# 2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team

The 2021–22 UCF Knights women's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Knights compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the American Athletic Conference (The American). The Knights, in the program's 45th season of basketball, were led by sixth-year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, and play their home games at the Addition Financial Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. The Knights finished their regular season 22–3 and were American Athletic Conference champions at 14–1, winning the conference tournament and an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Florida in the first round before losing to UConn in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 68–39 | 1–0 | Addition Financial Arena (2,558) Orlando, FL |
| November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 15 Tennessee | L 41–49 | 1–1 | Addition Financial Arena (2,819) Orlando, FL |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Virginia | W 59–38 | 2–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,432) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 21, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 57–45 | 3–1 | Addition Financial Arena (2,385) Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2021* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 58–41 | 4–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (103) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. USC Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 56–47 | 5–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (114) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 2, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Arkansas | W 52–51 | 6–1 | Addition Financial Arena (2,777) Orlando, FL |
| December 12, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 61–47 | 7–1 | Hawkins Arena (972) Macon, GA |
| December 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Seton Hall | W 68–56 | 8–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (613) South Orange, NJ |
| December 18, 2021* 7:30 pm, BTN+ | | at Iowa | L 61–69 | 8–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,236) Iowa City, IA |
| December 29, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Princeton | Postponed | Postponed | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tulane | W 64–55 | 9–2 (1–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse (542) New Orleans, LA |
| January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | W 52–43 | 10–2 (2–0) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (534) Greenville, NC |
| January 11, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston | W 62–59 | 11–2 (3–0) | Addition Financial Arena (2,411) Orlando, FL |
| January 16, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 24 South Florida War on I-4 | W 61–57 | 12–2 (4–0) | Addition Financial Arena (2,763) Orlando, FL |
| January 19, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SMU | Canceled | Canceled | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 57–61 | 12–3 (4–1) | Fifth Third Arena (626) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tulane | W 69–67 | 13–3 (5–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,371) Orlando, FL |
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 68–50 | 14–3 (6–1) | Charles Koch Arena (1,283) Wichita, KS |
| January 31, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Temple Rescheduled from January 2 | W 64–55 | 15–3 (7–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,177) Orlando, FL |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Memphis | W 71–57 | 16–3 (8–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,712) Orlando, FL |
| February 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Houston | W 54–44 | 17–3 (9–1) | Fertitta Center (344) Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at South Florida War on I-4 | W 54–33 | 18–3 (10–1) | Yuengling Center (2,086) Tampa, FL |
| February 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 60–35 | 19–3 (11–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,289) Orlando, FL |
| February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 68–31 | 20–3 (12–1) | McGonigle Hall (1,173) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cincinnati | W 74–39 | 21–3 (13–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,806) Orlando, FL |
| March 2, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tulsa | W 61–48 | 22–3 (14–1) | Addition Financial Arena (2,435) Orlando, FL |
| AAC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) No. 25 | vs. (8) Tulsa Quarterfinals | W 69–54 | 23–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 9, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) No. 25 | vs. (6) SMU Semifinals | W 61–28 | 24–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 10, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 25 | vs. (2) South Florida Championship | W 53–45 | 25–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPNews | (7 B) No. 24 | vs. (10 B) Florida First Round | W 69–52 | 26–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073) Storrs, CT |
| March 21, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (7 B) No. 24 | at (2 B) No. 5 UConn Second Round | L 47–52 | 26–4 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport. All times are in Eastern 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 |