# 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in November 2021 and will conclude on February 27, 2022. After the regular season, the 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 22nd time in 23 years.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

* Sue Semrau will return as head coach of Florida State after taking a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season to care for her mother. Interim Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff will return to her role as Associate head coach.
* Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021. Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Record at school | ACC record | ACC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Boston College | Joanna Bernabei-McNamee | Albany | 4 | 41–40 | 16–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson | Amanda Butler | Florida | 4 | 40–50 | 18–34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duke | Kara Lawson | Boston Celtics (Assistant) | 2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida State | Sue Semrau | Wisconsin (Assistant) | 24 | 475–257 | 207–151 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | Nell Fortner | Auburn | 3 | 37–20 | 22–14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisville | Jeff Walz | Maryland (Assistant) | 15 | 386–107 | 175–54 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Miami | Katie Meier | Charlotte | 17 | 303–198 | 126–124 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | Wes Moore | Chattanooga | 9 | 190–64 | 90–39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | Courtney Banghart | Princeton | 3 | 29–25 | 15–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Notre Dame | Niele Ivey | Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) | 2 | 10–10 | 8–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | Lance White | Florida State (Assistant) | 4 | 21–60 | 6–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syracuse | Vonn Read (interim) | Syracuse (Assistant) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia | Tina Thompson | Texas (associate head coach) | 4 | 25–41 | 13–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Kenny Brooks | James Madison | 6 | 101–59 | 35–47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | Jennifer Hoover | High Point | 10 | 126–153 | 45–104 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
* Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
* NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

## Preseason
### Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Lieberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Naismith | Wooden |
| Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Raina Perez – NC State Diamond Johnson – NC State | Kiara Lewis – Clemson Celeste Taylor – Duke Kianna Smith – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State | Taylor Soule – Boston College Elizabeth Balogun – Duke Emily Engstler – Louisville Alyssa Utsby – North Carolina | Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Olivia Cochran – Louisville Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Kayla Jones – NC State | Elissa Cunane – NC State Eleah Parker – Virginia Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Elissa Cunane – NC State Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane – NC State Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Lotta-Maj Lathinen – Georgia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame |

### ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 13, 2021. At the media day, the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.
At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that NC State would be league champion.

#### ACC preseason polls

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| NC State – 224 (14) Louisville – 207 (1) Georgia Tech – 192 Virginia Tech – 172 Florida State – 152 Notre Dame – 149 North Carolina – 127 Duke – 125 Miami – 92 Clemson – 83 Boston College – 78 Syracuse – 60 Wake Forest – 59 Pittsburgh – 47 Virginia – 33 | NC State – 847 (50) Louisville – 789 (7) Georgia Tech – 691 Virginia Tech – 644 Florida State – 607 Notre Dame – 580 North Carolina – 488 Duke – 464 Miami – 355 Clemson – 324 Boston College – 297 Wake Forest – 250 Syracuse – 227 Pittsburgh – 160 Virginia – 117 |
First place votes shown in parentheses.

#### Preseason All-ACC Teams

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Taylor Soule – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Elissa Cunane (13) – NC State Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech | Taylor Soule (1) – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj (1) – Georgia Tech Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith (1) – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner (1) – NC State Elissa Cunane (42) – NC State Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley (10) – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard (1) – Virginia Tech |
Preseason Player of the Year votes shown in parentheses.

#### Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Elissa Cunane – NC State ||

#### Newcomer Watchlist

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists :
| Head coaches | Blue Ribbon Panel |
| Celeste Taylor – Duke Payton Verhulst – Louisville Diamond Johnson – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron – Notre Dame | Payton Verhulst – Louisville Teonni Key – North Carolina Diamond Johnson – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |

## Regular season
### Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (April 1, 2022):
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 2–3 |
| Big East | 4–1 |
| Big Ten | 13–7 |
| Big 12 | 2–0 |
| Pac-12 | 4–4 |
| SEC | 4–10 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total | 29–25 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| America East | 4–0 |
| A-10 | 9–4 |
| ASUN | 7–1 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 11–0 |
| Big West | 2–0 |
| CAA | 7–1 |
| C-USA | 3–0 |
| Horizon | 3–0 |
| Ivy League | 4–1 |
| MAAC | 1–0 |
| MAC | 3–1 |
| MEAC | 4–0 |
| MVC | 1–1 |
| Mountain West | 1–0 |
| NEC | 5–0 |
| OVC | 4–0 |
| Patriot League | 5–2 |
| SoCon | 7–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 5–0 |
| Summit | 1–1 |
| Sun Belt | 4–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 1–1 |
| Other Division I Total | 92–13 |
| Division II Total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 121–38 |
| Power 7 Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–0 |
| Big East | 0–1 |
| Big Ten | 1–0 |
| Big 12 | 2–1 |
| Pac-12 | 1–0 |
| SEC | 1–3 |
| Power 7 Conferences Total | 6–5 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences | Record |
| America East | 2–0 |
| A-10 | 1–0 |
| ASUN | 0–1 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 1–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–1 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–1 |
| MAAC | 1–0 |
| MAC | 1–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–1 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Summit | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 1–0 |
| WCC | 1–0 |
| Other Division I Total | 8–4 |
| NCAA Division I Total | 14–9 |

### Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Nov 9 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 5 NC State | Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC | — | L 57–66 | 0–1 |
| Nov 12 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 22 Arizona † | Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD | Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational | L 59–61$^{OT}$ | 0–2 |
| Nov 17 | Clemson | No. 1 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | Rivalry | L 45–76 | 0–3 |
| Nov 20 | Syracuse | No. 23 South Florida † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 53–77 | 0–4 |
| Nov 21 | Virginia | No. 20 UCLA | Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA | ― | L 57–69 | 0–5 |
| Nov 25 | No. 5 NC State | No. 2 Maryland † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | W 78–60 | 1–5 |
| Nov 25 | No. 23 Texas A&M | Pittsburgh † | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | L 46–57 | 1–6 |
| Nov 27 | Miami (FL) | No. 4 Indiana † | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | L 51–53 | 1–7 |
| Nov 27 | No. 16 Oregon State | Notre Dame † | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | W 64–62 | 2–7 |
| Dec 1 | No. 18т Ohio State | Syracuse | Carrier Dome ● Syracuse, NY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 97–91 | 3–7 |
| Dec 2 | No. 2т NC State | No. 6 Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 66–58 | 4–7 |
| Dec 2 | No. 12 Michigan | No. 10 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 70–48 | 5–7 |
| Dec 2 | Miami (FL) | No. 8 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 74–82 | 5–8 |
| Dec 2 | No. 9 Iowa | Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 79–64 | 6–8 |
| Dec 5 | No. 24 Notre Dame | No. 2т Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT | ― | L 54–73 | 6–9 |
| Dec 5 | No. 11 Tennessee | Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA | ― | L 58–64 | 6–10 |
| Dec 5 | Georgia Tech | No. 20 Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum ● Athens, GA | Rivalry | W 55–54 | 7–10 |
| Dec 9 | No. 3 Connecticut | Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, GA | ― | W 57–44 | 8–10 |
| Dec 12 | No. 14 Kentucky | No. 7 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | Jimmy V Classic | W 64–58 | 9–10 |
| Dec 15 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 15 Duke | Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC | ― | L 46–55 | 7–11 |
| Dec 16 | No. 17 Georgia | No. 2 NC State | Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC | ― | L 80–82$^{OT}$ | 7–12 |
| Dec 19 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 7т Connecticut † | Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT | Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | W 69–64 | 8–12 |
| Dec 20 | Clemson | No. 21 LSU † | Massimino Court ● West Palm Beach, FL | West Palm Beach Invitational | L 56–70 | 8–13 |
| Mar 18 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast † | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | NCAA First Round | L 81–84 | 8–14 |
| Mar 20 | Miami (FL) | No. 1 South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | NCAA Second Round | L 33–49 | 8–15 |
| Mar 21 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 19 Arizona | McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ | NCAA Second Round | W 63–45 | 9–15 |
| Mar 21 | No. 21 Notre Dame | No. 22 Oklahoma | Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK | NCAA Second Round | W 108–64 | 10–15 |
| Mar 25 | No. 17 North Carolina | No. 1 South Carolina † | Greensboro Coliseum ● Greensboro, NC | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | L 61–69 | 10–16 |
| Mar 26 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 18 Tennessee † | Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | W 76–64 | 11–16 |
| Mar 28 | No. 3 NC State | No. 5 UConn † | Total Mortgage Arena ● Bridgeport, CT | NCAA Elite Eight | L 87–91$^{2OT}$ | 11–17 |
| Mar 28 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 12 Michigan † | Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS | NCAA Elite Eight | W 62–50 | 12–17 |
| April 1 | No. 4 Louisville | No. 1 South Carolina † | Target Center ● Minneapolis, MN | NCAA Final Four | L 59–72 | 12–18 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site

### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
* First Place votes shown in
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| Boston College | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | AP | | | RV | RV | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Duke | C | | | | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Florida State | AP | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | C | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | AP | 17т | 18 | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 25 | RV | RV |
| Georgia Tech | C | 20 | 25 | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | RV |
| Louisville | AP | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 (5) | 3 (4) | 3 (2) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Louisville | C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 (14) | 2 (7) | 2 (6) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Miami | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV |
| Miami | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | AP | | | | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | RV | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| North Carolina | C | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| NC State | AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2т | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) |
| NC State | C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 | 5 |
| Notre Dame | AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
| Notre Dame | C | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | AP | 24 | 25 | 24 | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Virginia Tech | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| Wake Forest | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | C | | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Coaches poll did not release a poll when the AP released its week 2 poll.

### Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The conference returned to an 18-game schedule after playing 20 games last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| | Boston College | Clemson | Duke | Florida State | Georgia Tech | Louisville | Miami | North Carolina | NC State | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Wake Forest |
| vs. Boston College | – | 74–80 | 51–67 | 66–58 | 68–49 | 79–49 63–53 | 66–79 | 76–73 | 85–78 (OT) | 71–73 74–61 | 64–75 57–69 | 71–95 75–91 | 57–65 | 85–62 | 70–82 |
| vs. Clemson | 80–74 | – | 64–61 | 79–68 75–70 | 69–62 92–84 (OT) | 93–71 | 69–60 76–40 | 81–62 | 79–52 | 77–56 | 78–73 (OT) | 86–46 | 55–59 | 73–42 | 44–66 78–87 |
| vs. Duke | 67–51 | 61–64 | – | 59–56 | 59–46 | 77–65 | 49–58 | 78–62 74–46 | 84–60 77–62 | 70–72 | 39–54 | 65–74 | 48–57 67–54 | 77–55 65–54 | 76–81 |
| vs. Florida State | 58–66 | 68–79 70–75 | 56–59 | – | 68–64 63–65 (OT) | 75–62 | 59–52 76–59 | 64–49 | 68–48 | 65–70 | 52–57 | 67–73 | 37–62 | 92–75 | 75–69 (OT) 46–87 |
| vs. Georgia Tech | 49–68 | 62–69 84–92 (OT) | 46–59 | 64–68 65–63 (OT) | – | 50–48 | 46–45 51–39 | 38–55 | 59–48 | 72–66 (OT) | 52–63 | 55–65 | 31–67 | 73–63 | 45–62 56–64 |
| vs. Louisville | 49–79 53–63 | 71–93 | 65–77 | 62–75 | 48–50 | – | 66–69 | 66–65 | 68–59 | 47–73 64–86 | 39–81 55–66 | 71–84 64–100 | L via forfeit | 56–70 | 60–72 |
| vs. Miami | 79–66 | 60–69 40–76 | 58–49 | 52–59 59–76 | 45–46 39–51 | 69–66 | – | 85–38 | 76–64 | 69–53 | 50–60 | 65–71 | 55–71 | 70–63 | 47–46 59–66 |
| vs. North Carolina | 73–76 | 62–81 | 62–78 46–74 | 49–64 | 55–38 | 65–66 | 38–85 | – | 72–45 66–58 | 70–65 | 54–64 | 43–79 | 52–61 57–68 | 46–71 66–61 | 59–78 |
| vs. NC State | 78–85 (OT) | 52–79 | 60–84 62–77 | 48–68 | 48–59 | 59–68 | 64–76 | 45–72 58–66 | – | 69–66 | 54–89 | 53–95 | 55–82 43–66 | 45–51 66–68 | 61–92 |
| vs. Notre Dame | 73–71 61–74 | 56–77 | 72–70 | 70–65 | 66–72 (OT) | 73–47 86–64 | 53–69 | 65–70 | 66–69 | – | 59–85 63–77 | 56–82 62–83 | L via forfeit | 55–68 | 64–74 |
| vs. Pittsburgh | 75–64 69–57 | 73–78 (OT) | 54–39 | 57–52 | 63–52 | 81–39 66–55 | 60–50 | 64–54 | 89–54 | 85–59 77–63 | – | 80–72 67–65 | 74–65 | 75–65 | 57–65 |
| vs. Syracuse | 95–71 91–75 | 46–86 | 74–65 | 73–67 | 65–55 | 84–71 100–64 | 71–65 | 79–43 | 95–53 | 82–56 83–62 | 72–80 65–67 | – | 70–77 | 102–53 | 76–60 |
| vs. Virginia | 65–57 | 59–55 | 57–48 54–67 | 62–37 | 67–31 | W via forfeit | 71–55 | 61–52 68–57 | 82–55 66–43 | W via forfeit | 65–74 | 77–70 | – | 69–52 71–42 | 68–53 |
| vs. Virginia Tech | 62–85 | 42–73 | 55–77 54–65 | 75–92 | 63–73 | 70–56 | 63–70 | 71–46 61–66 | 51–45 68–66 | 68–55 | 65–75 | 53–102 | 52–69 42–71 | – | 53–66 |
| vs. Wake Forest | 82–70 | 66–44 87–78 | 81–76 | 69–75 (OT) 87–46 | 62–45 64–56 | 72–60 | 46–47 66–59 | 78–59 | 92–61 | 74–64 | 65–57 | 60–76 | 53–68 | 66–53 | – |
| Total | 10–8 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 16–2 | 10–8 | 13–5 | 17–1 | 13–5 | 2–16 | 4–14 | 2–16 | 13–5 | 4–14 |

### Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.
| Week | Player of the week | Rookie of the week |
| Week 1 – Nov 15 | Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
| Week 1 – Nov 15 | Jewel Spear – Wake Forest | Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
| Week 2 – Nov 22 | Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron (2) – Notre Dame |
| Week 3 – Nov 29 | Diamond Johnson – NC State | Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke |
| Week 4 – Dec 6 | Teisha Hyman – Syracuse | Sonia Citron (3) – Notre Dame |
| Week 5 – Dec 13 | Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech | Lashae Dwyer – Miami |
| Week 6 – Dec 20 | Elizabeth Kitley (3) – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron (4) – Notre Dame |
| Week 7 – Dec 27 | Maya Dodson – Notre Dame | Maria Gakdeng – Boston College |
| Week 8 – Jan 3 | Elizabeth Kitley (4) – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng (2) – Boston College |
| Week 9 – Jan 10 | Cameron Swartz – Boston College | Maria Gakdeng (3) – Boston College |
| Week 10 – Jan 17 | Dana Mabrey – Notre Dame | Maria Gakdeng (4) – Boston College |
| Week 11 – Jan 24 | Taylor Soule – Boston College | Shayeann Day-Wilson (2) – Duke |
| Week 12 – Jan 31 | Olivia Miles – Notre Dame | Sonia Citron (5) – Notre Dame |
| Week 13 – Feb 7 | Delicia Washington – Clemson | Shayeann Day-Wilson (3) – Duke |
| Week 13 – Feb 7 | Kianna Smith – Louisville | Shayeann Day-Wilson (3) – Duke |
| Week 14 – Feb 14 | Delicia Washington (2) – Clemson | Sonia Citron (6) – Notre Dame |
| Week 14 – Feb 14 | Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Sonia Citron (6) – Notre Dame |
| Week 15 – Feb 21 | Deja Kelly – North Carolina | Ja’Leah Williams – Miami |
| Week 16 – Feb 28 | Emily Engstler – Louisville | Maria Gakdeng (5) – Boston College |

## Postseason
### ACC tournament

| First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | First round Wednesday, March 2 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 3 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 5 | Championship Sunday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 6 |
| | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Boston College | 58 | 9 | Florida State | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Florida State | 63 | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Virginia Tech | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | North Carolina | 80 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Virginia Tech | 82 | 5 | Virginia Tech | 87 (OT) | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Syracuse | 69 | 13 | Clemson | 60 | | | | | | | | 1 | NC State | 60 |
| 13 | Clemson | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 7 | Miami | 47 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Louisville | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Miami | 61 | 7 | Miami | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Duke | 55 | 10 | Duke | 55 | | | | | | 7 | Miami | 57 | | | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 52 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Notre Dame | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgia Tech | 45 | 6 | Georgia Tech | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 61 | 11 | Wake Forest | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Virginia | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | Wichita | Louisville | Bye | W 83–51 vs. #16 Albany – (Louisville, KY) | W 68–59 vs. #9 Gonzaga – (Louisville, KY) | W 76–64 vs. #4 Tennessee – (Wichita, KS) | W 62–50 vs. #3 Michigan – (Wichita, KS) | L 59–72 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Minneapolis, MN) | |
| 1 | Bridgeport | NC State | Bye | W 96–68 vs. #16 Longwood – (Raleigh, NC) | W 89–57 vs. #9 Kansas State – (Raleigh, NC) | W 66–63 vs. #5 Notre Dame – (Bridgeport, CT) | L 87–91 (2OT) vs. #2 UConn – (Bridgeport, CT) | | |
| 5 | Greensboro | North Carolina | Bye | W 79–66 vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin – (Tucson, AZ) | W 63–45 at #4 Arizona – (Tucson, AZ) | L 61–69 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Greensboro, NC) | | | |
| 5 | Bridgeport | Notre Dame | Bye | W 89–79 vs. #12 UMass – (Norman, OK) | W 108–64 at #4 Oklahoma – (Norman, OK) | L 63–66 vs. #1 NC State – (Bridgeport, CT) | | | |
| 5 | Spokane | Virginia Tech | Bye | L 81–84 vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast – (College Park, MD) | | | | | |
| 8 | Greensboro | Miami (FL) | Bye | W 78–66 vs. #9 South Florida – (Columbia, SC) | L 33–49 at #1 South Carolina – (Columbia, SC) | | | | |
| 9 | Spokane | Georgia Tech | Bye | L 58–77 vs. #8 Kansas – (Stanford, CA) | | | | | |
| 11 | Spokane | Florida State | L 51–60 vs. #11 Missouri State – (Baton Rouge, LA) | | | | | | |
| | | W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 5–2 (.714) | 4–1 (.800) | 2–2 (.500) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) Total: 12–8 (.600) |

### National Invitation tournament

| Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| Region 2 | Boston College | W 69–44 vs. Maine – (Boston, MA) | W 94–68 vs. Quinnipiac – (Boston, MA) | L 51–54 at Columbia – (New York, NY) | | | |
| Region 4 | Wake Forest | W 71–59 vs. Akron – (Winston-Salem, NC) | L 55–67 at Middle Tennessee – (Murfreesboro, TN) | | | | |
| | W–L (%): | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 3–2 (.600) |

## Honors and awards
### ACC Awards

The ACC announced its end of season awards on March 1, 2022, ahead of the start of the ACC tournament.
2021 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech |
| Coach of the Year | Wes Moore – NC State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech |
| Freshman of the Year | Sonia Citron – Notre Dame (Blue Ribbon) Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke (head coaches) |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Diamond Johnson – NC State |
| Most Improved Player | Cameron Swartz – Boston College |
2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (Blue Ribbon Panel) :
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | Freshman Team |
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest | Taylor Soule – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Alyssa Ustby – North Carolina Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech | Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Kelsey Marshall – Miami Diamond Johnson – NC State Kayla Jones – NC State Teisha Hyman – Syracuse Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (head coaches) :
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | Freshman Team |
| Cameron Swartz – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech | Taylor Soule – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Kayla Jones – NC State Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest | Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech | Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame |
2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team :
| Player | Team |
| Lorela Cubaj | Georgia Tech |
| Emily Engstler | Louisville |
| Mykasa Robinson | Louisville |
| Maya Dodson | Notre Dame |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech |

## WNBA draft

The ACC had seven players selected in the WNBA Draft. This was the seventeenth consecutive year the league had a player selected, which is the longest of any conference. Their seven players tied for the most players selected from a single conference selected in the draft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School |
| Emily Engstler | Indiana Fever | 1 | 4 | Forward | Louisville |
| Kianna Smith | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | 16 | Guard | Louisville |
| Elissa Cunane | Seattle Storm | 2 | 17 | Center | NC State |
| Lorela Cubaj | Seattle Storm | 2 | 18 | Forward | Georgia Tech |
| Kayla Jones | Minnesota Lynx | 2 | 22 | Forward | NC State |
| Aisha Sheppard | Las Vegas Aces | 2 | 23 | Guard | Virginia Tech |
| Maya Dodson | Phoenix Mercury | 3 | 26 | Forward/center | Notre Dame |