No. 7 Seed Wolfpack to Face Host, No. 2 Seed Michigan in NCAA Tournament Round of 32

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No. 7 Seed Wolfpack to Face Host, No. 2 Seed Michigan in NCAA Tournament Round of 32

3/21/2026 2:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The NC State women's basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 for the eighth time in the last nine tournaments, set to face No. 2 seed, No. 9/8 Michigan. The matchup, a part of the Fort Worth Region 3, will tipoff on primetime on Sunday, March 22 at 1 p.m. on ABC at the Crisler Center. Sunday's winner will advance to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, a stage NC State has been on for six of the last seven tournaments.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

The Wolfpack is playing in its 31st NCAA Tournament
This is the Pack's ninth straight NCAA Tournament, which is a school record for the most consecutive appearances, all under head coach Wes Moore
This is the Pack's fifth time being a No. 7 seed, with its record being 3-2. NC State's record vs. No. 2 seeds is 3-5
This year is the Pack's first time since 2023 and second time in the last six tournaments (not including bubble year) NC State will play its first game in the tournament away from Raleigh
This year marks Coach Moore's 10th NCAA Tournament appearance at NC State and 26th in his career
NC State is 14-8 in first round games, 17-5 in second round games, 3-14 in Sweet 16 games, 2-1 in Elite Eights and 0-2 in Final Fours
Under Coach Moore, the Pack has made six Sweet 16 appearances in the past seven tournaments, two Elite Eights and a Final Four in 2024, which was the first since 1998

ANN ARBOR POD SCHEDULE

Friday, March 20 at 5:30 PM (ESPN2) - (2) Michigan vs. (15) Holy Cross
Friday, March 20 at 8 PM (ESPN) - (7) NC State vs. (10) Tennessee
Sunday, March 22 at 1 PM (ABC) - (2) Michigan vs. (7) NC State

ABOUT NC STATE

NC State earned its eighth NCAA Tournament Round of 64 win in the past nine tournaments and has improved its overall NCAA Tournament record to 36-30 NC State finished the regular season 13-5 in the ACC to finish fourth. This marks Wes Moore's 10th time leading NC State to a top four finish and ninth time helping the team earn a double bye in the ACC Tournament. NC State is also 21-10 overall, marking the 11th straight 20-win season in the Moore era
The Pack is in its 31st overall NCAA Tournament appearance, ninth straight, serving as the No. 7 seed for the fifth time in school history
The Wolfpack finished No. 26 in the NET with three quad 1 wins and five quad 2 wins
NC State logged the sixth for the best average NET opponent ranking (80) in the country. Its NET SOS in non-con play was the fourth best among P4 schools (including UConn)
NC State saw two players on the All-ACC First Team with Khamil Pierre and Zoe Brooks. Both were unanimous first team selections by the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league's head coaches. This marks the third straight year Moore has landed two or more players on the All-ACC First Team and 10th of the last 11 he has had at least one on the first team
Pierre leads the team in scoring (16.8) on 52.5 percent shooting (227-432) and rebounding (12.0), while also leading the league in rebounds and double-doubles (22). She is third in double-doubles and sixth in rebounds in the country
Additionally, Pierre is one of five finalists for the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Award
Brooks paces the Pack with 4.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game and averages 16.0 points per game
Zamareya Jones has a team's most 67 3-pointers, while also averaging 14.9 points per game
Tilda Trygger paces the Pack with 1.3 blocks per game and averages 10.8 points per game
Three different Pack players rank in the top 20 in scoring in the ACC with Pierre (5th - 16.8), Brooks (8th - 16.0) and Jones (13th - 14.9), and two rank in the top 10 in rebounding with Pierre (1st - 12.0) and Trygger (10th - 7.1)
NC State leads the league in defensive rebounds per game (31.1) and rebounds per game (43.07) which are both sixth in the country

SCOUTING MICHIGAN

Michigan is 26-6 overall and 15-3 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines have earned its eighth straight NCAA bid and is hosting the first and second rounds for the second tie in program history, first since 2017
Michigan finished third in the Big Ten and is ranked No. 9 in the AP and No. 8 in WBCA Coaches Poll
Olivia Olson and Syla Swords earned consensus All-Big Ten First Team honors. Olson was named to the USBWA All-America Third Team and The Athletics All-America Second Team
Brooke Quarles Daniels was named to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team and Mila Holloway was tabbed an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention choice
Olson leads the Wolverines with 18.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game with 81 assists and 57 steals
Swords has 14.4 points per game and 50 steals
Hollway paces the team with 152 assists and Quarles Daniels has a team-high 77 steals
Ashley Sofikanich leads the way with 35 blocks

LAST TIME OUT

NC State swept Tennessee this year with a 76-61 win in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64
The Pack earned its eighth NCAA Tournament Round of 32 appearance in the past nine tournaments
Jones led the Pack with a career-high 30 points off 9-of-15 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free throw line, drawing 12 fouls. She also had three rebounds, three assists and five steals
Pierre logged her 22nd double-double of the season behind 16 points and 12 boards
Qadence Samuels had a solid game with 12 points, five rebounds and two steals
The Pack shot 51.0 percent (26-51) from the field and had 40 points in the paint

SERIES HISTORY (NC STATE LEADS 2-1)

This marks the fourth game in the all-time series and second in the NCAA Tournament
In the first matchup of the all-time series, NC State won 81-64 in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32
In the last meeting, NC State won 66-55 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge in 2018 at home

UPCOMING
The winner of the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 game will advance to the Sweet 16 in Fort Worth, Texas with second weekend games taking place from Friday, March 27 to Monday, March 30 at Dickies Arena.