NC State Women’s Basketball is Tied for the 10th Most Sweet 16 Appearances in NCAA Tournament History

#2 Seed NC State will play #3 Seed LSU in the 2025 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament tonight at 7:30 PM on ESPN, marking the 17th time that the Wolfpack have advanced to the Sweet 16, tied for the 10th most appearances in the history of the Big Dance.

Most Sweet 16 Appearances

1. Tennessee – 37
2. UCONN – 32
3. Stanford – 29
4. Notre Dame – 21
5. Georgia – 20
5. Louisiana Tech – 20
7. Texas – 19
7. UNC – 19
7. Duke – 19
10. NC State – 17
10. LSU – 17
10. Maryland – 17

The Wolfpack is 3-13 all-time in the Sweet 16, losing four of those games as the higher seed.

1982 – #3 Seed NC State 61 #2 Seed Cheyney State 74 (L)
1984 – #4 Seed NC State 71 #1 Seed Old Dominion 73 (OT) (L)
1985 – #4 Seed NC State 67 #1 Seed Old Dominion 77 (L)
1987 – #3 Seed NC State 60 #2 Seed Rutgers 75 (L)
1989 – #2 Seed NC State 63 #3 Seed Ole Miss 68 (L)
1990 – #2 Seed NC State 63 #3 Seed Texas 72 (L)
1991 – #2 Seed NC State 71 #3 Seed UCONN 82 (L)
1995 – #7 Seed NC State 71 #3 Seed Georgia 98 (L)
1998 – #4 Seed NC State 55 #1 Seed Old Dominion 54 (W)
2001 – #4 Seed NC State 58 #1 Seed UCONN 72 (L)
2007 – #4 Seed NC State 71 #1 Seed UCONN 78 (L)
2018 – #4 Seed NC State 57 #1 Seed Mississippi St. 71
2019 – #3 Seed NC State 61 #2 Seed Iowa 79 (L)
2021 – #1 Seed NC State 70 #4 Seed Indiana 73 (L)
2022 – #1 Seed NC State 66 #5 Seed Notre Dame 63 (W)
2024 – #3 Seed NC State 77 #2 Seed Stanford 67 (W)
2025 – #2 Seed NC State vs. #3 Seed LSU (?)

This is the fourth time the Wolfpack has advanced to the Sweet 16 as a #2 Seed, and they aim to secure their first victory as a #2 Seed in the Sweet 16 tonight.