NC State earns No. 1 seed in Mercado Region of NCAA women’s basketball tournament

For the first time in program history, the NC State women’s basketball team is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament! The Wolfpack happened to be the very first team revealed during the selection show, so we did not have to sweat that for long.

State is the top seed in ther Mercado Region and will play No. 16 NC A&T. Texas A&M, which State jumped past in the pecking order after championship week, is the two-seed in this region. Here’s a look at the complete region:

As you can see there, NC State’s first game is set for Sunday at 4 p.