New Headline: Rams Dominate SEC Champions in Heart-Pounding Sweet 16 Push
Mar 25, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; NC State Wolfpack guard Zoe Brooks (35) shoots a runner in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Women's Tournament at James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds. Mandatory Credit: William Howard-Imagn Images One of the many enjoyable things about the NCAA tournament is getting to see your school match up with teams it wouldn’t typically see; there’s a fresh-air aspect to the postseason that I really— Wait a minute.
You said the women’s team is also getting a regular season rematch in the first round? For the love of Jefferson-Pilot Sports, what the hell is going on around here? NC State is the No.
7 seed in Regional Three (Fort Worth) and will open against Tennessee, the very same Tennessee that State beat by three points to begin the 2025-26 season. NC State and Tennessee also met in the 2024 NCAA tournament. Could the committee not simply have slotted one of the other 10-seeds that NC State has not played (Colorado or Villanova) here instead?
Fine, whatever, great, fine . NC State and Tennessee will play in Ann Arbor, where No. 2 Michigan is hosting.
No. 15 Holy Cross rounds out the pod. Texas is the top seed in the Fort Worth Regional.