The 2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by sixth-year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 24–9, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. As the sixth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament, they defeated Illinois in the second round and Michigan in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the eighth seed in the Wichita Regional. They lost to Gonzaga in the first round to end their season.
Previous season The Cornhuskers finished the season 13–13, 9–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the eight seed in the Big Ten women's tournament. they defeated Minnesota in the second round before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They played in the Memphis regional and defeated in the first round before losing to Colorado in the second round to end their season.
Roster
Schedule
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!colspan=6 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=6 style=| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=| Big Ten Women's Tournament
!colspan=6 style=| NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked and did not receive votes
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll, and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
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