2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season explained

2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:12
Season:Regular season
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Mvp Link:SWAC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament
Finals Link:2022 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Mvp Link:Most Outstanding Player
Finals Mvp Name:Tournament MVP
Seasonslistnames:SWAC women's basketball
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022–23

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.

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

Pre-season

Preseason polls

SWAC Coaches' Poll

Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
PlaceTeamPointsFirst place votes
1. ! style= width=75Jackson State 255 19
2. ! style= width=140Alabama State 238 1
3. ! style= width=75Southern 194 1
4. ! style= width=75Alabama A&M 190 1
5. ! style= width=75Grambling State 147 —
6. ! style= width=75Texas Southern 142 ―
7. ! style= width=75Alcorn State 118 ―
8. ! style= width=75Bethune–Cookman 101 ―
9. ! style= width=75Arkansas–Pine Bluff 98 ―
10. ! style= width=75Prairie View A&M 93 ―
11. ! style= width=75Florida A&M 91 ―
12. ! style= width=140Mississippi Valley State 49 ―
Source:[1]

SWAC Preseason All-Conference

Preseason All-SWAC First Team

NameSchoolPos.Yr. Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Dayzsha Rogan Jackson State Sr. G 5'4 Ripley, MS (Northeast)
Ayana Emmanuel Alabama State Sr. G 5'9 Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS)
Shmya Ward Alabama State R-Jr. F 6'0 Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS)
Dariauna Lewis Alabama A&M Sr. F 6'1 Omaha, NE (Missouri State)
Ameshya Williams Jackson State Sr. C 6'4 Gulfport, MS, (West Harrison HS)
Source:[2]

Preseason All-SWAC Second Team

NameSchoolPos.Yr. Ht.Hometown (Last School)
Ataiya Bridges Texas Southern GS G 5'4 Lanett, AL (Shelton State)
Genovea Johnson Southern Jr. G 5'8 Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS)
Deshawna Harper Alabama A&M GS G 5'4 Indianapolis, IN (Heritage HS)
Jayla Crawford Alabama State Sr. G 5'7 Birmingham, AL (Huffman HS)
Khadijah Brown Arkansas-Pine Bluff R-Sr. C 6'3 Miami, FL (Jacksonville)
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Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Regular season

In 30 December 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference update their COVID-19 protocol. If a team is unable to play due to COVID-19 related issues the match will be counted as a forfeit for the purpose of the conference standings resulting in a loss for the team that caused the cancellation and a win for the opposing team. As per NCAA policy, a COVID-19 related forfeit not change a team's official won-lost record, nor will it impact statistics or coaching records. It will only count for the purpose of the conference standings.[3]

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (December 30, 2021):

Regular season

Power 7 ConferencesRecord
American1–9
ACC0–5
Big East0–3
Big Ten0–4
Big 120–5
Pac-120–3
SEC0–20
Power 7 Conferences Total1–49
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
America East0–0
A-100–2
ASUN0–5
Big Sky0–1
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–1
C-USA2–10
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–1
MEAC1–0
MVC0–1
Mountain West0–3
NEC0–0
OVC1–4
Patriot League0–0
SoCon1–0
Southland3–4
Summit League0–1
Sun Belt3–10
WAC0–1
WCC0–1
Other Division I Total11–45
Division II Total1–1
NCAA Division I Total12–94
NAIA ConferencesRecord
AMC0–0
GCAC1–0
GPAC0–0
Independent1–0
NSAA0–0
RRAC5–0
SSAC1–0
Sun Conference1–0
NAIA Total9–0

Post Season

Power 7 ConferencesRecord
American0–0
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
SEC0–0
Power 7 Conferences Total0–0
Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecord
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West0–0
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
Summit League0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC0–0
Other Division I Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total0–0

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 11 ― L 37–72 0–1
Nov 11 ― L 32–92 0–2
Nov 15 ― L 38–93 0–3
Nov 17 Southern ― L 67–87 0–4
Nov 21 Southern ― L 55–96 0–5
Nov 21 ― L 53–76 0–6
Dec 1 ― L 64–78 0–7
Dec 8 ― L 40–94 0–8
Dec 9 Texas Southern No. 18 Texas A&M Reed Arena ● College Station, TX ― L 43–88 0–9
Dec 12 Texas Southern ― L 55–96 0–10
Dec 15 Alcorn State No. 22 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center ● Baton Rouge, LA ― L 36–100 0–11
Dec 15 Alabama State ― L 51–97 0–12
Dec 19 No. 12 Iowa State Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA ― L 39–108 0–13
Dec 21 Alabama State ― L 47–83 0–14
Dec 29 Alcorn State No. 12 Texas Frank Erwin Center ● Austin, TX Canceled due to COVID-19[4]

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

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Post season

SWAC tournament

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

Jackson State won the conference tournament from March 9–12, 2022, at the Bartow Arena, Birmingham, AL. The top eight teams from the conference regular season play at the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with ties broken by with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[5]

Reference:[6]

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. One team from the conference were selected to participate: Jackson State.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
No. 14Spokane RegionalJackson State–––––
1 BidW-L (%):TOTAL:
Index to colors and formatting
SWAC member won
SWAC member lost

National Invitation Tournament

Three conferences (Big Ten, Big 12, SWAC) rejected their bids to participate WNIT, so SWAC team didn't participate this year WNIT.

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

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.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Impact Player of the WeekSchool Ref.
Nov. 18style= width=135Morgan Beachamstyle= width=125Bethune–Cookmanstyle= width=145Taylor Williamsstyle= width=125Bethune–Cookman[7]
Nov. 24style= width=135Gerlyn Smith style= width=125Prairie View A&Mstyle= width=145Deshawna Harperstyle= width=125Alabama A&M[8]
Dec. 2style= width=135Mikayla Etienne style= width=165Mississippi Valley Statestyle= width=145Khadijah Brown style= width=145Arkansas–Pine Bluff [9]
Dec. 8style= width=135Zaay Green style= width=165Arkansas–Pine Bluff style= width=145Sade Hudsonstyle= width=145Arkansas–Pine Bluff [10]
Dec. 15style= width=135Nigeria Jonesstyle= width=165Alabama A&M style= width=145Dariauna Lewisstyle= width=145Alabama A&M [11]
Dec. 22style= width=135Dylan Hortonstyle= width=165Florida A&Mstyle= width=145Dariauna Lewis (2)style= width=145Alabama A&M [12]
Dec. 29style= width=135Tynesha Rudolph style= width=165Alabama Statestyle= width=145Alexus Holt style= width=145Grambling State [13]
Jan. 5style= width=145Dariauna Lewisstyle= width=145Alabama A&M style= width=135Maleaha Bellstyle= width=165Florida A&M[14]
Jan. 12style= width=135Dylan Horton (2)style= width=165Florida A&Mstyle= width=185Ameshya Williams-Hollidaystyle= width=165Jackson State[15]
Jan. 19style= width=135Dylan Horton (3)style= width=165Florida A&Mstyle= width=185Andriana Aventstyle= width=165Texas Southern [16]
Jan. 25style= width=145Dariauna Lewis (2)style= width=145Alabama A&M style= width=195Ameshya Williams-Holliday (2)style= width=165Jackson State[17]
Feb. 1style= width=195Ameshya Williams-Hollidaystyle= width=165Jackson Statestyle= width=185Andriana Avent (2)style= width=165Texas Southern [18]
Feb. 8style= width=145Alexus Holt style= width=145Grambling State style= width=135Zaay Green style= width=165Arkansas–Pine Bluff [19]
Feb. 15style= width=195Ameshya Williams-Holliday (2)style= width=165Jackson Statestyle= width=185Ataiya Bridges style= width=165Texas Southern [20]
Feb. 22style= width=195Ayana Emmanuelstyle= width=165Alabama Statestyle= width=185Andriana Avent (3)style= width=165Texas Southern [21]
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Totals per School

School Total
style= width=165Alabama A&M6
style= width=165Arkansas–Pine Bluff4
style= width=165Florida A&M4
style= width=165Jackson State4
style= width=165Texas Southern4
style= width=165Alabama State2
style= width=165Bethune–Cookman 2
style= width=165Grambling State2
style= width=165Mississippi Valley State 1
style= width=165Prairie View A&M 1

WNBA draft

See main article: 2022 WNBA draft.

The SWAC had one player selected in the WNBA Draft. Ameshya Williams-Holliday from Jackson State selected by Indiana Fever on the 3rd round 25th overall pick. Williams-Holliday was the first player from HBCU, who selected on the WNBA draft since 2002.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackson State Tabbed League Favorite in SWAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll . live. swac.org. October 20, 2021 . November 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020152239/https://swac.org/news/2021/10/20/jackson-state-tabbed-league-favorite-in-swac-womens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx . 2021-10-20 .
  2. Web site: Jackson State's Rogan and Williams Headline SWAC Women's Basketball Preseason Selections . live. swac.org. October 21, 2021 . November 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021153338/https://swac.org/news/2021/10/21/jackson-states-rogan-and-williams-headline-swac-womens-basketball-preseason-selections.aspx . 2021-10-21 .
  3. Web site: SWAC Announces Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols for Men’s and Women’s Basketball . swac.org . 2021-12-30 . 2022-01-05.
  4. Web site: No. 12/13 Women’s Basketball’s game vs Alcorn State Canceled . texassports.com . 2021-12-28 . 2021-12-30.
  5. Web site: SWAC Basketball Tiebreaker Policy . SWAC.org . SWAC.
  6. Web site: 2022 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Central. SWAC.org. October 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 18. swac.org. November 18, 2021. November 24, 2021.
  8. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 24. swac.org. November 24, 2021. November 24, 2021.
  9. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 2. swac.org. December 2, 2021. December 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 8. swac.org. December 8, 2021. December 9, 2021.
  11. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 15. swac.org. December 15, 2021. December 16, 2021.
  12. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 22. swac.org. December 22, 2021. December 24, 2021.
  13. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 29. swac.org. December 29, 2021. December 30, 2021.
  14. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 5. swac.org. January 5, 2022. January 6, 2022.
  15. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 12. swac.org. January 12, 2022. January 16, 2022.
  16. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 19. swac.org. January 19, 2022. January 23, 2022.
  17. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 25. swac.org. January 25, 2022. January 29, 2022.
  18. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 1. swac.org. February 1, 2022. February 3, 2022.
  19. Web site: SWAC Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 8. swac.org. February 8, 2022. February 9, 2022.
  20. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 15. swac.org. February 15, 2022. February 20, 2022.
  21. Web site: SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 22. swac.org. February 22, 2022. February 24, 2022.
  22. Web site: 2022 WNBA Draft: Ameshya Williams-Holliday goes to Fever, becomes first HBCU selection in 20 years. www.cbssports.com. CBS Sports. April 12, 2022. May 1, 2022.

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