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Louisville Women's Basketball Picked to Finish Fourth in 2024 ACC Preseason Poll

The Cardinals are heading into their 18th year under head coach Jeff Walz.

Matthew McGavic

U of L head coach Jeff Walz huddles his team during their game against Virginia at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 25, 2024.
U of L head coach Jeff Walz huddles his team during their game against Virginia at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 25, 2024. / Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball preseason poll and All-ACC team was released Tuesday, and Louisville was selected to finish fourth in the conference race, according to a vote of the league's 18 head coaches and Blue Ribbon Panel.

Notre Dame was chosen as the favorite to win the ACC title this season, with NC State, Duke, Louisville and Florida State rounding out the top five. Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo earned Preseason ACC Player of the Year honors.

The Cardinals are coming off of a rare disappointing 2023-24 season. They went 24-10 for the year, and lost in their NCAA Tournament opener for the first time under head coach Jeff Walz.

But there is hope and optimism for a big season in year 18 under Walz. Louisville brings back impact players like Jayda Curry and Olivia Cochran, and bring in the No. 6 recruiting class in the nation per ESPN.

Louisville tips off the regular season in the City of Lights, facing UCLA in Paris, France as part of the Aflac Oui-Play on Monday, Nov. 4.

ACC Women’s Basketball Tipoff - 2024 Preseason Poll (79 votes)

Preseason Player of the Year

Hannah Hidalgo, So., G, Notre Dame

Preseason All-ACC Team (First-place votes – 79 voters)

Hannah Hidalgo So., G, Notre Dame 921 (62 first-place votes)
Ta'Niya Latson, Jr., G, Florida State 734 (9 first-place votes)
Saniya Rivers, Sr., G, NC State 527 (2 first-place votes)
Aziaha James, Sr., G, NC State 473 (1 first-place vote)
Olivia Miles, Jr., G, Notre Dame 457 (4 first-place votes)
Sonia Citron, Jr., G, Notre Dame 331
Makayla Timpson, Sr., F, Florida State 315
Alyssa Ustby, Gr., G/F, North Carolina 308
Reigan Richardson, Sr., G, Duke 202
Kymora Johnson, So., G, Virginia 193 (1 first-place vote)

Newcomer Watch List

Toby Fournier, Fr., F, Duke 222
Imari Berry, Fr., G, Louisville 180
Kate Koval, Fr., F, Notre Dame 177
Zamareya Jones, Fr., G, NC State 116
Liza Karlen, Gr., F, Notre Dame 109

  1. Notre Dame (70), 1726
  2. NC State (8), 1617
  3. Duke, 1446
  4. Louisville, 1370
  5. Florida State, 1335
  6. North Carolina, 1279
  7. Stanford (1), 1214
  8. Miami, 883
  9. Virginia, 877
  10. Georgia Tech, 855
  11. Syracuse, 801
  12. Virginia Tech, 786
  13. Clemson, 553
  14. California, 546
  15. Boston College, 533
  16. SMU, 274
  17. Wake Forest, 25918. Pitt, 233

(Photo of Jeff Walz: Sam Upshaw Jr. - Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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