2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season

The 2021–22 Southwestern Athletic 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 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 2021. This was the 41st season under the Southwestern Athletic Conference name.

2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament
2021–22 SWAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bethune–Cookman0–0 –2–6  .250
Jackson State0–0 –1–4  .200
Alabama State0–0 –1–5  .167
Alabama A&M0–0 –1–7  .125
Florida A&M0–0 –0–7  .000
Mississippi Valley State0–0 –0–7  .000
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff0–0 –4–4  .500
Grambling State0–0 –2–6  .250
Prairie View A&M0–0 –2–6  .250
Southern0–0 –2–6  .250
Alcorn State0–0 –1–7  .125
Texas Southern0–0 –0–6  .000
† 2022 SWAC Tournament winner
As of December 14, 2021; 

The SWAC Tournament is scheduled for March 9–12, 2022 at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.

Pre-season

Preseason polls
Main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls

SWAC Coaches' Poll
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Jackson State25519
2.Alabama State2381
3.Southern1941
4.Alabama A&M1901
5.Grambling State147―
6.Texas Southern142―
7.Alcorn State118―
8.Bethune–Cookman101―
9.Arkansas–Pine Bluff98―
10.Prairie View A&M93―
11.Florida A&M91―
12.Mississippi Valley State49―

Source:[1]

Preseason All-SWAC First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Dayzsha RoganJackson StateSr.G5'4Ripley, MS (Northeast)
Ayana EmmanuelAlabama StateSr.G5'9Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS)
Shmya WardAlabama StateR-Jr.F6'0Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS)
Dariauna LewisAlabama A&MSr.F6'1Omaha, NE (Missouri State)
Ameshya WilliamsJackson StateSr.C6'4Gulfport, MS, (West Harrison HS)

Source:[2]

Preseason All-SWAC Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Ataiya BridgesTexas SouthernGSG5'4Lanett, AL (Shelton State)
Genovea JohnsonSouthernJr.G5'8Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS)
Deshawna HarperAlabama A&MGSG5'4Indianapolis, IN (Heritage HS)
Jayla CrawfordAlabama StateSr.G5'7Birmingham, AL (Huffman HS)
Khadijah BrownArkansas-Pine BluffR-Sr.C6'3Miami, FL (Jacksonville)

Source:[2]

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.


Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Regular season

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (December 13, 2021):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference Record
Nov 11Alabama StateNo. 21 South FloridaYuengling Center ● Tampa, FL―L 37–720–1
Nov 11SouthernNo. 23 Texas A&MReed Arena ● College Station, TX―L 32–920–2
Nov 15Texas SouthernNo. 11 ArizonaMcKale Center ● Tucson, AZ―L 38–930–3
Nov 17SouthernNo. 8 IowaCarver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA―L 67–870–4
Nov 21SouthernNo. 14 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA―L 55–960–5
Nov 21Grambling StateNo. 17 Florida StateDonald L. Tucker Center ● Tallahassee, FL―L 53–760–6
Dec 1Jackson StateNo. 15 TexasFrank Erwin Center ● Austin, TX―L 64–780–7
Dec 8Alcorn StateNo. 5 BaylorFerrell Center ● Waco, TX―L 40–940–8
Dec 9Texas SouthernNo. 18 Texas A&MReed Arena ● College Station, TX―L 43–880–9
Dec 12Texas SouthernNo. 24 LSUPete Maravich Assembly Center ● Baton Rouge, LA―L 55–960–10
Dec 15Alabama StateNo. 24 Ohio StateSchottenstein Center ● Columbus, OH―――
Dec 15Alcorn StateNo. 22 LSUPete Maravich Assembly Center ● Baton Rouge, LA―――
Dec 19Prairie View A&MNo. 12 Iowa StateHilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA―――
Dec 21Alabama StateNorth CarolinaCarmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC―――
Dec 29Alcorn StateTexasFrank Erwin Center ● Austin, TX―――

Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, the SWAC offices named one or two players of the week each week.

Week Player of the Week School Impact Player of the Week School Ref.
Nov. 18 Morgan Beacham Bethune–Cookman Taylor Williams Bethune–Cookman [3]
Nov. 24 Gerlyn Smith Prairie View A&M Deshawna Harper Alabama A&M [4]
Dec. 2 Mikayla Etienne Mississippi Valley State Khadijah Brown Arkansas–Pine Bluff [5]
Dec. 8 Zaay Green Arkansas–Pine Bluff Sade Hudson Arkansas–Pine Bluff [6]
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Totals per School
School Total
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3
Bethune–Cookman 2
Alabama A&M 1
Mississippi Valley State 1
Prairie View A&M 1

References
  1. "Jackson State Tabbed League Favorite in SWAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". swac.org. October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  2. "Jackson State's Rogan and Williams Headline SWAC Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". swac.org. October 21, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 18". swac.org. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  4. "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 24". swac.org. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  5. "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 2". swac.org. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 8". swac.org. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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