# 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Buffalo Bulls women's basketball team represented the University at Buffalo during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, led by tenth-year head coach Felisha Legette-Jack, play their home games at Alumni Arena as members of the Mid-American Conference.
They finished the season 25–9, 16–4 in MAC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the MAC tournament they defeated Western Michigan, Akron, and Ball State to win the championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were the thirteenth seed in the Wichita Region. They were defeated in the First Round by fourth seed Tennessee to end their season.

## Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2020–21 season 15–9, 11–6 in MAC play to win finish in a tie for third place. As the fourth seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Kent State in the Quarterfinals before losing to Bowling Green in the Semifinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Daemen | W 98–43 | – | Alumni Arena (1,098) Buffalo, NY |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 102–42 | 1–0 | Alumni Arena (1,189) Buffalo, NY |
| November 20, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis | L 60–88 | 1–1 | Imperial Arena (667) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 21, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis | L 72–93 | 1–2 | Imperial Arena (591) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis | W 88–79 | 2–2 | Imperial Arena (329) Paradise Island, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | James Madison | W 62–45 | 3–2 | Alumni Arena (1,164) Buffalo, NY |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 95–55 | 4–2 | Alumni Arena (1,265) Buffalo, NY |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Rhode Island | W 69–55 | 5–2 | Alumni Arena (1,280) Buffalo, NY |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | VCU | W 62–60 | 6–2 | Alumni Arena (1,211) Buffalo, NY |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | Jadwin Gymnasium (537) Princeton, NJ |
| December 20, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 69–80 | 6–4 | Sojka Pavilion (395) Lewisburg, PA |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 92–75 | 7–4 (1–0) | Alumni Arena (1,198) Buffalo, NY |
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 88–83 | 8–4 (2–0) | Millett Hall (325) Oxford, OH |
| January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 82–66 | 9–4 (3–0) | Stroh Center (1,168) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 17, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 65–62 | 10–4 (4–0) | Alumni Arena (1,156) Buffalo, NY |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Akron | W 76–59 | 11–4 (5–0) | Alumni Arena (1,116) Buffalo, NY |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Toledo | L 66–75 | 11–5 (5–1) | Savage Arena (4,024) Toledo, OH |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 66–68 | 11–6 (5–2) | Convocation Center (378) Athens, OH |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ball State | L 70–72 | 11–7 (5–3) | Alumni Arena (1,099) Buffalo, NY |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 68–61 | 12–7 (6–3) | Alumni Arena (1,279) Buffalo, NY |
| February 2, 2022 Noon, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 69–62 | 13–7 (7–3) | Convocation Center (179) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 82–74 | 14–7 (8–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,285) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 71–64 | 15–7 (9–3) | Alumni Arena (1,233) Buffalo, NY |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 93–68 | 16–7 (10–3) | Alumni Arena (1,270) Buffalo, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 64–69 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (10–4) | Convocation Center (443) DeKalb, IL |
| February 16, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | W 67–62 | 17–8 (11–4) | Worthen Arena (1,002) Muncie, IN |
| February 19, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 83–71 | 18–8 (12–4) | Alumni Arena (2,214) Buffalo, NY |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 79–65 | 19–8 (13–4) | Alumni Arena (1,322) Buffalo, NY |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Kent State | W 79–65 | 20–8 (14–4) | MAC Center (789) Kent, OH |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 86–60 | 21–8 (15–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (475) Akron, OH |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 81–62 | 22–8 (16–4) | Alumni Arena (2,575) Buffalo, NY |
| MAC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Western Michigan Quarterfinals | W 63–49 | 23–8 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH |
| March 11, 2022 12:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Akron Semifinals | W 82–43 | 24–8 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH |
| March 12, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBSSN | (2) | vs. (5) Ball State Final | W 79–75 | 25–8 | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (0) Cleveland, OH |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022 3:00 p.m., ABC | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 18 Tennessee First Round | L 67–80 | 25–9 | Thompson–Boling Arena (0) Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=Wichita. 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.