Below are two rankings: today's current Power Five coaches ranked by career win percentages at the Power Five level, and the same coaches ranked by win percentage between 2019-2021.
Career Win Percentages
1. Ryan Day (Ohio State) - .895
2. Lincoln Riley (USC) - .846
3. Kirby Smart (Georgia) - .815
4. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) - .806
5. Nick Saban - .800
6. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) - .760
7. Mario Cristobal (Miami) - .729
8. Brian Kelly (LSU) - .702
9. Mack Brown (North Carolina) - .691
10. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) - .683
11. David Shaw (Stanford) - .674
12. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) - .667
12. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) - .667
12. Chip Kelly (UCLA) - .667
15. James Franklin (Penn State) - .650
16. Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss) - .633
17. Kyle Whittingham (Utah) - .632
18. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) - .618
19. Bret Bielema (Illinois) - .611
20. Dave Aranda (Baylor) - .609
21. PJ Fleck (Minnesota) - .603
22. Mike Leach (Mississippi State) - .593
23. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) - .589
24. Herm Edwards (Arizona State) - .581
25. Dave Doeren (NC State) - .566
26. Mel Tucker (Michigan State) - .563
27. Chris Klieman (Kansas State) - .556
28. Matt Campbell (Iowa State) - .553
29. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) - .548
29. Steve Sarkisian (Texas) - .548
31. Karl Dorrell (Colorado) - .538
[Shane Beamer (South Carolina) - .538 (only one season.....including for completeness)]
[Josh Heupel (Tennessee) - . 538 (only one season....including for completeness)]
32. Mark Stoops (Kentucky) - .527
33. Jeff Hafley (Boston College) - .522
33. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) - .522
35. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) - .515
[Jake Dickert (Washington State) - .500 (half of a season....including for completeness)]
36. Jeff Brohm (Purdue) - .491
37. Scott Satterfield (Louisville) - .486
37. Neal Brown (West Virginia) - .486
39. Greg Schiano (Rutgers) - .484
40. Justin Wilcox (Cal) - .481
41. Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri) - .478
[Bryan Harsin (Auburn) - .462 (one season....including for completeness)]
42. Tom Allen (Indiana) - .448
43. Dino Babers (Syracuse) - .403
44. Sonny Dykes (TCU) - .388
45. Mike Norvell (Florida State) - .381
46. Jonathan Smith (Oregon State) - .364
47. Mike Locksley (Maryland) - .361
48. Scott Frost (Nebraska) - .341
49. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech) - .265
[Jedd Fisch (Arizona) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Lance Leipold (Kansas) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) - .000 (one career game, in the playoffs....including for completeness)]
Mike Elko (Duke) - N/A
Tony Elliott (Virginia) - N/A
Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) - N/A
Joey McGuire (Texas Tech) - N/A
Brent Venables (Oklahoma) - N/A
Dan Lanning (Oregon) - N/A
Kalen DeBoer (Washington) - N/A
Billy Napier (Florida) - N/A
2019-2021 Win Percentages
1. Nick Saban (Alabama) - .902
2. Ryan Day (Ohio State) - .886
3. Kirby Smart (Georgia) - .872
4. Brian Kelly (LSU) - .865
5. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) - .850
6. Lincoln Riley (USC) - .838
7. Mario Cristobal (Miami) - .765
8. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) - .743
9. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) - .737
10. Kyle Whittingham (Utah) - .727
11. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) - .714
12. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) - .697
12. PJ Fleck (Minnesota) - .697
14. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) - .676
15. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) - .658
16. Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss) - .652
17. Mel Tucker (Michigan State) - .650
18. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) - .639
19. James Franklin (Penn State) - .629
20. Mark Stoops (Kentucky) - .622
21. Dave Aranda (Baylor) - .609
22. Matt Campbell (Iowa State) - .605
23. Herm Edwards (Arizona State) - .600
24. Dave Doeren (NC State) - .583
25. Chris Klieman (Kansas State) - .556
26. Mack Brown (North Carolina) - .553
[Shane Beamer (South Carolina) - .538 (only one season.....including for completeness)]
[Josh Heupel (Tennessee) - . 538 (only one season....including for completeness)]
27. Jeff Hafley (Boston College) - .522
27. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) - .522
29. Scott Satterfield (Louisville) - .486
29. Neal Brown (West Virginia) - .486
31. Tom Allen (Indiana) - .485
32. Jeff Brohm (Purdue) - .484
32. Chip Kelly (UCLA) - .484
34. Justin Wilcox (Cal) - .483
35. Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri) - .478
[Bryan Harsin (Auburn) - .462 (one season....including for completeness)]
36. Mike Leach (Mississippi State) - .459
37. Karl Dorrell (Colorado) - .444
38. Jonathan Smith (Oregon State) - .438
[Bret Bielema (Illinois) - .417 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Steve Sarkisian (Texas) - .417 (one season.....including for completeness)]
39. Mike Locksley (Maryland) - .400
40. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) - .394
41. Mike Norvell (Florida State) - .381
42. David Shaw (Stanford) - .367
43. Greg Schiano (Rutgers) - .364
44. Scott Frost (Nebraska) - .344
45. Dino Babers (Syracuse) - .314
46. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech) - .265
[Jedd Fisch (Arizona) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Lance Leipold (Kansas) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) - .000 (one career game, in the playoffs....including for completeness only)]
Mike Elko (Duke) - N/A
Tony Elliott (Virginia) - N/A
Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) - N/A
Sonny Dykes (TCU) - N/A
Joey McGuire (Texas Tech) - N/A
Brent Venables (Oklahoma) - N/A
Dan Lanning (Oregon) - N/A
Kalen DeBoer (Washington) - N/A
Billy Napier (Florida) - N/A
I am sure there are errors here as I did this on my patio after work while having a few beers, but hopefully it's mostly right. It's interesting to visualize how high Shaw still ranks on the career list as well as as how low he ranks on the last three years list.
Career Win Percentages
1. Ryan Day (Ohio State) - .895
2. Lincoln Riley (USC) - .846
3. Kirby Smart (Georgia) - .815
4. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) - .806
5. Nick Saban - .800
6. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) - .760
7. Mario Cristobal (Miami) - .729
8. Brian Kelly (LSU) - .702
9. Mack Brown (North Carolina) - .691
10. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) - .683
11. David Shaw (Stanford) - .674
12. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) - .667
12. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) - .667
12. Chip Kelly (UCLA) - .667
15. James Franklin (Penn State) - .650
16. Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss) - .633
17. Kyle Whittingham (Utah) - .632
18. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) - .618
19. Bret Bielema (Illinois) - .611
20. Dave Aranda (Baylor) - .609
21. PJ Fleck (Minnesota) - .603
22. Mike Leach (Mississippi State) - .593
23. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) - .589
24. Herm Edwards (Arizona State) - .581
25. Dave Doeren (NC State) - .566
26. Mel Tucker (Michigan State) - .563
27. Chris Klieman (Kansas State) - .556
28. Matt Campbell (Iowa State) - .553
29. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) - .548
29. Steve Sarkisian (Texas) - .548
31. Karl Dorrell (Colorado) - .538
[Shane Beamer (South Carolina) - .538 (only one season.....including for completeness)]
[Josh Heupel (Tennessee) - . 538 (only one season....including for completeness)]
32. Mark Stoops (Kentucky) - .527
33. Jeff Hafley (Boston College) - .522
33. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) - .522
35. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) - .515
[Jake Dickert (Washington State) - .500 (half of a season....including for completeness)]
36. Jeff Brohm (Purdue) - .491
37. Scott Satterfield (Louisville) - .486
37. Neal Brown (West Virginia) - .486
39. Greg Schiano (Rutgers) - .484
40. Justin Wilcox (Cal) - .481
41. Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri) - .478
[Bryan Harsin (Auburn) - .462 (one season....including for completeness)]
42. Tom Allen (Indiana) - .448
43. Dino Babers (Syracuse) - .403
44. Sonny Dykes (TCU) - .388
45. Mike Norvell (Florida State) - .381
46. Jonathan Smith (Oregon State) - .364
47. Mike Locksley (Maryland) - .361
48. Scott Frost (Nebraska) - .341
49. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech) - .265
[Jedd Fisch (Arizona) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Lance Leipold (Kansas) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) - .000 (one career game, in the playoffs....including for completeness)]
Mike Elko (Duke) - N/A
Tony Elliott (Virginia) - N/A
Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) - N/A
Joey McGuire (Texas Tech) - N/A
Brent Venables (Oklahoma) - N/A
Dan Lanning (Oregon) - N/A
Kalen DeBoer (Washington) - N/A
Billy Napier (Florida) - N/A
2019-2021 Win Percentages
1. Nick Saban (Alabama) - .902
2. Ryan Day (Ohio State) - .886
3. Kirby Smart (Georgia) - .872
4. Brian Kelly (LSU) - .865
5. Dabo Swinney (Clemson) - .850
6. Lincoln Riley (USC) - .838
7. Mario Cristobal (Miami) - .765
8. Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) - .743
9. Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) - .737
10. Kyle Whittingham (Utah) - .727
11. Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M) - .714
12. Jim Harbaugh (Michigan) - .697
12. PJ Fleck (Minnesota) - .697
14. Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) - .676
15. Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) - .658
16. Lane Kiffin (Ole Miss) - .652
17. Mel Tucker (Michigan State) - .650
18. Dave Clawson (Wake Forest) - .639
19. James Franklin (Penn State) - .629
20. Mark Stoops (Kentucky) - .622
21. Dave Aranda (Baylor) - .609
22. Matt Campbell (Iowa State) - .605
23. Herm Edwards (Arizona State) - .600
24. Dave Doeren (NC State) - .583
25. Chris Klieman (Kansas State) - .556
26. Mack Brown (North Carolina) - .553
[Shane Beamer (South Carolina) - .538 (only one season.....including for completeness)]
[Josh Heupel (Tennessee) - . 538 (only one season....including for completeness)]
27. Jeff Hafley (Boston College) - .522
27. Sam Pittman (Arkansas) - .522
29. Scott Satterfield (Louisville) - .486
29. Neal Brown (West Virginia) - .486
31. Tom Allen (Indiana) - .485
32. Jeff Brohm (Purdue) - .484
32. Chip Kelly (UCLA) - .484
34. Justin Wilcox (Cal) - .483
35. Eli Drinkwitz (Missouri) - .478
[Bryan Harsin (Auburn) - .462 (one season....including for completeness)]
36. Mike Leach (Mississippi State) - .459
37. Karl Dorrell (Colorado) - .444
38. Jonathan Smith (Oregon State) - .438
[Bret Bielema (Illinois) - .417 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Steve Sarkisian (Texas) - .417 (one season.....including for completeness)]
39. Mike Locksley (Maryland) - .400
40. Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) - .394
41. Mike Norvell (Florida State) - .381
42. David Shaw (Stanford) - .367
43. Greg Schiano (Rutgers) - .364
44. Scott Frost (Nebraska) - .344
45. Dino Babers (Syracuse) - .314
46. Geoff Collins (Georgia Tech) - .265
[Jedd Fisch (Arizona) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Lance Leipold (Kansas) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Clark Lea (Vanderbilt) - .167 (one season.....including for completeness)]
[Marcus Freeman (Notre Dame) - .000 (one career game, in the playoffs....including for completeness only)]
Mike Elko (Duke) - N/A
Tony Elliott (Virginia) - N/A
Brent Pry (Virginia Tech) - N/A
Sonny Dykes (TCU) - N/A
Joey McGuire (Texas Tech) - N/A
Brent Venables (Oklahoma) - N/A
Dan Lanning (Oregon) - N/A
Kalen DeBoer (Washington) - N/A
Billy Napier (Florida) - N/A
I am sure there are errors here as I did this on my patio after work while having a few beers, but hopefully it's mostly right. It's interesting to visualize how high Shaw still ranks on the career list as well as as how low he ranks on the last three years list.
