Wolfpack Women’s Hoops is Heading to Sunny Fort Myers for the 2026 Elevance Health Tip-Off! 
Hey Pack fans, the 2026-27 season is already looking like a beach party with basketball on the side!
Today they dropped the full eight-team field for the fifth annual Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off, and our NC State Wolfpack is right in the middle of the action. We’re in the Island Division with 2023 national champs LSU, tough Big East squad Villanova, and Big 12 crew Kansas State. The other half of the bracket (Shell Division) has TCU, Indiana, Mississippi State, and Georgia Tech.
We play two games over the perfect holiday weekend. Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28 at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the Florida SouthWestern State College campus. All the matchups are already set, just waiting on exact tip times:
Island Division (times TBA)
- NC State vs. Kansas State
- NC State vs. LSU
- Villanova vs. LSU
- Villanova vs. Kansas State
Two big non-conference battles in the Florida sun before ACC play even starts? Yes please.
This is the kind of early-season trip we live for. Warm weather, great competition, and a chance to kick off the season with some Wolfpack pride under those palm trees.
Pack fans, start making those plans!
Island Division travel packages go on sale Tuesday, May 20. They include tickets to all four Island games (both of ours plus Villanova’s), hotel at the official host spot, and parking right at the arena. Full details and prices drop before the on-sale date, so keep an eye out.
Single-session tickets for everyone else hit the public in September.
We’re already dreaming about that Fort Myers sunshine, ocean breeze, and watching the Wolfpack light it up on the court. This is gonna be a blast. Basketball by day, beach vibes by night (or whenever you feel like it).
Get ready to pack the red and white. We’re sunning up in Fort Myers this November! 
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