# 2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented the Indiana University Bloomington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by head coach Teri Moren in her eighth season, and played their home games at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Hoosiers finished the 2020–21 season with a 21–5 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in the conference. They received an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2021* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | Indianapolis | W 97–43 | – | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1,842) Bloomington, IN |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | No. 8 | at Butler | W 86–63 | 1–0 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,360) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 13 Kentucky Rivalry | W 88–67 | 2–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,394) Bloomington, IN |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 4 | Norfolk State | W 72–42 | 3–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,398) Bloomington, IN |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 4 | at Quinnipiac | W 67–59 | 4–0 | People's United Center (1,415) Hamden, CT |
| November 25, 2021* 1:30 pm, FloHoops | No. 4 | vs. No. 7 Stanford Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | L 66–69 | 4–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021* 8:30 pm, FloHoops | No. 4 | vs. Miami Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship | W 53–51 | 5–1 | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 2, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | No. 2 NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–66 | 5–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,242) Bloomington, IN |
| December 6, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Penn State | W 70–40 | 6–2 (1–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,224) Bloomington, IN |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 10 | Fairfield | W 91–58 | 7–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,091) Bloomington, IN |
| December 12, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 20 Ohio State | W 86–66 | 8–2 (2–0) | Value City Arena (3,606) Columbus, OH |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 10 | Western Michigan | W 67–57 | 9–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,327) Bloomington, IN |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 8 | Wright State | Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| December 23, 2021* 1:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 8 | Southern Illinois | W 70–37 | 10–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,735) Bloomington, IN |
| December 30, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | No. 8 | at Rutgers | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Rutgers | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Rutgers | Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| January 2, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 6 Maryland | W 70–63 $^{OT}$ | 11–2 (3–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,572) Bloomington, IN |
| January 5, 2022 7:30 pm, BTN+ | No. 6 | at Wisconsin | W 76–53 | 12–2 (4–0) | Kohl Center (2,053) Madison, WI |
| January 13, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 6 | Nebraska | W 72–65 | 13–2 (5–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,477) Bloomington, IN |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, FS1 | No. 6 | at Purdue Rivalry / Crimson and Gold Cup | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (6–0) | Mackey Arena (8,505) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 6 | Michigan State | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Indiana | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 6 | Illinois | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois | Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols from Illinois | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at No. 6 Michigan | L 50–65 | 14–3 (6–1) | Crisler Center (4,198) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 5 | Minnesota | W 80–70 | 15–3 (7–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 5 | Purdue | W 64–57 | 16–3 (8–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,891) Bloomington, IN |
| February 10, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 7 | at Illinois | W 93–61 | 17–3 (9–1) | State Farm Center (1,198) Champaign, IL |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 7 | Michigan State Rescheduled from January 19th | W 76–58 | 18–3 (10–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,560) Bloomington, IN |
| February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Nebraska | L 55–72 | 18–4 (10–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,109) Lincoln, NE |
| February 17, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 5 | Northwestern | W 69–58 | 19–4 (11–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,632) Bloomington, IN |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 5 | No. 22 Iowa | L 91–96 | 19–5 (11–3) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,052) Bloomington, IN |
| February 21, 2022 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 21 Iowa Rescheduled from January 23rd | L 81–89 | 19–6 (11–4) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,510) Iowa City, IA |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 13 Maryland | L 64–67 | 19–7 (11–5) | Xfinity Center (7,532) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN | (5) No. 14 | vs. (13) Rutgers Second Round | W 66–54 | 20–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 4, 2022 2:00 pm, BTN | (5) No. 14 | vs. (4) No. 11 Maryland Quarterfinals | W 62–51 | 21–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 5, 2022 3:30 pm, BTN | (5) No. 14 | vs. (1) No. 13 Ohio State Semifinals | W 70–62 | 22–7 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) No. 14 | vs. (2) No. 12 Iowa Championship game | L 67–74 | 22–8 | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (8,709) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 B) No. 11 | (14 B) Charlotte First Round | W 85–51 | 23–8 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (6,389) Bloomington, IN |
| March 21, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (3 B) No. 11 | (11 B) No. 25 Princeton Second Round | W 56–55 | 24–8 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (9,627) Bloomington, IN |
| March 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN | (3 B) No. 11 | vs. (2 B) No. 5 UConn Sweet Sixteen | L 58–75 | 24–9 | Total Mortgage Arena (8,502) Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Sources: ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | 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 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 7 | 7* | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
* Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.