# 2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by sixth year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 24–9, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Illinois in the Second Round and Michigan in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the eighth seed in the Wichita Regional. They lost to Gonzaga in the First Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season the season 13–13, 9–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the eight seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Minnesota in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They played in the Memphis regional and defeated UT Martin in the First Round before losing to Colorado in the Second Round to end their season.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2021* 7:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Midland | W 87–42 | – | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* Noon, BTN+ | | Maine | W 108–50 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,476) Lincoln, NE |
| November 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Prairie View A&M | W 102–47 | 2–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,155) Lincoln, NE |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Alabama A&M | W 88–33 | 3–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,526) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Creighton | W 67–62 | 4–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,042) Lincoln, NE |
| November 20, 2021* Noon, BTN+ | | North Carolina Central | W 113–58 | 5–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,225) Lincoln, NE |
| November 26, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. Drexel Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament | W 65–53 | 6–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (368) San Diego, CA |
| November 27, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at San Diego Dana on Mission Bay Holiday Tournament | W 64–56 | 7–0 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (286) San Diego, CA |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 86–60 | 8–0 | LJVM Coliseum (501) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 70–67 | 9–0 (1–0) | Williams Arena (3,300) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Indiana State | W 78–50 | 10–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,883) Lincoln, NE |
| December 19, 2021* Noon, BTN+ | | Drake | W 89–68 | 11–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,849) Lincoln, NE |
| December 22, 2021* Noon, BTN+ | | Wyoming | W 72–61 | 12–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,566) Lincoln, NE |
| December 30, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | L 69–72 | 12–1 (1–1) | Breslin Center (4,122) East Lansing, MI |
| January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 8 Michigan | W 79–58 | 13–1 (2–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,591) Lincoln, NE |
| January 9, 2022 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 22 Iowa | L 86–95 | 13–2 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,415) Lincoln, NE |
| January 13, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 6 Indiana | L 65–72 | 13–3 (2–3) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477) Bloomington, IN |
| January 16, 2022 5:10 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | L 83–93 | 13–4 (2–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,473) Iowa City, IA |
| January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 77–44 | 14–4 (3–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,528) Lincoln, NE |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Purdue | W 81–66 | 15–4 (4–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,810) Lincoln, NE |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | Rutgers | W 50–38 | 16–4 (5–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503) Lincoln, NE |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 76–61 | 17–4 (6–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,839) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2022 Noon, BTN+ | | at No. 17 Maryland | L 65–80 | 17–5 (6–5) | Xfinity Center (6,047) College Park, MD |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 21 Ohio State | L 70–80 | 17–6 (6–6) | Value City Arena (3,135) Columbus, OH |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Illinois | W 82–63 | 18–6 (7–6) | State Farm Center (1,182) Champaign, IL |
| February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 5 Indiana | W 72–55 | 19–6 (8–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109) Lincoln, NE |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 76–83 | 19–7 (8–7) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,801) University Park |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Minnesota | W 93–70 | 20–7 (9–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,566) Lincoln, NE |
| February 23, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Wisconsin | W 80–70 | 21–7 (10–7) | Kohl Center (2,425) Madison, WI |
| February 27, 2022 3:30 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | W 73–59 | 22–7 (11–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (6,234) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (14) Illinois Second Round | W 92–74 | 23–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 4, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (3) No. 10 Michigan Quarterfinals | W 76–73 | 24–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., BTN | (6) | vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa Semifinals | L 66–83 | 24–8 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (7,749) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPNews | (8W) | vs. (9W) Gonzaga First Round | L 55–68 | 24–9 | KFC Yum! Center (0) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. All times are in CST Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.