The Louisville Cardinals will begin their 19th season under Jeff Walz ranked among the top 20 in the USA TODAY women's basketball poll.

Louisville women's basketball has its sights set on returning to the Sweet 16 this season. Here's what else we learned about Jeff Walz's Cardinals.

Head coach Jeff Walz and several Cardinals players were available at Louisville women's basketball's annual Media Day.

Louisville women's basketball is in the AP Top 25 preseason poll for the 15th year in a row under Jeff Walz. See where the Louisville Cardinals landed

Mikel Brown Jr., will make his Louisville basketball debut vs. Kansas. Here's how his journey has prepared him to meet the moment as Pat Kelsey's PG1.

Louisville is one of five ACC teams to crack the AP Poll, joining Duke at No. 7, NC State at No. 9, North Carolina at No. 11 and Notre Dame at No. 15. UConn, South Carolina, UCLA, Texas and LSU round out the top five, while arch rival Kentucky comes in tied at No. 24.

For five straight seasons, Louisville women’s basketball was parked among the sport’s elite. Five straight Elite Eights. Two Final Fours. The kind of consistency few programs