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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 9, 2021. The regular season ended on March 6, 2022, with the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 18, and ending with the championship game at the Target Center in Minneapolis on April 3.

Rule changes

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The following rule changes were recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee and approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2021–22 season:[1]

  • The three-point line was moved to the FIBA standard of 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in) (6.6 meters (21 ft 8 in) in the corners), matching the distance used in NCAA men's basketball[2] since 2019–20 in Division I and 2020–21 in Divisions II and III.
  • Live statistics may be transmitted to the bench area for coaching purposes.
  • In an experimental rule, conferences could apply for an NCAA waiver to allow transmission of live video feeds to the bench in conference games. This was still prohibited during nonconference games. (Previously, only preloaded video had been allowed in the bench area.)
  • The following adjustments were made to reply review rules:
    • Officials can use replay to review any out-of-bounds play, regardless of the number of players involved. Previously, only deflections involving two players could be reviewed.
    • Coaches may request review of the result of a play involving the restricted area or lower defensive box at any time in the game. Previously, this play could only be reviewed by officials in the last two minutes of the game (or at the same time in an overtime period). An unsuccessful coach-initiated review results in that team losing a timeout.
    • Officials can now use replay to determine whether a basket should count when a player commits a foul away from the ball. Coaches may request this review at any time (at the cost of a timeout if the review is unsuccessful); officials can initiate a review on their own only in the last two minutes of the game (or overtime period).

Season headlines

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Two of the most significant developments impacting the 2021–22 season took place before the end of the 2020–21 school year, with one occurring before the start of the 2020–21 basketball season.

  • On October 14, 2020, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility.[3]
  • On April 15, 2021, the NCAA Division I Council adopted legislation that extended the so-called "one-time transfer exception" to all D-I sports, with the Division I Board of Directors ratifying this on April 28. This allows student-athletes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey to transfer one time without having to sit out a year, placing them under the same transfer regulations that previously applied to all other D-I sports.[4][5]

Other news:

  • May 6, 2021 – The University of Hartford's governing board voted to begin the process of transitioning the school's athletic program from Division I to NCAA Division III. The plan calls for the following steps:[6][7]
    • January 2022: Formal request for reclassification with the NCAA.
    • 2022–23: No athletic scholarships will be awarded to incoming students.
    • 2023–24: Become a provisional member in a D-III conference to be determined; transition remaining students off athletic scholarships by the end of that school year.
    • 2024–25: Become a full member of the aforementioned D-III conference.
    • 2025–26: Full D-III membership.
  • July 21 – The Houston Chronicle reported that Oklahoma and Texas had approached the Southeastern Conference about the possibility of joining that league, and that an announcement could come in early August. The SEC and both schools refused comment on this report, but did not issue definitive denials.[8][9]
  • July 26 – Oklahoma and Texas notified the Big 12 Conference that the two schools do not wish to extend their grant of television rights beyond the 2024–25 athletic year and intend to leave the conference.[10][11][12]
  • July 27 – Oklahoma and Texas reached out to the SEC about acceptance into the conference in 2025.[13][14]
  • July 28 – The Big 12 sent a cease-and-desist letter to ESPN, accusing the network of tortious interference by working with other conferences attempting to lure Big 12 members in a bid to ease Oklahoma's and Texas' exits for the SEC. The network denied the allegations.[15]
  • July 29 – The presidents and chancellors of the 14 current SEC members voted unanimously to extend invitations to Oklahoma and Texas, effective in 2025.[16]
  • July 30 – Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted the SEC's invitations.[17]
  • August 3 – An independent review commissioned by the NCAA and conducted by the law firm Kaplan Hecker & Fink following the controversy that erupted on social media over the disparities in amenities between the Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments was issued. Among the recommendations:[18]
    • The men's and women's Final Fours should be a combined event held at a single site.
    • The "March Madness" branding, previously used only for the men's tournament, should be extended to the women's tournament. The NCAA had already announced that it would do so before the report was issued.
    • The women's tournament field should be expanded to 68 teams to match the men's tournament.
    • Media rights for the women's tournament, currently bundled with rights for more than two dozen other NCAA championships and sold separately from the men's tournament, should be decoupled from those other championships once the current contract for those championships expires.
    • If possible, the NCAA's current contract with CBS and Turner to broadcast the men's tournament, which gives said media companies control of sponsorships for all NCAA championship events—even those broadcast by other entities—should be renegotiated in order to make it easier for companies to sponsor NCAA championships other than the men's tournament.
    • The current system by which a significant amount of revenue from the men's tournament is returned to Division I members should be extended to the women's tournament.
  • September 3
    • Multiple media outlets reported that the Big 12 was on the verge of inviting four schools—American Athletic Conference members Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF, plus BYU, a West Coast Conference member and an FBS independent in football. All four schools were reportedly preparing membership applications, and their future entrance could be approved as early as the next scheduled meeting of Big 12 presidents on September 10. The entry timeline was uncertain at the time of the report, but would most likely be in 2024.[19][20]
    • Baylor announced that basketball, soccer, and volleyball, the last three Baylor women's sports still using the "Lady Bears" nickname, would drop "Lady" effective immediately. The soccer and volleyball teams had changed their social media accounts to reflect this change several days earlier.[21][22]
  • September 10 – BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF were officially announced as incoming Big 12 members no later than 2024–25.[23]
  • October 18 – Yahoo Sports reported that The American was preparing to receive applications from six of the 14 members of Conference USACharlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA.[24]
  • October 19 – ESPN reported that all six C-USA members named in Yahoo Sports' report had submitted applications to The American, and that each would receive a formal letter by the end of that week (October 22) detailing the terms of expansion.[25]
  • October 21 – The six aforementioned C-USA members were announced as incoming members of The American at a date to be determined.[26]
  • October 22 – The Action Network reported that C-USA member Southern Miss had accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference in 2023, though no formal announcement had then been made. The report added that the Sun Belt was preparing to add two other C-USA members, Marshall and Old Dominion, as well as FCS program James Madison. At the time, some formal announcements of new members were expected on October 25, but a Marshall announcement was likely to wait until after the school announced its new president on October 28. The report also indicated that the Sun Belt would expel its two full non-football members, Little Rock and UT Arlington, after the 2022–23 season.[27]
  • October 26 – Southern Miss was officially announced as a Sun Belt member, effective no later than July 2023.[28] In other Sun Belt realignment news, it was reported that Old Dominion's arrival would be announced later that week, and that James Madison's board had scheduled an emergency meeting on October 29 (presumably to discuss a Sun Belt invitation).[29]
  • October 27 – Old Dominion was officially announced as a Sun Belt member, also effective no later than July 2023. This marked ODU's return to that conference after an absence of more than 30 years.[30]
  • October 30 – The day after both the Sun Belt Conference and Marshall issued tweets indicating that the Thundering Herd had accepted a Sun Belt invitation,[31] this move was officially announced.[32]
  • November 5 – Conference USA, which had nine of its schools depart to other conferences, announced that ASUN Conference members Jacksonville State and Liberty and Western Athletic Conference members New Mexico State and Sam Houston would join C-USA no later than July 2023.[33]
  • November 6 – James Madison made its move to the Sun Belt official, initially effective no later than July 2023.[34]
  • November 12
  • November 16
  • November 17 – The NCAA announced that the women's tournament would expand from 64 to 68 teams, effective with the 2022 tournament. This was another recommendation made in the August 2021 gender equity report. For the 2022 tournament only, the four extra games, held using the same format as the existing men's First Four, will be held on campuses of teams seeded in the top 16. From 2023 on, the women's First Four will be held at a neutral site to be determined.[40]
  • December 9 – The other Sun Belt member without a football program, Little Rock, announced that it would join the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2022.[41]
  • January 7, 2022 – Murray State was announced as a new member of the MVC, effective July 1.[42]
  • January 21 – UT Arlington announced it would return to the WAC, in which it had been a member in the 2012–13 school year, effective July 1.[43]
  • January 25 – The Colonial Athletic Association announced that it would add three members effective that July—Big South Conference member Hampton, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference member Monmouth, and Stony Brook, a full member of the America East Conference whose football team was already a member of the legally separate entity of CAA Football.[44]
  • January 26 – UIC was announced as a new member of the MVC, effective July 1.[45]
  • February 2 – The Sun Belt and James Madison both reported the latter's entry to the conference would be on July 1, rather than 2023.[46]
  • February 7 – The University of Southern Indiana, then a member of the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, announced that it would begin a transition to Division I in 2022–23, with a D-I conference affiliation to be announced in the coming days.[47] A committee report issued in January indicated three leagues believed to be the ASUN Conference, Horizon League, and Ohio Valley Conference were possible landing spots.[48]
  • February 9 – Southern Indiana was announced as a new member of the OVC, effective July 1.[49]
  • February 11 – Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, which were initially announced as moving from C-USA to the Sun Belt no later than 2023, jointly announced that they intended to leave C-USA later in July. All three schools claimed that in December 2021, they had notified C-USA of their intent to leave C-USA after the 2021–22 school year, but that C-USA did not attempt to negotiate a resolution to this issue. C-USA had stated in late January that it expected the three departing schools to remain in the conference through 2022–23.[50]
  • February 22 – The CAA announced that North Carolina A&T would join from the Big South Conference in non-football sports on July 1. (The NCA&T football team remained as a Big South affiliate for the 2022 season and is to join CAA Football in 2023.)[51]
  • February 23
    • Marshall sued C-USA in a local court in an attempt to make its planned move to the Sun Belt Conference in July.[52]
    • The OVC announced the entry of another Division II upgrader, Lindenwood, also in July.[53]
  • March 1 – While not directly related to basketball, the Sun Belt Conference's release of its 2022 football schedule notably included all three schools set to move from C-USA (Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss). The SBC release did not mention the ongoing dispute between C-USA and the three schools, or the prospect of those schools being unable to join for the 2022–23 school year.[54]
  • March 29
    • Conference USA, Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss issued a joint statement that all parties had reached a settlement that allowed the three schools to join the Sun Belt Conference in July 2022.[55]
    • The America East Conference announced that Bryant would join from the Northeast Conference on July 1, 2022.[56]
  • April 5 – The Northeast Conference announced the addition of then-current Division II member Stonehill, effective July 1, 2022.[57]
  • May 2 – Mount St. Mary's announced it would join the Metro Atlantic beginning July 1, 2022.[58]
  • May 6 – Queens University of Charlotte, a member of the Division II South Atlantic Conference, announced it would join the ASUN on July 1, 2022.[59]

Milestones and records

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  • January 16 and 20 – Caitlin Clark of Iowa recorded consecutive 30-point triple-doubles against Nebraska and Minnesota, becoming the first NCAA Division I player of either sex to accomplish this feat. Clark was also the first women's player in Big Ten Conference history to record consecutive triple-doubles regardless of scoring total.[60]
  • January 23 – Ayoka Lee of Kansas State broke the Division I women's single-game scoring record with 61 points in a 94–65 Wildcat win over No. 14 Oklahoma.[61]
  • February 8 – Villanova defeated UConn 72–69 in Hartford, Connecticut. This was the first regular-season conference loss for the Huskies since a loss to Notre Dame in March 2013, in the final season for both teams as members of the original Big East Conference. UConn's conference winning streak ended at 145 games in regular-season play, a Division I women's record, and 169 when including conference tournament games (with the latter streak starting after UConn lost to Notre Dame in the 2013 Big East tournament final).[62]
  • February 28 – Macee Williams of IUPUI was named Horizon League player of the year for the fourth straight season, making her only the fourth D-I women's player[63] to be a four-time conference player of the year.[64]
  • March 18 – In the first round of the NCAA tournament, overall top seed South Carolina defeated Howard 79–21, with Howard's total being a new record for lowest team score in any D-I women's tournament game. The Gamecocks also led the Bison 44–4 at halftime, with Howard's score also being the lowest in a half in tournament history.[65]
  • Fresno State's Haley Cavinder ended the season with a new D-I single-season record for free throw percentage at 97.3%.[66]
  • Caitlin Clark also ended the season as the first woman to lead Division I in per-game scoring and assists in the same season.[67]
  • Iowa also became the first D-I men's or women's program with the national leaders in scoring, assists, and field goal percentage in the same season, with Monika Czinano leading in the last statistic.[68]

Conference membership changes

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Eleven schools joined new conferences for the 2021–22 season, including St. Thomas that is transitioning directly from NCAA Division III.

School Former conference New conference
Abilene Christian Southland Conference Western Athletic Conference
Bethune–Cookman Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Central Arkansas Southland Conference ASUN Conference
Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley Conference ASUN Conference
Florida A&M Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Jacksonville State Ohio Valley Conference ASUN Conference
Lamar Southland Conference Western Athletic Conference
North Carolina A&T Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Big South Conference
St. Thomas Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-III) Summit League
Sam Houston Southland Conference Western Athletic Conference
Stephen F. Austin Southland Conference Western Athletic Conference

Arenas

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New arenas

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  • This is the first season for High Point at the 4,500-seat Qubein Center (full name: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center). The new arena was originally intended to open for the 2020–21 season,[69] but was delayed due to COVID-19 issues.[70] The facility officially opened on the weekend of September 24–26;[71] the first women's game was an exhibition against Division II Mount Olive on November 5, 2021, the day after High Point's men played an exhibition at the new arena against the same school.[72][73] The regular-season opener was a men's and women's doubleheader against nearby Elon on November 9.[74]
  • This is the first season for Idaho at the new 4,200-seat Idaho Central Credit Union Arena. The first women's game in the new arena was an exhibition against NAIA member Whitman on November 7, won 64–50 by the Vandals.[75] The first women's regular-season game was on November 14 when the Vandals lost 66–46 to San Diego.[76]

Arena of new D-I team

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Arenas closing

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The following D-I programs planned to open new arenas for the 2022–23 season. All will move within their current campuses unless otherwise indicated.

Season outlook

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Pre-season polls

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The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

AP
Ranking Team
1 South Carolina (14)
2 UConn (10)
3 Stanford (5)
4 Maryland
5 NC State
6 Louisville
7 Baylor
8 Indiana
9 Iowa
10 Oregon
11 Michigan
12 Iowa State
13 Kentucky
14 Oregon State
15 Tennessee
16 Florida State
17 Ohio Stateт
18 Georgia Techт
19 West Virginia
20 UCLA
21 South Florida
22 Arizona
23 Texas A&M
24 Virginia Tech
25 Texas
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 South Carolina (13)
2 Stanfordт (13)
3 UConnт (6)
4 NC State
5 Maryland
6 Louisville
7 Indiana
8 Baylor
9 Oregon
10 Michigan
11 Iowa
12 Tennessee
13 Kentucky
14 UCLA
15 Arizona
16 Iowa State
17 Texas A&M
18 Oregon State
19 Georgia
20 Georgia Tech
21 Texas
22 South Florida
23 West Virginia
24 Florida State
25 Ohio State

Regular season top 10 matchups

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Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

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Early season tournaments

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The inaugural women's Battle 4 Atlantis will take place from November 20–22 and will include Buffalo, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Florida, Syracuse and UConn.

Name Dates Location No. teams Champion
Preseason WNIT November Bramlage Coliseum (Manhattan, KS)
Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, NC)
8 None[80]
Battle 4 Atlantis November 20–22 Imperial Arena (Nassau, Bahamas) 8 South Carolina
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo November 25–27 Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) 7 Indiana
Cancún Challenge November 25–27 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX) 10 Baylor (Mayan)
UCF (Riviera)
Paradise Jam tournament November 25–27 Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) 8 Arizona (Island)
Texas A&M (Reef)
Daytona Beach Invitational November 25–27 Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL) 10
St Pete Showcase November 25–27 McArthur Center (St. Petersburg, FL) 4 Purdue
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout November 25–27 South Point Arena (Las Vegas, NV) 7
San Juan Shootout November 26–27 Coliseo Roberto Clemente (San Juan, PR) 10
Goombay Splash November 25–28 Gateway Christian Academy (Bimini, Bahamas) 3
Gulf Coast Showcase November 26–28 Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) 8 Iowa State
Holiday Hoops Classic December 20–21 South Point Arena (Las Vegas, NV) 6
West Palm Beach Invitational December 20–22 Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, FL) 10
Southland Basketball Tip-Off January 3–5 Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX) 8 Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols in multiple programs

Upsets

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An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event
Auburn 58–51 No. 18 Georgia Tech November 21, 2021
BYU 61–54 No. 17 Florida State November 25, 2021 St. Pete Showcase
Missouri State 76–68 No. 24 Virginia Tech November 26, 2021 San Juan Shootout
Kent State 75–69 No. 19 UCLA November 26, 2021 Gulf Coast Showcase
Purdue 66–61 No. 17 Florida State November 27, 2021 St. Pete Showcase
South Dakota State 76–66 No. 19 UCLA November 27, 2021 Gulf Coast Showcase
BYU 58–57 No. 22 West Virginia November 27, 2021 St. Pete Showcase
Notre Dame 64–62 No. 16 Oregon State November 27, 2021 Daytona Beach Invitational
UC Davis 64–57 No. 18 Oregon December 1, 2021
Princeton 58–55 No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast December 1, 2021
Syracuse 97–91 No. 18 Ohio State December 1, 2021 ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
UT Arlington 61–56 No. 13 South Florida December 2, 2021
Duke 79–64 No. 9 Iowa December 2, 2021 ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
LSU 69–60 No. 14 Iowa State December 2, 2021 Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Georgia Tech 55–54 No. 20 Georgia December 5, 2021 Rivalry
DePaul 94–85 No. 14 Kentucky December 9, 2021
Georgia Tech 57–44 No. 3 UConn December 9, 2021
Oklahoma 99–91OT No. 16 BYU December 10, 2021
TCU 87–75 No. 18 Texas A&M December 12, 2021
Villanova 56–52 No. 23 Oregon State December 12, 2021
Ole Miss 61–53 No. 18 South Florida December 21, 2021 West Palm Beach Invitational
IUPUI 74–73 No. 15 Iowa December 21, 2021
Virginia Tech 77–55 No. 15 Duke December 30, 2021
Kansas State 68–59 No. 10 Baylor January 2, 2022
Nebraska 79–58 No. 8 Michigan January 4, 2022
Texas Tech 74–61 No. 9 Texas January 5, 2022
Northwestern 77–69 No. 22 Iowa January 6, 2022
Florida 97–892OT No. 25 Texas A&M January 9, 2022
USC 76–67 No. 4 Arizona January 9, 2022
Kansas 70–66OT No. 13 Texas January 12, 2022
Virginia Tech 65–54 No. 16 Duke January 13, 2022
Texas Tech 64–45 No. 25 Kansas State January 15, 2022
Oregon 68–66OT No. 7 Arizona January 15, 2022
Miami (FL) 46–45 No. 15 Georgia Tech January 16, 2022
UCF 67–51 No. 24 South Florida January 16, 2022 Rivalry
Oregon 72–59 No. 9 UConn January 17, 2022
Oregon State 69–66OT No. 22 Colorado January 17, 2022
Ohio State 95–89 No. 12 Maryland January 20, 2022
Boston College 73–71 No. 19 Notre Dame January 20, 2022 Rivalry
Florida 77–52 No. 23 Kentucky January 20, 2022
Arizona State 57–52OT No. 22 Colorado January 21, 2022
Ole Miss 63–54 No. 23 Kentucky January 23, 2022
Kansas State 94–65 No. 14 Oklahoma January 23, 2022
Florida 74–73 No. 11 LSU January 23, 2022
North Carolina 78–62 No. 21 Duke January 27, 2022 Rivalry
Auburn 71–61 No. 4 Tennessee January 27, 2022
Arkansas 90–76 No. 12 LSU January 27, 2022
Florida 84–59 No. 7 Tennessee February 3, 2022
Portland 75–64 No. 16 BYU February 3, 2022
Florida 54–51 No. 14 Georgia February 6, 2022
Florida State 70–65 No. 20 Notre Dame February 6, 2022
Arizona State 55–49 No. 19 Oregon February 6, 2022
Villanova 72–69 No. 8 UConn February 9, 2022
Michigan State 63–57 No. 4 Michigan February 10, 2022 Rivalry
Virginia Tech 73–63 No. 11 Georgia Tech February 10, 2022
Arizona State 81–77 No. 6 Arizona February 11, 2022 Rivalry
Stetson 58–55 No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast February 12, 2022
Virginia 58–55 No. 23 North Carolina February 13, 2022 Rivalry
Northwestern 71–692OT No. 4 Michigan February 13, 2022
Oregon State 68–62 No. 24 Oregon February 13, 2022 Rivalry
Nebraska 72–55 No. 5 Indiana February 14, 2022
Texas Tech 97–87 No. 15 Oklahoma February 16, 2022
Alabama 74–64 No. 12 Tennessee February 17, 2022
Auburn 65–60 No. 21 Georgia February 20, 2022
Miami (FL) 51–39 No. 16 Georgia Tech February 20, 2022
Washington State 72–67 No. 8 Arizona February 20, 2022
Colorado 86–83 No. 25 Oregon February 23, 2022
Vanderbilt 63–59 No. 15 Florida February 24, 2022
Florida State 65–63OT No. 22 Georgia Tech February 24, 2022
UCLA 64–46 No. 12 Arizona February 24, 2022
Missouri 78–73 No. 15 Florida February 27, 2022
Colorado 45–43 No. 14 Arizona March 3, 2022 Pac-12 tournament
Alabama 74–62 No. 25 Georgia March 3, 2022 SEC tournament
Ole Miss 70–60 No. 23 Florida March 4, 2022 SEC tournament
Miami (FL) 61–59 No. 4 Louisville March 4, 2022 ACC tournament
Kentucky 78–63 No. 6 LSU March 4, 2022 SEC tournament
Nebraska 76–73 No. 10 Michigan March 4, 2022 Big Ten tournament
Kentucky 83–74 No. 18 Tennessee March 5, 2022 SEC tournament/Rivalry
Kansas 73–67 No. 19 Oklahoma March 5, 2022
Miami (FL) 57–54 No. 20 Notre Dame March 5, 2022 ACC tournament
Kentucky 64–62 No. 1 South Carolina March 6, 2022 SEC tournament
Gonzaga 71–59 No. 15 BYU March 8, 2022 WCC tournament

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been five[citation needed] non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team so far this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event
Coker (Division II) 51–44 Winthrop November 24, 2021
UNC Pembroke (Division II) 65–45 Winthrop November 27, 2021
Belmont Abbey (Division II) 56–48 Charleston Southern November 29, 2021
Freed–Hardeman (NAIA) 71–62 North Alabama November 29, 2021
Texas A&M International (Division II) 68–55 Florida A&M December 11, 2021

Conference winners and tournaments

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Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Maine Anne Simon, Maine[81] Amy Vachon, Maine[81] 2022 America East women's basketball tournament Campus sites Albany
American Athletic Conference UCF Diamond Battles, UCF[82] Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, UCF[82] 2022 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Dickies Arena
(Fort Worth, TX)
UCF
ASUN Conference Florida Gulf Coast (East)
Jacksonville State (West)[a]
Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast[83] Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[83] 2022 ASUN women's basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 Conference Dayton Sam Breen, UMass[84] Shauna Green, Dayton[84] 2022 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Chase Fieldhouse
(Wilmington, DE)
UMass
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech[85] Wes Moore, NC State[85] 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, NC)
NC State
Big 12 Conference Baylor NaLyssa Smith, Baylor[86] Brandon Schneider, Kansas[86] 2022 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium
(Kansas City, MO)
Texas
Big East Conference UConn Maddy Siegrist, Villanova[87] Denise Dillon, Villanova[87] 2022 Big East women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)
UConn
Big Sky Conference Idaho State Lianna Tillman, Sacramento State[88] Seton Sobolewski, Idaho State[89] 2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Idaho Central Arena
(Boise, ID)
Montana State
Big South Conference Campbell[b]
Longwood
Akila Smith, Longwood[90] Becky Burke, USC Upstate[90] 2022 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament Bojangles Coliseum
(Charlotte, NC)
Longwood
Big Ten Conference Iowa
Ohio State[b]
Caitlin Clark, Iowa[91] Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan[91] 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament Gainbridge Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, IN)
Iowa
Big West Conference Hawaiʻi Amy Atwell, Hawaiʻi[92] Laura Beeman, Hawaiʻi[92] 2022 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Dollar Loan Center
(Henderson, NV)
Hawaiʻi
Colonial Athletic Association Drexel Jasmine Dickey, Delaware[93] Amy Mallon, Drexel[93] 2022 CAA women's basketball tournament Daskalakis Athletic Center
(Philadelphia, PA)
Delaware
Conference USA Charlotte (East)
Louisiana Tech
(West)[a]
Octavia Jett-Wilson, Charlotte[94] Cara Consuegra, Charlotte[94] 2022 Conference USA women's basketball tournament Ford Center at The Star
(Frisco, TX)
Charlotte
Horizon League IUPUI[b]
Youngstown State
Macee Williams, IUPUI[64] John Barnes, Youngstown State[64] 2022 Horizon League women's basketball tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(Indianapolis, IN)
IUPUI
Ivy League Princeton Abby Meyers, Princeton[95] Carla Berube, Princeton[95] 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament Lavietes Pavilion
(Boston, MA)
Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Fairfield Lou Lopez Sénéchal, Fairfield[96] Joe Frager, Fairfield[97] 2022 MAAC women's basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, NJ)
Fairfield
Mid-American Conference Toledo Jordyn Dawson, Akron[98] Tricia Cullop, Toledo[98] 2022 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, OH)
Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Howard Jaia Alexander, Coppin State[99] Laura Harper, Coppin State[99] 2022 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)
Howard
Missouri Valley Conference Southern Illinois Abby Brockmeyer, Southern Illinois[100] Cindy Stein, Southern Illinois[100] 2022 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament TaxSlayer Center
(Moline, IL)
Illinois State
Mountain West Conference UNLV Desi-Rae Young, UNLV[101] Chris Gobrecht, Air Force[101] 2022 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)
UNLV
Northeast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson Madison Stanley, Fairleigh Dickinson[102] Angelika Szumilo, Fairleigh Dickinson[102] 2022 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Campus sites Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference Belmont Katelyn Young, Murray State[103] Bart Brooks, Belmont[103] 2022 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Ford Center
(Evansville, IN)
Belmont
Pac-12 Conference Stanford Haley Jones, Stanford (coaches)[104]
Cameron Brink, Stanford (media)[105]
Tara VanDerveer, Stanford (coaches)[104]
Kamie Ethridge, Washington State (media)[105]
2022 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament Michelob Ultra Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Stanford
Patriot League Holy Cross Avery LaBarbera, Holy Cross[106] Maureen Magarity, Holy Cross[106] 2022 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites American
Southeastern Conference South Carolina Aliyah Boston, South Carolina[107] Dawn Staley, South Carolina[107] 2022 SEC women's basketball tournament Bridgestone Arena
(Nashville, TN)
Kentucky
Southern Conference Mercer Tierra Hodges, Furman[108] Susie Gardner, Mercer[108] 2022 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament Harrah's Cherokee Center
(Asheville, NC)
Mercer
Southland Conference Houston Baptist Timia Jefferson, Houston Baptist[109] Donna Finnie, Houston Baptist[109] 2022 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, TX)
Incarnate Word
Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State[110] Tomekia Reed, Jackson State[110] 2022 SWAC women's basketball tournament Bartow Arena
(Birmingham, AL)
Jackson State
Summit League South Dakota
South Dakota State[b]
Chloe Lamb, South Dakota[111] Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State[111] 2022 Summit League women's basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)
South Dakota
Sun Belt Conference Troy Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington[112] Shereka Wright, UT Arlington[112] 2022 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Pensacola Bay Center
(Pensacola, FL)
UT Arlington
West Coast Conference BYU Shaylee Gonzales, BYU[113] Jeff Judkins, BYU[113] 2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference Stephen F. Austin Caitlyn Harper, California Baptist[114] Mark Kellogg, Stephen F. Austin[114] 2022 WAC women's basketball tournament Stephen F. Austin
  1. ^ a b These conferences chose to seed their tournament by division, with both divisional champions being top seeds in different halves of the bracket.
  2. ^ a b c d Top seed in conference tournament.

Statistical leaders

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Includes postseason games. Division I record in bold.

Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Caitlin Clark Iowa 27.0 Aneesah Morrow DePaul 13.8 Caitlin Clark Iowa 8.0 Veronica Burton Northwestern 4.03
Maddy Siegrist Villanova 25.3 Aijha Blackwell Missouri 13.0 Olivia Miles Notre Dame 7.4 Angel Parker Niagara 4.00
Jasmine Dickey Delaware 25.3 Jada Dapaa Saint Francis (PA) 12.6 Emily Ryan Iowa State 7.1 Jordyn Cambridge Vanderbilt 3.91
Dyaisha Fair Buffalo 23.4 Josie Williams Utah Valley 12.4 Lauren Park-Lane Seton Hall 7.0 Camille Downs Norfolk State 3.34
Cierra Hooks Ohio 22.3 Aliyah Boston South Carolina 12.4 McKenna Hofschild Colorado State 6.5 Mackenzie DeWees Quinnipiac 3.31
Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three-point field goal percentage Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Lucy Cochrane Portland 3.93 Monika Czinano Iowa 67.89 Tess Amundsen Cal State Northridge 49.12 Haley Cavinder Fresno State 97.32
Brooke Flowers Saint Louis 3.52 Celena Taborn Butler 67.51 Taylor Mikesell Ohio State 47.50 Kacie Borowicz North Dakota 95.71
Tamari Key Tennessee 3.50 Mya Berkman Liberty 66.27 Hayley Frank Missouri 46.24 Taylor Robertson Oklahoma 92.80
Taiyanna Jackson Kansas 3.06 Isnelle Natabou Sacramento State 64.31 Kayla Spruill La Salle 45.93 Rachel McLimore IUPUI 92.59
Nancy Mulkey Washington 3.00 Macee Williams IUPUI 63.77 Kendall Spray Florida Gulf Coast 45.58 Hannah Simental Northern Iowa 90.60

Postseason

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NCAA tournament

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Tournament upsets

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For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 5 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser Region Round
March 18 Florida Gulf Coast (#12) 84–81 Virginia Tech (#5) Spokane First Round
March 19 Princeton (#11) 69–62 Kentucky (#6) Bridgeport First Round
March 19 Villanova (#11) 61–57 BYU (#6) Wichita First Round
March 19 Belmont (#12) 73–702OT Oregon (#5) Wichita First Round
March 20 Creighton (#10) 64–62 Iowa (#2) Greensboro Second Round
March 20 South Dakota (#10) 61–47 Baylor (#2) Wichita Second Round
March 25 Creighton (#10) 76–68 Iowa State (#3) Greensboro Sweet 16

Conference standings

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2021–22 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 1   .933 25 6   .806
Rhode Island 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
UMass 11 4   .733 26 7   .788
VCU 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
La Salle 9 6   .600 16 12   .571
Fordham 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Saint Joseph's 7 8   .467 13 17   .433
Richmond 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Davidson 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Duquesne 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Saint Louis 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
George Washington 4 11   .267 13 18   .419
St. Bonaventure 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
George Mason 3 12   .200 10 19   .345
2022 A10 Tournament winner
2021–22 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast 15 1   .938 30 3   .909
Liberty 14 2   .875 28 5   .848
Stetson 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Jacksonville 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
North Florida 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Kennesaw State 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
West
Jacksonville State 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
North Alabama* 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Lipscomb 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Central Arkansas 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
Bellarmine* 1 15   .063 4 24   .143
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 ASUN Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 NC State 17 1   .944 32 4   .889
No. 4 Louisville 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
No. 17 North Carolina 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
No. 21 Notre Dame 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
No. 16 Virginia 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 from AP poll
2021–22 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 15 3   .833 20 12   .625
Stony Brook* 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
Albany 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Vermont 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
NJIT 9 8   .529 15 15   .500
UMass Lowell 8 9   .471 11 16   .407
Binghamton 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
New Hampshire 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
Hartford 4 14   .222 4 26   .133
UMBC 2 14   .125 3 23   .115
*Ineligible for the AmEast Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the AmEast.
2022 America East tournament winner
2021–22 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCF 14 1   .933 26 4   .867
South Florida 12 3   .800 24 9   .727
Tulane 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
Temple 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
SMU 7 7   .500 14 15   .483
Houston 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Memphis 6 9   .400 16 12   .571
Tulsa 5 8   .385 17 11   .607
Wichita State 5 11   .313 14 16   .467
East Carolina 4 11   .267 11 18   .379
Cincinnati 4 11   .267 11 17   .393
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Baylor 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
No. 10 Iowa State 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
No. 6 Texas 13 5   .722 29 7   .806
No. 22 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Kansas 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Kansas State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
West Virginia 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Texas Tech 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167 9 20   .310
TCU 2 16   .111 6 22   .214
2022 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UConn 16 1   .941 30 6   .833
Villanova 15 4   .789 24 9   .727
Creighton 15 5   .750 23 10   .697
DePaul 14 6   .700 22 11   .667
Marquette 13 7   .650 23 11   .676
Seton Hall 12 8   .600 24 13   .649
St. John's 7 12   .368 12 19   .387
Providence 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Georgetown 4 15   .211 10 19   .345
Xavier 4 16   .200 9 21   .300
Butler 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho State 15 5   .750 19 12   .613
Montana State 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 18 12   .600
Northern Arizona 12 8   .600 17 14   .548
Montana 12 8   .600 19 11   .633
Idaho 11 9   .550 14 18   .438
Sacramento State 10 10   .500 14 16   .467
Northern Colorado 9 11   .450 15 16   .484
Eastern Washington 7 13   .350 9 21   .300
Weber State 6 14   .300 11 20   .355
Portland State 0 20   .000 5 24   .172
Big Sky tournament winner
2021–22 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Campbell 15 3   .833 23 8   .742
Longwood 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
USC Upstate 14 4   .778 22 8   .733
Gardner–Webb 13 5   .722 16 15   .516
High Point 13 5   .722 17 14   .548
North Carolina A&T 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
Hampton 8 9   .471 13 16   .448
Presbyterian 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Winthrop 4 14   .222 6 24   .200
UNC Asheville 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Radford 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
Charleston Southern 2 15   .118 2 27   .069
2022 Big South tournament winner
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawaiʻi 13 3   .813 20 10   .667
UC Irvine 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Long Beach State 12 6   .667 19 9   .679
UC Riverside 10 6   .625 14 11   .560
UC San Diego* 10 8   .556 13 14   .481
UC Santa Barbara 9 8   .529 15 12   .556
UC Davis 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Cal State Fullerton 5 12   .294 11 18   .379
Cal State Northridge 5 12   .294 9 19   .321
Cal State Bakersfield 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Cal Poly 2 13   .133 3 22   .120
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 Big West tournament winner
2021–22 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Charlotte 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Middle Tennessee 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Western Kentucky 11 7   .611 18 12   .600
Marshall 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
FIU 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Florida Atlantic 1 17   .056 5 25   .167
West
Louisiana Tech 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
North Texas 10 7   .588 17 13   .567
Southern Miss 9 8   .529 18 12   .600
Rice 8 9   .471 14 13   .519
UAB 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
UTEP 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
UTSA 3 14   .176 7 23   .233
2022 C-USA tournament winner
2021–22 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Drexel 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
Delaware 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Towson 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
James Madison* 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Elon 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Charleston 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Northeastern 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
William & Mary 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Hofstra 4 14   .222 8 20   .286
UNC Wilmington 0 18   .000 3 26   .103
*Ineligible for the CAA Tournament due to a postseason ban imposed by the CAA.
2022 CAA tournament winner
2021–22 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
IUPUI 18 4   .818 24 5   .828
Youngstown State 18 4   .818 23 7   .767
Green Bay 15 4   .789 19 8   .704
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 9   .700
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 21 8   .724
Milwaukee 13 9   .591 14 16   .467
Oakland 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Robert Morris 11 11   .500 13 15   .464
Purdue Fort Wayne 7 14   .333 7 21   .250
Wright State 3 18   .143 4 19   .174
UIC 1 20   .048 2 25   .074
Detroit Mercy 1 21   .045 1 27   .036
2022 Horizon League Tournament winner
2021–22 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Princeton 14 0   1.000 25 5   .833
Columbia 12 2   .857 25 7   .781
Yale 9 5   .643 16 11   .593
Harvard 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Penn 7 7   .500 12 14   .462
Cornell 4 10   .286 9 16   .360
Dartmouth 2 12   .143 3 23   .115
Brown 1 13   .071 6 20   .231
2022 Ivy League tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 19 1   .950 25 7   .781
Quinnipiac 14 6   .700 21 12   .636
Manhattan 14 6   .700 21 11   .656
Niagara 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Siena 10 10   .500 10 19   .345
Monmouth 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Saint Peter's 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Iona 8 12   .400 11 16   .407
Rider 7 13   .350 9 21   .300
Marist 6 14   .300 8 21   .276
Canisius 3 17   .150 6 25   .194
2022 MAAC tournament winner
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 19 1   .950 29 6   .829
Buffalo 16 4   .800 25 9   .735
Akron 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Ball State 11 8   .579 20 13   .606
Northern Illinois 11 9   .550 14 15   .483
Kent State 10 10   .500 19 12   .613
Western Michigan 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Bowling Green 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
Ohio 9 10   .474 15 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Eastern Michigan 4 16   .200 7 20   .259
Central Michigan 2 18   .100 4 25   .138
2022 MAC tournament winner
2021–22 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 17 12   .586
Morgan State 11 3   .786 18 8   .692
Coppin State 9 5   .643 15 13   .536
Maryland Eastern Shore 7 7   .500 12 16   .429
South Carolina State 4 10   .286 4 25   .138
North Carolina Central 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Delaware State 0 14   .000 0 24   .000
2022 MEAC tournament winner
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Illinois 15 3   .833 21 10   .677
Missouri State 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
Northern Iowa 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Illinois State 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Loyola Chicago 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Valparaiso 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Drake 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Evansville 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
Bradley 1 17   .056 4 24   .143
2022 MVC tournament winner
2021–22 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
New Mexico 14 4   .778 26 10   .722
Wyoming 11 6   .647 17 13   .567
Nevada 11 6   .647 20 13   .606
Air Force 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
Colorado State 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
San Diego State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Fresno State 7 10   .412 11 18   .379
Utah State 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Boise State 4 13   .235 8 21   .276
San Jose State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2022 MW Tournament winner
2021–22 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 15 3   .833 19 12   .613
St. Francis Brooklyn 13 5   .722 17 10   .630
Mount St. Mary's 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
Wagner 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
LIU 9 9   .500 9 18   .333
Saint Francis (PA) 8 10   .444 8 22   .267
Merrimack* 7 11   .389 9 17   .346
Bryant 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Sacred Heart 6 12   .333 8 17   .320
Central Connecticut 5 13   .278 6 20   .231
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2022 NEC tournament winner
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
Tennessee Tech 14 4   .778 21 11   .656
Murray State 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Austin Peay 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
UT Martin 9 9   .500 12 18   .400
SIU Edwardsville 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Southeast Missouri State 2 16   .111 6 23   .207
Morehead State 0 18   .000 1 27   .036
2022 OVC tournament winner
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
Oregon 11 6   .647 20 12   .625
Washington State 11 6   .647 19 11   .633
No. 19 Arizona 10 6   .625 21 8   .724
Colorado 9 7   .563 22 9   .710
Utah 8 7   .533 21 12   .636
UCLA 8 8   .500 18 13   .581
Oregon State 6 9   .400 17 14   .548
Arizona State 4 9   .308 12 14   .462
USC 5 12   .294 12 16   .429
California 2 10   .167 11 13   .458
Washington 2 12   .143 7 16   .304
2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
American 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Boston University 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Bucknell 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Lehigh 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Army 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
Lafayette 7 11   .389 12 18   .400
Navy 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Colgate 4 14   .222 6 24   .200
Loyola (MD) 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
2022 Patriot League tournament winner
2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 15 1   .938 35 2   .946
No. 9 LSU 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 18 Tennessee 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Ole Miss 10 6   .625 23 9   .719
Florida 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Georgia 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
No. 15 Kentucky 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
Missouri 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Arkansas 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Alabama 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Mississippi State 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Texas A&M 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 16 19   .457
Auburn 2 14   .125 10 18   .357
2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 18 0   1.000 23 7   .767
Alabama A&M 13 5   .722 15 14   .517
Alabama State 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Southern 11 7   .611 14 17   .452
Texas Southern 11 7   .611 11 15   .423
Prairie View A&M 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Grambling State 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Bethune–Cookman 5 13   .278 6 21   .222
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 3 25   .107
Mississippi Valley State 3 15   .167 4 22   .154
Alcorn State 2 16   .111 3 22   .120
2022 SWAC tournament winner
2021–22 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Mercer 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Wofford 11 3   .786 17 14   .548
Furman 10 4   .714 20 14   .588
Samford 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
UNC Greensboro 5 9   .357 9 19   .321
Chattanooga 5 9   .357 7 23   .233
East Tennessee State 5 9   .357 6 22   .214
Western Carolina 0 14   .000 7 23   .233
2022 SoCon Tournament winner
2021–22 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Houston Baptist 12 2   .857 16 11   .593
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 11 3   .786 19 10   .655
Southeastern Louisiana 10 4   .714 16 11   .593
McNeese State 8 6   .571 13 15   .464
Incarnate Word 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Northwestern State 5 9   .357 12 14   .462
New Orleans 3 11   .214 5 18   .217
Nicholls 2 12   .143 4 22   .154
2022 Southland tournament winner
2021–22 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 17 1   .944 29 9   .763
South Dakota 17 1   .944 29 6   .829
Kansas City 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Oral Roberts 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
North Dakota 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
North Dakota State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Western Illinois 5 12   .294 14 15   .483
Denver 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
St. Thomas* 4 14   .222 7 21   .250
Omaha 3 14   .176 7 19   .269
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2022 Summit League tournament winner
2021–22 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy 13 2   .867 24 9   .727
UT Arlington 11 4   .733 20 8   .714
Louisiana 9 4   .692 18 7   .720
Appalachian State 8 4   .667 14 12   .538
Little Rock 8 4   .667 17 10   .630
Texas State 9 6   .600 15 14   .517
Georgia Southern 8 6   .571 18 10   .643
Arkansas State 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Coastal Carolina 4 9   .308 15 11   .577
Georgia State 4 9   .308 10 16   .385
South Alabama 2 10   .167 8 18   .308
Louisiana–Monroe 0 14   .000 4 25   .138
2022 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of March 19, 2022
Rankings from AP poll
2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 28 5   .848
Grand Canyon 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
California Baptist* 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Sam Houston State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Tarleton State* 8 10   .444 16 13   .552
Lamar 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Seattle 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Dixie State* 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
New Mexico State 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Chicago State 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 WAC tournament winner
2021–22 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT[115]
No. 20 BYU 15 1   .938 26 4   .867
Gonzaga 15 2   .882 27 7   .794
San Francisco 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Portland 8 7   .533 20 11   .645
Saint Mary's 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
San Diego 8 9   .471 17 15   .531
Santa Clara 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Pepperdine 4 11   .267 8 17   .320
Loyola Marymount 4 13   .235 11 19   .367
Pacific 3 14   .176 6 23   .207
2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

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All-America teams

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The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

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Major freshman of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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Coaching changes

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American Megan Gebbia Tiffany Coll Gebbia left American on May 26, 2022 after 9 seasons for the Wake Forest head coaching job.[135] Longtime Eagles associate head coach Coll was promoted to the head coaching position on June 7.[136]
Arizona State Charli Turner Thorne Natasha Adair Turner Thorne announced on March 3, 2022 that she would retire after her 25th season at Arizona State.[137] Delaware head coach Adair was hired by the Sun Devils on March 27.[138]
Arkansas State Matt Daniel Destinee Rogers Daniel resigned nine games into his third season at Arkansas State on December 13, 2021. The following day, the Red Wolves named associate head coach Rogers the interim head coach for the rest of the season.[139][140] After the season, the team named Rogers as the permanent replacement.[141]
Bradley Andrea Gorski Kate Popovec Gorski announced her retirement on March 22, 2022 after six seasons at Bradley.[142] Northwestern associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Popovec was hired by the Braves on April 6.[143]
Buffalo Felisha Legette-Jack Becky Burke Legette-Jack left Buffalo on March 26, 2022 after 10 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Syracuse.[144] The Bulls hired USC Upstate head coach Burke as her replacement on April 6.[145]
Butler Kurt Godlevske Austin Parkinson Butler parted ways with Godlevske on March 22, 2022 after seven seasons and a 91–144 record, including a combined 4–44 the last two seasons.[146] The Bulldogs hired IUPUI head coach Parkinson on April 8.[147]
BYU Jeff Judkins Amber Whiting Judkins announced his retirement on April 14, 2022 after 21 seasons at BYU, leaving as the program's winningest head coach with 456 wins.[148] Whiting, a former BYU player who was serving as head coach at Burley High School in Idaho, was hired by the Cougars on May 18.[149]
Cal Poly Faith Mimnaugh Shanele Stires Mimnaugh announced her retirement on March 9, 2022 after 25 seasons at Cal Poly, leaving as the program's winningest head coach with 338 wins.[150] Stires, head coach at D2 Cal State East Bay the past 6 seasons, was hired by the Mustangs on April 14.[151]
Cal State Northridge Lindsey Foster Carlene Mitchell Foster announced her resignation on July 27, 2021 due to family reasons.[152] Mitchell's interim tag was removed on March 16, 2022[153]
Chattanooga Katie Burrows Shawn Poppie Burrows stepped down as head coach of her alma mater on March 9, 2022 after four seasons and a 46–68 overall record.[154] Virginia Tech associate head coach Poppie was hired on March 30.[155]
Chicago State Tiffany Sardin Andrea Williams Sardin resigned from Chicago State on May 8, 2022 after 2 seasons.[156] Andrea Williams, head coach at Division II Fort Valley State, was hired by the Cougars on July 1.[157]
Coastal Carolina Jaida Williams Kevin Pederson Coastal Carolina parted ways with Williams on March 18, 2022 after nine seasons and a 129–127 record.[158] On April 12, the Chanticleers hired Pederson from DII Lander University as their new head coach.[159]
Coppin State Laura Harper Jermaine Woods Harper left Coppin State on April 20, 2022 after 2 seasons for the Towson head coaching position.[160] After a month-long search, the Eagles promoted associate head coach Woods on May 26.[161]
Dayton Shauna Green Tamika Williams-Jeter Green left Dayton on March 21, 2022 after six seasons for the Illinois head coaching job.[162] The Flyers hired Williams from D-III Wittenberg University as their new coach on March 26.[163]
Delaware Natasha Adair Sarah Jenkins Adair left Delaware after five seasons for the Arizona State job on March 27, 2022.[138] Penn State assistant Jenkins, who was an assistant with the Blue Hens from 2017–2021, was hired on April 3.[164]
Detroit Mercy AnnMarie Gilbert LaTanya Collins Kate Achter Detroit Mercy announced on June 15, 2021 that Gilbert had left the program after an abbreviated debut season that was cut short when the parents of every player on the team sent a letter to the university administration alleging rampant mental and physical abuse by Gilbert. Although UDM initially retained Gilbert after an internal investigation, all 14 players on the 2020–21 roster left the program. Titans assistant Collins was named interim head coach for the 2021–22 season.[165][166] On April 27, 2022, the school hired former Loyola Chicago head coach Kate Achter as the permanent replacement.[167]
Fairfield Joe Frager Carly Thibault-DuDonis Frager announced on October 19, 2021 that he will retire at the end of the season, his 15th as Fairfield head coach.[168] Minnesota associate head coach Thibault-DuDonis was hired by the Stags on April 11, 2022.[169]
Florida Cameron Newbauer Kelly Rae Finley Newbauer, citing personal reasons, announced his resignation from Florida on July 16, 2021 after four seasons. Assistant coach Finley was initially named interim head coach of the Gators for the 2021–22 season.[170] In late September 2021, Florida's student newspaper, The Independent Florida Alligator, reported accusations by multiple players that Newbauer had a long pattern of verbal abuse, physical intimidation, and racist remarks.[171] On February 27, 2022, Florida removed the interim tag from Finley and officially named her head coach.[172]
Florida State Sue Semrau Brooke Wyckoff Semrau announced her retirement from Florida State on March 21, 2022 after 24 seasons. Under Semrau, the Seminoles won 470 games, had 14 20–win seasons, and made the NCAA tournament 16 times.[173] Associate head coach Wyckoff, who served as the Seminoles' interim head coach when Semrau took a leave of absence during the 2020–21 season, was promoted on March 29.[174]
Fordham Stephanie Gaitley Candice Green Bridgette Mitchell Gaitley resigned from Fordham on July 1, 2022 after 11 seasons.[175] A week later, assistant coach Green was named interim head coach of the Rams for the 2022–23 season.[176] After the season ended, the school hired Northeastern head coach Mitchell on April 7.[177]
Georgia Joni Taylor Katie Abrahamson-Henderson Taylor left Georgia after seven seasons for the Texas A&M job on March 23, 2022.[178] UCF head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, who played two seasons with the Lady Bulldogs from 1986–88 before transferring to Iowa, was hired on March 26.[179]
Harvard Kathy Delaney-Smith Carrie Moore Delaney-Smith announced on November 5, 2021 that she would retire after the 2021–22 season, her 40th year at Harvard.[180] The Crimson hired Michigan assistant Moore as her replacement on April 5.[181]
Illinois Nancy Fahey Shauna Green Fahey announced her retirement on March 4, 2022 after 36 seasons overall and five seasons at Illinois.[182] The Illini hired Dayton head coach Green on March 21.[162]
IUPUI Austin Parkinson Kate Bruce Parkinson left IUPUI on April 8, 2022 after 12 seasons for the Butler head coaching job.[147] On May 12, the Jaguars hired Kate Bruce, head coach at Division II Walsh University, as their new head coach.[183]
Kansas City Jacie Hoyt Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Hoyt left Kansas City after five seasons for the Oklahoma State job on March 20, 2022.[184] Texas associate head coach Jackson-Durrett was hired by the Roos on March 30.[185]
Lehigh Sue Troyan Addie Micir After 27 seasons leading the Lehigh women's team, Troyan announced on April 27, 2022 that she will transition into a senior leadership role within the Athletics department and will be succeeded by Mountain Hawks associate head coach Micir.[186]
Longwood Rebecca Tillett Erika Lang-Montgomery Tillett left Longwood on April 12, 2022 after 4 seasons for the head coaching job at Saint Louis.[187] Florida assistant coach Lang-Montgomery was hired by the Lancers to replace her on April 28.[188]
Loyola Chicago Kate Achter Allison Guth Loyola announced on March 24, 2022 that Achter's contract would not be renewed, ending her six-year tenure with a 67–110 record.[189] The Ramblers hired Yale head coach Guth on April 8.[190]
Mississippi State Nikki McCray-Penson Doug Novak Sam Purcell McCray-Penson announced on October 12, 2021 that she was stepping down as head coach after one season at Mississippi State due to health concerns. Assistant Coach Novak, who had been hired by the Bulldogs in August, was named interim head coach for the season.[191] Louisville assistant Purcell was hired as the permanent replacement on March 12, 2022.[192]
Mississippi Valley State Ashley Walker-Johnson Kimberly Anderson Anderson was hired to replace Walker-Johnson on May 3, 2022, following 7 seasons as head coach at D-II Lane College.[193]
Missouri State Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Beth Cunningham Agugua-Hamilton left Missouri State on March 21, 2022 after three seasons to take the head coaching job at Virginia.[194] Duke assistant coach Cunningham was hired by the Lady Bears on March 30.[195]
New Mexico State Brooke Atkinson Jody Adams-Birch New Mexico State announced on March 15, 2022 that Atkinson's contract will not be renewed after five seasons, finishing with a 75–68 record.[196] Southern Illinois assistant coach Adams-Birch, who previously served as head coach at Murray State and Wichita State, was hired by the Aggies on March 31.[197]
Oklahoma State Jim Littell Jacie Hoyt Oklahoma State announced on March 7, 2022 that Littell will not return next season after 10 seasons as head coach.[198] Kansas City head coach Hoyt was hired on March 20.[184]
Oral Roberts Misti Cussen Kelsi Musick Oral Roberts parted ways with Cussen on March 30, 2022 after 10 seasons.[199] Musick, head coach at Division II Southwestern Oklahoma State the past 13 seasons, was hired by the Golden Eagles on April 21.[200]
Purdue Sharon Versyp Katie Gearlds Purdue initially announced on March 26, 2021 that the 2021–22 season, which would have been Versyp's 16th season as head coach, would be her last at her alma mater. She will be succeeded by another former Boilermaker star player in Katie Gearlds, who was set to serve as associate head coach this season after spending the past eight seasons as head coach of Marian (IN) of the NAIA.[201] However, Versyp announced her retirement effective immediately on September 16.[202]
Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer Coquese Washington Stringer announced her retirement on April 30, 2022, effective September 1, after 50 years as head coach, the last 27 at Rutgers. Stringer, who did not coach the Scarlet Knights this season because of COVID concerns, leaves as the program's winningest coach with 535 wins and as the 5th all-time winningest coach in Women’s Basketball history with 1,055.[203] Notre Dame associate head coach and former Penn State head coach Washington was hired on May 23.[204]
Saint Louis Lisa Stone Rebecca Tillett Saint Louis fired Stone on March 18, 2022 after 10 seasons and a 164–138 record.[205] Longwood head coach Tillett was hired by the Billikens on April 12.[187]
Saint Peter's Marc Mitchell Jennifer Leedham In an unusual move, Mitchell left Saint Peter's on June 29, 2022 after 4 seasons for the head coaching job at NCAA D2 UIndy.[206] St. Francis Brooklyn associate head coach Leedham was hired by the Peacocks on July 25.[207]
San Jose State Jamie Craighead April Phillips San Jose State announced on March 11, 2022 that Craighead will not be retained as head coach, ending her nine-year tenure with an 89–160 record.[208] Texas assistant coach Phillips was hired by the Spartans on April 6.[209]
South Carolina State Audra Smith Ervin Monier Timothy Eatman South Carolina State parted ways with Smith on February 24, 2022 after three seasons, a day after she filed a Title IX lawsuit against the school. Bulldogs associate head coach Monier was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[210] On July 12, Rutgers assistant Eatman was hired as the new head coach.[211]
South Dakota Dawn Plitzuweit Kayla Karius Plitzuweit left South Dakota on March 31, 2022 after 6 seasons for the West Virginia coaching job.[212] Drake assistant coach Karius, who was an assistant for the Coyotes from 2016–18, was hired on April 10.[213]
Southern Illinois Cindy Stein Kelly Bond-White Stein announced her retirement on July 2, 2021, effective at the end of the season, her ninth at SIU.[214] Texas A&M associate head coach Bond-White was hired by the Salukis on March 31.[215]
Syracuse Quentin Hillsman Vonn Read Felisha Legette-Jack Hillsman resigned from Syracuse on August 2, 2021 after 15 seasons amid allegations of inappropriate behavior by former players.[216] Two days later, associate head coach Read was named interim head coach of the Orange for the 2021–22 season.[217] Following the season, Buffalo head coach and former Syracuse star Felisha Legette-Jack was hired on March 26.[144]
Temple Tonya Cardoza Diane Richardson Temple announced on March 22, 2022 that Cardoza will not return as head coach, ending her 14-year tenure with a 251–188 record.[218] Towson head coach Richardson was hired by the Owls in April 5.[219]
Texas A&M Gary Blair Joni Taylor Blair announced on October 28, 2021 that he will retire at the end of the 2021–22 season, his 19th as head coach at A&M.[220] Blair's accolades with the Aggies include being the winningest head coach of the program with 444 wins, two SEC tournament Titles, a National championship, and becoming the third women's college basketball coach to have the court at their home arena named for them. Georgia head coach Taylor was hired on March 23, 2022.[178]
Texas Southern Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Vernette Skeete Cooper-Dyke, serving her second stint as Texas Southern head coach, announced her retirement on March 17, 2022 after three seasons at the school.[221] Texas A&M co-associate head coach Skeete was hired by the Lady Tigers on April 13.[222]
Towson Diane Richardson Laura Harper Richardson left Towson on April 5, 2022 after 5 seasons for the Temple head coaching position.[219] The Tigers hired Coppin State head coach Harper on April 20.[160]
UCF Katie Abrahamson-Henderson Sytia Messer Abrahamson-Henderson left UCF on March 26, 2022 after six seasons for the Georgia head coaching vacancy.[179] LSU associate head coach Messer was hired by the Knights on April 3.[223]
UIC Tasha Pointer Ashleen Bracey UIC announced on March 5, 2022 that Pointer will not return as head coach, ending her four-year tenure with an 11–94 overall record.[224] Missouri assistant coach Bracey was hired by the Flames on March 28.[225]
UNC Wilmington Karen Barefoot Tina Martin Nicole Woods UNC Wilmington fired Barefoot on February 14, 2022 after four-and-a-half seasons, with the Seahawks at 50–83 overall and winless in conference play this season at the time of the announcement. Assistant coach Martin was initially named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[226] On April 8, the school announced that Martin will continue to serve as the interim head coach of the team for the 2022-23 season.[227] After Martin was not retained, Charlotte associate head coach Woods was hired on April 13, 2023.[228]
USC Upstate Becky Burke Jason Williams Burke left USC Upstate on April 6, 2022 after 2 seasons for the Buffalo head coaching job.[145] On April 22, Jason Williams was hired by the Spartans after 9 seasons as head coach at D-II Belmont Abbey.[229]
Virginia Tina Thompson Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Thompson was fired by Virginia on March 3, 2022 after four seasons and a 30–63 record.[230] Missouri State head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton was hired by the Cavaliers on March 21.[194]
Wake Forest Jennifer Hoover Megan Gebbia Wake Forest fired Hoover on May 11, 2022 after 10 seasons and a 142–170 overall record.[231] American head coach Gebbia was hired by the Demon Deacons on May 26.[135]
West Virginia Mike Carey Dawn Plitzuweit Carey announced his retirement on March 16, 2022. He retired after 21 seasons at West Virginia as their winningest coach with a record of 447–239.[232] The Mountaineers hired South Dakota head coach Plitzuweit as his replacement on March 31.[212]
William & Mary Ed Swanson Erin Dickerson William & Mary announced on March 21, 2022 that Swenson will not be retained for next season, ending his nine-year tenure with a 126–128 record.[233] Wake Forest associate head coach Dickerson was hired by the Tribe on April 11.[234]
Wyoming Gerald Mattinson Heather Ezell Mattinson announced his retirement on March 25, 2022 after three seasons at Wyoming and was succeeded by Cowgirls associate head coach Ezell.[235]
Yale Allison Guth Dalila Eshe Guth left Yale on April 8, 2022 after 7 seasons for the head coach opening at Loyola Chicago.[190] Princeton assistant coach Eshe was hired by the Bulldogs on April 25.[236]

See also

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Footnotes

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