2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team
The 2021–22 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represents the University of Michigan during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines are led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her tenth year, and play their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marks the program's 40th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 13 |
| 2021–22 record | 10–1 (2–0 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Crisler Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Michigan | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 1 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Indiana | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Maryland | 2 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Iowa | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 1 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Ohio State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 1 | – | 1 | .500 | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner As of December 12, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Wolverines finished the 2020–21 season with a 16–6 record, including 9–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. They also reached No. 11 in the AP Poll, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.[1]
Offseason
On April 1, 2021, former assistant coach Toyelle Wilson was named the head coach at SMU.[2]
On September 10, 2021, Kim Barnes Arico signed a contract extension through the 2025–26 season.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | Grand Valley State | W 80–57 | – |
Crisler Center (1,672) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm |
No. 11 | IUPUI | W 67–62 OT | 1–0 |
Crisler Center (1,948) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm |
No. 11 | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 82–46 | 2–0 |
Crisler Center (2,363) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm |
No. 13 | UMass Lowell | W 73–54 | 3–0 |
Crisler Center (1,957) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| November 20, 2021* 1:00 pm |
No. 13 | at Central Michigan | W 69–45 | 4–0 |
McGuirk Arena (2,654) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||||
| November 22, 2021* 7:00 pm |
No. 13 | Oakland | W 69–58 | 5–0 |
Crisler Center (1,967) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| November 26, 2021* 6:45 pm |
No. 12 | vs. No. 16 Oregon State Daytona Beach Invitational |
W 61–52 | 6–0 |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
| November 27, 2021* 4:30 pm |
No. 12 | vs. Mississippi State Daytona Beach Invitational |
W 64–48 | 7–0 |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 12 | at No. 10 Louisville ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 48–70 | 7–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (7,309) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm |
No. 12 | Akron | W 93–54 | 8–1 |
Crisler Center (2,274) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| December 9, 2021 9:00 pm, BTN |
No. 13 | at Wisconsin | W 93–81 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Kohl Center (2,669) Madison, WI | ||||||
| December 12, 2021 2:00 pm |
No. 13 | Minnesota | W 73–61 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Crisler Center (2,484) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 13 | vs. No. 5 Baylor Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase |
Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT | ||||||||
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| December 31, 2021 12:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 9:00 pm, BTN |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm |
Rutgers | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| January 13, 2022 TBA |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm |
Wisconsin | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| January 24, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN |
Purdue | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Ohio State Rivalry |
Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Indiana | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| February 3, 2022 8:00 pm |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
| February 6, 2022 2:00 pm |
Iowa | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| February 10, 2022 6:30 pm, BTN |
at Michigan State Rivalry |
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||||
| February 13, 2022 TBA |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
| February 20, 2022 3:00 pm, BTN |
Maryland | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan State Rivalry |
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
| February 27, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[4][5] | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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| AP | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 10 | 10^ | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
- VanMetre, Sarah (March 25, 2021). "Michigan to Face No. 2 Seed Baylor in First NCAA Sweet 16 Appearance". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- "Toyelle Wilson named new SMU coach after stops at Michigan, Baylor". ESPN.com. April 1, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- VanMetre, Sarah (September 10, 2021). "Barnes Arico Inks Contract Extension Through 2025-26". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- VanMetre, Sarah (September 8, 2021). "Women's Basketball Announces 2021-22 Schedule". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
