Starting in 2000, the 35th anniversary of the first Academic Games national tournament, AGLOA began recognizing the most outstanding individual, coaching, and team performances at the national tournament.
What follows is a compilation of the records of the top academic games coaches, so far. For each coach, we have counted individual and team sweepstakes and national championships.
| Ellie Gamble St. Bernard Parish, LA Jefferson Parish, LA 1998 – 95 Team Titles 22 Team Sweepstakes 76 Individual Titles 15 Individual Sweepstakes |
Steve Wright Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Utica, MI 1985 – 2019 90 Team Titles 18 Team Sweepstakes 99 Individual Titles 19 Individual Sweepstakes |
Eric Nelson Ann Arbor, MI 1990 – 85 Team Titles 18 Team Sweepstakes 56 Individual Titles 14 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Sharon Vitolins Detroit, MI 1988 – 1997 55 Team Titles 10 Team Sweepstakes 83 Individual Titles 12 Individual Sweepstakes |
Br. Neal Golden New Orleans, LA 1967 – 2010 49 Team Titles 14 Team Sweepstakes 55 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
Lois Fink Allegheny Valley, PA 1969 – 1981 48 Team Titles 10 Team Sweepstakes 21 Individual Titles |
| Nancy Kinard Palm Beach County, FL 1983 – 2000 47 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 35 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
Chris Holstein Detroit, MI 1980 – 44 Team Titles 5 Team Sweepstakes 49 Individual Titles 6 Individual Sweepstakes |
Bonnie Burt Jefferson Parish, LA 1990 – 2014 40 Team Titles 9 Team Sweepstakes 25 Individual Titles 9 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Br. John Larose New Orleans, LA 1967 – 1987 40 Team Titles 7 Team Sweepstakes 39 Individual Titles |
Ava Sue Hickerson Palm Beach County, FL 1978 – 2000 39 Team Titles 32 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
Doug Battle Palm Beach County, FL 2007 – 38 Team Titles 40 Individual Titles 2 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Margie Walsh Palm Beach County, FL 2001 – 2018 38 Team Titles 31 Individual Titles |
Becky McLaughlin Palm Beach County, FL 1985-1999 35 Team Titles 35 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
Craig Zeller St. Bernard Parish, LA New Orleans, LA 2003 – 34 Team Titles 8 Team Sweepstakes 17 Individual Titles 4 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Sandy Wright Chicago, IL Utica, MI 1993 – 2022 34 Team Titles 8 Team Sweepstakes 24 Individual Titles 4 Individual Sweepstakes |
Nick Wang Ann Arbor, MI 2014 – 31 Team Titles 6 Team Sweepstakes 25 Individual Titles 5 Individual Sweepstakes |
Dave Campbell Palm Beach County, FL 1981-1992 29 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 19 Individual Titles 1 individual Sweepstakes |
| Joe Butera Mt. Lebanon, PA 1969 – 1980 28 Team Titles 7 Team Sweepstakes 25 Individual Titles |
Yuxuan Chen Ann Arbor, MI 2015 – 28 Team Titles 5 Team Sweepstakes 16 Individual Titles 6 Individual Sweepstakes |
Cedric Small Detroit, MI 1998 – 2005 26 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 30 Individual Titles 5 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Alex Baker Ann Arbor, MI 2008 – 2017 25 Team Titles 4 Team Sweepstakes 23 Individual Titles 8 Individual Sweepstakes |
Don Shannon Jefferson Parish, LA 1983 – 1988 24 Team Titles 5 Team Sweepstakes 25 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
Pam (Miller) Placek South Lyon, MI 1980 – 1989 20 Team Titles 6 Team Sweepstakes 19 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Ellen Bredeweg Palm Beach County, FL 1995 – 20 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 26 Individual Titles 5 Individual Sweepstakes |
Mike Steigerwald Ann Arbor, MI 1980 – 1988 19 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 17 Individual Titles |
Larry Liss Palm Beach County, FL 1966 – 2016 18 Team Titles 5 Team Sweepstakes 19 Individual Titles |
| Adrian Prather Ann Arbor, MI Forsyth County, GA 1998 – 17 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 8 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
Jim Davis Allegheny Valley, PA 1967 – 2000 16 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 12 Individual Titles |
Curtis McGee Detroit, MI 1981 – 1987 15 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 17 Individual Titles 4 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Paula Hidalgo New Orleans, LA 1983 – 1998 15 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 12 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
Charisse Ripolle St. Bernard Parish, LA 1998 – 2003 15 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 8 Individual Titles 2 Individual Sweepstakes |
Mary Jo Petterson Palm Beach County, FL 1987 – 2015 14 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 9 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Betty Anderson Seneca Valley, PA 1973 – 1982 12 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 7 Individual Titles |
Steve Osborn Jefferson Parish, LA 1974 – 1981 11 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 11 Individual Titles |
Ian Buchanan Ann Arbor, MI 1990 – 1997 10 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 31 Individual Titles 7 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Ben Coleman Ann Arbor, MI 1998 – 2004 10 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 9 Individual Titles 4 Individual Sweepstakes |
Yvette Ruffin Ann Arbor, MI 1998 – 2003 10 Team Titles 1 Team Sweepstakes 7 Individual Titles 3 Individual Sweepstakes |
Sandy Bennett New Orleans, LA 1994 – 2015 9 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 9 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
| Diana Wieberg New Orleans, LA Forsyth County, GA 1991 – 2010 9 Team Titles 2 Team Sweepstakes 4 Individual Titles 1 Individual Sweepstakes |
Stuart White Ann Arbor, MI 1975 – 1989 6 Team Titles 3 Team Sweepstakes 2 Individual Titles |