2017 – 18 Louisville Cardinals women 's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Cardinals , led by 11th-year head coach Jeff Walz , played their home games at the KFC Yum ! Center in their fourth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference . They finished the season 36 – 3 , 15 – 1 in ACC play to win a share of the regular season title . They defeated Virginia Tech , NC State , and Notre Dame to win the ACC Women 's Tournament . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Women 's Tournament . As the No. 1 seed in the Lexington region , they defeated Boise State and Marquette to advance to the Sweet Sixteen . There they defeated Stanford and Oregon State in the Elite Eight to advance to the school 's third Final Four . In the Final Four , they lost to Mississippi State in overtime
ACC Women 's Tournament
2018 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team