This women's college basketball season has featured a ton of parity, so the race for Coach of the Year is still ongoing as March approaches.  Niele Ivey has Notre Dame as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2019.

Sonia Citron was down to the final frantic seconds, her top-ranked Notre Dame team down three and on the verge of its first loss since November. There was just enough time to launch a contested 3-pointer over N.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - The Notre Dame women’s basketball team was recently ranked No. 1 in the nation by the Associated Press, and now the team’s coach is on the Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year Watch List.