Louisville Volleyball Postseason History

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Date	Location
1982	First Round	UCLA	L, 0-3	Dec. 4	Los Angeles, Calif.
1990	First Round	LSU	L, 0-3	Dec. 1	Baton Rouge, La.
1991	First Round	Florida	L, 0-3	Dec. 6	Gainesville, Fla.
1992	First Round	Pacific	L, 0-3	Dec. 4	Stockton, Calif.
1993	First Round	Duke	L, 0-3	Dec. 2	Louisville, Ky.
1994	First Round	Texas	L, 0-3	Nov. 30	Louisville, Ky.
1995	First Round	UCF	W, 3-1	Nov. 29	Louisville, Ky.
1995	Second Round	Hawaii	L, 0-3	Dec. 3	Honolulu, Hawaii
1996	First Round	Brown	W, 3-0	Dec. 4	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Maryland	W, 3-1	Dec. 8	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Nebraska	L, 0-3	Dec. 13	Lincoln, Neb.
1998	First Round	American	W, 3-0	Dec. 4	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Northern Illinois	W, 3-1	Dec. 5	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Penn State	L, 0-3	Dec. 11	University Park, Pa.
1999	First Round	Kansas State	L, 0-3	Dec. 2	Fort Collins, Colo.
2000	First Round	Michigan	L, 1-3	Nov. 30	Tucson, Ariz.
2001	First Round	Georgia Tech	W, 3-2	Nov. 30	Louisville, Ky.
2001	Second Round	Pacific	L, 1-3	Dec. 1	Louisville, Ky.
2002	First Round	Ball State	W, 3-0	Dec. 6	Columbus, Ohio
2002	Second Round	Ohio State	L, 0-3	Dec. 7	Columbus, Ohio
2003	First Round	Notre Dame	W, 3-0	Dec. 5	Champaign, Ill.
2003	Second Round	Illinois	L, 0-3	Dec. 6	Champaign, Ill.
2004	First Round	Illinois	W, 3-1	Dec. 3	Columbia, Mo.
	Second Round	Missouri	W, 3-1	Dec. 4	Columbia, Mo.
	Sweet Sixteen	Nebraska	L, 0-3	Dec. 19	Louisville, Ky.
2005	First Round	Western Kentucky	W, 3-1	Dec. 2	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Maryland	W, 3-0	Dec. 3	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Florida	L, 0-3	Dec. 9	Omaha, Neb.
2006	First Round	Middle Tennessee	L, 2-3	Dec. 1	Louisville, Ky.
2007	First Round	Middle Tennessee	L, 2-3	Nov. 30	Louisville, Ky.
2008	First Round	Purdue	L, 2-3	Dec. 5	West Lafayette, Ind.
2009	First Round	Minnesota	L, 1-3	Dec. 4	Knoxville, Tenn.
2010	First Round	Middle Tennessee	W, 3-0	Dec. 3	West Lafayette, Ind.
2010	Second Round	Purdue	L, 1-3	Dec. 4	West Lafayette, Ind.
2011	First Round	Ball State	W, 3-0	Dec. 2	West Lafayette, Ind.
2011	Second Round	Purdue	L, 1-3	Dec. 3	West Lafayette, Ind.
2012	First Round	Belmont	W, 3-1	Nov. 29	Louisville, Ky.
2012	Second Round	Michigan	L, 1-3	Nov. 30	Louisville, Ky.
2013	First Round	Marquette	L, 0-3	Dec. 6	Champaign, Ill.
2015	First Round	Belmont	W, 3-1	Dec. 4	Louisville, Ky.
2015	Second Round	Illinois	L, 1-3	Dec. 5	Louisville, Ky.
2017	First Round	Northern Iowa	L, 0-3	Dec. 1	Minneapolis, Minn.
2018	First Round	Dayton	W, 3-0	Nov. 30	Champaign, Ill.
2018	Second Round	Illinois	L, 1-3	Dec. 1	Champaign, Ill.
2019	First Round	Samford	W, 3-0	Dec. 5	Bowling Green, Ky.
	Second Round	Western Kentucky	W, 3-2	Dec. 6	Bowling Green, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Texas	W, 3-2	Dec. 13	Austin, Texas
	Elite Eight	Minnesota	L, 0-3	Dec. 14	Austin, Texas
2020	First Round	San Diego	W, 3-1	April 15	Omaha, Neb.
2020	Second Round	Washington	L, 2-3	April 18	Omaha, Neb.
2021	First Round	UIC	W, 3-0	Dec. 3	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Ball State	W, 3-0	Dec. 4	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Florida	W, 3-0	Dec. 9	Louisville, Ky.
	Elite Eight	Georgia Tech	W, 3-1	Dec. 11	Louisville, Ky.
	Final Four	Wisconsin	L, 2-3	Dec. 16	Columbus, Ohio
2022	First Round	Samford	W, 3-0	Dec. 2	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Purdue	W, 3-0	Dec. 3	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Baylor	W, 3-0	Dec. 8	Louisville, Ky.
	Elite Eight	Oregon	W, 3-2	Dec. 10	Louisville, Ky.
	Final Four	Pitt	W, 3-2	Dec. 15	Omaha, Neb.
	National Championship	Texas	L, 0-3	Dec. 17	Omaha, Neb.
2023	First Round	Wright State	W, 3-1	Nov. 30	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Western Michigan	W, 3-0	Dec. 1	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Creighton	W, 3-2	Dec. 7	Pittsburgh, Pa.
	Elite Eight	Pitt	L, 2-3	Dec. 9	Pittsburgh, Pa.
2024	First Round	Chicago State	W, 3-0	Dec. 6	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Northern Iowa	W, 3-2	Dec. 7	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Purdue	W, 3-0	Dec. 12	Louisville, Ky.
	Elite Eight	Stanford	W, 3-1	Dec. 14	Louisville, Ky.
	Final Four	Pitt	W, 3-1	Dec. 19	Louisville, Ky.
	National Championship	Penn State	L, 1-3	Dec. 22	Louisville, Ky.

Final Four Teams

2024 Overall Record: 30-6 NCAA Finish: National Finalist The University of Louisville volleyball team finished the 2024 season with a 30-6 record, crossing the 30-win mark for the third time in four seasons. The Cardinals punctuated their strong season with a postseason run that saw them reach the final four for the third time in program history, played in 2024 inside the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville took down rival Pitt in four sets in the national semifinals before losing to Penn State in the national championship.

2022 Overall Record: 31-3 NCAA Finish: National Finalist The University of Louisville volleyball team closed out the 2022 campaign with a 31-3 record, and posted a 17-1 mark in conference play to win the ACC Regular season title. The Cardinals swept their way through the first three round of the NCAA Tournament before downing Oregon in five sets to make it back-to-back Final Four appearances. Louisville defeated Pitt in five sets in the national semifinals to reach the national championship match for the first time in program history, where it would ultimately lose to Texas.

2021 Overall Record: 32-1 NCAA Finish: National Semifinals The Louisville volleyball team had a magical run throughout the 2021 season that saw it finish with a 32-1 overall mark. The Cardinals ran the table on its way to an ACC Championship with a perfect 18-0 record before storming through the first three rounds of the NCAA Tournament in straight sets. Louisville then defeated Georgia Tech in four sets to punch the program's first ticket to the Final Four. After 32 consecutive wins, the Cardinals finally suffered their first defeat in the national semifinals, losing in five sets to Wisconsin.

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Louisville Volleyball Postseason History