Muffet McGraw
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Muffet McGraw is the current head women's basketball coach at Notre Dame. In 19 seasons at Notre Dame, she has compiled a 429-167(.720) record. She's led her team to 2 Final Fours(1997 and 2001), and won the National Championship in 2001 against Purdue. Notre Dame has made it to the Sweet Sixteen in 6 out of the last 11 seasons, and has had 20 win seasons in 13 out of the past 14 seasons. She has led the Irish to 14 NCAA tournament appearances including a current streak of 12 straight. In the current straight, Notre Dame has made it to the second round in all but one of the appearances.
She has compiled 50 wins over ranked opponents, including 40 over the last 8 seasons. Her teams have appearaed in the AP poll 139 times during her tenure. Notre Dame has finished in the Top 3 of the Big East in 9 out of the 11 seasons they have been in the league. Notre Dame has also gotten 11 consecutive Top 20 ranked recruiting classes. She is the 27th coach in NCAA history to win over 500 career games.
