Where Teri Moren Ranks Among NCAA Women's Basketball Coaches

NCAA women's basketball has been on the rise for years, but it was not until the astronomical ascension of the uncontainable Caitlin Clark that some culture altering light was shed on the sport. With that fortified focus has come an amplified sense of appreciation for not only the players on the court, but also slowly and surely the head coaches calling the shots from the sidelines.

Legendary coaches like Geno Auriemma, Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Kim Mulkey have long stood atop the coaching totem pole of D1 women's hoops. And while there is no questioning the greatness of that aforementioned trio of pilots, there is also no longer any type of legitimate excuse (there was never one to begin with) to overlook the quickly compiling list of highly talented coaches flying under the radar across the landscape of the NCAA.

Take Indiana's very own Teri Moren for example. The key to the ignition of this program's full-fledged acceleration in recent years, it seems like Moren is still yet to receive the type of elite-level acknowledgement from true college basketball fans which she so clearly deserves. Sure, she has not yet led the Hoosiers to an NCAA championship. However, year in and year out they continuously knock at that next door of contention.

She just led the U18 Team USA women's hoops team to the Gold medal at FIBA's perennial U18 Women's AmeriCup. That feat marks Moren's third *count them* THIRD gold medal as the patriotic pilot for that particular program. Perhaps the quickly approaching 2024-2025 could be the season that scary Teri and her squad break through to that next level and bring home some hardware of their own.

Regardless of the present void consuming her NCAA title trophy case, it is safe to say that Teri Moren is one of the best head coaches in women's college hoops. However, where exactly would you slot her on an overall hierarchy of head coaches? To realistically rate her position among the elite's, we started by gathering an assortment of the strongest active coaches in the NCAA.

For reference, Moren has spent 10 seasons (heading into year 11) in charge at Indiana. She is the all-time winningest coach in the program's history, and has accrued an impressive 226-99 record (.695) at the helm of the Hoosiers. Overall, she has amassed a cumulative all-time coaching record of 295-156 (.654) across 14 seasons between her former employer Indiana State and current IU headquarters.