The 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

during the

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season 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 gam ...

. The Wolverines were led by head coach

Kim Barnes Arico Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's University women's basketbal ...

in her tenth year, and played their home games at the

Crisler Center Crisler Center (formerly known as the University Events Building and Crisler Arena) is an indoor arena located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the home arena for the University of Michigan's men's and women's basketball teams as well as its women's ...

. This season marked the program's 40th season as a member of the

Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

. This season was highlighted by Michigan reaching their highest ranking ever in the AP Poll at No. 4. They also earned their first ever win over a top-five ranked team when they defeated No. 5 Baylor 74–68 in overtime on December 19, 2021.

Naz Hillmon Nazahrah Ansaria Hillmon (born April 5, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Michigan, where she is Michigan's all-time ...

also became the program's all-time leading rebounder, surpassing the previous record set by Trish Andrew in 1993. They were ranked the No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever, and advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2020–21 season with a 16–6 record, including 9–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They also reached No. 11 in the

AP Poll The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadca ...

, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.

Offseason

On April 1, 2021, former assistant coach Toyelle Wilson was named the head coach at SMU. On September 10, 2021,

signed a contract extension through the 2025–26 season.

Roster

Schedule and results

, - ! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;", Exhibition , - ! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;", Regular season , - ! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;", Big Ten Women's Tournament , - ! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;", NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

Michigan Wolverines women's basketball seasons