Kentucky vs. Notre Dame: Elite Championship Duel Stirs Up Heat!
DULUTH, GEORGIA - MARCH 08: MacKenly Randolph #4 of the Louisville Cardinals reacts with Elif Istanbulluoglu #11 after drawing a foul on a basket against Toby Fournier #35 of the Duke Blue Devils during the second quarter of the Women's ACC Championship between the Duke Blue Devils and Louisville Cardinals at Gas South Arena on March 08, 2026 in Duluth, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images We won’t have the full bracket for another day, but we now know for certain where the Louisville women’s basketball team will be playing the first two games of its NCAA Tournament run.
The NCAA Selection Committee revealed the top 16 teams for the tournament that will all be playing host for the first two rounds, and U of L made the cut. Those two rounds will take place March 20-23 at the KFC Yum Center. Here’s the full list of host schools, which was revealed in alphabetical order: Connecticut Duke Iowa Louisville LSU Michigan Minnesota North Carolina Ohio State Oklahoma South Carolina TCU Texas UCLA Vanderbilt West Virginia This will mark the seventh time overall and the first time since the 2022 tournament that U of L has been a host for the first two rounds.
The full bracket reveal show will go down Sunday night at 8 on ESPN. All session tickets for the 1st and 2nd round will go on sale immediately following the Selection Show ET. Single-session tickets will go on sale later in the week.