The NCAA coaching carousel is picking up speed, as conference crash-outs give way to staffing changes across Division I women's basketball.

Florida parted ways with fifth-year head coach Kelly Rae Finley after the Gators' second-round SEC tournament exit last week capped an 18-15 season record. The team will miss March Madness for the fourth straight year despite rostering three McDonald's All-Americans.

"The University of Florida is committed to building a women's basketball program that consistently reaches the NCAA Tournament," director of athletics Scott Stricklin said in a Monday statement. "We look forward to hiring a coach and staff who can deliver on those expectations."

Other teams outside the postseason bubble also began making moves, shooting to strengthen both offseason recruiting and next season's showing.

Finishing last in the Big Ten at a 9-20 overall 2025/26 record, Rutgers replaced fourth-year head coach Coquese Washington — the successor of the Scarlet Knights' legendary leader C. Vivian Stringer — with LSU assistant Gary Redus II, after Redus II helped bring top-ranked players to Baton Rouge.

Mid-major staple Memphis dismissed coach Alex Simmons after going 30-61 across three seasons at the Tigers' helm.

Meanwhile, after failing to make the Big Ten tournament cut, Penn State parted ways with head coach Carolyn Kieger, who posted just one winning season in her seven years leading the Nittany Lions.

With the NCAA coaching carousel just starting to spin, expect more leaders to fall as teams progress — or stumble — through this month's national tournament.

With just seven regular-season NCAA basketball games left on their 2025/26 schedule, No. 2 UCLA is nearing a perfect Big Ten run, extending their season's conference winning streak to 11 behind a dominant 88-65 win over No. 8 Iowa on Sunday.

Bruins reserve forward Angela Dugalić led the game with 22 points off the bench, as UCLA scored 56 points in the paint behind strong front-court play.

"Angela [Dugalić] earned every single thing that happened today. Her work ethic is just undeniable," said UCLA head coach Cori Close following Sunday's victory. "The thing I'm so proud of is her consistency… doing the simplest things with elite consistency, that's where I've seen the growth in her."

After falling just short of last year's Big Ten regular-season title, UCLA is now riding a perfect conference record, with four of their final seven games taking place at home.

As for the Hawkeyes, their 0-2 SoCal road trip ended their season's unbeaten Big Ten run, with one-conference-loss No. 9 Michigan leapfrogging Iowa in the Big Ten basketball standings as the Wolverines prepare for their own Sunday showdown with UCLA.

"We're not taking any team for granted," said Dugalić. "At the end of the day, if you're our next opponent, that's who we're concentrating on."

How to watch UCLA women's basketball this week

Before hitting the road to face No. 9 Michigan and No. 13 Michigan State next week, the No. 2 Bruins will host unranked Rutgers at 10 PM ET on Wednesday, with live coverage airing on B1G+.