2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season

2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams12
Regular season
ChampionsToledo
  Runners-upBuffalo
Season MVPJordyn Dawson
Tournament
2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 19 1   .950 29 6   .829
Buffalo 16 4   .800 25 9   .735
Akron 13 7   .650 17 12   .586
Ball State 11 8   .579 20 13   .606
Northern Illinois 11 9   .550 14 15   .483
Kent State 10 10   .500 19 12   .613
Western Michigan 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Bowling Green 10 10   .500 17 16   .515
Ohio 9 10   .474 15 15   .500
Miami (OH) 4 16   .200 8 21   .276
Eastern Michigan 4 16   .200 7 20   .259
Central Michigan 2 18   .100 4 25   .138
2022 MAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2022 and concluded in March 2022. Toledo won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 19–1.

Second seeded Buffalo won the MAC tournament with a 79–75 win over Ball State. With the automatic bid, Buffalo was the only MAC school to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Tennessee in the first round. Toledo, Akron, Ball State, Kent State, and Ohio all accepted bids to the WNIT. Bowling Green accepted a bid to the WBI.