2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
| color = #193980
| color text = #ffffff
| league = NCAA Division I
| sport = Basketball
| logo = Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
| pixels = 200px
| caption =
| duration =
| no_of_teams = 15
| attendance =
| TV = ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks
| draft = WNBA Draft
| draft_link = 2022 WNBA draft
| top_pick = Emily Engstler, Louisville
| picked_by = Indiana Fever, 4th overall
| season = 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
| season_champs = NC State
| season_champ_name = Regular season Champions
| league_champs =
| league_champ_name =
| second_place = Louisville
| MVP = Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
| MVP_link = ACC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
| top_scorer = Jewel Spear – 18.3 ppg{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/documents/2021/11/10/WBBConferenceStats2122.pdf|title=2021–22 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Statistics|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=March 6, 2022|access-date=March 7, 2022|page=1}}
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs =
| playoffs_link =
| conf1 =
| conf1_link =
| conf1_champ =
| conf1-runner-up =
| conf2 =
| conf2_link =
| conf2_champ =
| conf2-runner-up =
| playoffs_MVP =
| playoffs_MVP_link =
| finals = ACC Tournament
| finals_link = 2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
| finals_champ = NC State
| finals_MVP = Elissa Cunane – NC State
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist =
| seasonslistnames = Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
| prevseason_link = 2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
| prevseason_year = 2020–21
| nextseason_link = 2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
| nextseason_year = 2022–23
}}
{{2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings}}
The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in November 2021 and will conclude on February 27, 2022. After the regular season, the 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 22nd time in 23 years.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/19/five-acc-teams-ranked-in-associated-press-womens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx|title=Five ACC Teams Ranked in Associated Press Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=October 19, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
Head coaches
=Coaching changes=
- Sue Semrau will return as head coach of Florida State after taking a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season to care for her mother. Interim Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff will return to her role as Associate head coach.{{cite web|url=https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-seminoles-womens-basketball-fsu-hoops/2021/3/30/22359105/fsu-womens-basketball-head-coach-sue-semrau-return-next-season-florida-state-seminoles-wyckoff|title=FSU women’s basketball Head Coach Sue Semrau officially announces her return for next season|website=tomahawknation.com|publisher=SBNation|first=Akeem|last=Joffer|date=March 30, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
- Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2021/08/02/syracuse-quentin-hillsman-resigns-amid-investigation/5459287001/|title=Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman resigns amid investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior|website=usatoday.com|publisher=USA Today|first=Alyssa|last=Hertel|date=August 2, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}} Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://cuse.com/news/2021/8/4/womens-basketball-read-to-serve-as-acting-head-coach-for-2021-22-season.aspx|title=Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach for 2021-22 Season|website=cuse.com|publisher=Syracuse University|date=August 4, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
= Coaches =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |
| width="90" | Team
! Head coach ! Previous job ! Years at school ! Record at school ! ACC record ! ACC titles ! NCAA tournaments ! NCAA Final Fours ! NCAA Championships |
|---|
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}} width="75" |Boston College
| Albany | 4 | 41–40 | 16–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Clemson Tigers}}" width="75" |Clemson
| Florida | 4 | 40–50 | 18–34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Duke Blue Devils}}" width="75" |Duke
| Boston Celtics (Assistant) | 2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}} width="75" |Florida State
| Wisconsin (Assistant) | 24 | 475–257 | 207–151 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}" width="75" |Georgia Tech
| Auburn | 3 | 37–20 | 22–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Louisville Cardinals}}" width="75" |Louisville
| Maryland (Assistant) | 15 | 386–107 | 175–54 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Miami Hurricanes}}" width="75" |Miami
| 17 | 303–198 | 126–124 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|NC State Wolfpack}}" width="75" |NC State
| 9 | 190–64 | 90–39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|North Carolina Tar Heels}}" width="75" |North Carolina
| 3 | 29–25 | 15–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}} width="75" |Notre Dame
| Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) | 2 | 10–10 | 8–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Pittsburgh Panthers}} width="75" |Pittsburgh
| Florida State (Assistant) | 4 | 21–60 | 6–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Syracuse Orange}} width="75" |Syracuse
| Vonn Read (interim) | Syracuse (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Cavaliers}}" width="75" |Virginia
| Texas (associate head coach) | 4 | 25–41 | 13–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| style="{{NCAA color cell|Virginia Tech Hokies}}" width="75" |Virginia Tech
| 6 | 101–59 | 35–47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}} width="75" |Wake Forest
| 10 | 126–153 | 45–104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
- Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
- NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Preseason
= Preseason watch lists =
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
= ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off =
The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 13, 2021. At the media day, the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/6/mens-basketball-2021-acc-basketball-tipoff-attendees-announced.aspx|title=2021 ACC Basketball Tipoff Attendees Announced|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=October 6, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021}}
At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that NC State would be league champion.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/10/20/nc-state-selected-2021-22-acc-womens-basketball-preseason-favorite.aspx|title=NC State Selected 2021-22 ACC Women’s Basketball Preseason Favorite|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=October 20, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
== ACC preseason polls ==
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls |
| Head coaches
! Blue Ribbon Panel |
|---|
# NC State – 224 (14)
|
|
First place votes shown in parentheses.
== Preseason All-ACC Teams ==
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams |
| Head coaches
! Blue Ribbon Panel |
|---|
* Taylor Soule – Boston College
|
|
Preseason Player of the Year votes shown in parentheses.
== Preseason ACC Player of the Year ==
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year |
| Head coaches
! Blue Ribbon Panel |
|---|
| align="center"
| colspan=2 | Elissa Cunane – NC State |
== Newcomer Watchlist ==
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists |
| Head coaches
! Blue Ribbon Panel |
|---|
* Celeste Taylor – Duke
|
|
Regular season
=Records against other conferences=
2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (April 1, 2022):
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Regular season
| class="wikitable" |
| Power 7 Conferences
!Record |
|---|
| American
|align=center| 2–3 |
| Big East
|align=center| 4–1 |
| Big Ten
|align=center| 13–7 |
| Big 12
|align=center| 2–0 |
| Pac-12
|align=center| 4–4 |
| SEC
|align=center| 4–10 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total
! 29–25 |
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences
!Record |
| America East
|align=center| 4–0 |
| A-10
|align=center| 9–4 |
| ASUN
|align=center| 7–1 |
| Big Sky
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Big South
|align=center| 11–0 |
| Big West
|align=center| 2–0 |
| CAA
|align=center| 7–1 |
| C-USA
|align=center| 3–0 |
| Horizon
|align=center| 3–0 |
| Ivy League
|align=center| 4–1 |
| MAAC
|align=center| 1–0 |
| MAC
|align=center| 3–1 |
| MEAC
|align=center| 4–0 |
| MVC
|align=center| 1–1 |
| Mountain West
|align=center| 1–0 |
| NEC
|align=center| 5–0 |
| OVC
|align=center| 4–0 |
| Patriot League
|align=center| 5–2 |
| SoCon
|align=center| 7–0 |
| Southland
|align=center| 0–0 |
| SWAC
|align=center| 5–0 |
| Summit
|align=center| 1–1 |
| Sun Belt
|align=center| 4–0 |
| WAC
|align=center| 0–0 |
| WCC
|align=center| 1–1 |
| Other Division I Total
! 92–13 |
| Division II Total
! 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total
! 121–38 |
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Post Season
| class="wikitable" |
| Power 7 Conferences
!Record |
|---|
| American
|align=center| 1–0 |
| Big East
|align=center| 0–1 |
| Big Ten
|align=center| 1–0 |
| Big 12
|align=center| 2–1 |
| Pac-12
|align=center| 1–0 |
| SEC
|align=center| 1–3 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total
! 6–5 |
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;"| |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences
!Record |
| America East
|align=center| 2–0 |
| A-10
|align=center| 1–0 |
| ASUN
|align=center| 0–1 |
| Big Sky
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Big South
|align=center| 1–0 |
| Big West
|align=center| 0–0 |
| CAA
|align=center| 0–0 |
| C-USA
|align=center| 0–1 |
| Horizon
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Ivy League
|align=center| 0–1 |
| MAAC
|align=center| 1–0 |
| MAC
|align=center| 1–0 |
| MEAC
|align=center| 0–0 |
| MVC
|align=center| 0–1 |
| Mountain West
|align=center| 0–0 |
| NEC
|align=center| 0–0 |
| OVC
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Patriot League
|align=center| 0–0 |
| SoCon
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Southland
|align=center| 0–0 |
| SWAC
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Summit
|align=center| 0–0 |
| Sun Belt
|align=center| 0–0 |
| WAC
|align=center| 1–0 |
| WCC
|align=center| 1–0 |
| Other Division I Total
! 8–4 |
| NCAA Division I Total
! 14–9 |
{{col-end}}
=Record against ranked non-conference opponents=
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
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| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 9 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 5 NC State | Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC | — | L 57–66 | 0–1 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 12 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 22 Arizona † | Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD | Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational | L 59–61OT | 0–2 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 17 | Clemson | No. 1 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | Rivalry | L 45–76 | 0–3 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 20 | Syracuse | No. 23 South Florida † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 53–77 | 0–4 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 21 | Virginia | No. 20 UCLA | Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA | ― | L 57–69 | 0–5 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Nov 25 | No. 5 NC State | No. 2 Maryland † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | W 78–60 | 1–5 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 25 | No. 23 Texas A&M | Pittsburgh † | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | L 46–57 | 1–6 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Nov 27 | Miami (FL) | No. 4 Indiana † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | L 51–53 | 1–7 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Nov 27 | No. 16 Oregon State | Notre Dame † | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | W 64–62 | 2–7 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 1 | No. 18т Ohio State | Syracuse | Carrier Dome ● Syracuse, NY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 97–91 | 3–7 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 2 | No. 2т NC State | No. 6 Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–58 | 4–7 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 2 | No. 12 Michigan | No. 10 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 70–48 | 5–7 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 2 | Miami (FL) | No. 8 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 74–82 | 5–8 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 2 | No. 9 Iowa | Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 79–64 | 6–8 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 5 | No. 24 Notre Dame | No. 2т Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT | ― | L 54–73 | 6–9 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 5 | No. 11 Tennessee | Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA | ― | L 58–64 | 6–10 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 5 | Georgia Tech | No. 20 Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum ● Athens, GA | Rivalry | W 55–54 | 7–10 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 9 | No. 3 Connecticut | Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, GA | ― | W 57–44 | 8–10 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 12 | No. 14 Kentucky | No. 7 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | Jimmy V Classic | W 64–58 | 9–10 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 15 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 15 Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC | ― | L 46–55 | 7–11 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 16 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 2 NC State | Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC | ― | L 80–82OT | 7–12 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Dec 19 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 7т Connecticut † | Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT | Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | W 69–64 | 8–12 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Dec 20 | Clemson | No. 21 LSU † | Massimino Court ● West Palm Beach, FL | West Palm Beach Invitational | L 56–70 | 8–13 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Mar 18 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast † | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | NCAA First Round | L 81–84 | 8–14 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Mar 20 | Miami (FL) | No. 1 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | NCAA Second Round | L 33–49 | 8–15 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Mar 21 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 19 Arizona | McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ | NCAA Second Round | W 63–45 | 9–15 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Mar 21 | No. 21 Notre Dame | No. 22 Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK | NCAA Second Round | W 108–64 | 10–15 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Mar 25 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 1 South Carolina † | Greensboro Coliseum ● Greensboro, NC | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | L 61–69 | 10–16 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Mar 26 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 18 Tennessee † | Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | W 76–64 | 11–16 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| Mar 28 | No. 3 NC State | No. 5 UConn † | Total Mortgage Arena ● Bridgeport, CT | NCAA Elite Eight | L 87–912OT | 11–17 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
| Mar 28 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 12 Michigan † | Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS | NCAA Elite Eight | W 62–50 | 12–17 |
| style="background: #ffe6e6;"
| April 1 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 1 South Carolina † | Target Center ● Minneapolis, MN | NCAA Final Four | L 59–72 | 12–18 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
=Rankings=
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|+ Legend |
| style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" |
| | Increase in ranking |
| style="background:#FFE6E6; width:20px;" |
| | Decrease in ranking |
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| | Not ranked previous week |
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| | First Place votes shown in () |
{{main|2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}
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Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Coaches poll did not release a poll when the AP released its week 2 poll.
=Conference Matrix=
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The conference returned to an 18-game schedule after playing 20 games last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/9/15/2021-22-acc-womens-basketball-conference-schedule-announced.aspx|title=2021-22 ACC Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule Announced|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=October 20, 2021}}
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! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Boston College Eagles}} width=75|Boston College ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers}} width=75|Clemson ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Duke Blue Devils}} width=75|Duke ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State Seminoles}} width=75|Florida State ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}} width=75|Georgia Tech ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisville Cardinals}} width=75|Louisville ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Miami Hurricanes}} width=75|Miami ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|North Carolina Tar Heels}} width=75|North Carolina ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|NC State Wolfpack}} width=75|NC State ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}} width=75|Notre Dame ! style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Pittsburgh Panthers}} width=75|Pittsburgh ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Syracuse Orange}} width=75|Syracuse ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Cavaliers}} width=75|Virginia ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Virginia Tech Hokies}} width=75|Virginia Tech ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}} width=75|Wake Forest | |||||||||||||||
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!vs. Boston College | – | 74–80 | 51–67 | 66–58 | 68–49 | 79–49 63–53 | 66–79 | 76–73 | 85–78 (OT) | 71–73 74–61 | 64–75 57–69 | 71–95 75–91 | 57–65 | 85–62 | 70–82 |
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!vs. Clemson | 80–74 | – | 64–61 | 79–68 75–70 | 69–62 92–84 (OT) | 93–71 | 69–60 76–40 | 81–62 | 79–52 | 77–56 | 78–73 (OT) | 86–46 | 55–59 | 73–42 | 44–66 78–87 |
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!vs. Duke | 67–51 | 61–64 | – | 59–56 | 59–46 | 77–65 | 49–58 | 78–62 74–46 | 84–60 77–62 | 70–72 | 39–54 | 65–74 | 48–57 67–54 | 77–55 65–54 | 76–81 |
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!vs. Florida State | 58–66 | 68–79 70–75 | 56–59 | – | 68–64 63–65 (OT) | 75–62 | 59–52 76–59 | 64–49 | 68–48 | 65–70 | 52–57 | 67–73 | 37–62 | 92–75 | 75–69 (OT) 46–87 |
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!vs. Georgia Tech | 49–68 | 62–69 84–92 (OT) | 46–59 | 64–68 65–63 (OT) | – | 50–48 | 46–45 51–39 | 38–55 | 59–48 | 72–66 (OT) | 52–63 | 55–65 | 31–67 | 73–63 | 45–62 56–64 |
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!vs. Louisville | 49–79 53–63 | 71–93 | 65–77 | 62–75 | 48–50 | – | 66–69 | 66–65 | 68–59 | 47–73 64–86 | 39–81 55–66 | 71–84 64–100 | L via forfeit | 56–70 | 60–72 |
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!vs. Miami | 79–66 | 60–69 40–76 | 58–49 | 52–59 59–76 | 45–46 39–51 | 69–66 | – | 85–38 | 76–64 | 69–53 | 50–60 | 65–71 | 55–71 | 70–63 | 47–46 59–66 |
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!vs. North Carolina | 73–76 | 62–81 | 62–78 46–74 | 49–64 | 55–38 | 65–66 | 38–85 | – | 72–45 66–58 | 70–65 | 54–64 | 43–79 | 52–61 57–68 | 46–71 66–61 | 59–78 |
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!vs. NC State | 78–85 (OT) | 52–79 | 60–84 62–77 | 48–68 | 48–59 | 59–68 | 64–76 | 45–72 58–66 | – | 69–66 | 54–89 | 53–95 | 55–82 43–66 | 45–51 66–68 | 61–92 |
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!vs. Notre Dame | 73–71 61–74 | 56–77 | 72–70 | 70–65 | 66–72 (OT) | 73–47 86–64 | 53–69 | 65–70 | 66–69 | – | 59–85 63–77 | 56–82 62–83 | L via forfeit | 55–68 | 64–74 |
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!vs. Pittsburgh | 75–64 69–57 | 73–78 (OT) | 54–39 | 57–52 | 63–52 | 81–39 66–55 | 60–50 | 64–54 | 89–54 | 85–59 77–63 | – | 80–72 67–65 | 74–65 | 75–65 | 57–65 |
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!vs. Syracuse | 95–71 91–75 | 46–86 | 74–65 | 73–67 | 65–55 | 84–71 100–64 | 71–65 | 79–43 | 95–53 | 82–56 83–62 | 72–80 65–67 | – | 70–77 | 102–53 | 76–60 |
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!vs. Virginia | 65–57 | 59–55 | 57–48 54–67 | 62–37 | 67–31 | W via forfeit | 71–55 | 61–52 68–57 | 82–55 66–43 | W via forfeit | 65–74 | 77–70 | – | 69–52 71–42 | 68–53 |
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!vs. Virginia Tech | 62–85 | 42–73 | 55–77 54–65 | 75–92 | 63–73 | 70–56 | 63–70 | 71–46 61–66 | 51–45 68–66 | 68–55 | 65–75 | 53–102 | 52–69 42–71 | – | 53–66 |
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!vs. Wake Forest | 82–70 | 66–44 87–78 | 81–76 | 69–75 (OT) 87–46 | 62–45 64–56 | 72–60 | 46–47 66–59 | 78–59 | 92–61 | 74–64 | 65–57 | 60–76 | 53–68 | 66–53 | – |
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!Total ! 10–8 !! 3–15 !! 7–11 !! 10–8 !! 11–7 !! 16–2 !! 10–8 !! 13–5 !! 17–1 !! 13–5 !! 2–16 !! 4–14 !! 2–16 !! 13–5 !! 4–14 |
=Player of the week=
Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
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! Player of the week ! Rookie of the week ! Reference |
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| rowspan=2 | Week 1 – Nov 15
| Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | rowspan=2 | Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
| Jewel Spear – Wake Forest |
| Week 2 – Nov 22
| Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron (2) – Notre Dame |
| Week 3 – Nov 29
| Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke |
| Week 4 – Dec 6
| Teisha Hyman – Syracuse | Sonia Citron (3) – Notre Dame |
| Week 5 – Dec 13
| Lashae Dwyer – Miami |
| Week 6 – Dec 20
| Elizabeth Kitley (3) – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron (4) – Notre Dame |
| Week 7 – Dec 27
| Maya Dodson – Notre Dame |
| Week 8 – Jan 3
| Elizabeth Kitley (4) – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng (2) – Boston College |
| Week 9 – Jan 10
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College | Maria Gakdeng (3) – Boston College |
| Week 10 – Jan 17
| Dana Mabrey – Notre Dame | Maria Gakdeng (4) – Boston College |
| Week 11 – Jan 24
| Taylor Soule – Boston College | Shayeann Day-Wilson (2) – Duke |
| Week 12 – Jan 31
| Olivia Miles – Notre Dame | Sonia Citron (5) – Notre Dame |
| rowspan=2 | Week 13 – Feb 7
| Delicia Washington – Clemson | rowspan=2 | Shayeann Day-Wilson (3) – Duke |
| Kianna Smith – Louisville |
| rowspan=2 | Week 14 – Feb 14
| Delicia Washington (2) – Clemson | rowspan=2 | Sonia Citron (6) – Notre Dame |
| Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech |
| Week 15 – Feb 21
| Deja Kelly – North Carolina | Ja’Leah Williams – Miami |
| Week 16 – Feb 28
| Maria Gakdeng (5) – Boston College |
Postseason
= ACC tournament =
{{main|2022 ACC women's basketball tournament}}
{{15TeamBracket-ACCBasketball
| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 2
| RD2=Second round
Thursday, March 3
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Friday, March 4
| RD4=Semifinals
Saturday, March 5
| RD5=Championship
Sunday, March 6
| score-width=35
| RD1-seed01 = 12
| RD1-team01 = Syracuse
| RD1-score01 = 69
| RD1-seed02 = 13
| RD1-team02 = Clemson
| RD1-score02 = 88
| RD1-seed03 = 10
| RD1-team03 = Duke
| RD1-score03 = 55
| RD1-seed04 = 15
| RD1-team04 = Pittsburgh
| RD1-score04 = 52
| RD1-seed05 = 11
| RD1-team05 = Wake Forest
| RD1-score05 = 61
| RD1-seed06 = 14
| RD1-team06 = Virginia
| RD1-score06 = 53
| RD2-seed01 = 8
| RD2-team01 = Boston College
| RD2-score01 = 58
| RD2-seed02 = 9
| RD2-team02 = Florida State
| RD2-score02 = 63
| RD2-seed03 = 5
| RD2-team03 = Virginia Tech
| RD2-score03 = 82
| RD2-seed04 = 13
| RD2-team04 = Clemson
| RD2-score04 = 60
| RD2-seed05 = 7
| RD2-team05 = Miami
| RD2-score05 = 61
| RD2-seed06 = 10
| RD2-team06 = Duke
| RD2-score06 = 55
| RD2-seed07 = 6
| RD2-team07 = Georgia Tech
| RD2-score07 = 45
| RD2-seed08 = 11
| RD2-team08 = Wake Forest
| RD2-score08 = 40
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = NC State
| RD3-score01 = 84
| RD3-seed02 = 9
| RD3-team02 = Florida State
| RD3-score02 = 54
| RD3-seed03 = 4
| RD3-team03 = North Carolina
| RD3-score03 = 80
| RD3-seed04 = 5
| RD3-team04 = Virginia Tech
| RD3-score04 = {{nowrap|87 (OT)}}
| RD3-seed05 = 2
| RD3-team05 = Louisville
| RD3-score05 = 59
| RD3-seed06 = 7
| RD3-team06 = Miami
| RD3-score06 = 61
| RD3-seed07 = 3
| RD3-team07 = Notre Dame
| RD3-score07 = 71
| RD3-seed08 = 6
| RD3-team08 = Georgia Tech
| RD3-score08 = 53
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = NC State
| RD4-score01 = 70
| RD4-seed02 = 5
| RD4-team02 = Virginia Tech
| RD4-score02 = 55
| RD4-seed03 = 7
| RD4-team03 = Miami
| RD4-score03 = 57
| RD4-seed04 = 3
| RD4-team04 = Notre Dame
| RD4-score04 = 54
| RD5-seed01 = 1
| RD5-team01 = NC State
| RD5-score01 = 60
| RD5-seed02 = 7
| RD5-team02 = Miami
| RD5-score02 = 47
}}
= NCAA tournament =
{{Main|2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |
| Seed
! Region ! School ! First Four ! 1st Round ! 2nd Round ! Sweet 16 ! Elite Eight ! Final Four ! Championship |
|---|
| 1
| Wichita | style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#bfb;"| W 83–51 vs. #16 Albany – (Louisville, KY) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 68–59 vs. #9 Gonzaga – (Louisville, KY) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 76–64 vs. #4 Tennessee – (Wichita, KS) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 62–50 vs. #3 Michigan – (Wichita, KS) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 59–72 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Minneapolis, MN) | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 1
| NC State | style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#bfb;"| W 96–68 vs. #16 Longwood – (Raleigh, NC) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 89–57 vs. #9 Kansas State – (Raleigh, NC) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 66–63 vs. #5 Notre Dame – (Bridgeport, CT) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 87–91 (2OT) vs. #2 UConn – (Bridgeport, CT) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 5
| style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#bfb;"| W 79–66 vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin – (Tucson, AZ) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 63–45 at #4 Arizona – (Tucson, AZ) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 61–69 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Greensboro, NC) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 5
| style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#bfb;"| W 89–79 vs. #12 UMass – (Norman, OK) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 108–64 at #4 Oklahoma – (Norman, OK) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 63–66 vs. #1 NC State – (Bridgeport, CT) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 5
| Spokane | style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#fbb;"| L 81–84 vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast – (College Park, MD) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 8
| style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#bfb;"| W 78–66 vs. #9 South Florida – (Columbia, SC) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 33–49 at #1 South Carolina – (Columbia, SC) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 9
| Spokane | style="background:#ddd;"| Bye | style="background:#fbb;"| L 58–77 vs. #8 Kansas – (Stanford, CA) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| 11
| Spokane | style="background:#fbb;"| L 51–60 vs. #11 Missouri State – (Baton Rouge, LA) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| !
!W–L (%): !{{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|5|2|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|4|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|2|2|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage|12|8|record=y}} |
= National Invitation tournament =
{{Main|2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |
| Bracket
! School ! First round ! Second round ! Third round ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Championship |
|---|
| Region 2
| style="background:#bfb;"| W 69–44 vs. {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}} – (Boston, MA) | style="background:#bfb;"| W 94–68 vs. {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Quinnipiac Bobcats|title=Quinnipiac}} – (Boston, MA) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 51–54 at Columbia – (New York, NY) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| Region 4
| style="background:#bfb;"| W 71–59 vs. {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}} – (Winston-Salem, NC) | style="background:#fbb;"| L 55–67 at {{cbb link|2021|sex=women|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}} – (Murfreesboro, TN) | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| | style="background:#ddd;"| |
| !W–L (%):
!{{Winning percentage|2|0|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage|3|2|record=y}} |
Honors and awards
= ACC Awards =
The ACC announced its end of season awards on March 1, 2022, ahead of the start of the ACC tournament.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/2/28/athlete-awards-acc-womens-basketball-announces-2021-22-award-winners.aspx|title=ACC Women’s Basketball Announces 2021-22 Award Winners|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=March 1, 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards |
| style="text-align:right;"| Award
! style="text-align:left;"| Recipient(s) |
|---|
| Player of the Year |
| Coach of the Year |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
| Freshman of the Year
| Sonia Citron – Notre Dame (Blue Ribbon) |
| Sixth Player of the Year |
| Most Improved Player
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College |
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (Blue Ribbon Panel) |
| First Team
! Second Team ! Honorable Mention ! Freshman Team |
|---|
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest | Taylor Soule – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Alyssa Ustby – North Carolina Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech | Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Kelsey Marshall – Miami Diamond Johnson – NC State Kayla Jones – NC State Teisha Hyman – Syracuse Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (head coaches) |
| First Team
! Second Team ! Honorable Mention ! Freshman Team |
|---|
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | Taylor Soule – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Kayla Jones – NC State Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest | Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; text-align: center;" |
| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team |
| Player
! Team |
|---|
| Lorela Cubaj
| Georgia Tech |
| Emily Engstler
| rowspan=2 | Louisville |
| Mykasa Robinson |
| Maya Dodson
| Notre Dame |
| Elizabeth Kitley
| Virginia Tech |
WNBA draft
{{main|2022 WNBA draft}}
The ACC had seven players selected in the WNBA Draft. This was the seventeenth consecutive year the league had a player selected, which is the longest of any conference. Their seven players tied for the most players selected from a single conference selected in the draft.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2022/4/11/womens-basketball-seven-acc-student-athletes-selected-in-2022-wnba-draft.aspx|title=Seven ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2022 WNBA Draft|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=April 11, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Player !! Team !! Round !! Pick # !! Position !! School | |||||
| Emily Engstler | Indiana Fever | 1 | 4 | Forward | Louisville |
| Kianna Smith | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 16 | Guard | Louisville |
| Elissa Cunane | Seattle Storm | 2 | 17 | Center | NC State |
| Lorela Cubaj | Seattle Storm | 2 | 18 | Forward | Georgia Tech |
| Kayla Jones | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | 22 | Forward | NC State |
| Aisha Sheppard | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | 23 | Guard | Virginia Tech |
| Maya Dodson | Phoenix Mercury | 3 | 26 | Forward/center | Notre Dame |