No. 5 Virginia hosts LIU at Klöckner Stadium for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. See full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below. Updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent events at the top.

Boston College is the defending champion, and goes into the tournament as the No. 2 seed behind UNC. Northwestern is the No. 3 seed. The top three teams each receive a first-round bye. The second round takes place May 11 and also streams on ESPN+. Northwestern won it all in 2023 and UNC did in 2022.