2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season
The 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2021 followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 9, 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 2021. This was the tenth season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 62nd since the conference was established under its current charter as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959. Including the history of the Pacific Coast Conference, which operated from 1915 to 1959 and is considered by the Pac-12 as a part of its own history, this is the Pac-12's 106th season of basketball.
| 2021–22 Pac–12 women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network |
| Regular season | |
| Pac-12 Tournament | |
| 2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Pac-12 Tournament is scheduled for March 9–12, 2022 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada.
Pre-season
Recruiting classes
| Team | ESPN | Signees |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | ― | |
| Arizona State | ― | |
| California | ― | |
| Colorado | - | |
| Oregon | ― | |
| Oregon State | ― | |
| Stanford | - | |
| UCLA | - | |
| USC | ― | |
| Utah | ― | |
| Washington | - | |
| Washington State | - |
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Wooden[1] | Naismith[2] | Lieberman[3] | Drysdale[4] | Miller[5] | McClain[6] | Leslie[7] | Wade |
| Cameron Brink – Stanford Mya Hollingshed – Colorado Lexie Hull – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA Te-Hina Pao Pao – Oregon Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Lexie Hull – Stanford Haley Jones – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Nancy Mulkey – Washington Charisma Osborne – UCLA Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon Sam Thomas – Arizona |
Gina Conti – UCLA Dru Gylten – Utah Te-Hina Pao Pao – Oregon |
Taylor Chavez – Arizona Lexie Hull – Stanford Charlisse Leger-Walker – Washington State Charisma Osborne – UCLA Sydney Parrish – Oregon |
Haley Jones – Stanford Sam Thomas – Arizona |
Cameron Brink – Stanford Taylor Jones – Oregon State Alissa Pili – USC Nyara Sabally – Oregon |
Fran Belibi – Stanford Nancy Mulkey – Washington Bella Murekatete – Washington State |
Preseason polls
Pac-12 Media days
The Pac-12 will conduct its 2021 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October 13, 2021 (Pac-12 Network).[8]
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
- Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff
- Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer(MBB) – Jamie Zaninovich
- Arizona –
- Arizona State –
- California –
- Colorado –
- Oregon –
- Oregon State –
- Stanford –
- UCLA –
- USC –
- Utah –
- Washington –
- Washington State –
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanford | 121 | 11 |
| 2. | Oregon | 108 | 1 |
| 3. | UCLA | 101 | -- |
| 4. | Oregon State | 86 | -- |
| 5. | Arizona | 83 | -- |
| 6. | Washington State | 70 | -- |
| 7. | Colorado | 65 | -- |
| 8. | Arizona State | 47 | -- |
| 9. | USC | 45 | -- |
| T10. | Utah | 25 | -- |
| T11. | Washington | 25 | -- |
| 12. | California | 16 | -- |
Source:[9]
| Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stanford | 312 | 26 |
| 2. | Oregon | 275 | -- |
| 3. | UCLA | 250 | -- |
| 4. | Oregon State | 236 | -- |
| 5. | Arizona | 215 | -- |
| 6. | Washington State | 178 | -- |
| 7. | Colorado | 142 | -- |
| 8. | Arizona State | 129 | -- |
| 9. | USC | 125 | -- |
| T10. | Utah | 66 | -- |
| 11. | Washington | 60 | -- |
| 12. | California | 40 | -- |
Source:[10]
Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Jones | Oregon State | Jr. | F | 6'4 | Forney, TX (Dallas Christian School) |
| Talia von Oelhoffen | Oregon State | So. | F | 5'11 | Pasco, WA (Chiawana HS) |
| Cameron Brink | Stanford | So. | F | 6'4 | Beaverton, OR ( Mountainside HS) |
| Lexie Hull | Stanford | Sr. | F | 6'0 | Spokane, WA (Central Valley HS) |
| Haley Jones | Stanford | Jr. | G | 6'1 | Santa Cruz, CA (Archbishop Mitty HS) |
| Te-Hina PaoPao | Oregon | So. | G | 5'9 | Oceanside, CA (La Jolla Country Day School) |
| Alissa Pili | USC | So. | F | 6'0 | Anchorage, AK (Dimond HS) |
| Mya Hollingshed | Colorado | Sr. | G/F | 6'3 | Houston, TX (Bellaire HS) |
| Sedona Prince | Oregon | R-Jr. | F/C | 6'7 | Liberty Hill, TX (Liberty Hill HS) |
| Endyia Rogers | Oregon | Jr. | G | 5'7 | Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS) |
| Charisma Osborne | UCLA | Jr. | G | 5'9 | Moreno Valley, CA (Windward School) |
| Sam Thomas | Arizona | GS. | F | 6'0 | Bloomfield Hills, MI (Centennial HS) |
| Cate Reese | Arizona | Sr. | F | 6'2 | Cypress, TX(Cypress Woods HS) |
| Nyara Sabally | Oregon | Jr. | F | 6'5 | Berlin, Germany (Rotteck Gymnasium) |
| Charlisse Leger-Walker | Washington State | So. | G | 5'10 | Waikato, New Zealand (St. Peter's School) |
- Honorable Mention
- Kennedy Brown (OSU); Gina Conti (UCLA); Natalie Chou (UCLA); Dalayah Daniels (CAL); Dru Gylten (UTAH); Taya Hanson (ASU); Krystal Leger-Walker (WSU) Brynna Maxwell (UTAH); Nancy Mulkey (WASH); Jaylyn Sherrod (COLO); Anna Wilson (STAN).
Regular season
The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.
Early season tournaments
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Paradise Jam | 1st |
| Arizona State | Cancún Challenge | T-3rd (Mayan) |
| California | Raising the B.A.R. Invitational | – |
| Colorado | Rocky Mountain Hoops Classic | – |
| Oregon | Battle 4 Atlantis | 3rd |
| Oregon State | Daytona Beach Invitational | — |
| Stanford | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | – |
| UCLA | Gulf Coast Showcase | 7th |
| USC | Cancún Challenge | T-2nd (Rivera) |
| Utah | Rainbow Wahine Showdown | – |
| Washington | Goombay Slapsh | – |
| Washington State | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | – |
Records against other conferences
2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 27, 2021):
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference Record |
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| Nov 12 | No. 6 Louisville | No. 22 Arizona† | Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD | Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational | UA 61―59 | 1―0 |
| Nov 14 | No. 25 Texas | No. 3 Stanford | Maples Pavilion ● Stanford, CA | ― | 56–61 | 1–1 |
| Nov 20 | No. 10 Louisville | Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena ● Seattle, WA | ― | 53―61 | 1―2 |
| Nov 20 | Oklahoma | No. 9 Oregon† | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | ORE 98―93 | 2―2 |
| Nov 21 | No. 7 Stanford | Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center ● Spokane WA | ― | STAN 66―62 | 3―2 |
| Nov 21 | Virginia | No. 20 UCLA | Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA | ― | UCLA 69–57 | 4―2 |
| Nov 22 | No. 23 South Florida | No. 9 Oregon † | Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | 62―71 | 4―3 |
| Nov 25 | Vanderbilt | No. 9 Arizona† | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | ARIZ 48―46 | 5―3 |
| Nov 25 | No. 4 Indiana | No. 7 Stanford† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | STAN 69―66 | 6―3 |
| Nov 26 | No. 6 Baylor | Arizona State† | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort ● Cancún, MX | Cancún Challenge | 52―62 | 6―4 |
| Nov 26 | No. 7 Stanford | No. 18 South Florida† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 54―57 | 6―5 |
| Nov 26 | Kent State | No. 19 UCLA† | Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL | Gulf Coast Showcase | 69―75 | 6―6 |
| Nov 26 | No. 9 Arizona | DePaul† | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | ARIZ 75―68 | 7―6 |
| Nov 26 | No. 12 Michigan | No. 16 Oregon State† | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | 52-61 | 7―7 |
| Nov 27 | Rutgers | No. 9 Arizona† | Sports and Fitness Center ● Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | Paradise Jam | ARIZ 80―44 | 8―7 |
| Nov 27 | No. 2 Maryland | No. 7 Stanford† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | STAN 86―67 | 9―7 |
| Nov 27 | No. 5 NC State | Washington State† | Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas | Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo | 34―62 | 9―8 |
| Nov 27 | Notre Dame | No. 16 Oregon State† | Ocean Center ● Daytona Beach, FL | Daytona Beach Invitational | 62―64 | 9―9 |
| Dec 11 | UCLA | UConn† | Prudential Center ● Champaign, IL | Never Forget Tribute Classic | ― | ― |
| Dec 12 | Oregon State | Villanova | Finneran Pavilion ● Villanova, PA | - | ― | ― |
| Dec 18 | Stanford | Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | - | ― | ― |
| Dec 18 | Oregon | Kansas State | Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS | ― | ― | ― |
| Dec 19 | Texas | Arizona† | T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV | Coast to Coast Challenge | ― | ― |
| Dec 19 | Ohio State | UCLA | Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA | ― | ― | ― |
| Dec 21 | Stanford | South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC | ― | ― | |
| Dec 21 | Oregon | Northwestern | Welsh-Ryan Arena ● Evanston, IL | ― | ― | ― |
Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Conference schedule
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.[11]
| Arizona | Arizona State | California | Colorado | Oregon | Oregon State | Stanford | UCLA | USC | Utah | Washington | Washington State | |
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| vs. Arizona | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Arizona State | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. California | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Oregon | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Oregon State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Stanford | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. UCLA | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. USC | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Washington State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 | |
| NV | No votes received | |
| 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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| Arizona | AP | 22 | 11 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 15 | 12^ | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Oregon | AP | 10 | 9 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 9 | 13^ | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | AP | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 18 | 19^ | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | AP | 3 (5) | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 2 (13) | 5^ | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | AP | 20 | 20 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| C | 14 | 15^ | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Head coaches
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Pac-12 records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | Pac-12 record | Pac-12 titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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| Arizona | Adia Barnes | Washington (assistant) | 6th | 89–66 (.574) | 39–50 (.438) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Arizona State | Charli Turner Thorne | Northern Arizona | 25th | 476–280 (.630) | 243–181 (.573) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| California | Charmin Smith | New York Liberty (assistant) | 3rd | 13–35 (.271) | 4–27 (.129) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | JR Payne | Santa Clara | 6th | 173–188 (.479) | 25-63 (.284) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Kelly Graves | Gonzaga | 8th | 554–224 (.712) | 82–43 (.656) | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Oregon State | Scott Rueck | George Fox | 12th | 528–201 (.724) | 121–70 (.634) | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Stanford | Tara VanDerveer | Ohio State | 36th | 1,125–255 (.815) | 531–91 (.854) | 15 | 35 | 13 | 3 |
| UCLA | Cori Close | Florida State (AHC) | 11th | 215–110 (.662) | 115–63 (.646) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| USC | Lindsay Gottlieb | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) | 1st | 235–128 (.647) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | Lynne Roberts | Pacific | 7th | 312–262 (.544) | 40–69 (.367) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | Tina Langley | Rice | 1st | 126–61(.674) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington State | Kamie Ethridge | Northern Colorado | 4th | 115–97 (.542) | 17–38 (.309) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Overall and Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2020–21 season.
- NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
- NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools
Post season
Pac-12 Tournament
The conference tournament is scheduled to be played from March 9–12, 2022, at the Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, NV. The top four teams had a bye on the first day. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
| 2022 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| Television | Pac-12 Network, ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament, presented by New York Life, will be a postseason tournament held March 2–6, 2022, at Michelob Ultra Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.[12]
Seeds
| Seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
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| #1 | |||
| #2 | |||
| #3 | |||
| #4 | |||
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Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
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| First Round – Wednesday, March 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | TBD | #5 vs. #12 | P12N | ||
| 2 | TBD | #8 vs. #9 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | TBD | #7 vs. #10 | |||
| 4 | TBD | #6 vs. #11 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | TBD | #4 vs. Game 1 Winner | P12N | ||
| 6 | TBD | #1 vs. Game 2 Winner | ||||
| 4 | 7 | TBD | #2 vs. Game 3 Winner | |||
| TBD | #3 vs. Game 4 Winner | |||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 4 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | TBD | Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner | P12N | ||
| 10 | TBD | Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner | ||||
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 6 | ||||||
| 6 | 11 | TBD | Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner | ESPN2 | ||
| Game times in PT.[12]Rankings denote tournament seeds. | ||||||
Bracket
| First Round Wednesday, March 2 P12N | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 3 P12N | Semifinals Friday, March 4 P12N | Championship Game Sunday, March 6 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||
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Note: * denotes overtime
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External links
- Official website – Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Teams from the conference were selected to participate:
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ― | ― | TBD | ― | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Bids | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Number from the conference were selected to participate:
| Seed | Bracket | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − | − | − | − | − | |||
| Bid | W-L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | TOTAL: 0–0 (–) |
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Pac-12 member won |
| Pac-12 member lost |
Awards and honors
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Pac-12 offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.[1]
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School | Ref. |
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| Nov 15 | Cate Reese | Arizona | Jayda Curry | California | |
| Nov 22 | Nyara Sabally | Oregon | Jayda Curry (2) | California | |
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All-District
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:
- District VIII
All-District Team
- District IX
Player of the Year
All-District Team
Conference awards
Voting was by conference coaches.
Individual awards
| 2022 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards | |||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
| Coach of the Year | ― | ||||||
| Defensive Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
| Freshman of The Year | ― | ||||||
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | – | ||||||
| Most Improved Player of The Year | ― | ||||||
| Sixth Man of The Year | ― | ||||||
All-Pac-12
- First Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
- † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
- Second Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. | Hometown (Last School) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Honorable Mention
All-Freshman Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. |
|---|---|---|---|
† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Honorable Mention
All-Defensive Team
| Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht., Wt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- † Pac-12 Player of the Year
- ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
- Honorable Mention
Scholar Athlete of the Year
The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20[3][4][5]
| Name | School | Pos. | Ht., Wt. | GPA | Major |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
- ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
2022 WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | McKale Center | 14,644 | 6,154 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena | 14,100 | 7,343 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| California | Haas Pavilion | 11,858 | 1,591 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Colorado | Coors Events Center | 11,064 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena | 12,364 | 7,436 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Oregon State | Gill Coliseum | 9,604 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Stanford | Maples Pavilion | 7,233 | 2,696 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| UCLA | Pauley Pavilion | 13,800 | 1,363 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| USC | Galen Center | 10,258 | 1,147 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center | 15,000 | 1,732 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena | 10,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Washington State | Beasley Coliseum | 11,671 | 713 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 11,800 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high