KINGSTON, R.I. -- Rhode Island women's basketball head coach Tammi Reiss was named to the 2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Watch List Presented by AXIA Time, it was announced Wednesday. Reiss, who has led the Rams to 23-2 overall and 14-0 Atlantic 10 record, joins 14 others named to the national watch list.
Reiss has Rhody rolling, on a 17-game win streak while remaining the only team to remain perfect in A-10 play. At 23-2, the Rams are just one of four schools with two losses or fewer.
The Rams are back in action Wednesday at La Salle for a 6:30 p.m. matchup with the Explorers, set to air on ESPN+.
2026 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year Watch List
| Geno Auriemma |
UCONN |
BIG EAST |
| Jennie Baranczyk |
Oklahoma |
SEC |
| Kim Barnes Arico |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
| Carla Berube |
Princeton |
Ivy |
| Cori Close |
UCLA |
Big Ten |
| Krista Gerlich |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
| Jan Jensen |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
| Kara Lawson |
Duke |
ACC |
| Kevin McGuff |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
| Kim Mulkey |
LSU |
SEC |
| Shea Ralph |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
| Tammi Reiss |
Rhode Island |
Atlantic 10 |
| Vic Schaefer |
Texas |
SEC |
| Dawn Staley |
South Carolina |
SEC |
| Jeff Walz |
Louisville |
ACC |