# 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Dakota State Bison women's basketball team represented North Dakota State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach Jory Collins, played their home games at the Scheels Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as members of the Summit League. NDSU made the Summit League Tournament as the number 6 seed. They were defeated in the first round by Kansas City.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2020-21 season 15–9, 9–7 in Summit League play to finish in third place. In the Summit League Tournament, they defeated Denver in the quarterfinals, but lost to South Dakota in the semifinals. It was their best season finish since entering Division I in 2009.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2021* 7 PM, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 69-58 | 1-0 | Klotsche Center (951) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2021* 1 PM, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | L 54-71 | 1-1 | Kress Events Center (1,778) Green Bay, WI |
| November 17, 2021* 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Northern Iowa | L 63-76 | 1-2 | Scheels Center (504) Fargo, ND |
| November 20, 2021* 7 PM | | Montana | L 63-65 | 1-3 | Scheels Center (794) Fargo, ND |
| November 23, 2021* 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Dickinson State | W 95-42 | 2-3 | Scheels Center Fargo, ND |
| November 29, 2021* 6:30 pm, Big 12 on ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 57-78 | 2-4 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,213) Manhattan, KS |
| December 4, 2021* 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 83-72 | 3-4 | Scheels Center (391) Fargo, ND |
| December 9, 2021* 7:30 pm | | at No. 10 Arizona | L 47-59 | 3-5 | McKale Center (7,037) Tucson, AZ |
| December 12, 2021* 2 PM, Mountain West Network | | at Wyoming | L 45-71 | 3-6 | Arena-Auditorium (2,085) Laramie, WY |
| December 19, 2021* 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Jamestown | W 82-36 | 4-6 | Scheels Center (409) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 22, 2021 7 PM, MidcoSN2 | | at North Dakota | W 67-61 | 5-6 (1-0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (840) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 30, 2021 7 PM, MidcoSN2, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 60-77 | 5-7 (1-1) | Frost Arena (1,563) Brookings, SD |
| January 1, 2022 1 PM, MidcoSN, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota | L 38-65 | 5-8 (1-2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,632) Vermillion, SD |
| January 6, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Denver | W 74-68 | 6-8 (2-2) | Scheels Center (237) Fargo, ND |
| January 8, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Omaha | L 54-68 | 6-9 (2-3) | Scheels Center (202) Fargo, ND |
| January 13, 2022 7 PM | | at St. Thomas | L 62-73 | 6-10 (2-4) | Schoenecker Arena (547) St. Paul, MN |
| January 15, 2022 2 PM | | at Western Illinois | W 63-55 | 7-10 (3-4) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| January 20, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Kansas City | L 62-67 | 7-11 (3-5) | Scheels Center (373) Fargo, ND |
| January 22, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 74-70 | 8-11 (4-5) | Scheels Center (504) Fargo, ND |
| January 27, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | South Dakota | L 59-78 | 8-12 (4-6) | Scheels Center (402) Fargo, ND |
| January 29, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | L 60-76 | 8-13 (4-7) | Scheels Center (841) Fargo, ND |
| February 3, 2022 7 PM | | at Omaha | W 69-53 | 9-13 (5-7) | Baxter Arena (232) Omaha, NE |
| February 5, 2022 2 PM | | at Denver | L 48-62 | 9-14 (5-8) | Hamilton Gymnasium (301) Denver, CO |
| February 10, 2022 7 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 59-61 | 9-15 (5-9) | Scheels Center (330) Fargo, ND |
| February 12, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | St. Thomas | W 69-60 | 10-15 (6-9) | Scheels Center (656) Fargo, ND |
| February 17, 2022 7 PM | | at Oral Roberts | L 64-68 | 10-16 (6-10) | Mabee Center (221) Tulsa, OK |
| February 19, 2022 2 PM | | at Kansas City | L 67-76 | 10-17 (6-11) | Swinney Recreation Center (856) Kansas City, MO |
| February 26, 2022 1 PM, WDAY Xtra, ESPN+ | | North Dakota | W 81-64 | 11-17 (7-11) | Scheels Center (874) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 2:45 pm, MidcoSN, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Kansas City | L 74-81 | 11-18 | Denny Sanford Premier Center (3,825) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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