| 2021–22NC State Wolfpack women's basketball | |
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ACC regular season andtournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 32–4 (17–1 ACC) |
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| Home arena | Reynolds Coliseum |
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| No. 3NC State † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Louisville | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17North Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21Notre Dame | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16Virginia Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 22 | .185 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2022 ACC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team representedNorth Carolina State University during the2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coachWes Moore and played their home games atReynolds Coliseum as members of theAtlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 inACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in theACC tournament, they earned a bye to the Quarterfinals where they defeated ninth seedFlorida State, then they defeated fifth seedVirginia Tech in the Semifinals, and they won the Final versus seven seedMiami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, they earned the ACC's automatic bid to theNCAA tournament where they were the first seed in theBridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen seedLongwood in the First Round, ninth seedKansas State in the Second Round, and fifth seedNotre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second seedUConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.
The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 inACC play to finish in second place. They won theACC tournament defeatingVirginia Tech,Georgia Tech, andLouisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to theNCAA tournament where they were the one seed in theMercado Regional. In the tournament they defeated sixteen seedNorth Carolina A&T in the First Round and eight seedSouth Florida before losing to four seedIndiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Rebecca Demeke | 0 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Toronto, Canada | Transferred toRhode Island[1] |
| Elle Sutphin | 20 | F | 6'3" | Pilot Mountain, North Carolina | Transferred toDavidson[2] | |
| Dontavia Waggoner | 24 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Nashville, Tennessee | Transferred toBoston College[3] |
| Jada Rice | 31 | F | 6'4" | Suwanee, Georgia | Transferred toAlabama[4] |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Diamond Johnson | 0 | G | 5'5" | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rutgers[5] |
| Madison Hayes | 21 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mississippi State[6] |
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| Aziaha James G | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Princess Anne | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
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| Sophia Hart C | Farmington, Minnesota | Farmington | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
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| Jessica Timmons G | Charlotte, North Carolina | North Mecklenburg | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | N/A | ||
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | UNC Pembroke | W 92–36 | – | Reynolds Coliseum (0) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
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| November 9, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 5 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 57–66 | 0–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,533) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| November 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Wofford Preseason WNIT | W 90–57 | 1–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,512) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| November 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | Florida Preseason WNIT | W 85–52 | 2–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,812) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| November 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Towson Preseason WNIT | W 100–52 | 3–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,361) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| November 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | Kansas State Preseason WNIT | W 90–69 | 4–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,156) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| November 25, 2021 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Maryland Baha Mar Hoops | W 78–60 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||
| November 27, 2021 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 5 | vs. Washington State Baha Mar Hoops | W 62–34 | 6–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center (0) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||||
| December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 2т | at No. 6 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–58 | 7–1 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
| December 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2т | Elon | W 78–46 | 8–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,867) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| December 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 89–54 | 9–1 (1–0) | Peterson Events Center (1,357) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| December 12, 2021 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2 | St. Mary's | W 101–73 | 10–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (3,652) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| December 16, 2021 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | No. 17 Georgia | L 80–82 OT | 10–2 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,012) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| December 19, 2021 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 2 | Virginia | W 82–55 | 11–2 (2–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,564) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 5 | at Clemson | W 79–52 | 12–2 (3–0) | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,079) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| January 6, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | No. 19 North Carolina | W 72–45 | 13–2 (4–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| January 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at Miami (FL) | W 76–64 | 14–2 (5–0) | Watsco Center (1,873) Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at Virginia | W 66–43 | 15–2 (6–0) | John Paul Jones Arena (1,969) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| January 16, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | No. 16 Duke | W 84–60 | 16–2 (7–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN | No. 4 | No. 3 Louisville | W 68–59 | 17–2 (8–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| January 23, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 4 | Virginia Tech | W 51–45 | 18–2 (9–0) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| January 30, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at North Carolina | W 66–58 | 19–2 (10–0) | Carmichael Arena (4,136) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | at No. 20 Notre Dame Rescheduled from Jan. 9 | L 66–69 | 19–3 (10–1) | Purcell Pavilion (5,566) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | Florida State | W 68–48 | 20–3 (11–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (4,122) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 5 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | W 59–48 | 21–3 (12–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 5 | at Boston College | W 85–78 OT | 22–3 (13–1) | Conte Forum (2,547) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 5 | at Duke | W 77–62 | 23–3 (14–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,956) Durham, NC | ||||||
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 4 | Wake Forest | W 92–61 | 24–3 (15–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | No. 4 | Syracuse | W 95–53 | 25–3 (16–1) | Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| February 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 3 | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | W 68–66 | 26–3 (17–1) | Cassell Coliseum (3,702) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
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| March 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ACCRSN | (1)No. 3 | vs. (9) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 84–54 | 27–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,682) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| March 4, 2022 Noon, ACCN | (1)No. 3 | vs. (5) No. 21 Virginia Tech Semifinals | W 70–55 | 28–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (7,923) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| March 5, 2022 Noon, ESPN | (1)No. 3 | vs. (7) Miami (FL) Final | W 60–47 | 29–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (9,253) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
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| March 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B)No. 3 | (16 B) Longwood First Round | W 96–68 | 30–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (5,483) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| March 21, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B)No. 3 | (9 B) Kansas State Second Round | W 89–57 | 31–3 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,808) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| March 26, 2022 11:30 a.m., ESPN | (1 B)No. 3 | vs. (5 B) No. 21 Notre Dame Sweet Sixteen | W 66–63 | 32–3 | Total Mortgage Arena Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
| March 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN | (1 B)No. 3 | vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Elite Eight | L 87–91 2OT | 32–4 | Total Mortgage Arena (10,119) Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
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| AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2т | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 | 5 |
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol. |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.