Louisville is the No. 6 seed in the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament and will play No. 11 seed Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders in the first round on Friday.
The Cardinals and Blue Raiders will square off at 1:30 p.m ET, and the game will be aired nationally on ESPN2.
It's the 26th all-time appearance for Louisville in the NCAA Tournament and the 15th appearance in the 16 tournaments under head coach Jeff Walz. Since Walz arrived in 2007, the Cardinals are 40-14 in the tournament and have advanced to 12 Sweet 16's, eight Elite Eights, four Final Fours and have been in the championship game twice.
Louisville is led by graduate guard Kiki Jefferson and senior forward Olivia Cochran, who were both named to the All-ACC Second Team.
Jefferson has played all 31 games this season and made 29 starts in her lone season at Louisville. She leads the team with 13.0 points per game this season, tied for the team lead with 2.5 assists per game and is third in rebounding with 4.6 per game.
Cochran has played and started all 31 games this season for the Cardinals. She leads the team with 6.5 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 0.5 blocks per game this season while she is one of four players to average 10 or more points per game (10.7).
Middle Tennessee State won the Conference USA regular season and league tournament championships. It's Raiders' 21st NCAA Tournament appearance and the 12th under coach Rick Insell.
Middle Tennessee State guard Savannah Wheeler was named the 2023-24 CUSA Player of the Year. She was just the ninth Lady Raider overall to be named conference player of the year and the third to be named CUSA Player of the Year.
Wheeler led the league in scoring (17.5 ppg), assists (150), assist/turnover ratio (2.1), and minutes (37.8). She is also CUSA all-time free throw record holder.
What channel is Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State on today?
- TV channel: ESPN2
- Live stream: Sling
Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State will air nationally on ESPN2. Viewers can stream the game on Sling.
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Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State start time
- Date: Friday March 22
- Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
The tipoff time for Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee State will be at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The game will be played at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y.
March Madness 2024 tickets
- Tickets: StubHub
Tickets for every March Madness game are available on StubHub.
Women's March Madness schedule 2024
First Four
Wednesday, March 20
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (16) Presbyterian vs. (16) Sacred Heart | 7 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (12) Columbia vs. (12) Vanderbilt | 9 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Thursday, March 21
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (11) Arizona vs. (11) Auburn | 7 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (16) UT Martin vs. (16) Holy Cross | 9 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
First Round
Friday, March 22
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (9) Michigan State vs. (8) North Carolina | 11:30 a.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (15) Maine vs. (2) Ohio State | Noon | ESPN, Sling |
| (11) MTSU vs. (6) Louisville | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (16) TBD vs. (1) South Carolina | 2 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (10) Richmond vs. (7) Duke | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (16) Drexel vs. (1) Texas | 3 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (13) Marshall vs. (4) Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (14) Rice vs. (3) LSU | 4 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (13) Portland vs. (4) Kansas State | 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (9) Florida State vs. (8) Alabama | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) TBD vs. (5) Baylor | 6 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (12) Drake vs. (5) Colorado | 7 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (10) Maryland vs. (7) Iowa State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Oregon State | 8 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (15) Norfolk State vs. (2) Stanford | 10 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (11) Texas A&M vs. (6) Nebraska | 10:30 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Saturday, March 23
| Game | Time (ET) | TV/Live stream |
| (11) Green Bay vs. (6) Tennessee | Noon | ESPN, Sling |
| (14) Jackson State vs. (3) UConn | 1 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (13) Fairfield vs. (4) Indiana | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (9) Michigan vs. (8) Kansas | 3 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (15) Kent State vs. (2) Notre Dame | 2:15 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (14) Chattanooga vs. (3) NC State | 2:30 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (16) TBD vs. (1) Iowa | 3 p.m. | ABC, Sling |
| (11) TBD vs. (6) Syracuse | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) FGCU vs. (5) Oklahoma | 4 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (16) Corpus Christi vs. (1) USC | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN, Sling |
| (10) Marquette vs. (7) Ole Miss | 4:45 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
| (9) Princeton vs. (8) West Virginia | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (10) UNLV vs. (7) Creighton | 7 p.m. | ESPNews, Sling |
| (13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Gonzaga | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (15) Cal Baptist) vs. (2) UCLA | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2, Sling |
| (12) SDSU vs. (5) Utah | 10 p.m. | ESPNU, Sling |
Women's NCAA Tournament sites 2024
(Note: The First Four, first-round and second-round games will be played at campus sites, hosted by the top 16 seeds.)
| Round | City | Venue |
| First Four | TBD | TBD |
| First/Second round | TBD | TBD |
| Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Albany, N.Y. | Times Union Center |
| Sweet 16/Elite Eight | Portland, Ore. | Moda Center |
| Final Four | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |
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