Louisville Women's Basketball Postseason History

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Date	Location
1983	First Round	Texas	L, 55-84	March 17	Austin, Texas
1984	First Round	Georgia	L, 69-112	March 17	Athens, Ga.
1993	First Round	UConn	W, 74-71	March 17	Storrs, Conn.
1993	Second Round	Auburn	L, 61-66	March 21	Auburn, Ala.
1995	First Round	Oregon	W, 67-65	March 17	Athens, Ga.
1995	Second Round	Georgia	L, 68-81	March 19	Athens, Ga.
1997	First Round	Auburn	L, 65-68	March 14	Ruston, La.
1998	First Round	Utah	W, 69-61	March 14	Durham, N.C.
1998	Second Round	Duke	L, 53-69	March 16	Durham, N.C.
1999	First Round	Illinois	L, 67-69	March 12	Clemson, S.C.
2001	First Round	Xavier	L, 52-80	March 12	Cincinnati, Ohio
2005	First Round	USC	L, 49-65	March 19	Minneapolis, Minn.
2006	First Round	Vanderbilt	L, 64-76	March 18	Nashville, Tenn.
2007	First Round	BYU	W, 80-54	March 17	Los Angeles, Calif.
2007	Second Round	Arizona State	L, 58-67	March 19	Los Angeles, Calif.
2008	First Round	Miami (Ohio)	W, 81-67	March 23	Bridgeport, Conn.
	Second Round	Kansas State	W, 80-63	March 25	Bridgeport, Conn.
	Sweet Sixteen	North Carolina	L, 74-78	March 29	New Orleans, La.
2009	First Round	Liberty	W, 62-42	March 22	Baton Rouge, La.
	Second Round	LSU	W, 62-52	March 24	Baton Rouge, La.
	Sweet Sixteen	Baylor	W, 56-39	March 28	Raleigh, N.C.
	Elite Eight	Maryland	W, 77-60	March 30	Raleigh, N.C.
	Final Four	Oklahoma	W, 61-59	April 5	St. Louis, Mo.
	National Championship	UConn	L, 54-76	April 7	St. Louis, Mo.
2011	First Round	Vanderbilt	W, 81-62	March 20	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Second Round	Xavier	W, 85-75	March 22	Cincinnati, Ohio
	Sweet Sixteen	Gonzaga	L, 69-76	March 26	Spokane, Wash.
2012	First Round	Michigan State	W, 67-55	March 17	College Park, Md.
2012	Second Round	Maryland	L, 68-72	March 19	College Park, Md.
2013	First Round	Middle Tennessee	W, 74-49	March 24	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Purdue	W, 76-63	March 26	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Baylor	W, 82-81	March 31	Oklahoma City, Okla.
	Elite Eight	Tennessee	W, 86-78	April 3	Oklahoma City, Okla.
	Final Four	California	W, 64-57	April 7	New Orleans, La.
	National Championship	UConn	L, 60-93	April 9	New Orleans, La.
2014	First Round	Idaho	W, 88-42	March 23	Iowa City, Iowa
	Second Round	Iowa	W, 83-53	March 25	Iowa City, Iowa
	Sweet Sixteen	LSU	W, 73-47	March 30	Louisville, Ky.
	Elite Eight	Maryland	L, 73-76	April 1	Louisville, Ky.
2015	First Round	BYU	W, 86-53	March 21	Tampa, Fla.
	Second Round	USF	W, 60-52	March 23	Tampa, Fla.
	Sweet Sixteen	Dayton	L, 66-82	March 28	Albany, N.Y.
2016	First Round	Central Arkansas	W, 87-60	March 18	Louisville, Ky.
2016	Second Round	DePaul	L, 72-73	March 20	Louisville, Ky.
2017	First Round	Chattanooga	W, 82-62	March 18	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Tennessee	W, 75-64	March 20	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Baylor	L, 63-97	March 24	Oklahoma City, Okla.
2018	First Round	Boise State	W, 74-42	March 16	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Marquette	W, 90-72	March 18	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Stanford	W, 86-59	March 23	Lexington, Ky.
	Elite Eight	Oregon State	W, 76-43	March 25	Lexington, Ky.
	Final Four	Mississippi State	L-OT, 63-73	March 30	Columbus, Ohio
2019	First Round	Robert Morris	W, 69-34	March 22	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Michigan	W, 71-50	March 24	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Oregon State	W, 61-44	March 29	Albany, N.Y.
	Elite Eight	UConn	L, 73-80	March 31	Albany, N.Y.
2021	First Round	Marist	W, 74-43	March 22	San Antonio, Texas
	Second Round	Northwestern	W, 62-53	March 24	San Antonio, Texas
	Sweet Sixteen	Oregon	W, 60-42	March 28	San Antonio, Texas
	Elite Eight	Stanford	L, 63-78	March 30	San Antonio, Texas
2022	First Round	Albany	W, 83-51	March 18	Louisville, Ky.
	Second Round	Gonzaga	W, 68-59	March 20	Louisville, Ky.
	Sweet Sixteen	Tennessee	W, 76-64	March 26	Wichita, Kan.
	Elite Eight	Michigan	W, 62-50	March 28	Wichita, Kan.
	Final Four	South Carolina	L, 59-72	April 1	Minneapolis, Minn.
2023	First Round	Drake	W, 83-81	March 18	Austin, Texas
	Second Round	Texas	W, 73-51	March 20	Austin, Texas
	Sweet Sixteen	Ole Miss	W, 72-62	March 24	Seattle, Wash.
	Elite Eight	Iowa	L, 83-97	March 26	Seattle, Wash.
2024	First Round	Middle Tennessee	L, 69-71	March 22	Baton Rouge, La.
2025	First Round	Nebraska	W, 63-58	March 21	Fort Worth, Texas
2025	Second Round	TCU	L, 70-85	March 23	Fort Worth, Texas

Final Four Teams

2009 Overall Record: 34-5 NCAA Finish: National Runner-Up The University of Louisville women’s basketball team embraced the role of underdog during its 2009 NCAA Tournament run. The Cardinals were never picked as the favorite despite upsetting three top five-ranked teams in a row to advance to the National Championship game. Louisville had to beat Liberty and host LSU in the first two rounds of the tournament, then No. 5 Baylor, No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Oklahoma to earn a spot in the title game. The Cardinals’ luck ran out against top-ranked UConn in the title game, falling to the Huskies 76-54. The Cardinals advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history and won a school-record 34 games. Louisville also finished the season with their highest ranking of No. 2 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll.

2013 Overall Record: 29-9 NCAA Finish: National Runner-Up The University of Louisville women’s basketball team became known as the “party crashers” of the 2013 NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals shocked the world in the Sweet 16 by knock-ing off the overall top seed Baylor. Behind stellar shooting the Cardinals stunned Baylor with an 82-81 win. Louisville then defeated the No. 2 seed Tennessee 86-78 and advanced to the Final Four. Louisville was not finished as they rallied in the second half to knock off another No. 2 seed in California. The Cardinals’ luck ran out against top-ranked UConn in the title game, falling to the Huskies 93-60. Louisville advanced to the Final Four for the second time in school history and once again defeated all higher seeded teams along the way. Louisville also finished the season ranked No. 3 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, the second highest finish in school history.

2018 Overall Record: 36-3 NCAA Finish: Final Four After entering the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history, the Cardinals opened the big dance with wins over No. 16 seed Boise State, 74-42, and No. 8 seed Marquette, 90-72, at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville then ventured 75 miles down I-64 to Lexington and knocked off No. 4 seed Stanford, 86-59, and No. 6 seed Oregon State, 76-43, to secure a trip to the Final Four. In their four NCAA Tournament wins, the Cardinals soared past the competition by an average of 27.5 points per game. Playing in front of nearly 20,000 fans at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, the Cardinals fell in an overtime heartbreaker to fellow No. 1 seed Mississippi State, 73-63. Despite the loss, Louisville ended its season with a 36-3 record, which marked the most wins, fewest losses and highest winning percentage in program history, and finished the season ranked No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll. Louisville’s run to the national semifinal game marked its third Final Four berth under head coach Jeff Walz.

2022 Overall Record: 30-5 NCAA Finish: Final Four After entering the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed for the third time in the last four tournaments, the Cardinals defended their home court with wins over No. 16 UAlbany 83-51 and No. 9 Gonzaga 68-59, at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals traveled west to Wichita and took down No. 4 Tennessee 76-64 in the Sweet 16 to advance to their fourth straight Elite Eight. The Cardinals are one of two teams to make each of the last four Elite Eights. Then against the No. 3 seed Michigan Wolverines, the Cardinals came out on top, 62-50, to advance to the program’s fourth ever Final Four. In the national semifinal game, the Cardinals fell to the eventual National Champions South Carolina, 72-59. Hailey Van Lith led the entire NCAA Tournament field with four games of 20+ points during the tournament. Louisville finished the season with a 29-5 record and totaled 151 wins over the past five seasons, the third-most in the NCAA. Jeff Walz is now one of five active head coaches that have reached four or more Final Fours.

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Louisville Women's Basketball Postseason History