The 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Scarlet Knights, led by 27th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the

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, as a member of the

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. They finished the season 11–20, 3–14 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated

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in the First Round before losing to

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in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the season 14–5, 10–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received a double-bye into the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament when they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the six seed in the Mercado Regional they lost to BYU in the First Round to end their season.

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

References

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