# 2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2021–22 IUPUI Jaguars women's basketball team represented Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by twelfth-year head coach Austin Parkinson, played their home games at the IUPUI Gymnasium in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of the Horizon League.
They finished the season 24–5 overall and 18–2 in Horizon League play, to finish as co-champions of the regular season. As the first seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Robert Morris. They then went on to defeat Oakland in the Semifinals and Cleveland State in the Final to win the championship. As a result, the Jaguars received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the thirteenth seed in the Bridgeport Region. This was the first time the team appeared in the NCAA Tournament. They received a bid in 2020, but the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They lost in the first round to Oklahoma to end their season.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2020–21 season 15–5, 11–3 in Horizon League play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they received a bye in to the Quarterfinals where they defeated Oakland. They then defeated Milwaukee in the Semifinals, but fell in the championship to Wright State. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IU Northwest | W 98–50 | – | IUPUI Gymnasium (372) Indianapolis, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 11 Michigan | L 62–72 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Crisler Center (1,948) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 71–60 | 1–1 | Stroh Center (1,087) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 0–2 (forfeit) | 1–2 (0–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| November 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 0–2 (forfeit) | 1–3 (0–2) | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN |
| November 24, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | Canceled | Canceled | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL |
| November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Butler | W 80–47 | 2–3 | IUPUI Gymnasium (441) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 87–52 | 3–3 (1–2) | Calihan Hall (137) Detroit, MI |
| December 4, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oakland | W 74–49 | 4–3 (2–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (411) Auburn Hills, MI |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 67–73 | 4–4 | IUPUI Gymnasium (510) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | Canceled | Canceled | IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | | at No. 14 Iowa | W 74–73 | 5–4 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,632) Iowa City, IA |
| December 31, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 53–54 | 5–5 (2–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (380) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wright State | W 77–62 | 6–5 (3–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (312) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 51–49 | 7–5 (4–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (236) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 63–60 | 8–5 (5–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (284) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 14, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 63–44 | 9–5 (6–3) | UPMC Events Center (288) Moon, PA |
| January 16, 202 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | W 76–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (7–3) | Beeghly Center (1,303) Youngstown, OH |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UIC | W 82–44 | 11–5 (8–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (430) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 23, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 68–47 | 12–5 (9–3) | Credit Union 1 Arena (466) Chicago, IL |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–55 | 13–5 (10–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (553) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | W 82–64 | 14–5 (11–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (428) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 64–56 | 15–5 (12–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (303) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 6, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 66–49 | 16–5 (13–3) | IUPUI Gymnasium (412) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wright State | W 78–53 | 17–5 (14–3) | Nutter Center (773) Dayton, OH |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | W 78–53 | 18–5 (15–3) | BB&T Arena (1,143) Highland Heights, KY |
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 71–59 | 19–5 (16–3) | Klotsche Center (719) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 56–71 | 19–6 (16–4) | Kress Events Center (2,202) Green Bay, WI |
| February 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 68–45 | 20–6 (17–4) | IUPUI Gymnasium (423) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 73–40 | 21–6 (18–4) | IUPUI Gymnasium (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| Horizon League Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (8) Robert Morris Quarterfinals | W 72–41 | 22–6 | IUPUI Gymnasium (400) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 7, 2022 Noon, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (7) Oakland Semifinals | W 86–63 | 23–6 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 8, 2022 Noon, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (4) Cleveland State Final | W 61–54 | 24–6 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022 10:00 p.m., ESPNU | (13 B) | at (4 B) No. 22 Oklahoma First Round | L 72–78 | 24–7 | Lloyd Noble Center (3,952) Norman, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Central. ||||||

## 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 |
| Coaches | 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.