GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Carol Ross quit as Florida's women's basketball coach Friday after 12 seasons and nine trips to the NCAA Tournament.

The Lady Gators, however, failed to get past the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four years.

The school announced the coaching change at an evening news conference.

Ross, the 1994 and 2001 Southeastern Conference coach of the year, leaves Florida with a 247-121 record and an 84-62 conference mark.

Under Ross, the Lady Gators finished fourth or better six times in the SEC, widely considered the nation's toughest women's basketball conference.

Florida finished the regular season 18-10 this season. The school was seeded sixth in the Midwest Regional, but 11th-seeded BYU upset the Lady Gators 90-52 in the opening round.

That was Florida's worst NCAA Tournament loss. Its biggest loss previously was 69-55 to Virginia in 1993.