Who are the Winningest Active Division 1 Head Coaches?

For two consecutive summers, the all-time winningest NCAA softball coach has retired. In 2021, it was Mike Candrea, the legendary Arizona coach who departed after leading the Wildcats to one final Women’s College World Series appearance. Then in August, legendary Michigan head coach Carol Hutchins – who took over the all-time wins record from Candrea during the 2022 season – announced her own retirement.

With the swift and drastic changing of the guard atop the active wins list, as well as other retirements like those of Illinois State’ longtime leader Melinda Fischer and the 2021 departure of Lu Harris-Champer, a number of coaches are making their first-ever appearance amongst the top ten winningest head coaches who are still going strong.

The wins leader will come as no surprise to most softball fans, though the remainder of the list could be interesting. Onto the Top 10!

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