# 2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by seventh-year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference. Kansas made the 2022 NCAA tournament, their first since 2013, losing in the second round to Stanford.

## Previous season

The Jayhawks finished the season 7–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the First Round. 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 |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 98–62 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,127) Lawrence, KS |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 83–60 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,122) Lawrence, KS |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 81–56 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,113) Lawrence, KS |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Louis | W 79–50 | 4–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,106) Lawrence, KS |
| November 26, 2021* 5:30 pm, FloSports | | vs. No. 11 Tennessee South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 58–68 | 4–1 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| November 27, 2021* 8:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. UTEP South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | W 81–55 | 5–1 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UTRGV | W 75–44 | 6–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,110) Lawrence, KS |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 74–67 | 7–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,228) Lawrence, KS |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | W 80–65 | 8–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (1,109) Lawrence, KS |
| December 21, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 68–55 | 9–1 | Charles Koch Arena (2,679) Wichita, KS |
| December 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from Kansas | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols from Kansas | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Oklahoma | L 68–82 | 9–2 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,655) Lawrence, KS |
| January 10, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU Rescheduled from January 2 | W 78–72 | 10–2 (1–1) | Schollmaier Arena (1,370) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 13 Texas | W 70–66 | 11–2 (2–1) | Frank Erwin Center (2,379) Austin, TX |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 16 Baylor | L 79–82 | 11–3 (2–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,688) Lawrence, KS |
| January 19, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 61–69 | 11–4 (2–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,027) Manhattan, KS |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 71–57 | 12–4 (3–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,176) Lawrence, KS |
| January 26, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Iowa State | L 62–77 | 12–5 (3–4) | Hilton Coliseum (9,418) Ames, IA |
| January 29, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | W 68–54 | 13–5 (4–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,040) Stillwater, OK |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | W 65–56 | 14–5 (5–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,031) Lawrence, KS |
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | W 75–60 | 15–5 (6–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,615) Lawrence, KS |
| February 9, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | W 65–47 | 16–5 (7–4) | WVU Coliseum (1,151) Morgantown, WV |
| February 12, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 63–51 | 17–5 (8–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,709) Lawrence, KS |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | West Virginia Rescheduled from January 5 | W 74–63 | 18–5 (9–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (854) Lawrence, KS |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 71–68 | 19–5 (10–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,291) Lubbock, TX |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 9 Iowa State | L 59–85 | 19–6 (10–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,901) Lawerence, KS |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 5 Baylor | L 77–85 | 19–7 (10–6) | Ferrell Center (5,639) Waco, TX |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas | L 60–70 | 19–8 (10–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,490) Lawrence, KS |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, BSOK | | at No. 19 Oklahoma | W 73–67 | 20–8 (11–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,104) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2022 11:00 am, ESPNU/ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) No. 21 Oklahoma Quarterfinals | L 68–80 | 20–9 | Municipal Auditorium (2,679) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Georgia Tech First Round | W 77–58 | 21–9 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 20, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (8 W) | at (1 W) No. 2 Stanford Second Round | L 65–91 | 21–10 | Maples Pavilion (4,189) Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||