# 2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2021–22 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eleventh year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 9–20 overall, and 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament they defeated Texas Tech in the First Round before losing to first seed Baylor in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the season 19–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the third seed in the Big 12 Tournament they defeated Oklahoma in the Quarterfinals before losing to West Virginia in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. As the eight seed in the Alamo Regional, the defeated Wake Forest in the First Round before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Second Round.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Southern Nazarene | W 64–40 | – | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,297) Stillwater, OK |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Colorado | L 45–55 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,575) Stillwater, OK |
| November 14, 2021* Noon, ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 67–50 | 1–1 | Moody Coliseum (463) Dallas, TX |
| November 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Missouri State | W 44–40 | 2–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,577) Stillwater, OK |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 68–48 | 3–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, TX |
| November 26, 2021* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Green Bay South Point Shootout | L 54–57 | 3–2 | South Point Arena (5,500) Enterprise, NV |
| November 27, 2021* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee South Point Shootout | L 55–80 | 3–3 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Auburn Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 66–77 | 3–4 | Auburn Arena (1,873) Auburn, AL |
| December 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Southern | W 75–33 | 4–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,848) Stillwater, OK |
| December 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | UT Arlington | W 61–46 | 5–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,073) Stillwater, OK |
| December 21, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | North Texas | Canceled | Canceled | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| December 28, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa | Canceled | Canceled | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 12 Texas | L 51–62 | 5–5 (0–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,041) Stillwater, OK |
| January 5, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas State | L 49–60 | 5–6 (0–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,823) Stillwater, OK |
| January 8, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 57–55 | 6–6 (1–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,910) Lubbock, TX |
| January 12, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 63–64 | 6–7 (1–3) | Schollmaier Arena (1,398) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 9 Iowa State | L 60–74 | 6–8 (1–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,937) Stillwater, OK |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 15т Baylor | L 49–67 | 6–9 (1–5) | Ferrell Center (4,078) Waco, TX |
| January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | L 58–84 | 6–10 (1–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,046) Stillwater, OK |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., BSOK | | at No. 18 Oklahoma Bedlam | L 58–84 | 6–11 (1–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,668) Norman, OK |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | L 54–68 | 6–12 (1–8) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,040) Stillwater, OK |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 56–65 | 6–13 (1–9) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,031) Lawrence, KS |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 11 Iowa State | L 58–76 | 6–14 (1–10) | Hilton Coliseum (10,443) Ames, IA |
| February 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | TCU | W 76–47 | 7–14 (2–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,759) Stillwater, OK |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 62–58 | 8–14 (3–10) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,002) Stillwater, OK |
| February 20, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Kansas State | L 38–56 | 8–15 (3–11) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,868) Manhattan, KS |
| February 23, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 5 Baylor | L 58–65 | 8–16 (3–12) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (423) Stillwater, OK |
| February 27, 2022 Noon, ESPNU | | at West Virginia | L 56–60 | 8–17 (3–13) | WVU Coliseum (2,220) Morgantown, WV |
| March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma Bedlam | L 76–79 | 8–18 (3–14) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,450) Stillwater, OK |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 9 Texas | L 50–65 | 8–19 (3–15) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,506) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Texas Tech First Round | W 73–58 | 9–19 | Municipal Auditorium (3,155) Kansas City, MO |
| March 11, 2022 1:30 p.m., ESPN | (9) | vs. (1) No. 4 Baylor Quarterfinals | L 36–76 | 9–20 | Municipal Auditorium (3,642) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.