For the first time in school history, UC Irvine will be playing in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Friday against fourth seed Louisville in Seattle.
The Anteaters (21-12) received the 13th seed in the East Regional and the 14th ranked Cardinals (24-8) the fourth seed as the tournament brackets were unveiled.
Since the NCAA tournament field was expanded to 64 teams in 1985,the 13th seed is 25-95 against the fourth seed, a .208 winning percentage.
The game will be televised by TBS at 1:10 p.m.
The Anteaters qualified for the tournament for the first time by defeating Hawaii, 67-58, Saturday night, in the Big West Conference Tournament championship game.
"I'm really satisfied and excited for our program and the UCI community to have this experience," UC Irvine coach Russell Turner said after Saturday's game.
The Anteaters had an 0-4 record in the finals of the Big West Conference tournament before Saturday's victory.