# 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by thirty-sixth year head coach Tara VanDerveer, and they played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They entered this season as the defending NCAA champions.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 6, 2021 12:00 pm, N/A | No. 3 | Clarke | W 105–35 | – | 14 – Jones | 11 – Iriafen | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,338) Stanford, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2021 3:00 pm, live stream | No. 3 | Morgan State | W 91–36 | 1–0 | 12 – Belibi | 5 – Tied | 4 – Le. Hull | Maples Pavilion (2,696) Stanford, CA |
| November 14, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | No. 25 Texas | L 56–61 | 1–1 | 16 – Le. Hull | 11 – Le. Hull | 5 – Jones | Maples Pavilion (3,681) Stanford, CA |
| November 16, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 7 | Portland | W 77–55 | 2–1 | 21 – Brink | 12 – Jones | 10 – Jones | Maples Pavilion (2,352) Stanford, CA |
| November 21, 2021 1:00 pm, SWX | No. 7 | at Gonzaga | W 66–62 | 3–1 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Le. Hull | 7 – La. Hull | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 25, 2021 10:30 am, FloHoops | No. 7 | vs. No. 4 Indiana Baha Mar Hoops | W 69–66 | 4–1 | 21 – Brink | 22 – Brink | 5 – Brink | Baha Mar Convention Center (1,307) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2021 9:00 am, FloHoops | No. 7 | vs. No. 18 South Florida Baha Mar Hoops | L 54–57 | 4–2 | 23 – Brink | 11 – Brink | 5 – La. Hull | Baha Mar Convention Center (205) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021 12:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 7 | vs. No. 2 Maryland Baha Mar Hoops | W 86–68 | 5–2 | 21 – Jump | 13 – Jones | 4 – Jones | Baha Mar Convention Center (1,237) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 12, 2021 12:00 pm, live stream | No. 4 | Pacific | W 91–62 | 6–2 | 25 – Brink | 11 – Brink | 5 – Wilson | Maples Pavilion (2,789) Stanford, CA |
| December 15, 2021 7:00 pm, live stream | No. 3 | UC Davis | W 68–42 | 7–2 | 17 – Jump | 10 – Brink | 5 – Le. Hull | Maples Pavilion (2,620) Stanford, CA |
| December 18, 2021 2:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry | W 74–63 | 8–2 | 18 – Jones | 19 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Thompson-Boling Arena (10,017) Knoxville, TN |
| December 21, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 61–65 | 8–3 | 17 – Le. Hull | 9 – Prechtel | 4 – Prechtel | Colonial Life Arena (13,070) Columbia, SC |
| December 31, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the Washington program. | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| January 2, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at Washington State | W 82–44 | 9–3 (1–0) | 24 – Jones | 16 – Jones | 3 – Jones | Beasley Coliseum (873) Pullman, WA |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Oregon | W 80–68 | 10–3 (2–0) | 33 – Le. Hull | 7 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA |
| January 9, 2022 3:00 pm, live stream | No. 2 | Gonzaga | W 66–50 | 11–3 | 21 – Jump | 16 – Brink | 4 – Le. Hull | Maples Pavilion (32) Stanford, CA |
| January 14, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at No. 22 Colorado | W 60–52 | 12–3 (3–0) | 11 – Jones | 8 – Tied | 5 – Jones | CU Events Center (3,744) Boulder, CO |
| January 16, 2022 11:00 am, P12N | No. 2 | at Utah | W 83–73 | 13–3 (4–0) | 24 – Brink | 11 – Brink | 4 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,911) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | California | W 97–74 | 14–3 (5–0) | 26 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 7 – Hamilton | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA |
| January 23, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at California | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols within the California program. | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 28, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Arizona State | W 78–50 | 15–3 (6–0) | 12 – Tied | 10 – Jones | 3 – Jones | Maples Pavilion (2,551) Stanford, CA |
| January 30, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | No. 8 Arizona | W 75–69 | 16–3 (7–0) | 25 – Brink | 15 – Brink | 6 – Jones | Maples Pavilion (3,479) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at UCLA | W 76–48 | 17–3 (8–0) | 20 – Belibi | 13 – Belibi | 7 – La. Hull | Pauley Pavilion (2,100) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2022 3:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at USC | W 83–57 | 18–3 (9–0) | 26 – Brink | 14 – Brink | 6 – Wilson | Galen Center (1,274) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 9, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Oregon State | W 82–59 | 19–3 (10–0) | 19 – Jump | 6 – Jones | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,354) Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Utah | W 91–64 | 20–3 (11–0) | 15 – Jones | 7 – Brink | 6 – Wilson | Maples Pavilion (3,044) Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Colorado | W 63–46 | 21–3 (12–0) | 14 – Le. Hull | 11 – Brink | 5 – Wilson | Maples Pavilion (3,038) Stanford, CA |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | at Oregon State | W 87–63 | 22–3 (13–0) | 21 – Le. Hull | 10 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (5,004) Corvallis, OR |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 2 | at Oregon | W 66–62 | 23–3 (14–0) | 18 – Jones | 9 – Jones | 3 – Wilson | Matthew Knight Arena (8,981) Eugene, OR |
| February 24, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Washington State | W 61–54 | 24–3 (15–0) | 16 – Brink | 15 – Brink | 4 – Jones | Maples Pavilion (3,007) Stanford, CA |
| February 26, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 2 | Washington | W 63–56 | 25–3 (16–0) | 17 – Brink | 11 – Brink | 4 – La. Hull | Maples Pavilion (3,777) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2022 2:30 pm, P12N | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals | W 57–44 | 26–3 | 20 – Jones | 14 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,122) Paradise, NV |
| March 4, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | (1) No. 2 | vs. (5) Colorado Semifinals | W 71–45 | 27–3 | 17 – Jones | 9 – Brink | 5 – La. Hull | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,917) Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) No. 2 | vs. (6) Utah Championship | W 73–48 | 28–3 | 19 – Jones | 7 – Belibi | 4 – Tied | Michelob Ultra Arena (4,709) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1 S) No. 2 | (16 S) Montana State First Round | W 78–37 | 29–3 | 15 – Jump | 13 – Belibi | 5 – Le. Hull | Maples Pavilion (3,648) Stanford, CA |
| March 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (1 S) No. 2 | (8 S) Kansas Second Round | W 91–65 | 30–3 | 36 – Le. Hull | 12 – Brink | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,189) Stanford, CA |
| March 25, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN | (1 S) No. 2 | vs. (4 S) No. 13 Maryland Sweet Sixteen | W 72–66 | 31–3 | 19 – Le. Hull | 10 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Spokane Arena (7,142) Spokane, WA |
| March 27, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN | (1 S) No. 2 | vs. (2 S) No. 6 Texas Elite Eight | W 59–50 | 32–3 | 20 – Le. Hull | 12 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Spokane Arena (7,739) Spokane, WA |
| April 1, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN | (1 S) No. 2 | vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Final Four | L 58–63 | 32–4 | 20 – Jones | 11 – Jones | 3 – Jones | Target Center (18,268) Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Spokane B=Bridgeport. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | 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 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 3 (5) | 3 (5)* | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 (11) | 2 (9) | Not released |
| Coaches | 2т (13) | 2т (13)* | 2т (13)^ | 5 (1) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (12) | 2 (4) | 3 |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.