

Maryland and Elon are in State's bracket. Wow! State gets to host the first two rounds for the first time since 2007. State beat their first round opponent Elon on December 16, 2017 by the score of 70-57. After that the team might face Maryland who in the first round plays Princeton. Would not that be a hoot? Last time State played Maryland was in 2014-a State win in Raleigh. It was the last rodeo for Maryland in the ACC and Duke's Lexie Brown was a first-year player on that team.

Maryland, the 5th seed in the Kansas City, Mo bracket where Mississippi State is the number one seed, finished 25-7 and 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Maryland went 3 and 4 in their last seven games. Elon, which finished 25-7, 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association, went 13-0 at the end of the season and is the number 13 seed in the Kansas City bracket. Princeton, the number 12 seed in the bracket, finished 24-5, 1st in the Ivy league. Princeton went 11-1 to end the season.