2021–22 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1
2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season championsIowa & Ohio State
Season MVPCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Tournament
ChampionsIowa
  Runners-upIndiana
Finals MVPCaitlin Clark
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Ohio State14–4 .77825–7  .781
No. 8 Iowa †14–4 .77824–8  .750
No. 12 Michigan13–4 .76525–7  .781
No. 13 Maryland13–4 .76523–9  .719
No. 11 Indiana11–5 .68824–9  .727
Nebraska11–7 .61124–9  .727
Northwestern8–8 .50017–12  .586
Michigan State8–9 .47115–15  .500
Purdue7–11 .38917–15  .531
Minnesota7–11 .38915–18  .455
Penn State5–13 .27811–18  .379
Wisconsin5–13 .2788–21  .276
Rutgers3–14 .17611–20  .355
Illinois1–13 .0717–20  .259
† 2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball season is expected to begin with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2021. The regular season will end in March, 2022.

Regular season

The conference schedule will be released in 8 September.[1]

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (January 2, 2022):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConf.
Record
Nov 14No. 13 KentuckyNo. 8 IndianaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN―W 88–671–0
Nov 20MinnesotaNo. 2 Connecticut †Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, BahamasBattle 4 AtlantisL 58–881–1
Nov 21No. 6 BaylorNo. 3 MarylandXfinity Center ● College Park, MD―W 79–762–1
Nov 25No. 5 NC StateNo. 2 Maryland †Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, BahamasBaha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo ChampionshipL 60–782–2
Nov 25No. 7 StanfordNo. 4 Indiana †Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, BahamasBaha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo ChampionshipL 66–692–3
Nov 25No. 22 West VirginiaPurdue †Eckerd College ● St. Petersburg, FLSt. Pete ShowcaseL 57–652–4
Nov 26No. 16 Oregon StateNo. 12 Michigan †Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FLDaytona Beach InvitationalW 61–523–4
Nov 27No. 7 StanfordNo. 2 Maryland †Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, BahamasBaha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo ChampionshipL 68–863–5
Nov 27No. 9 ArizonaRutgers †Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsParadise JamL 44–803–6
Nov 27Penn StateNo. 13 Iowa State †Hertz Arena ● Estero, FLGulf Coast ShowcaseL 59–933–7
Nov 27No. 17 Florida StatePurdue †Eckerd College ● St. Petersburg, FLSt. Pete ShowcaseW 66–614–7
Nov 27No. 23 Texas A&MNorthwestern †Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin IslandsParadise JamL 68–774–8
Dec 2No. 2т NC StateNo. 6 IndianaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, INACC–Big Ten Women's ChallengeL 58–664–9
Dec 2No. 12 MichiganNo. 10 LouisvilleKFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KYACC–Big Ten Women's ChallengeL 48–704–10
Dec 2No. 24 Notre DameMichigan StateBreslin Center ● East Lansing, MIACC–Big Ten Women's ChallengeL 71–764–11
Dec 2No. 25 Florida StateIllinoisState Farm Center ● Champaign, ILACC–Big Ten Women's ChallengeL 58–674–12
Dec 8No. 12 IowaNo. 15 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum ● Ames, IAIowa Corn Cy-Hawk SeriesL 70–774–13
Dec 12No. 8 MarylandNo. 1 South CarolinaColonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SCJimmy V ClassicL 59–664–14
Dec 19No. 5 BaylorNo. 13 Michigan †Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CTBasketball Hall of Fame Women's ShowcaseW 74–68 (OT)5–14

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Head coaches

Coaching changes prior to the season

Purdue

On March 26, 2021; Purdue announced the 2021-2022 season will be the last year of the "Versyp Era" at Purdue, with Katie Gearlds joining the Lady Boilers staff and then succeeding Versyp as the head coach after the 2021-2022 season.[2] The Journal & Courier reported on August 18, 2021 that Purdue University was investigating allegations that Versyp created a “toxic and hostile environment,” including verbally attacking players and bullying a member of her coaching staff.[3] It was announced on September 16, 2021 that Versyp would be retiring and replaced by Gearlds a year earlier than originally planned.[4]

Wisconsin

On March 9, 2021, the Badgers fired Jonathan Tsipis after five years as head coach.[5] On March 25, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the eighth head coach in Badgers history.[6]

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big Ten record Big Ten titles Big Ten tournament titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Illinois Nancy Fahey Washington (MO) 5 35–79 6–64 0 0 0 0 0
Indiana Teri Moren Indiana State 8 148–79 72–50 0 0 3 0 0
Iowa Lisa Bluder Drake 22 436–232 219–138 1 2 15 0 0
Maryland Brenda Frese Minnesota 20 512–131 109–13[lower-alpha 1] 6 5 17 3 1
Michigan Kim Barnes Arico St. John's (Asst.) 10 193–102 86–64 0 0 4 0 0
Michigan State Suzy Merchant Eastern Michigan 15 296–157 144–93 2 0 10 0 0
Minnesota Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx (Player) 4 44–37 20–31 0 0 0 0 0
Nebraska Amy Williams South Dakota 6 72–75 39–48 0 0 1 0 0
Northwestern Joe McKeown George Washington 14 223–186 94–128 0 0 2 0 0
Ohio State Kevin McGuff Washington 9 169–84 91–45 2 1 4 0 0
Penn State Carolyn Kieger Marquette 3 16–38 7–30 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue Katie Gearlds Marian 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0
Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer Iowa 27 535–291 63–52[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 17 2 0
Wisconsin Marisa Moseley Boston University 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

  • All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
  • Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
  • Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
  1. ↑ Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
  2. ↑ Stringer's Big East and American conference record excluded since Rutgers began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.


Preseason national polls

Post season

Big Ten tournament

Iowa won the conference tournament from March 2–6, 2022, at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN. All 14 teams from the conference play at the tournament. The top 10 teams receive a first-round bye and the top four teams receive a double bye. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record of all Division I opponents, after coin toss if necessary.[7]

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.
First round
Wednesday, March 2
BTN[8]		Second round
Thursday, March 3
BTN		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
BTN		Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
BTN		Championship
Sunday, March 6
ESPN2
1Ohio State74
8Michigan State738Michigan State58
9Purdue691Ohio State62
5Indiana70
4Maryland51
5Indiana665Indiana62
12Penn State5013Rutgers545Indiana67
13Rutgers752Iowa74
2Iowa72
7Northwestern657Northwestern59
10Minnesota602Iowa83
6Nebraska66
3Michigan73
6Nebraska926Nebraska76
11Wisconsin6614Illinois74
14Illinois75

* denotes overtime period

NCAA tournament

Six teams from the conference were selected to participate: Iowa (as Big Ten tournament champion), and five others At-large bids: Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska and Ohio State.

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 2 Greensboro Regional Iowa
defeated No. 15 Illinois State 98–58
lost to No. 10 Creighton 62–64
– – – –
No. 3 Bridgeport Regional Indiana
defeated No. 14 Charlotte 85–51
defeated No. 11 Princeton 56–55
lost to No. 2 Connecticut 58–75
– – –
No. 3 Wichita Regional Michigan
defeated No. 14 American 74–39
defeated No. 11 Villanova 64–49
defeated No. 10 South Dakota 52–49
lost to No. 1 Louisville 50–62
– –
No. 4 Spokane Regional Maryland
defeated No. 13 Delaware 102–71
defeated No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast 89–65
lost to No. 1 Stanford 66–72
– – –
No. 6 Spokane Regional Ohio State
defeated No. 11 Missouri State 63–56
defeated No. 3 LSU 79–64
lost to No. 2 Texas 63–66
– – –
No. 8 Wichita Regional Nebraska
lost to No. 9 Gonzaga 55–68
– – – – –
6 Bids W-L (%): 5–1 (.833) 4–1 (.800) 1–3 (.250) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 10–6 (.625)

National Invitation Tournament

Two teams from the conference were selected to participate: Minnesota & Purdue. The Big Ten conference rejected their automatic berth, the two teams qualify from at-large bids.

Bracket School First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Region 3 Minnesota defeated Green Bay 73−65 lost to South Dakota State 57−78 – – – –
Region 4 Purdue defeated Southern Illinois 82−60 lost to Marquette 62−77 – – – –
2 Bids 2–0 (1.000) 0–2 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 2–2 (.500)
Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten releases women's basketball conference schedules". www.leaderpub.com. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Carmin, Mike. "Purdue calls on Katie Gearlds to energize women's basketball program but challenges await". Journal and Courier. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  3. ↑ Carmin, Mike. "Purdue women's basketball coach Sharon Versyp accused of creating 'toxic and hostile' environment". Journal and Courier. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  4. ↑ Carmin, Mike. "Sharon Versyp to retire; Katie Gearlds takes over Purdue women's basketball program". Journal and Courier. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Wisconsin fires women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis", USA Today, March 9, 2021, retrieved September 11, 2021
  6. ↑ Nordstrom, Diane (March 26, 2021), "Moseley named to head women's basketball program", uwbadgers.com, retrieved September 11, 2021
  7. ↑ "2022 Big Ten Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship Procedure and Tiebreaker Procedures for Tournament Seeding" (PDF). BigTen.org. February 27, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket Announced". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. February 27, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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