2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by seventeenth-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center. This season was their tenth year competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record24–10 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Jonneshia Pineda
  • Shay Robinson
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2023–24 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Virginia Tech144 .778258  .758
No. 4 NC State135 .722317  .816
No. 20 Syracuse135 .722248  .750
No. 11 Notre Dame135 .722287  .800
Louisville126 .6672410  .706
Florida State126 .6672311  .676
No. 17 Duke117 .6112212  .647
North Carolina117 .6112013  .606
Miami (FL)810 .4441912  .613
Georgia Tech711 .3891716  .515
Virginia711 .3891616  .500
Clemson513 .2781219  .387
Boston College513 .2781419  .424
Wake Forest216 .111725  .219
Pittsburgh216 .111824  .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Cardinals started the season ranked seventeenth in the nation and won their first four games of the season before losing to Alabama. After the loss, they would go on a six-game win streak that included wins over number 19 Ole Miss in the ACC–SEC Challenge and over rivals Kentucky. Their non-conference season concluded with a loss at number 17 Connecticut and a win over number 23 Washington. The Cardinals finished the non-conference season 11–2. Louisville started the ACC season with five straight wins to reach their highest ranking of thirteenth. However, they lost at number 23 North Carolina before winning three more games. In their final nine games, each loss was followed by a win. They defeated number 12 Notre Dame but lost to four ranked teams in that span, including a final day loss to then number 17 Notre Dame.

The Cardinals finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Boston College in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Notre Dame in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament, marking the thirteenth straight time the Cardinals qualified for the tournament. As the sixth seed in the Albany 2 the were upset by eleventh seed Middle Tennessee in the First Round to end their season.

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