# 2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Belmont Bruins women's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by second year head coach Bart Brooks, played their home games at the Curb Event Center as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 23–8, 16–2 in OVC play win the OVC regular season. They won the OVC women's tournament by defeating Tennessee Tech and earned an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament, where they upset Oregon in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non–conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 88–70 | 1–0 | McKenzie Arena (1,041) Chattanooga, TN |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | W 62–50 | 2–0 | SJB Pavilion (1,688) Oxford, MS |
| November 14, 2021* 1:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 45–58 | 2–1 | McCamish Pavilion (1,501) Atlanta, GA |
| November 18, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 63–34 | 3–1 | Curb Event Center (512) Nashville, TN |
| November 21, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 45–57 | 3–2 | Addition Financial Arena (2,385) Orlando, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 63–83 | 3–3 | Bud Walton Arena (2,834) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 2, 2021* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | Lipscomb Battle of the Boulevard | W 67–62 | 4–3 | Curb Events Center (1,783) Nashville, TN |
| December 5, 2021* 11:00 am, ACCN | | at No. 10 Louisville | L 66–80 | 4–4 | KFC Yum! Center (7,092) Louisville, KY |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Auburn | W 71–62 | 5–4 | Curb Events Center (2,031) Nashville, TN |
| December 19, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | Cancelled | Cancelled | Curb Events Center Nashville, TN |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | Cancelled | Cancelled | Curb Events Center Nashville, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIUE | W 87–49 | 6–4 (1–0) | Vadalabene Center (193) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 71–57 | 7–4 (2–0) | Lantz Arena (622) Charleston, IL |
| January 6, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri | W 85–65 | 8–4 (3–0) | Curb Events Center (112) Nashville, TN |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 pm | | at UT Martin | Postponed | Postponed | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN |
| January 13, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 65–46 | 9–4 (4–0) | Curb Events Center (755) Nashville, TN |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 67–52 | 10–4 (5–0) | Curb Events Center (1,002) Nashville, TN |
| January 17, 2022 2:00 pm | | at UT Martin | Postponed | Postponed | Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN |
| January 20, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 103–50 | 11–4 (6–0) | Ellis Johnson Arena (445) Morehead, KY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | L 55–57 | 11–5 (6–1) | Curb Events Center (714) Nashville, TN |
| January 27, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 68–70 | 11–6 (6–2) | Dunn Center (932) Clarksville, TN |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm | | UT Martin | W 73–48 | 12–6 (7–2) | Curb Events Center (1,040) Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 2022 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 85–46 | 13–6 (8–2) | Gentry Complex (375) Nashville, TN |
| February 5, 2022 5:30 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 58–49 | 14–6 (9–2) | Eblen Center (2,880) Cookeville, TN |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 pm | | at UT Martin Rescheduled from January 17 | W 45–39 | 15–6 (10–2) | Skyhawk Arena (602) Martin, TN |
| February 10, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 76–51 | 16–6 (11–2) | Curb Events Center (825) Nashville, TN |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri | W 70–67 | 17–6 (12–2) | Show Me Center (410) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 17, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 77–46 | 18–6 (13–2) | Curb Events Center (1,216) Nashville, TN |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIUE | W 88–50 | 19–6 (14–2) | Curb Events Center (1,136) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 85–79 | 20–6 (15–2) | CFSB Center (1,891) Murray, KY |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 82–44 | 21–6 (16–2) | Curb Events Center (1,553) Nashville, TN |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Austin Peay Semifinals | W 63–51 | 21–7 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (2) Tennessee Tech Championship | W 51–29 | 22–7 | Ford Center (522) Evansville, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (12 W) | vs. (5 W) Oregon First Round | W 73–70 $^{2OT}$ | 23–7 | Thompson–Boling Arena (5,448) Knoxville, TN |
| March 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (12 W) | at (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee Second Round | L 67–70 | 23–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (5,484) Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |