2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2021–22
Prev Year:2020–21
Next Year:2022–23
Team:Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
Conference:ASUN
Coachrank:20
Aprank:23
Record:30–3
Conf Record:15–1
Head Coach:Karl Smesko
Hc Year:20th
Asst Coach1:Chelsea Lyles
Asst Coach2:Shannon Murphy
Asst Coach3:Mandi Pierce
Stadium:Alico Arena
Champion:ASUN regular season champions
ASUN tournament champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:second round

The 2021–22 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twentieth-year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in ASUN play, to win the ASUN regular season. They were the first seed in the ASUN tournament, and they defeated North Florida, Liberty and Jacksonville State to win the tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. In the tournament, they defeated Virginia Tech before falling to Maryland in the second round to end their season.

Schedule

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

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The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP poll does not release a poll at this time. The Coaches Poll does not release a week 2 poll.

Notes and References

  1. News: 2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule . April 1, 2022 . Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles Athletics.