FILE - Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

FILE - Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph cheers on her players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Associated Press deputy global sports editor Oscar Dixon, left, presents Vanderbilt women's basketball head coach Shea Ralph with the 2026 AP Women's Coach of the Year award during a news conference at the Women's Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 02: American sports journalist Mel Greenberg (L) and WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew (R) present the Mel Greenberg Media Award to sportswriter Jeff Metcalfe (C) during a press conference ahead of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 02, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 02: American sports journalist Mel Greenberg (L) and WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew (R) present the Mel Greenberg Media Award to athletics communications professional Rick Nixon (C) during a press conference ahead of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 02, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 02: American sports journalist Mel Greenberg speaks during a press conference ahead of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 02, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 02: WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew (L) presents head coach Shea Ralph of the Vanderbilt Commodores (R) with the 2025-26 WBCA NCAA Division I Coach of the Year award during a press conference ahead of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 02, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 02: WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew (L), Sarah Strong #21 of the Connecticut Huskies (C), and head coach Brandon Schneider of the Kansas Jayhawks (R) pose for a photo after awarding Strong with the WBCA Wade Trophy during a press conference ahead of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Final Four at Mortgage Matchup Center on April 02, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)