2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season explained

2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
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League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
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No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks
Draft:	WNBA Draft
Draft Link:	2022 WNBA draft
Top Pick:	Emily Engstler, Louisville
Picked By:	Indiana Fever, 4th overall
Season:	2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season Champs:	NC State
Season Champ Name:	Regular season Champions
Second Place:	Louisville
Mvp:	Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
Mvp Link:	ACC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Top Scorer:	Jewel Spear – 18.3 ppg^[1]
Finals:	ACC Tournament
Finals Link:	2022 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	NC State
Finals Mvp:	Elissa Cunane – NC State
Seasonslistnames:	Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2020–21
Nextseason Link:	2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2022–23

The 2021–22 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in November 2021 and will conclude on February 27, 2022. After the regular season, the 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 22nd time in 23 years.^[2]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

• Sue Semrau will return as head coach of Florida State after taking a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season to care for her mother. Interim Head Coach Brooke Wyckoff will return to her role as Associate head coach.^[3]
• Syracuse head coach Quentin Hillsman resigned amid investigations into allegations of inappropriate behavior on August 2, 2021.^[4] Associate head coach Vonn Read was named the interim head coach for the 2021–2022 season on August 4, 2021.^[5]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Record at school	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
style= width="75"	Boston College	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee	Albany	4	41–40	16–31	0	0	0	0
Clemson	Amanda Butler	Florida	4	40–50	18–34	0	1	0	0
Duke	Kara Lawson	Boston Celtics (Assistant)	2	3–1	0–1	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Florida State	Sue Semrau	Wisconsin (Assistant)	24	475–257	207–151	2	15	0	0
Georgia Tech	Nell Fortner	Auburn	3	37–20	22–14	0	1	0	0
Louisville	Jeff Walz	Maryland (Assistant)	15	386–107	175–54	1	6	3	0
Miami	Katie Meier	Charlotte	17	303–198	126–124	1	8	0	0
NC State	Wes Moore	Chattanooga	9	190–64	90–39	2	5	0	0
North Carolina	Courtney Banghart	Princeton	3	29–25	15–20	0	1	0	0
style= width="75"	Notre Dame	Niele Ivey	Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant)	2	10–10	8–7	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Pittsburgh	Lance White	Florida State (Assistant)	4	21–60	6–43	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Syracuse	Vonn Read (interim)	Syracuse (Assistant)	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	Tina Thompson	Texas (associate head coach)	4	25–41	13–23	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	Kenny Brooks	James Madison	6	101–59	35–47	0	1	0	0
style= width="75"	Wake Forest	Jennifer Hoover	High Point	10	126–153	45–104	0	1	0	0

Notes:

• Year at school includes 2021–22 season.
• Overall and ACC records 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

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Lieberman^[6]	Drysdale^[7]	Miller^[8]	McClain^[9]	Leslie^[10]	Naismith^[11]	Wooden^[12]
	Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Raina Perez – NC State Diamond Johnson – NC State	Kiara Lewis – Clemson Celeste Taylor – Duke Kianna Smith – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State	Taylor Soule – Boston College Elizabeth Balogun – Duke Emily Engstler – Louisville Alyssa Utsby – North Carolina	Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Olivia Cochran – Louisville Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Kayla Jones – NC State	Elissa Cunane – NC State Eleah Parker – Virginia Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech	Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Elissa Cunane – NC State Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech	Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane – NC State Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Lotta-Maj Lathinen – Georgia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were voted on after a tipoff event held at the Charlotte Marriott City Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 13, 2021. At the media day, the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.^[13]

At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that NC State would be league champion.^[14]

ACC preseason polls

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
NC State – 224 (14) Louisville – 207 (1) Georgia Tech – 192 Virginia Tech – 172 Florida State – 152 Notre Dame – 149 North Carolina – 127 Duke – 125 Miami – 92 Clemson – 83 Boston College – 78 Syracuse – 60 Wake Forest – 59 Pittsburgh – 47 Virginia – 33	NC State – 847 (50) Louisville – 789 (7) Georgia Tech – 691 Virginia Tech – 644 Florida State – 607 Notre Dame – 580 North Carolina – 488 Duke – 464 Miami – 355 Clemson – 324 Boston College – 297 Wake Forest – 250 Syracuse – 227 Pittsburgh – 160 Virginia – 117

First place votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason All-ACC Teams

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Taylor Soule – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Elissa Cunane (13) – NC State Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech	Taylor Soule (1) – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj (1) – Georgia Tech Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Hailey Van Lith (1) – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner (1) – NC State Elissa Cunane (42) – NC State Maddy Westbeld – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley (10) – Virginia Tech Aisha Sheppard (1) – Virginia Tech

Preseason Player of the Year votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Elissa Cunane – NC State

Newcomer Watchlist

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Celeste Taylor – Duke Payton Verhulst – Louisville Diamond Johnson – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron – Notre Dame	Payton Verhulst – Louisville Teonni Key – North Carolina Diamond Johnson – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

Regular season

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (April 1, 2022):

Regular season

Power 7 Conferences	Record
American	2–3
Big East	4–1
Big Ten	13–7
Big 12	2–0
Pac-12	4–4
SEC	4–10
Power 7 Conferences Total	29–25
Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences	Record
America East	4–0
A-10	9–4
ASUN	7–1
Big Sky	0–0
Big South	11–0
Big West	2–0
CAA	7–1
C-USA	3–0
Horizon	3–0
Ivy League	4–1
MAAC	1–0
MAC	3–1
MEAC	4–0
MVC	1–1
Mountain West	1–0
NEC	5–0
OVC	4–0
Patriot League	5–2
SoCon	7–0
Southland	0–0
SWAC	5–0
Summit	1–1
Sun Belt	4–0
WAC	0–0
WCC	1–1
Other Division I Total	92–13
Division II Total	0–0
NCAA Division I Total	121–38

Post Season

Power 7 Conferences	Record
American	1–0
Big East	0–1
Big Ten	1–0
Big 12	2–1
Pac-12	1–0
SEC	1–3
Power 7 Conferences Total	6–5
Other NCAA Division 1 Conferences	Record
America East	2–0
A-10	1–0
ASUN	0–1
Big Sky	0–0
Big South	1–0
Big West	0–0
CAA	0–0
C-USA	0–1
Horizon	0–0
Ivy League	0–1
MAAC	1–0
MAC	1–0
MEAC	0–0
MVC	0–1
Mountain West	0–0
NEC	0–0
OVC	0–0
Patriot League	0–0
SoCon	0–0
Southland	0–0
SWAC	0–0
Summit	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0
WAC	1–0
WCC	1–0
Other Division I Total	8–4
NCAA Division I Total	14–9

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
Nov 9		No. 5 NC State		—	L 57–66	0–1
Nov 12	No. 6 Louisville	No. 22 Arizona †		Mammoth Sports Construction Invitational	L 59–61^OT	0–2
Nov 17	Clemson	No. 1 South Carolina			L 45–76	0–3
Nov 20	Syracuse	No. 23 South Florida †			L 53–77	0–4
Nov 21	Virginia			―	L 57–69	0–5
Nov 25	No. 5 NC State	No. 2 Maryland †		Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	W 78–60	1–5
Nov 25		Pittsburgh †			L 46–57	1–6
Nov 27	Miami (FL)	No. 4 Indiana †	Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas	Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	L 51–53	1–7
Nov 27		Notre Dame †		Daytona Beach Invitational	W 64–62	2–7
Dec 1		Syracuse			W 97–91	3–7
Dec 2	No. 2т NC State	No. 6 Indiana		ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 66–58	4–7
Dec 2		No. 10 Louisville		ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 70–48	5–7
Dec 2	Miami (FL)	No. 8 Maryland		ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 74–82	5–8
Dec 2		Duke		ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 79–64	6–8
Dec 5	No. 24 Notre Dame			―	L 54–73	6–9
Dec 5		Virginia Tech		―	L 58–64	6–10
Dec 5	Georgia Tech				W 55–54	7–10
Dec 9	No. 3 Connecticut	Georgia Tech		―	W 57–44	8–10
Dec 12		No. 7 Louisville	KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY		W 64–58	9–10
Dec 15	No. 1 South Carolina	No. 15 Duke		―	L 46–55	7–11
Dec 16	No. 17 Georgia	No. 2 NC State	Reynolds Coliseum ● Raleigh, NC	―	L 80–82^OT	7–12
Dec 19	No. 6 Louisville	No. 7т Connecticut †		Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 69–64	8–12
Dec 20	Clemson	No. 21 LSU †		West Palm Beach Invitational	L 56–70	8–13
Mar 18	No. 16 Virginia Tech	No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast †		NCAA First Round	L 81–84	8–14
Mar 20	Miami (FL)	No. 1 South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, SC	NCAA Second Round	L 33–49	8–15
Mar 21	No. 17 North Carolina	No. 19 Arizona		NCAA Second Round	W 63–45	9–15
Mar 21	No. 21 Notre Dame			NCAA Second Round	W 108–64	10–15
Mar 25	No. 17 North Carolina	No. 1 South Carolina †		NCAA Sweet Sixteen	L 61–69	10–16
Mar 26	No. 4 Louisville	No. 18 Tennessee †		NCAA Sweet Sixteen	W 76–64	11–16
Mar 28	No. 3 NC State	No. 5 UConn †		NCAA Elite Eight	L 87–91^2OT	11–17
Mar 28	No. 4 Louisville	No. 12 Michigan †	Intrust Bank Arena ● Wichita, KS	NCAA Elite Eight	W 62–50	12–17
April 1	No. 4 Louisville	No. 1 South Carolina †		NCAA Final Four	L 59–72	12–18

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

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in

See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

	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	Final
Boston College	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Clemson	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Duke	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 13 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Florida State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 16	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Georgia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 17т	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 11	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- AP Final --> RV
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Final --> RV
Louisville	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 6	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 3 (5)	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 3 (4)	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 3 (2)	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 5	<	-- AP Final --> 4
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 2 (14)	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 2 (7)	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 2 (6)	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Final --> 4
Miami	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- AP Final --> RV
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
North Carolina	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 18	<	-- AP Final --> 17
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Final --> 16
NC State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 5	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 2т	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 3 (1)	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 3 (1)	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 3 (2)	<	-- AP Final --> 3 (1)
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 3 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Final --> 5
Notre Dame	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 22	<	-- AP Final --> 21
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Final --> 17
Pittsburgh	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Syracuse	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Virginia	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Virginia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 24	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 10 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 17	<	-- AP Final --> 16
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Final --> 25
Wake Forest	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->

Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Coaches poll did not release a poll when the AP released its week 2 poll.

Conference Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. The conference returned to an 18-game schedule after playing 20 games last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[15]

	style= width=75	Boston College	style= width=75	Clemson	style= width=75	Duke	style= width=75	Florida State	style= width=75	Georgia Tech	style= width=75	Louisville	style= width=75	Miami	style= width=75	North Carolina	style= width=75	NC State	style= width=75	Notre Dame	style= width=75	Pittsburgh	style= width=75	Syracuse	style= width=75	Virginia	style= width=75	Virginia Tech	style= width=75	Wake Forest
CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->	vs. Boston College	–	74–80	51–67	66–58	68–49	79–49 63–53	66–79	76–73	85–78 (OT)	71–73 74–61	64–75 57–69	71–95 75–91	57–65	85–62	70–82
vs. Clemson	80–74	–	64–61	79–68 75–70	69–62 92–84 (OT)	93–71	69–60 76–40	81–62	79–52	77–56	78–73 (OT)	86–46	55–59	73–42	44–66 78–87
vs. Duke	67–51	61–64	–	59–56	59–46	77–65	49–58	78–62 74–46	84–60 77–62	70–72	39–54	65–74	48–57 67–54	77–55 65–54	76–81
vs. Florida State	58–66	68–79 70–75	56–59	–	68–64 63–65 (OT)	75–62	59–52 76–59	64–49	68–48	65–70	52–57	67–73	37–62	92–75	75–69 (OT) 46–87
vs. Georgia Tech	49–68	62–69 84–92 (OT)	46–59	64–68 65–63 (OT)	–	50–48	46–45 51–39	38–55	59–48	72–66 (OT)	52–63	55–65	31–67	73–63	45–62 56–64
vs. Louisville	49–79 53–63	71–93	65–77	62–75	48–50	–	66–69	66–65	68–59	47–73 64–86	39–81 55–66	71–84 64–100	L via forfeit	56–70	60–72
vs. Miami	79–66	60–69 40–76	58–49	52–59 59–76	45–46 39–51	69–66	–	85–38	76–64	69–53	50–60	65–71	55–71	70–63	47–46 59–66
vs. North Carolina	73–76	62–81	62–78 46–74	49–64	55–38	65–66	38–85	–	72–45 66–58	70–65	54–64	43–79	52–61 57–68	46–71 66–61	59–78
vs. NC State	78–85 (OT)	52–79	60–84 62–77	48–68	48–59	59–68	64–76	45–72 58–66	–	69–66	54–89	53–95	55–82 43–66	45–51 66–68	61–92
vs. Notre Dame	73–71 61–74	56–77	72–70	70–65	66–72 (OT)	73–47 86–64	53–69	65–70	66–69	–	59–85 63–77	56–82 62–83	L via forfeit	55–68	64–74
vs. Pittsburgh	75–64 69–57	73–78 (OT)	54–39	57–52	63–52	81–39 66–55	60–50	64–54	89–54	85–59 77–63	–	80–72 67–65	74–65	75–65	57–65
vs. Syracuse	95–71 91–75	46–86	74–65	73–67	65–55	84–71 100–64	71–65	79–43	95–53	82–56 83–62	72–80 65–67	–	70–77	102–53	76–60
vs. Virginia	65–57	59–55	57–48 54–67	62–37	67–31	W via forfeit	71–55	61–52 68–57	82–55 66–43	W via forfeit	65–74	77–70	–	69–52 71–42	68–53
vs. Virginia Tech	62–85	42–73	55–77 54–65	75–92	63–73	70–56	63–70	71–46 61–66	51–45 68–66	68–55	65–75	53–102	52–69 42–71	–	53–66
vs. Wake Forest	82–70	66–44 87–78	81–76	69–75 (OT) 87–46	62–45 64–56	72–60	46–47 66–59	78–59	92–61	74–64	65–57	60–76	53–68	66–53	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	10–8	3–15	7–11	10–8	11–7	16–2	10–8	13–5	17–1	13–5	2–16	4–14	2–16	13–5	4–14

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week	Reference
Week 1 – Nov 15	Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech	Sonia Citron – Notre Dame	^[16]
	Jewel Spear – Wake Forest
Week 2 – Nov 22	Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech	Sonia Citron (2) – Notre Dame	^[17]
Week 3 – Nov 29	Diamond Johnson – NC State	Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke	^[18]
Week 4 – Dec 6	Teisha Hyman – Syracuse	Sonia Citron (3) – Notre Dame	^[19]
Week 5 – Dec 13	Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech	Lashae Dwyer – Miami	^[20]
Week 6 – Dec 20	Elizabeth Kitley (3) – Virginia Tech	Sonia Citron (4) – Notre Dame	^[21]
Week 7 – Dec 27	Maya Dodson – Notre Dame	Maria Gakdeng – Boston College	^[22]
Week 8 – Jan 3	Elizabeth Kitley (4) – Virginia Tech	Maria Gakdeng (2) – Boston College	^[23]
Week 9 – Jan 10	Cameron Swartz – Boston College	Maria Gakdeng (3) – Boston College	^[24]
Week 10 – Jan 17	Dana Mabrey – Notre Dame	Maria Gakdeng (4) – Boston College	^[25]
Week 11 – Jan 24	Taylor Soule – Boston College	Shayeann Day-Wilson (2) – Duke	^[26]
Week 12 – Jan 31	Olivia Miles – Notre Dame	Sonia Citron (5) – Notre Dame	^[27]
Week 13 – Feb 7	Delicia Washington – Clemson	Shayeann Day-Wilson (3) – Duke	^[28]
	Kianna Smith – Louisville
Week 14 – Feb 14	Delicia Washington (2) – Clemson	Sonia Citron (6) – Notre Dame	^[29]
	Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech
Week 15 – Feb 21	Deja Kelly – North Carolina	Ja’Leah Williams – Miami	^[30]
Week 16 – Feb 28	Emily Engstler – Louisville	Maria Gakdeng (5) – Boston College	^[31]

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2022 ACC women's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seed	Region	School	First Four	1st Round	2nd Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
1	Wichita	Louisville	Bye	W 83–51 vs. #16 Albany – (Louisville, KY)	W 68–59 vs. #9 Gonzaga – (Louisville, KY)	W 76–64 vs. #4 Tennessee – (Wichita, KS)	W 62–50 vs. #3 Michigan – (Wichita, KS)	L 59–72 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Minneapolis, MN)
1	Bridgeport	NC State	Bye	W 96–68 vs. #16 Longwood – (Raleigh, NC)	W 89–57 vs. #9 Kansas State – (Raleigh, NC)	W 66–63 vs. #5 Notre Dame – (Bridgeport, CT)	L 87–91 (2OT) vs. #2 UConn – (Bridgeport, CT)
5	Greensboro	North Carolina	Bye	W 79–66 vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin – (Tucson, AZ)	W 63–45 at #4 Arizona – (Tucson, AZ)	L 61–69 vs. #1 South Carolina – (Greensboro, NC)
5	Bridgeport	Notre Dame	Bye	W 89–79 vs. #12 UMass – (Norman, OK)	W 108–64 at #4 Oklahoma – (Norman, OK)	L 63–66 vs. #1 NC State – (Bridgeport, CT)
5	Spokane	Virginia Tech	Bye	L 81–84 vs. #12 Florida Gulf Coast – (College Park, MD)
8	Greensboro	Miami (FL)	Bye	W 78–66 vs. #9 South Florida – (Columbia, SC)	L 33–49 at #1 South Carolina – (Columbia, SC)
9	Spokane	Georgia Tech	Bye	L 58–77 vs. #8 Kansas – (Stanford, CA)
11	Spokane	Florida State	L 51–60 vs. #11 Missouri State – (Baton Rouge, LA)
		W–L (%):							Total:

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Bracket	School	First round	Second round	Third round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship
Region 2	Boston College	W 69–44 vs. – (Boston, MA)	W 94–68 vs. – (Boston, MA)	L 51–54 at Columbia – (New York, NY)
Region 4	Wake Forest	W 71–59 vs. – (Winston-Salem, NC)	L 55–67 at – (Murfreesboro, TN)
	W–L (%):						Total:

Honors and awards

ACC Awards

The ACC announced its end of season awards on March 1, 2022, ahead of the start of the ACC tournament.^[32]

2021 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Coach of the Year	Wes Moore – NC State
Defensive Player of the Year	Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech
Freshman of the Year	Sonia Citron – Notre Dame (Blue Ribbon) Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke (head coaches)
Sixth Player of the Year	Diamond Johnson – NC State
Most Improved Player	Cameron Swartz – Boston College

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (Blue Ribbon Panel)
First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention	Freshman Team
Cameron Swartz – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest	Taylor Soule – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Alyssa Ustby – North Carolina Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech	Lotta-Maj Lahtinen – Georgia Tech Kelsey Marshall – Miami Diamond Johnson – NC State Kayla Jones – NC State Teisha Hyman – Syracuse Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech	Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (head coaches)
First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention	Freshman Team
Cameron Swartz – Boston College Morgan Jones – Florida State Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville Deja Kelly – North Carolina Elissa Cunane – NC State Maya Dodson – Notre Dame Olivia Miles – Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech	Taylor Soule – Boston College Delicia Washington – Clemson Kayla Jones – NC State Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest	Kelsey Marshall – Miami Georgia Amoore – Virginia Tech	Maria Gakdeng – Boston College Shayeann Day-Wilson – Duke O’Mariah Gordon – Florida State Makayla Timpson – Florida State Payton Verhulst – Louisville Ja’Leah Williams – Miami Aziaha James – NC State Sonia Citron – Notre Dame

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team
Player	Team
Lorela Cubaj	Georgia Tech
Emily Engstler	Louisville
Mykasa Robinson
Maya Dodson	Notre Dame
Elizabeth Kitley	Virginia Tech

WNBA draft

See main article: 2022 WNBA draft.

The ACC had seven players selected in the WNBA Draft. This was the seventeenth consecutive year the league had a player selected, which is the longest of any conference. Their seven players tied for the most players selected from a single conference selected in the draft.^[33]

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
		1	4		Louisville
		2	16		Louisville
		2	17		NC State
		2	18		Georgia Tech
		2	22		NC State
		2	23		Virginia Tech
		3	26		Notre Dame

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021–22 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Statistics. Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. March 6, 2022. March 7, 2022. 1.
2. Web site: Five ACC Teams Ranked in Associated Press Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2021. October 20, 2021.
3. Web site: FSU women’s basketball Head Coach Sue Semrau officially announces her return for next season. tomahawknation.com. SBNation. Akeem. Joffer. March 30, 2021. October 20, 2021.
4. Web site: Syracuse coach Quentin Hillsman resigns amid investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior. usatoday.com. USA Today. Alyssa. Hertel. August 2, 2021. October 20, 2021.
5. Web site: Read to Serve as Acting Head Coach for 2021-22 Season. cuse.com. Syracuse University. August 4, 2021. October 20, 2021.
6. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2022 Nancy Lieberman Award. hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 25, 2021. October 26, 2021.
7. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 26, 2021. October 26, 2021.
8. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Cheryl Miller Award. hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 27, 2021. October 27, 2021.
9. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Katrina McClain Award. hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 28, 2021. October 29, 2021.
10. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Centers to Watch List for 2022 Lisa Leslie Award. hoophall.com. National Basketball Hall of Fame. October 29, 2021. October 29, 2021.
11. Web site: 2022 Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Awards Watch List . naismithtrophy.com. November 9, 2021. November 22, 2021.
12. Web site: John R. Wooden Award Presented By Wendy's Announces 2021-22 Women's Preseason Top 50 Watch List. woodenaward.com. November 22, 2021.
13. Web site: 2021 ACC Basketball Tipoff Attendees Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 6, 2021. October 6, 2021.
14. Web site: NC State Selected 2021-22 ACC Women’s Basketball Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 20, 2021. October 20, 2021.
15. Web site: 2021-22 ACC Women’s Basketball Conference Schedule Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 15, 2021. October 20, 2021.
16. Web site: Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 15, 2021. November 16, 2021.
17. Web site: Notre Dame’s Citron, Virginia Tech’s Kitley Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 22, 2021. November 22, 2021.
18. Web site: NC State’s Johnson, Duke’s Day-Wilson Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2021. November 29, 2021.
19. Web site: Syracuse’s Hyman, Notre Dame’s Citron Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 6, 2021. December 6, 2021.
20. Web site: Georgia Tech’s Cubaj, Miami’s Dwyer Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 13, 2021. December 13, 2021.
21. Web site: Virginia Tech’s Kitley, Notre Dame’s Citron Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 20, 2021. December 20, 2021.
22. Web site: Notre Dame’s Dodson, Boston College’s Gakdeng Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 27, 2021. December 28, 2021.
23. Web site: Virginia Tech’s Kitley, Boston College’s Gakdeng Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 3, 2022. January 3, 2022.
24. Web site: Boston College Sweeps ACC WBB Weekly Honors for First Time. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 10, 2022. January 10, 2022.
25. Web site: Notre Dame’s Mabrey, Boston College’s Gakdeng Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 17, 2022. January 18, 2022.
26. Web site: Boston College’s Soule, Duke’s Day-Wilson Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 24, 2022. January 24, 2022.
27. Web site: Notre Dame Sweeps ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 31, 2022. January 31, 2022.
28. Web site: Clemson, Duke and Louisville Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 7, 2022. February 8, 2022.
29. Web site: Clemson, Notre Dame and Virginia Tech Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 14, 2022. February 14, 2022.
30. Web site: North Carolina’s Kelly, Miami’s Williams Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 21, 2022. February 21, 2022.
31. Web site: Louisville's Engstler, BC’s Gakdeng Earn ACC WBB Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 28, 2022. March 1, 2022.
32. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball Announces 2021-22 Award Winners. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022.
33. Web site: Seven ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2022 WNBA Draft. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. April 11, 2022. April 12, 2022.