Women's Basketball

Louisville and Notre Dame Set for the Women's Final Four

Noting #ACCWBB in the Final Four

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This Week's Schedule 

Women’s Final Four | March 30 - April 1 | Columbus Ohio | Nationwide Arena

Friday, March 30 | National Semifinals 

No. 1 Louisville vs No. 1 Mississippi St. - 7 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 1 Notre Dame vs No. 1 UConn - 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Sunday, April 1 | Championship
Semifinal Winners - 6 p.m. | ESPN

2018 WNIT
Semifinals | Wednesday, March 28 

Virginia Tech 64, at West Virginia 61

Championship | Saturday, March 31
Virginia Tech at Indiana - 3 p.m. | CBS Sports Network 


ACC IN THE FINAL FOUR 
• The ACC accounts for half of the Women’s Final Four field with both of the league’s No. 1 seeds – Louisville and Notre Dame – advancing.

• The ACC has had multiple teams in the Final Four on three occasions (2006, 2014 and 2018). 

• Current ACC teams own two NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships – North Carolina (1994) and Notre Dame (2001)and 23 appearances in the Final Four (including Louisville and Notre Dame in 2018). 

• An ACC team has earned a Final Four berth in four of the last five years, and a league team has reached the title game in each of its previous three appearances (Notre Dame in 2014 and 2015, and Syracuse in 2016). 

• Including Louisville this season, seven different institutions have represented the ACC in the Women’s Final Four (current membership). 

• Since 2006, the current ACC membership has combined for eight title game appearances, the most from any conference.

ACC IN THE POSTSEASON 
• With Louisville and Notre Dame both earning No. 1 seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament, the ACC has had at least one No. 1 seed in each of past five tournaments and 19 times overall. The ACC has had multiple No. 1 seeds in five tournaments (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2018).

• Since the 2015 NCAA Tournament, the ACC owns the most tournament wins (53) of any conference. The ACC’s .671 winning percentage in the tournament since 2015 is the best among the Power 5 conferences.  

• Three of the top seven winningest active coaches by percentage in NCAA Tournament history are in the ACC (more than any other league): No. 2 Jeff Walz of Louisville (.750), No. 5 Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame (.723) and No. 7 Sylvia Hatchell of North Carolina (.682). 

• Led by ACC Champion Louisville, eight league teams were selected to the 64-team 2018 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship field. The eight teams match a league record (2014 and 2015), and are the most of any conference this year. It is also the fourth time in the last five years that at least seven ACC teams have earned berths in the Big Dance, and the 11th time in the last 14 years that at least six teams have been selected.

• Including two ACC teams selected to the WNIT (Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech), the ACC had 10 postseason tournament participants. 

• Four ACC teams advanced to this year’s Sweet 16 – No. 1 Louisville, No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 4 NC State and No. 5 Duke. The four ACC teams in the Regional Semifinals tied for the most from a single conference.

• Four ACC teams earned a top four seed and hosted first and second round games in this year’s NCAA Tournament – No. 1 Louisville, No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 3 Florida State and No. 4 NC State.

• The ACC has had a .500-or-better showing in the NCAA Tournament for 20 consecutive seasons. The ACC is 14-6 through the Regional finals.

• Virginia Tech has advanced to the WNIT title game. The Hokies’ are seeking the ACC’s first WNIT title. Georgia Tech claimed the NWIT title in 1992.