Top 25 Coaches in Adjusted Win Percentage

 

We've been rolling out the adjusted win percentage metric over the past couple weeks conference by conference, but now it's time to look at the coaches from the national perspective. We're highlighting just the top 25 here, but check the bottom of the post for the whole list. So without further ado here is the top 25 fbs football coaches with adjusted win percentage.

Rank	Coach	Team	W	L	Adjusted W Pct	Traditional W Pct	Difference	Conference
1	Sherrone Moore	Michigan	0.1	0.0	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	B10
2	Kirby Smart	Georgia	78.75	10.5	88.2%	85.5%	2.7%	SEC
3	Ryan Day	Ohio State	46.9	7.5	86.2%	87.5%	-1.3%	B10
4	Curt Cignetti	Indiana	15.0	2.5	85.7%	82.6%	3.1%	B10
5	Jon Sumrall	Tulane	17.0	3.0	85.0%	85.2%	-0.2%	AAC
6	Dan Lanning	Oregon	17.0	3.5	82.9%	81.5%	1.4%	B10
7	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	154.3	32.1	82.8%	79.8%	3.0%	ACC
8	Kalen Deboer	Alabama	30	6.5	82.2%	80.4%	1.8%	SEC
9	LIncoln Riley	USC	53.5	14.0	79.3%	80.4%	-1.1%	B10
10	Luke Fickell	Wisconsin	53.8	15.8	77.3%	69.6%	7.7%	B10
11	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	35.5	11.5	75.5%	73.6%	1.9%	AAC
12	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	42.0	14.0	75.0%	69.3%	5.7%	CUSA
13	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	0.8	0.3	75.0%	75.0%	0.0%	MW
14	Brian Kelly	LSU	142	48	74.7%	72.9%	1.8%	SEC
15	Marcus Freeman	Notre Dame	14.5	5.25	73.4%	70.4%	3.0%	Ind
16	Rhett Lashlee	SMU	14.5	6.0	70.7%	66.7%	4.0%	ACC
17	James Franklin	Penn State	88.8	37.5	70.3%	67.5%	2.8%	B10
18	Billy Napier	Florida	37.25	15.75	70.3%	66.2%	4.1%	SEC
19	Mike Norvell	Florida State	54.5	23.3	70.1%	67.6%	2.5%	ACC
20	Josh Heupel	Tennessee	41	17.75	69.8%	73.3%	-3.5%	SEC
21	Mack Brown	UNC	252.0	109.5	69.7%	65.7%	4.0%	ACC
22	Mike Gundy	Ok St	157.8	69.3	69.5%	67.8%	1.7%	B12
23	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss	64.75	30	68.3%	66.2%	2.1%	SEC
24	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	149.6	71.8	67.6%	67.2%	0.4%	B12
25	Brent Venables	Oklahoma	13	6.5	66.7%	61.5%	5.2%	SEC

Technically Sherrone Moore is leading the way, but with an extremely small sample size. That should change by the end of this year. The next coach on the list though is likely to stay there and no doubt he deserves it after the job he's done at Georgia. Kirby Smart has made the Bulldogs once again a dynasty and that is reflected here in his adjusted winning percentage. Smart has an adjusted win rate of 88.2%, 2.7 percentage points higher than his traditional. This means that Smart's program has gotten better the longer he's been there despite the fact that Georgia was a very good program when they hired him. 

The Big 10 also looks dominant with four of the top six coaches on this list. However, if we take a deeper look at that, two are likely to change. Moore, who we already referenced, has one collegiate game under his belt. Cignetti, who was dominant at James Madison, is now at Indiana and facing a whole different level of competition. 

The Big 10 has seven coaches here in the top 25. The SEC also equals that mark. The ACC has four teams. The Big 12 and American conference both only have two. Conference USA, the Mountain West and Independents each have one. 

Note: Coaches who have not coached an FBS game yet are not included on this list. The adjusted win percentage is based on a coaches win/loss record with consideration for when a coach first begins at a program. Basically a coaches records their first few years with a program are not given as much weight as their later years. 

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The entire list of coaches is below:

Rank	Coach	Team	W	L	Adjusted W Pct	Traditional W Pct	Difference	Conference
1	Sherrone Moore	Michigan	0.1	0.0	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	B10
2	Kirby Smart	Georgia	78.75	10.5	88.2%	85.5%	2.7%	SEC
3	Ryan Day	Ohio State	46.9	7.5	86.2%	87.5%	-1.3%	B10
4	Curt Cignetti	Indiana	15.0	2.5	85.7%	82.6%	3.1%	B10
5	Jon Sumrall	Tulane	17.0	3.0	85.0%	85.2%	-0.2%	AAC
6	Dan Lanning	Oregon	17.0	3.5	82.9%	81.5%	1.4%	B10
7	Dabo Swinney	Clemson	154.3	32.1	82.8%	79.8%	3.0%	ACC
8	Kalen Deboer	Alabama	30	6.5	82.2%	80.4%	1.8%	SEC
9	LIncoln Riley	USC	53.5	14.0	79.3%	80.4%	-1.1%	B10
10	Luke Fickell	Wisconsin	53.8	15.8	77.3%	69.6%	7.7%	B10
11	Jeff Traylor	UTSA	35.5	11.5	75.5%	73.6%	1.9%	AAC
12	Jamey Chadwell	Liberty	42.0	14.0	75.0%	69.3%	5.7%	CUSA
13	Spencer Danielson	Boise State	0.8	0.3	75.0%	75.0%	0.0%	MW
14	Brian Kelly	LSU	142	48	74.7%	72.9%	1.8%	SEC
15	Marcus Freeman	Notre Dame	14.5	5.25	73.4%	70.4%	3.0%	Ind
16	Rhett Lashlee	SMU	14.5	6.0	70.7%	66.7%	4.0%	ACC
17	James Franklin	Penn State	88.8	37.5	70.3%	67.5%	2.8%	B10
18	Billy Napier	Florida	37.25	15.75	70.3%	66.2%	4.1%	SEC
19	Mike Norvell	Florida State	54.5	23.3	70.1%	67.6%	2.5%	ACC
20	Josh Heupel	Tennessee	41	17.75	69.8%	73.3%	-3.5%	SEC
21	Mack Brown	UNC	252.0	109.5	69.7%	65.7%	4.0%	ACC
22	Mike Gundy	Ok St	157.8	69.3	69.5%	67.8%	1.7%	B12
23	Lane Kiffin	Ole Miss	64.75	30	68.3%	66.2%	2.1%	SEC
24	Kyle Whittingham	Utah	149.6	71.8	67.6%	67.2%	0.4%	B12
25	Brent Venables	Oklahoma	13	6.5	66.7%	61.5%	5.2%	SEC
26	Tim Albin	Ohio	21.5	11.5	65.2%	59.0%	6.2%	MAC
27	Hugh Freeze	Auburn	63	33.75	65.1%	64.0%	1.1%	SEC
28	PJ Fleck	Minnesota	66.0	35.8	64.9%	58.8%	6.1%	B10
29	Bronco Mendenhall	New Mexico	115.3	62.8	64.7%	62.5%	2.2%	MW
30	Tom Herman	FAU	31.5	17.3	64.6%	65.9%	-1.3%	AAC
31	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa	192.0	105.8	64.5%	62.2%	2.3%	B10
32	Shawn Clark	App State	29.8	16.5	64.3%	66.0%	-1.7%	Sunbelt
33	Jason Candle	Toledo	50.1	29.0	63.3%	65.0%	-1.7%	MAC
34	Lance Leipold	KU	46.8	27.3	63.2%	50.0%	13.2%	B12
35	Gus Malzahn	UCF	75.0	44.3	62.9%	65.2%	-2.3%	B12
36	Dave Doeren	NC State	81.3	48.5	62.6%	62.7%	-0.1%	ACC
37	Rich Rodriguez	Jacksonville St.	94.8	56.8	62.5%	59.3%	3.2%	CUSA
38	Eliah Drinkwitz	Mizzou	31.5	19	62.4%	64.5%	-2.1%	SEC
39	Mike Elko	Texas A&M	11.5	7	62.2%	64.0%	-1.8%	SEC
40	Ryan Silverfield	Memphis	27.0	16.5	62.1%	63.3%	-1.2%	AAC
41	Chris Klieman	Kansas State	35.0	21.5	61.9%	61.9%	0.0%	B12
42	Steve Sarkisian	Texas	51.25	31.75	61.7%	59.2%	2.5%	SEC
43	Matt Rhule	Nebraska	38.3	23.8	61.7%	51.0%	10.7%	B10
44	Manny Diaz	Duke	18.5	11.5	61.7%	58.3%	3.4%	ACC
45	Tim Beck	Coastal Carolina	4.0	2.5	61.5%	61.5%	0.0%	Sunbelt
46	G.J. Kinne	Texas State	4.0	2.5	61.5%	61.5%	0.0%	Sunbelt
47	David Braun	Northwestern	2.0	1.3	61.5%	61.5%	0.0%	B10
48	Kalani Sitake	BYU	50.5	32	61.2%	59.8%	1.4%	B12
49	Neal Brown	WVU	52.8	33.5	61.2%	59.5%	1.7%	B12
50	Bill O'Brien	Boston College	5.5	3.5	61.1%	62.5%	-1.4%	ACC
51	Troy Calhoun	Air Force	117.3	75.3	60.9%	61.3%	-0.4%	MW
52	Scott Satterfield	Cincinnati	56.3	36.5	60.6%	60.5%	0.1%	B12
53	Bret Bielema	Illinois	89.5	58.3	60.6%	59.9%	0.7%	B10
54	Jeff Tedford	Fresno State	101.8	67.8	60.0%	61.7%	-1.7%	MW
55	Jeff Monken	Army	64.0	42.8	60.0%	56.0%	4.0%	AAC
56	Jeff Brohm	Louisville	48.3	32.5	59.8%	61.3%	-1.5%	ACC
57	Major Applewhite	S. Alabama	5.8	3.9	59.7%	57.7%	2.0%	Sunbelt
58	Tyson Helton	W. Kentucky	35.5	24.0	59.7%	60.6%	-0.9%	CUSA
59	Matt Campbell	Iowa St	66.4	46.0	59.1%	58.3%	0.8%	B12
60	Sonny Dykes	TCU	61.5	42.6	59.1%	55.3%	3.8%	B12
61	Charles Huff	Marshall	18.5	14.0	56.9%	56.4%	0.5%	Sunbelt
62	Mark Stoops	Kentucky	67.75	52.25	56.5%	52.9%	3.6%	SEC
63	Joey McGuire	Texas Tech	11.0	8.5	56.4%	57.7%	-1.3%	B12
64	Pat Narduzzi	Pittsburgh	53.8	42.0	56.1%	56.5%	-0.4%	ACC
65	Ken Niumatalolo	San Jose State	95.8	75.4	56.0%	56.8%	-0.8%	MW
66	Clay Helton	GSU	37.1	29.3	55.9%	60.4%	-4.5%	Sunbelt
67	Blake Anderson	Utah State	56.8	44.8	55.9%	57.8%	-1.9%	MW
68	Jim McElwain	C. Michigan	46.8	37.5	55.5%	56.6%	-1.1%	MAC
69	Willie Fritz	Houston	48.3	38.8	55.5%	57.1%	-1.6%	B12
70	Butch Jones	Ark St	61.5	50.0	55.2%	54.3%	0.9%	Sunbelt
71	Barry Odom	UNLV	21.0	17.3	54.9%	53.1%	1.8%	MW
72	Jonathan Smith	Michigan State	31	25.75	54.6%	49.3%	5.3%	B10
73	Dave Clawson	Wake Forest	82.0	69.0	54.3%	50.5%	3.8%	ACC
74	Jay Norvell	Colorado State	33.3	28.3	54.1%	49.4%	4.7%	MW
75	Alex Golesh	USF	3.5	3.0	53.8%	53.8%	0.0%	AAC
76	Bryant Vincent	ULM	1.8	1.5	53.8%	53.8%	0.0%	Sunbelt
77	Chuck Martin	Miami (OH)	51.5	44.8	53.5%	47.5%	6.0%	MAC
78	Mario Cristobal	Miami	57.8	51.1	53.0%	50.3%	2.7%	ACC
79	Brent Key	GT	9.0	8.0	52.9%	52.4%	0.5%	ACC
80	Shane Beamer	South Carolina	16.5	15	52.4%	52.6%	-0.2%	SEC
81	Dave Aranda	Baylor	22.0	21.5	50.6%	47.9%	2.7%	B12
82	Greg Schiano	Rutgers	78.3	78.0	50.1%	47.8%	2.3%	B10
83	Jedd Fisch	Washington	15.6	15.6	50.0%	43.6%	6.4%	B10
84	Sam Pittman	Arkansas	21.5	21.5	50.0%	47.9%	2.1%	SEC
85	Pete Lembo	Buffalo	21.5	21.8	49.7%	53.2%	-3.5%	MAC
86	Brent Brennan	Arizona	32.0	32.5	49.6%	41.5%	8.1%	B12
87	Sean Lewis	San Diego State	20.8	22.0	48.5%	43.6%	4.9%	MW
88	Chris Creighton	E. Michigan	48.3	53.5	47.4%	43.3%	4.1%	MAC
89	Jim Mora	UConn	32.75	36.5	47.3%	54.5%	-7.2%	Ind
90	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana	9.3	10.5	46.8%	48.1%	-1.3%	Sunbelt
91	Jake Dickert	Washington State	9.3	10.8	46.3%	48.4%	-2.2%	Pac12
92	Brent Pry	Va Tech	8.5	10.0	45.9%	41.7%	4.2%	ACC
93	Justin Wilcox	California	28.8	34.8	45.3%	45.6%	-0.3%	ACC
94	Mike Macintyre	FIU	41.3	50.8	44.8%	40.0%	4.8%	CUSA
95	Mike Locksley	Maryland	27.4	35.4	43.6%	34.4%	9.2%	B10
96	Mike Neu	Ball State	32.0	43.0	42.7%	39.8%	2.9%	MAC
97	Mike Houston	East Carolina	22.0	30.0	42.3%	41.4%	0.9%	AAC
98	Thomas Hammock	NIU	21.5	29.5	42.2%	42.1%	0.1%	MAC
99	Eric Morris	UNT	2.5	3.5	41.7%	41.7%	0.0%	AAC
100	Brian Newberry	Navy	2.5	3.5	41.7%	41.7%	0.0%	AAC
101	Kevin Wilson	Tulsa	24.0	37.0	39.3%	35.3%	4.0%	AAC
102	Ricky Rahne	Old Dominion	12.0	19.5	38.1%	39.5%	-1.4%	Sunbelt
103	Scot Loeffler	Bowling Green	18.5	30.5	37.8%	36.4%	1.4%	MAC
104	Will Hall	Southern Miss	11.5	19.5	37.1%	35.1%	2.0%	Sunbelt
105	Mike Bloomgren	Rice	19.0	35.5	34.9%	32.4%	2.5%	AAC
106	Tony Sanchez	NMSU	14.5	27.5	34.5%	33.3%	1.2%	CUSA
107	Timmy Chang	Hawai'i	6.5	13.0	33.3%	30.8%	2.5%	MW
108	Derek Mason	MTSU	21.3	42.5	33.3%	32.9%	0.4%	CUSA
109	Lance Taylor	W. Michigan	2.0	4.0	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	MAC
110	Trent Dilfer	UAB	2.0	4.0	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	AAC
111	Ryan Walters	Purdue	2.0	4.0	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	B10
112	Deion Sanders	Colorado	2.0	4.0	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	B12
113	Joe Moorhead	Akron	12.0	28.3	29.8%	36.0%	-6.2%	MAC
114	Clark Lea	Vanderbilt	8	22	26.7%	25.0%	1.7%	SEC
115	Tony Elliott	Virginia	4.5	12.5	26.5%	27.3%	-0.8%	ACC
116	Sonny Cumbie	La Tech	5.0	14.3	26.0%	27.6%	-1.6%	CUSA
117	K.C. Keeler	Sam Houston	1.5	4.5	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	CUSA
118	Scotty Walden	Utep	0.3	0.8	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	CUSA
119	Biff Poggi	Charlotte	1.5	4.5	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	AAC
120	Stan Drayton	Temple	4.5	13.5	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	AAC
121	Troy Taylor	Stanford	1.5	4.5	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	ACC
122	Kenny Dillingham	AZ St	1.5	4.5	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	B12
123	Don Brown	UMass	3.5	14.5	19.4%	16.7%	2.7%	Ind
124	Kenni Burns	Kent State	0.5	5.5	8.3%	8.3%	0.0%	MAC
125	Gerad Parker	Troy	0.0	0.8	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	Sunbelt

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