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NCAA tournament, runner-up | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 30–6 (16–1 Big East) |
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| Associate head coach | Chris Dailey (37th season) |
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| No. 5UConn † | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 1 | – | 27 | .036 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut (UConn) during the2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led byHall of Fame head coachGeno Auriemma in his 37th season at UConn, split their home games betweenHarry A. Gampel Pavilion and theXL Center and were members of theBig East Conference, which they joined for women's basketball the previous season. UConn was a member of theoriginal Big East Conference from 1979 through 2013, and one of the original women's basketball teams in that conference in 1982.
Returning from a 28–2 season with no graduations, the team went into the season highly regarded,[1][2] starting the season ranked 2nd in the AP poll. The Huskies returned three seniors and sophomore consensus2020–21 NCAA player of the yearPaige Bueckers, while adding a 2nd ranked recruiting class. Several athletes transferred during the offseason and early season, leaving the team with 12 players.[3] The no. 2 Huskies lost a November game against no. 1South Carolina. Effects of theCOVID-19 pandemic caused game postponements and cancellations. Injuries plagued the team; only two athletes played every game.[4] In December, Bueckers suffered a knee fracture which kept her sidelined until late in the season.
With Bueckers out, UConn's offense struggled against several teams, with losses against unrankedGeorgia Tech and no. 6Louisville before semester break, no. 9Oregon in January, and unranked Big East Conference opponentVillanova in February. Coach Auriemma had the team focus on defense, keeping the Huskies in games when their offense was struggling. Nine different players started, and Auriemma tried eleven different starting lineups during the season. By the time Bueckers returned to the lineup for limited minutes, the Huskies were dominating without her. After winning the Big East regular season championship, the team won the2022 Big East tournament and accepted an automatic bid to the2022 NCAA Division I tournament.
As a number 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, UConn defeated 15th seedMercer, 7th seedCentral Florida, 3rd seedIndiana, and 1st seedNorth Carolina State to win their region and advance to their 14th consecutive Final Four. The Huskies then beat defending national championStanford before losing to South Carolina in thechampionship game. UConn finished the season with a record of 30–6.
UConn was ranked no. 3 in both the 2020 AP and Coaches pre-season polls. During the regular season, they had a record of 21–1, including 18–0 in the Big East to win the conference regular season championship. In February 2021, they defeated no. 1 rankedSouth Carolina; it was UConn freshmanPaige Bueckers' third straight 30-point game. UConn won theBig East tournament, winning all three of their games by over 30 points. They were ranked no. 1 in both polls at that time. As a no. 1 seed in theNCAA tournament, they won their region with a victory over no. 5 rankedBaylor in the Elite Eight. UConn then lost toArizona in the Final Four and finished their campaign with a record of 28–2. Bueckers, the team's leading scorer, won several awards at the end of the season, including theNaismith College Player of the Year.
The Huskies lost guards Autumn Chassion andAnna Makurat after the end of the previous season but graduated no seniors. Chassion, who had earned a place on the squad as awalk-on and played in eight games, chose to transfer toLouisiana State University at Eunice after the end of her freshman year.[5][6][7] Makurat, who had played in 48 games in her two seasons, ended her time at UConn having averaged 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game[8] and after entering theNCAA transfer portal, chose instead to return to her nativePoland and play professional basketball withAZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski of theBasket Liga Kobiet.[9] After the Huskies' first game, freshman Saylor Poffenbarger chose to transfer[10] and then committed to play forArkansas in late November.[11] On December 13, sophomore forward Mir McLean announced she would be leaving the team at the end of the fall term and later transferred toVirginia.[12][13]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Autumn Chassion | 2 | G | 5'8" | Sophomore | Lafayette, LA | Transferred toLSU Eunice |
| Saylor Poffenbarger | 4 | G | 6'2" | Freshman | Middletown, MD | Transferred toArkansas |
| Mir McLean | 11 | F | 5'11" | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Transferred toVirginia |
| Anna Makurat | 24 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Sierakowice, Poland | Signed withBasket Liga Kobiet |
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The Huskies added forwardDorka Juhász, a graduate student transfer fromOhio State. Juhász was twice selected to the All-Big Ten team and averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds per game as a junior. Juhász had two years of eligibility remaining.[14][15]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Dorka Juhász | 14 | F | 6'4" | Senior | Pécs, Hungary | Ohio State |
The Huskies had one of the best recruiting classes in the nation.[16] They again signed the top-ranked high school player inAzzi Fudd[16] and added rangy guardCaroline Ducharme[17] and 6-foot-5 forward Amari DeBerry.[16]Saylor Poffenbarger started school during the 2021 spring semester and joined the team in January,[18] but she decided to transfer to Arkansas in November 2021.[10]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Azzi Fudd G | Arlington, VA | St. John's College High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
Recruit ratings:ESPN:  (98) | ||||||
| Caroline Ducharme G | Milton, MA | Noble & Greenough School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98) | ||||||
| Amari DeBerry F | Williamsburg, NY | Williamsville South High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (96) | ||||||
| Saylor Poffenbarger G | Middletown, MD | Middletown High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruit ratings:ESPN:  (94) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: ESPN: 2 | ||||||
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| Isuneh Brady PG | San Diego, CA | Cathedral Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98) | ||||||
| Ayanna Patterson SG | Fort Wayne, IN | Homestead High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (98) | ||||||
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| Kamorea Arnold PG | Germantown, WI | Germantown High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97) | ||||||
| Ashlynn Shade G | Noblesville, IN | Noblesville High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A | ||
| Recruit ratings:ESPN: (97) | ||||||
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Hall of Fame head coachGeno Auriemma and Hall of Fame associate head coachChris Dailey returned for their 37th season[19][20] coaching the team; Auriemma's contract was extended for five years in May.[21] UConn assistant coach and former playerShea Ralph left the program in April[22] to become the head coach atVanderbilt,[23] leaving assistant coachJamelle Elliott on the bench. Elliott was an UConn assistant coach from 1998 to 2009 and returned after a nine-year head coaching stint atCincinnati.Morgan Valley, a three-time national champion as a UConn player, was hired to fill the second assistant role. Since graduation Valley had been an assistant coach with several NCAA programs, and was head coach of theHartford Hawks when hired to coach the Huskies.[24]
At the season's outset, the Huskies returned several starters: seniorsChristyn Williams,Olivia Nelson-Ododa, andEvina Westbrook, plus accomplished sophomorePaige Bueckers. Westbrook was eligible to enter the2021 WNBA draft but chose to exercise her redshirt year option to play for the Huskies through her last year of eligibility.[25][26] Two-time All-Big Ten forward Dorka Juhász, an Ohio State graduate transfer, was expected to add experience and depth in the post.Aubrey Griffin was the sole returning junior. SophomoresNika Mühl,Aaliyah Edwards, Mir McLean, and Piath Gabriel returned. Highly touted freshman recruitsAzzi Fudd, Amari DeBerry, Caroline Ducharme, and Saylor Poffenbarger were expected to compete for playing time.[27][28]
In the season's opening weeks, Griffin was affected by a back problem and missed the entire year due to injury.[29] Poffenbarger and McLean both announced transfers. Towards the end of the team's sixth game, Bueckers suffered atibial plateau fracture[30] and after surgery was forced to sit out most of the regular season, only returning before the Big East Conference tournament, where she played limited minutes. Guards Fudd and Mühl both suffered early season injuries which caused them to miss several games. Four canceled or postponed contests in December (due to pandemic or travel issues) allowed time for recovery. During the season, eight UConn players missed multiple games due to injury; with forwards Gabriel and DeBerry still in development, sometimes only six players were available for play. The only players able to compete in every regular season game were Westbrook and Edwards. Accordingly, the team tried eleven different starting lineups during the season, with nine different starters and eight different players leading a game in scoring. Caroline Ducharme assumed a scoring role originally anticipated for Fudd, but when Fudd returned both players continued to score effectively. With their scoring threats largely neutralized early in the season, the Huskies focused on defense, limiting their opponents to 54.2 points per game and collecting an average of 9.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game. Mühl, the vocal floor leader of an aggressive and effective defense, was recognized as Big East Conference defensive player of the year.[31] First team all-conference honors went to seniors Williams and Nelson-Ododa, with Ducharme on the second team. Both Fudd and Ducharme were named to the conference's all-freshman team.[31] Williams won theAnn Meyers Drysdale Award as the bestshooting guard in the country. UConn finished the regular season with a record of 22–5; they were 16–1 in conference play.
All the Huskies (except for Griffin) were back in playing condition by the time of the Big East Conference tournament, where they dominated all three games, including the tournament final against Villanova, the only Big East team that had defeated UConn during the regular season.[32] In the first ever 68-team NCAA women's March Madness, UConn won games at the Storrs sub-regional against 15th seedMercer and 7th seedCentral Florida to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for a record 28th consecutive appearance. At the Bridgeport regional, the Huskies took a lead in the second quarter against 3rd seedIndiana and never looked back, advancing to a record 16th consecutive Elite Eight. In the regional finals against 1st seedNorth Carolina State, the teams battled through two overtimes in what game announcers called an "instant classic," and UConn won 91–87 to reach their 14th consecutive Final Four.[33] Juhász suffered a fractured and dislocated wrist in that game and was out for the rest of the tournament.[34][35] In the Final Four contest, UConn overcame defending national championStanford to advance to a rematch against no. 1 South Carolina in the final. In thenational championship game, South Carolina jumped out to an 18-point lead while dominating the boards and held off scoring runs to defeat UConn. The Huskies finished the season with a record of 30–6 and were ranked 2nd in the final Coaches poll.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 7, 2021* 1:00 pm | No. 2 | Fort Hays State Exhibition game | W 111–47 | 20 – Williams | 8 – Juhász | 9 – Bueckers | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,488) Storrs, CT | ||||
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| November 14, 2021* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 2 | Arkansas | W 95–80 | 1–0 | 34 – Bueckers | 8 – Tied | 5 – Westbrook | XL Center (9,359) Hartford, CT | |||
| November 20, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 2 | vs. Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, quarterfinals | W 88–58 | 2–0 | 31 – Williams | 8 – Nelson-Ododa | 8 – Bueckers | Imperial Arena (1,175) Paradise Island,Bahamas[36] | |||
| November 21, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 2 | vs. No. 23 South Florida Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, semifinals | W 60–53 | 3–0 | 21 – Bueckers | 6 – Juhász | 7 – Tied | Imperial Arena (1,124) Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||
| November 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 South Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, final | L 57–73 | 3–1 | 19 – Bueckers | 5 – Tied | 7 – Bueckers | Imperial Arena (1,171) Paradise Island, Bahamas | |||
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 2 | at Seton Hall | W 74–49 | 4–1 (1–0) | 23 – Bueckers | 10 – Juhász | 7 – Bueckers | Walsh Gymnasium (1,320) South Orange, NJ | |||
| December 5, 2021* 12:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | No. 24 Notre Dame Rivalry | W 73–54 | 5–1 | 22 – Bueckers | 13 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Williams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | at Georgia Tech | L 44–57 | 5–2 | 13 – Williams | 10 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Westbrook | McCamish Pavilion (4,587) Atlanta, GA | |||
| December 11, 2021* 1:00 pm, ABC | No. 3 | vs. UCLA Never Forget Tribute Classic | W 71–61 | 6–2 | 17 – Westbrook | 16 – Juhász | 7 – Westbrook | Prudential Center (9,236) Newark, NJ | |||
| December 19, 2021* 3:30 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | vs. No. 6 Louisville Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase | L 64–69 | 6–3 | 24 – Ducharme | 8 – Tied | 4 – Nelson-Ododa | Mohegan Sun Arena (8,204) Uncasville, CT | |||
| January 9, 2022 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 11 | Creighton | W 63–55 | 7–3 (2–0) | 17 – Ducharme | 7 – Nelson-Ododa | 3 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,636) Storrs, CT | |||
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 10 | at Butler | W 92–47 | 8–3 (3–0) | 19 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Hinkle Fieldhouse (2,772) Indianapolis, IN | |||
| January 15, 2022 12:00 pm, SNY | No. 10 | Xavier | W 78–41 | 9–3 (4–0) | 20 – Ducharme | 8 – Juhász | 5 – Tied | XL Center (7,827) Hartford, CT | |||
| January 17, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | at Oregon | L 59–72 | 9–4 | 22 – Ducharme | 8 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | Matthew Knight Arena (9,439) Eugene, OR | |||
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | Seton Hall | W 71–38 | 10–4 (5–0) | 17 – Nelson-Ododa | 14 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Nelson-Ododa | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,326) Storrs, CT | |||
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 9 | at St. John's | W 75–57 | 11–4 (6–0) | 28 – Ducharme | 18 – Nelson-Ododa | 10 – Nelson-Ododa | Carnesecca Arena (945) Jamaica, NY | |||
| January 26, 2022 8:00 pm, SNY | No. 10 | at DePaul Rescheduled from December 31 | W 80–78 | 12–4 (7–0) | 19 – Ducharme | 12 – Juhász | 5 – Mühl | Wintrust Arena (1,989) Chicago, IL | |||
| January 30, 2022 7:30 pm, SNY | No. 10 | at Providence | W 69–61 | 13–4 (8–0) | 19 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 5 – Edwards | Alumni Hall (1,500) Providence, RI | |||
| February 2, 2022 7:30 pm, SNY | No. 10 | at Creighton | W 76–56 | 14–4 (9–0) | 17 – Tied | 14 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | D. J. Sokol Arena (2,279) Omaha, NE | |||
| February 6, 2022* 12:00 pm, FOX | No. 10 | No. 7 Tennessee Rivalry | W 75–56 | 15–4 | 25 – Fudd | 7 – Edwards | 5 – Mühl | XL Center (13,719) Hartford, CT | |||
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 8 | Villanova | L 69–72 | 15–5 (9–1) | 29 – Fudd | 5 – Westbrook | 6 – Mühl | XL Center (8,473) Hartford, CT | |||
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 8 | DePaul | W 84–60 | 16–5 (10–1) | 22 – Juhász | 8 – Juhász | 5 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,115) Storrs, CT | |||
| February 13, 2022 2:30 pm, FOX | No. 8 | at Marquette | W 72–58 | 17–5 (11–1) | 24 – Fudd | 7 – Edwards | 6 – Mühl | Al McGuire Center (3,008) Milwaukee, WI | |||
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 10 | at Xavier | W 89–35 | 18–5 (12–1) | 13 – Williams | 7 – Edwards | 5 – Tied | Cintas Center (5,087) Cincinnati, OH | |||
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 10 | Georgetown | W 90–49 | 19–5 (13–1) | 19 – Williams | 5 – Tied | 5 – Williams | XL Center (10,114) Hartford, CT | |||
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 7 | Marquette Rescheduled from December 29 | W 69–38 | 20–5 (14–1) | 17 – Westbrook | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | XL Center (9,197) Hartford, CT | |||
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 7 | St. John's | W 93–38 | 21–5 (15–1) | 19 – Fudd | 7 – Tied | 10 – Westbrook | XL Center (9,154) Hartford, CT | |||
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 7 | Providence | W 88–31 | 22–5 (16–1) | 16 – Williams | 10 – Juhász | 5 – Bueckers | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||
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| March 5, 2022 12:00 pm, FS1 | (1)No. 7 | vs. (9) Georgetown Quarterfinals | W 84–38 | 23–5 | 16 – Bueckers | 7 – Tied | 6 – Mühl | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,376) Uncasville, CT | |||
| March 6, 2022 3:00 pm, FS1 | (1)No. 7 | vs. (5) Marquette Semifinals | W 71–51 | 24–5 | 14 – Westbrook | 11 – Edwards | 3 – Tied | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,434) Uncasville, CT | |||
| March 7, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1 | (1)No. 6 | vs. (2) Villanova Championship | W 70–40 | 25–5 | 13 – Westbrook | 6 – Nelson-Ododa | 4 – Nelson-Ododa | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,459) Uncasville, CT | |||
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| March 19, 2022* 1:00 pm, ABC | (2 B)No. 5 | (15 B) Mercer First Round | W 83–38 | 26–5 | 13 – Williams | 10 – Juhász | 5 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,073) Storrs, CT | |||
| March 21, 2022* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (2 B)No. 5 | (7 B) No. 24 UCF Second Round | W 52–47 | 27–5 | 16 – Fudd | 5 – Tied | 3 – Juhász | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||
| March 26, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN | (2 B)No. 5 | vs. (3 B) No. 11 Indiana Sweet Sixteen | W 75–58 | 28–5 | 15 – Tied | 14 – Nelson-Ododa | 3 – Tied | Total Mortgage Arena (8,502) Bridgeport, CT | |||
| March 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN | (2 B)No. 5 | vs. (1 B) No. 3 NC State Elite Eight | W 91–87 2OT | 29–5 | 27 – Bueckers | 7 – Nelson-Ododa | 4 – Nelson-Ododa | Total Mortgage Arena (10,119) Bridgeport, CT | |||
| April 1, 2022* 9:30 pm, ESPN | (2 B)No. 5 | vs. (1 S) No. 2 Stanford Final Four /Rivalry | W 63–58 | 30–5 | 14 – Bueckers | 10 – Nelson-Ododa | 5 – Bueckers | Target Center (18,268) Minneapolis, MN | |||
| April 3, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN | (2 B)No. 5 | vs. (1 G) No. 1 South Carolina National Championship | L 49–64 | 30–6 | 14 – Bueckers | 6 – Bueckers | 3 – Tied | Target Center (18,304) Minneapolis, MN | |||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2т | 7 | 7т | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | Not released |
| Coaches | 2т | 2т^ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8т | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
^ Coaches did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
| Player | Games played | Minutes | Field goals | Three pointers | Free throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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| Christyn Williams | 33 | 1,117 | 184 | 50 | 50 | 112 | 75 | 13 | 49 | 468 |
| Evina Westbrook | 36 | 988 | 117 | 39 | 50 | 133 | 113 | 8 | 50 | 323 |
| Olivia Nelson-Ododa | 33 | 898 | 119 | 3 | 62 | 246 | 116 | 55 | 39 | 303 |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 36 | 898 | 122 | 2 | 37 | 183 | 51 | 18 | 40 | 283 |
| Nika Mühl | 33 | 715 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 100 | 87 | 6 | 47 | 127 |
| Azzi Fudd | 25 | 698 | 107 | 58 | 31 | 67 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 303 |
| Caroline Ducharme | 31 | 650 | 121 | 34 | 27 | 99 | 40 | 17 | 27 | 303 |
| Dorka Juhász | 32 | 634 | 86 | 15 | 47 | 182 | 55 | 17 | 15 | 234 |
| Paige Bueckers | 17 | 497 | 105 | 18 | 20 | 68 | 67 | 11 | 25 | 248 |
| Amari DeBerry | 16 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| Piath Gabriel | 13 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| Mir McLean | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
