# 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 27th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Jersey Mike's Arena, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 11–20, 3–14 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. As the thirteenth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Penn State in the First Round before losing to Indiana in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the season 14–5, 10–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received a double-bye into the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament when they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the six seed in the Mercado Regional they lost to BYU in the First Round to end their season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Peter's | W 59–38 | 1–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,458) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | South Alabama | W 64–45 | 2–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,633) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Fairfield | W 48–42 | 3–0 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,288) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 16, 2021* 11:00 a.m. | | Stony Brook | L 44–53 | 3–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,015) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Harvard | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,776) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 25, 2021* Noon | | vs. DePaul Paradise Jam | L 74–77 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 26, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Vanderbilt Paradise Jam | L 40–51 | 4–3 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| November 27, 2021* 1:15 p.m. | | vs. No. 9 Arizona Paradise Jam | L 44–80 | 4–4 | Sports and Fitness Center (244) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | | at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 50–58 | 4–5 | Peterson Events Center (1,390) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 8 Maryland | L 59–73 | 4–6 (0–1) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,095) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Penn State | L 48–52 | 4–7 (0–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,881) University Park, PA |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | W 74–36 | 5–7 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,232) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | Central Connecticut State | W 56–45 | 6–7 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,192) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 18, 2021* Noon | | Wagner | W 73–54 | 7–7 | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,305) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 30, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 8 Indiana | Canceled | Canceled | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ |
| January 2, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | at Purdue | L 58–60 | 7–8 (0–3) | Mackey Arena (3,074) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | Minnesota | L 49–62 | 7–9 (0–4) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,001) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 9, 2022 Noon | | at No. 8 Michigan | L 47–76 | 7–10 (0–5) | Crisler Center (2,154) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern | L 63–68 | 7–11 (0–6) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (670) Evanston, IL |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Wisconsin | L 45–49 | 7–12 (0–7) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,581) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Ohio State | L 71–80 | 7–13 (0–8) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,219) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 17 Maryland | L 55–72 | 7–14 (0–9) | Xfinity Center (3,987) College Park, MD |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Michigan State | L 45–61 | 7–15 (0–10) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,335) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska Rescheduled from January 20 | L 38–50 | 7–16 (0–11) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,503) Lincoln, NE |
| February 7, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 23 Ohio State | L 57–61 | 7–17 (0–12) | Jersey Mike's Arena (3,383) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 p.m. | | Penn State | W 71–62 | 8–17 (1–12) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,933) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Minnesota | W 79–61 | 9–17 (2–12) | Williams Arena (2,747) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN | | Purdue | L 59–70 | 9–18 (2–13) | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,961) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 24, 2022 :00 p.m., BTN | | No. 21 Iowa | L 78–87 | 9–19 (2–14) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,852) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | W 66–56 | 10–19 (3–14) | State Farm Center (1,445) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN | (13) | vs. (12) Penn State First Round | W 75–50 | 11–19 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 3, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN | (13) | vs. (5) No. 14 Indiana Second Round | L 54–66 | 11–20 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (0) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.