UofL was placed in the South Region, and their first and second round games will be played at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky. They're matched up against No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 16 Alabama State/St. Francis, with the top four teams in the region being Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State and Texas A&M.

Louisville basketball will play its first NCAA Tournament game since 2019 in Lexington, but fans aren't happy about the Cardinals' seeding.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Selection Sunday is here, and the Louisville Cardinals now know where they are headed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cards are headed to the South region and earned a No. 8 seed. They will play No. 9 seed Creighton (24-10) in Lexington on Thursday.