The 2021–22 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by ninth-year head coach Wes Moore, and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack finished the season 32–4 overall and 17–1 in ACC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first seed in the ACC tournament, they earned a bye to the quarterfinals, where they defeated ninth-seed Florida State. Thhey defeated fifth-seed Virginia Tech in the semifinals, and they won the final versus seven-seed Miami to win their third straight tournament title. As champions, the Wolfpack earned the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the first seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated sixteen-seed Longwood in the first round, ninth-seed Kansas State in the second round, and fifth-seed Notre Dame in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to second-seed UConn in the Elite Eight to end their season.
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament, defeating Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville 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 the NCAA tournament, where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional. In the tournament, they defeated sixteen seed in the first round and eight seed South Florida, before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
Off-season
Departures Departures Rebecca Demeke 0 G 6'0" Freshman Toronto, Canada Transferred to Rhode Island Elle Sutphin 20 F 6'3" Freshman Pilot Mountain, North Carolina Transferred to Davidson Dontavia Waggoner 24 G 6'0" Freshman Nashville, Tennessee Transferred to Boston College Jada Rice 31 F 6'4" Sophomore Suwanee, Georgia Transferred to Alabama
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Diamond Johnson 0 G 5'5" Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rutgers Madison Hayes 21 G 6'0" Sophomore Chattanooga, Tennessee Mississippi State
Recruiting class
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Roster
Schedule
Source
!colspan=6 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=6 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| ACC tournament
!colspan=6 style="background:#E00000; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Week18 Final 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 + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking 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.
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