ST. LOUIS -- Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz jokes about his grand strategy behind two blowout losses to Connecticut this season.

"We were setting them up (for overconfidence)," Walz says.

Tonight's third meeting is for the NCAA title. No. 1 overall seed UConn (38-0) is seeking its sixth national title, its first since 2004, and to become the fifth unbeaten champ in the tourney's 28 years.

"There's no disputing the fact we won by a lot both times," says Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma of a 93-65 win in January and a 75-36 win in March in the Big East tournament final. "But I don't know what that gets you. You still have to go out and make shots and stop them.

"If we don't make shots and we don't stop them, we're going to lose We have to be really good. And if we are, we'll be fine."

No. 3 seed Louisville (34-4), in its first Final Four, will be seeking what might rank as the biggest upset in tournament history.

"There's no question UConn is the best team in the country," says Walz. "There's no doubt. But what we have to do is find a way to play better for 40 minutes."

UConn has All-Americans in point guard Renee Montgomery, wing Maya Moore and post Tina Charles. Louisville counters with All-America guard/forward Angel McCoughtry but has no true point guard or center.

"We just want people to keep doubting us," McCoughtry says.

Walz used unusual defenses such as a triangle-and-two in the first game but not the second. "We're going to have to try to find a way to make them uncomfortable," says Walz, an assistant on Maryland's 2006 title team. "How we're going to do that, I haven't quite figured out yet."

Auriemma is 5-0 in title games. "I know many people said Geno never lost a national championship game," says Louisville point guard Deseree' Byrd, "but neither has Coach Walz."