Notre Dame , led by 32nd-year head coach Muffet McGraw , finished the regular season with a record of 27 – 3 . They posted a 14 – 3 conference record , earning them the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament , where they defeated No. 8 seed North Carolina , No. 5 seed Syracuse , and No. 2 seed Louisville en route to a conference championship . In the NCAA Tournament , the Fighting Irish received a No. 1 seed in the Chicago Regional . They defeated No. 16 seed Bethune – Cookman and No. 9 seed Michigan State to reach the Sweet Sixteen , where they beat No. 4 seed Texas A&M . They then advanced to the Elite Eight , where they won the Regional by defeating No. 2 seed Stanford . This win put the Fighting Irish in the Final Four , where they beat the Albany Regional champions , No. 2 seed Connecticut , to reach the national championship
ACC Tournament
2019 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game