# 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
On January 23, 2022 against Oklahoma, junior Ayoka Lee set an NCAA women's basketball record of 61 points in a single game, breaking the previous record of 60 points.

## Previous season

They finished the season 9–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they defeated Texas Tech in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Quarterfinals. 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 ||||||
| October 31, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | Washburn | W 68–39 | – | Bramlage Coliseum (2,395) Manhattan, KS |
| November 5, 2021* 6:30 p.m. | | Pittsburg State | W 101–54 | – | Bramlage Coliseum (2,307) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season (10–2) ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 103–40 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,183) Manhattan, KS |
| November 12, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin Preseason WNIT | W 44–30 | 2–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,209) Manhattan, KS |
| November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky Preseason WNIT | W 76–44 | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,212) Manhattan, KS |
| November 15, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina A&T Preseason WNIT | W 73–49 | 4–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,184) Manhattan, KS |
| November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 5 NC State Preseason WNIT | L 69–90 | 4–1 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,156) Raleigh, NC |
| November 23, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 93–53 | 5–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,406) Manhattan, KS |
| November 27, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | W 70–36 | 6–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,344) Manhattan, KS |
| November 29, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 78–57 | 7–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,213) Manhattan, KS |
| December 3, 2021* 6:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 1 South Carolina Big 12/SEC Challenge | L 44–65 | 7–2 | Colonial Life Arena (11,657) Columbia, SC |
| December 8, 2021* 5:00 p.m. | | at Omaha | W 87–56 | 8–2 | Baxter Arena (311) Omaha, NE |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | W 79–73 | 9–2 | Frost Arena (768) Brookings, SD |
| December 18, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon | W 68–56 | 10–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,209) Manhattan, KS |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | UIC | Cancelled | Cancelled | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season (9–9) ||||||
| January 2, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 10 Baylor | W 68–59 | 11–2 (1–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,393) Manhattan, KS |
| January 5, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | W 60–49 | 12–2 (2–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,823) Stillwater, OK |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | W 71–61 | 13–2 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum (1,639) Morgantown, WV |
| January 11, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | No. 9 Iowa State | L 70–73 | 13–3 (3–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,948) Manhattan, KS |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at Texas Tech | L 45–64 | 13–4 (3–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,015) Lubbock, TX |
| January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 69–61 | 14–4 (4–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,027) Manhattan, KS |
| January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 14 Oklahoma | W 94–65 | 15–4 (5–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,347) Manhattan, KS |
| January 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., LHN | No. 25 | at No. 9 Texas | L 48–66 | 15–5 (5–3) | Frank Erwin Center (2,281) Austin, TX |
| January 29, 2022 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 | TCU | W 63–54 | 16–5 (6–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,157) Manhattan, KS |
| February 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | at No. 11 Iowa State | L 55–70 | 16–6 (6–4) | Hilton Coliseum (9,511) Ames, IA |
| February 5, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 25 | Texas Tech | W 82–75 | 17–6 (7–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,588) Manhattan, KS |
| February 9, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 10 Baylor | L 50–95 | 17–7 (7–5) | Ferrell Center (4,181) Waco, TX |
| February 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 51–63 | 17–8 (7–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,709) Lawrence, KS |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oklahoma State | W 56–36 | 18–8 (8–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,868) Manhattan, KS |
| February 23, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 Texas | L 51–62 | 18–9 (8–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,927) Manhattan, KS |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., BSOK | | at No. 20 Oklahoma | L 69–72 | 18–10 (8–8) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| March 2, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Virginia | L 62–74 $^{2OT}$ | 18–11 (8–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,478) Manhattan, KS |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | W 61–50 | 19–11 (9–9) | Schollmaier Arena (1,595) Fort Worth, TX |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament (0–1) ||||||
| March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) No. 7 Texas Quarterfinals | L 65–72 | 19–12 | Municipal Auditorium (5,163) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament (1–1) ||||||
| March 19, 2022 10:30 a.m., ESPN2 | (B 9) | vs. (B 8) Washington State First round | W 50–40 | 20–12 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,800) Raleigh, NC |
| March 21, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN | (B 9) | at (B 1) No. 3 NC State Second round | L 57–89 | 20–13 | Reynolds Coliseum (4,808) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.