# 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twentieth-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).
They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in ASUN play, to win the ASUN regular season. They were the first seed in the ASUN tournament, and they defeated North Florida, Liberty and Jacksonville State to win the tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech before falling to Maryland in the second round to end their season.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 p.m. | | Florida Memorial | W 105–41 | 1–0 | Alico Arena (1,063) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 12, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | Temple | W 70–53 | 2–0 | Alico Arena (1,697) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 14, 2021* 1:30 p.m. | | at LSU | W 88–74 | 3–0 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,097) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 19, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Manhattan ASUN/MAAC Challenge | W 88–57 | 4–0 | HP Field House (212) Orlando, FL |
| November 20, 2021* Noon | | vs. Fairfield ASUN/MAAC Challenge | W 83–61 | 5–0 | HP Field House (203) Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2021* 4:45 p.m. | No. 25 | vs. Tennessee Tech San Juan Shootout | W 81–69 | 6–0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, PR |
| November 27, 2021* 4:45 p.m. | No. 25 | vs. Saint Louis San Juan Shootout | W 73–65 | 7–0 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (200) San Juan, PR |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Princeton | L 55–58 | 7–1 | Alico Arena (2,045) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 80–52 | 8–1 | Alico Arena (1,282) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Ave Maria | W 99–37 | 9–1 | Alico Arena (1,372) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 20, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Michigan State West Palm Beach Invitational | W 85–84 $^{2OT}$ | 10–1 | Massimino Court (0) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 21, 2021* 1:15 p.m. | | vs. High Point West Palm Beach Invitational | W 86–50 | 11–1 | Massimino Court (0) West Palm Beach, FL |
| December 29, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at Fordham | Canceled | Canceled | Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY |
| ASUN Regular Season ||||||
| January 5, 2022 5:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 88–57 | 12–1 (1–0) | Alico Arena (1,474) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 9, 2022 5:00 p.m. | | at Jacksonville | W 83–64 | 13–1 (2–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (60) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Kennesaw State | W 100–65 | 14–1 (3–0) | KSU Convocation Center (733) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 73–69 | 15–1 (4–0) | Alico Arena (1,737) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Stetson | W 78–41 | 16–1 (5–0) | Edmunds Center (402) DeLand, FL |
| January 22, 2022 2:45 p.m. | No. 23 | at Jacksonville State | W 66–44 | 17–1 (6–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (980) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 27, 2022 7:30 p.m. | | Eastern Kentucky | W 92–70 | 18–1 (7–0) | Alico Arena (2,188) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m. | | Bellarmine | W 98–66 | 19–1 (8–0) | Alico Arena (2,047) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 3, 2022 6:30 p.m. | No. 22 | at Central Arkansas | W 71–44 | 20–1 (9–0) | Farris Center (305) Conway, AR |
| February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m. | No. 22 | at Lipscomb | W 73–55 | 21–1 (10–0) | Allen Arena (523) Nashville, TN |
| February 9, 2022 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 | North Alabama | W 63–53 | 22–1 (11–0) | Alico Arena (1,601) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 | Stetson | L 55–58 | 22–2 (11–1) | Alico Arena (2,076) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Kennesaw State | W 64–48 | 23–2 (12–1) | Alico Arena (1,544) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 | at North Florida | W 63–52 | 24–2 (13–1) | UNF Arena (471) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m. | No. 24 | at Liberty | W 69–61 | 25–2 (14–1) | Liberty Arena (1,631) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m. | No. 24 | Jacksonville | W 78–55 | 26–2 (15–1) | Alico Arena (2,031) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1E) No. 22 | (5E) North Florida Quarterfinals | W 71–60 | 27–2 | Alico Arena (1,388) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1E) No. 22 | (3E) Stetson Semifinals | W 82–67 | 28–2 | Alico Arena (1,520) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1E) No. 22 | (1W) Jacksonville State Final | W 69–54 | 29–2 | Alico Arena (2,505) Fort Myers, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (12S) No. 23 | (5S) No. 16 Virginia Tech First round | W 84–81 | 30–2 | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| March 20, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN | (12S) No. 23 | (4S) No. 13 Maryland Second round | L 65–89 | 30–3 | Xfinity Center (4,575) College Park, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received votes |
The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.