IRVING, Texas – After winning its first American Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament championship in the first year in the league, Rice earned the No. 14 seed in the Albany 2 Region in the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship, announced on the NCAA selection show on Sunday. The Owls will take on No. 3 seed LSU on March 22 in Baton Rouge, La. Tip time is still to be determined.
 
Rice (19-14) was the Cinderella story of The American Championship, winning the title game and earning the automatic bid for the league as the No. 10 seed – the lowest seed to win in The American. Malia Fisher, a third team all-conference selection, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, averaging 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds. The Owls defeated No. 7 UAB (71-56), No. 2 North Texas (61-59), No. 3 Temple (60-57), and No. 9 East Carolina (61-41) on the way to winning The American Championship. This is the fourth NCAA tournament appearance for Rice (2000, 2005, 2019).
                                                                                      
American Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball
2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship
 
NCAA First Round – Friday, March 22
No. 14 Rice vs. No. 3 LSU – Albany 2 Region; Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Friday, March 22)