2021–22 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
The 2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball season is expected to begin with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2021. The regular season will end in March, 2022. Regular season. The conference schedule will be released in 8 September. Records against other conferences. 2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (January 2, 2022): Regular Season Post Season Record against ranked non-conference opponents. This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP  Poll): "Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking" "† denotes game was played on neutral site" Head coaches. Coaching changes prior to the season. Purdue. On March 26, 2021; Purdue announced the 2021-2022 season will be the last year of the "Versyp Era" at Purdue, with Katie Gearlds joining the Lady Boilers staff and then succeeding Versyp as the head coach after the 2021-2022 season. The "Journal & Courier" reported on August 18, 2021 that Purdue University was investigating allegations that Versyp created a “toxic and hostile environment,” including verbally  attacking players and bullying a member of her coaching staff. It was announced on September 16, 2021 that Versyp would be retiring and replaced by Gearlds a year earlier than originally planned. Wisconsin. On March 9, 2021, the Badgers fired Jonathan Tsipis after five years as head coach. On March 25, 2021, Marisa Moseley was named the eighth head coach in Badgers history. Coaches. "Notes:"