†444952300C.W. Post (1983–1985), Hofstra (1986–2006), Duke (2007–present)3Hank Janczyk384771500Salisbury (1983–1985), Colgate (1986–1987), Gettysburg (1988–2021)4Bill Tierney†394391520RIT (1982–1984), Princeton (1988–2009), Denver (2010–2023)5Keith Bugbee424322370Springfield (1984–2025)6*J.B. Clarke294161000Greensboro (1997), Washington (MD) (1999–2010), Limestone (2011–2021), Tampa (2022–present)7Bill Pilat374131870Roanoke (1989–2025)8Steve Beville354031760Colorado College (1989–1998), Vermont (1999–2006), Cortland (2007–2023)T9*Kevin Corrigan403831830Randolph–Macon (1985–1986), Notre Dame (1988–present)T9*Steve Koudelka303831620Lynchburg (1997–present)T11Mike Pressler383822050VMI (1983), Ohio Wesleyan (1986–1990), Duke (1991–2006), Bryant (2007–2022)T11*Dan Sheehan29382840Le Moyne (1998–present)13Dom Starsia†343751480Brown (1983–1992), Virginia (1993–2016)14*Gene Peluso303631540Lycoming (1997–2001), RIT (2001–2010), Stevens (2010–present)15Jeff Long†363611820Ithaca (1988–2023)16Rory Whipple383592120Clarkson (1980–1986), Hartwick (1987–1998), Bryant (2000–2006), Florida Southern (2009–2010), Tampa (2012–2021)17David Urick†343521320Hobart (1979–1989), Georgetown (1990–2012)18*Dave Webster353491920Marymount (1992–1998), Franklin & Marshall (1999–2001), Dickinson (2001–present)19*John Raba303471480Wesleyan (1997–present)20Ray Rostan373421970RIT (1979–1981), Ithaca (1982–1983), Hampden–Sydney (1985–2016)21*Stewart Moan373402680Haverford College (1987–88), University of Lynchburg (1989–95), Marymount University (1999-01), SUNY Oneonta (2002–07), Susquehanna University (2008–present)22Bob Shillinglaw423343200Massachusetts Maritime (1976–1978), Delaware (1979–2017)Steve Colfer23329860Cabrini (2001–2023)24*Rob Randall313271930Sacred Heart (1993–1996), SUNY Geneseo (2000), Nazareth (2001–present)25Jack Emmer†363261840Cortland State (1970–1972), Washington & Lee (1973–1983), Army (1984–2005)26Michael Caravana28320980Denison (1991–2005, 2008–2021)27*Mike Mahoney293181370St. Lawrence (1998–present)28*John Klepacki253131450Western New England (2002–present)29*Jake Coon17310360RIT (2010–present)30*Gene McCabe253071330Hamilton (2002–2006), Washington & Lee (2007–Present)31Terry Corcoran373012380Washington (MD) (1983–1994), Penn (1995–1996), Skidmore (1997–2005), Elizabethtown (2006–2013), Wabash (2015–2016), UMass Dartmouth (2017–2020)32Dick Garber†363001413UMass (1955–1990)33Glenn Thiel402992160Virginia (1970–1977), Penn State (1978–2010)34*Paul Cantabene222961130Stevenson (2005–present)T35*Mark Theriault282891420Western New England (1995–1996), Keene State (1999–present)T35Mike Daly262891340Tufts (1999–2016), Brown (2017–2024)37Walter Alessi432882870MIT (1975–2017)38Roy Simmons Jr.†28287960Syracuse (1971–1998)39Jim Adams†352841231Army (1958–1969), Penn (1970–1977), Virginia (1978–1992)40Dick Edell†292821230Baltimore (1973–1976), Army (1977–1983), Maryland (1984–2001)Player Bio: Dick Edell , University of Maryland, retrieved July 10, 2010.T41Dave Cottle272801150Loyola (1983–2001), Maryland (2002–2010)T41Scott Nelson322801750Nazareth (1985–2000), Brown (2001–2006), Marist (2008–2011), Binghamton (2011–2016), Pfeiffer (2016–2019)43*Chris Ryan262761030Mercyhurst (2000–2022), Mount St. Mary's (2023–present)44Tom Gill362752320FDU Florham (1983–1988), Merchant Marine (1990–2021)45*Joe Breschi292741580Ohio State (1998–2008), North Carolina (2009–present)46*Bill Bergen382732530Clarkson (1988–present)T47*Tim Boyle262651120Dowling (2000–2016), Wingate (2016–present)T47John Desko23265920Syracuse (1999–2021)49Tony Seaman302631660C.W. Post (1982), Penn (1983–1990), Johns Hopkins (1991–1998), Towson (1999–2011)50Carl Runk312621610Towson (1968–1998)51Howdy Myers†322611594Johns Hopkins (1947–1949), Hofstra (1950–1975), Hampden–Sydney (1976–1978)52Richie Moran†292571210Cornell (1969–1997)53Greg Cannella312561810UMass (1994–2025)T54Tom Leanos342552400Southampton (1980–1983), Drew (1988–2017)T54*John Haus312552220Washington College (1995–1998), Johns Hopkins (1999–2000), North Carolina (2001–2008), Lebanon Valley (2010–present)T56*Sean Quirk192531030Endicott (1998–2015), Springfield (2026–present)T56Roy Simmons Sr.†372531301Syracuse (1931–1942, 1946–1970)T58*Jim Nagle322522100SUNY Oneonta (1995–2001), Colgate (2002–2011), Stony Brook (2012–2019), Connecticut College (2020–present)T58Renzie Lamb352521840Williams (1989–2003)T60Jack Faber†34251562Maryland (1928–1943, 1946–1963)T60*Brandon Childs18251850Eastern (2009–2011), York (PA) (2012–present)62*Jim Murphy342502060Bentley (1993–present)
See also NCAA Division I men's lacrosse records
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