| Sport: | women's basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 17 |
| Aprank: | 21 |
| Record: | 24–10 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Niele Ivey |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Assoc Coach: | Carol Owens |
| Ahc Year: | 22nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Coquese Washington |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Michaela Mabrey |
| Ac2 Year: | 3rd |
| Arena: | Purcell Pavilion |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by second year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed in the First Round and fourth seed Oklahoma in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
See main article: 2020–21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team.
The Fighting Irish finished the season 10–10 and 8–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. In the ACC tournament, they lost to Clemson in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amirah Abdur-Rahim | 3 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Transferred to SMU[1] | ||
| Alasia Hayes | 5 | G | 5'7" | Freshman | Transferred to Mississippi State[2] | ||
| Nicole Benz | 20 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Danielle Cosgrove | 22 | F | 6'4" | Junior | Transferred to St. John's[3] | ||
| Alli Campbell | 23 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Transferred to Penn State[4] | ||
| Destinee Walker | 24 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Mikayla Vaughn | 30 | C | 6'3" | Senior | Graduated |
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2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| Increase in ranking | |||
| Decrease in ranking | |||
| Not ranked in previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes | ||
| (NR) | Not Ranked |