2021–22 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 2021–22 SEC women's basketball season will begin in December 2021, following the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play will start in late December and conclude in February, followed by the 2022 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, in March.[1]
| 2021–22 SEC Women's Basketball Season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| WNBA Draft | |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
| 2021–22 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7т Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 SEC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In August 2021, the SEC announced policies regarding game cancellations related to COVID-19. In the event a team is unable to begin or complete a regular season conference event, due to the unavailability of participants (from COVID-19, injuries or other reasons), that team will forfeit the contest and will be assigned a loss in the conference standings. The opposing team that is ready to play will be credited with a win in the standings. Both teams will be deemed to have played and completed the contest for purpose of the standings. If both teams are unable to compete, both teams shall be deemed to have forfeited the game, with a loss assigned to both teams and applied to the standings.[2]
Pre-season
Pre-season team predictions
| Media[3] | Coaches[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | South Carolina | |
| 2. | Tennessee | Texas A&M |
| 3. | Texas A&M | Tennessee |
| 4. | Kentucky | Georgia |
| 5. | Georgia | Kentucky |
| 6. | Arkansas | Ole Miss |
| 7. | LSU | Arkansas |
| 8. | Ole Miss | LSU |
| 9. | Mississippi State | |
| 10. | Alabama | Missouri |
| 11. | Missouri | Florida |
| 12. | Florida | Alabama |
| 13. | Auburn | |
| 14. | Vanderbilt | |
Pre-season All-SEC teams
| Media[3] | Coaches[4] |
|---|---|
| Rhyne Howard Kentucky | Howard |
| Aliyah Boston South Carolina | |
| Lavender Briggs Florida | |
| Shakira Austin Ole Miss | |
| Khayla Pointer LSU | |
| Rickea Jackson Mississippi State | |
| Rae Burrell Tennessee | |
| Zia Cooke South Carolina |
- Coaches select eight players
- Player in bold is choice for SEC Player of the Year
Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Overall record | SEC record | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kristy Curry | Texas Tech | 9th | 133–118 | 46–82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | Mike Neighbors | Washington | 5th | 78–50 | 28–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn | Johnnie Harris | Texas (associate HC) | 1st | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | Kelly Rae Finley | Florida (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | Joni Taylor | Georgia (asst.) | 7th | 119–65 | 54–40 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | Kyra Elzy | Kentucky (associate HC) | 2nd | 18–9 | 9–6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LSU | Kim Mulkey | Baylor | 1st | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State | Doug Novak | Mississippi State (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | Robin Pingeton | Illinois State | 12th | 189–151 | 69–73 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | Yolett McPhee-McCuin | Jacksonville | 4th | 31–57 | 7–39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | Dawn Staley | Temple | 13th | 331–103 | 152–54 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Tennessee | Kellie Harper | Missouri State | 3rd | 38–18 | 19–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | Gary Blair | Arkansas | 19th | 430–170 | 100–42 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | Shea Ralph | UConn (asst.) | 1st | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- "2022 SEC Women's Basketball Conference Schedule" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- "SEC Establishes Event Cancellation Policies". SEC Sports. August 30, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- "Media tabs South Carolina as 2022 SEC favorite" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- "Coaches Tab USC as 2022 SEC Women's Basketball Champion" (Press release). October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.