# 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, who was in his nineteenth and final season at Texas A&M, as he announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its tenth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 25–3 (13–1 SEC), ranked fourth in the nation, and were regular season champions. They lost the SEC tournament semifinals round to Georgia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Arizona.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2021 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Oklahoma Baptist Exhibition | W 89–38 | | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 23 | A&M–Corpus Christi South Texas Showdown | W 87–54 | 1–0 | Reed Arena (2,329) College Station, TX |
| 11/11/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 23 | Southern | W 92–32 | 2–0 | Reed Arena (2,847) College Station, TX |
| 11/15/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 24 | DePaul | W 95–75 | 3–0 | Reed Arena (2,922) College Station, TX |
| 11/18/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 24 | Stephen F. Austin | W 82–75 | 4–0 | Reed Arena (2,913) College Station, TX |
| 11/25/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 23 | vs. Pittsburgh Paradise Jam tournament | W 57–46 | 5–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (621) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/26/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 23 | vs. South Dakota Paradise Jam Tournament | W 58–44 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (876) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 23 | vs. Northwestern Paradise Jam Tournament | W 77–68 | 7–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (878) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 12/01/2021 11:00 a.m., SECN+ | No. 17 | Little Rock | W 65–50 | 8–0 | Reed Arena (6,414) College Station, TX |
| 12/05/2021 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 17 | No. 15 Texas Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 60–76 | 8–1 | Reed Arena (7,100) College Station, TX |
| 12/09/2021 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 18 | Texas Southern | W 88–43 | 9–1 | Reed Arena (2,932) College Station, TX |
| 12/12/2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | at TCU | L 75–87 | 9–2 | Schollmaier Arena (2,371) Fort Worth, TX |
| 12/19/2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | Rice | Canceled | Canceled | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 12/20/2021 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 23 | UTSA | W 77–51 | 10–2 | Reed Arena (3,391) College Station, TX |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 1/02/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 23 | at No. 19 LSU | L 66–75 | 10–3 (0–1) | Maravich Center (7,400) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1/06/2022 5:30 p.m., SECN | No. 25 | at No. 7 Tennessee | L 45–73 | 10–4 (0–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (6,235) Knoxville, TN |
| 1/09/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 25 | Florida | L 89–97 $^{2OT}$ | 10–5 (0–3) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/13/2022 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 45–65 | 10–6 (0–4) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| 1/16/2022 4:00 p.m., SECN | | Auburn | W 71–53 | 11–6 (1–4) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/20/2022 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Ole Miss | L 63–80 | 11–7 (1–5) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/23/2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at Missouri | L 69–78 | 11–8 (1–6) | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| 1/30/2022 3:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 58–78 | 11–9 (1–7) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| 2/03/2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | Arkansas | W 77–64 | 12–9 (2–7) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/06/2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at Kentucky | W 73–64 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (3–7) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| 2/10/2022 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Vanderbilt Rescheduled from December 30 | W 76–58 | 14–9 (4–7) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/13/2022 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | No. 14 LSU | L 58–74 | 14–10 (4–8) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/17/2022 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 54–74 | 14–11 (4–9) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| 2/20/2022 5:00 p.m., SECN | | Alabama | L 79–81 $^{2OT}$ | 14–12 (4–10) | Reed Arena (3,825) College Station, TX |
| 2/24/2022 7:30 p.m., SECN | | No. 1 South Carolina | L 48–89 | 14–13 (4–11) | Reed Arena (5,883) College Station, TX |
| 2/27/2022 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 25т Georgia | L 58–67 | 14–14 (4–12) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| 3/2/2022 11:00 am, SECN | (12) | vs. (13) Vanderbilt First Round | L 69–85 | 14–15 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 23 | 24 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 17 | 17* | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.