# 2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Princeton Tigers women's basketball team represented Princeton University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Carla Berube, played their home games at Jadwin Gymnasium as members of the Ivy League.
The Tigers finished the season with a 25–5 overall record, 14–0 in Ivy League play, to finish in first place and win the conference's regular-season championship. As the top seed in the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Harvard and Columbia to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the eleventh seed in the Bridgeport region. They defeated Kentucky in the first round before losing to Indiana to end their season.

## Previous season

The Ivy League canceled all winter sports for the 2020–21 season, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at Villanova | W 59–42 | 1–0 | Finneran Pavilion (1,551) Villanova, PA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 76–56 | 2–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (997) Newark, DE |
| November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boston | W 69–40 | 3–0 | Jadwin Gymnasium (728) Princeton, NJ |
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 53–61 | 3–1 | Ryan Center (545) Kingston, RI |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 59–41 | 4–1 | Liacouras Center (780) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maine | W 82–43 | 5–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (534) Princeton, NJ |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast | W 58–55 | 6–1 | Alico Arena (2,045) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fordham | L 67–76 | 6–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (303) The Bronx, NY |
| December 11, 2021* Noon, ESPN+ | | Seton Hall | L 60–70 | 6–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (586) Princeton, NJ |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Buffalo | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (537) Princeton, NJ |
| December 22, 2021* Noon, ESPN+ | | No. 12 Texas | L 53–70 | 7–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (722) Princeton, NJ |
| December 29, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | Canceled | Canceled | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 68–50 | 8–4 (1–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (635) Princeton, NJ |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 65–41 | 9–4 (2–0) | Newman Arena (189) Ithaca, NY |
| January 12, 2022* 6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA+ | | Towson | W 68–54 | 10–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium (57) Princeton, NJ |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 72–39 | 11–4 (3–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center (163) Providence, RI |
| January 17, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn | W 70–50 | 12–4 (4–0) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 78–35 | 13–4 (5–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (165) Princeton, NJ |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 61–49 | 14–4 (6–0) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (60) New Haven, CT |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 75–37 | 15–4 (7–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (501) Princeton, NJ |
| February 5, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 57–39 | 16–4 (8–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (906) Princeton, NJ |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | W 70–48 | 17–4 (9–0) | Leede Arena (0) Hanover, NH |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 88–42 | 18–4 (10–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (572) Princeton, NJ |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., NBC Sports PA | | Yale | W 74–36 | 19–4 (11–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (797) Princeton, NJ |
| February 23, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Columbia | W 73–53 | 20–4 (12–0) | Levien Gymnasium (1,913) New York, NY |
| March 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNews | | Penn | W 63–43 | 21–4 (13–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (846) Princeton, NJ |
| March 6, 2022 Noon, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 73–53 | 22–4 (14–0) | Lavietes Pavilion (757) Cambridge, MA |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2022 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) No. 24 | at (4) Harvard Semifinals | W 72–67 | 23–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (889) Cambridge, MA |
| March 13, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNews | (1) No. 24 | vs. (2) Columbia Finals | W 77–59 | 24–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (925) Cambridge, MA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN | (11 B) No. 25 | vs. (6 B) No. 15 Kentucky First round | W 69–62 | 25–4 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389) Bloomington, IN |
| March 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (11 B) No. 25 | at (3 B) No. 11 Indiana Second round | L 55–56 | 25–5 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627) Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV |
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.