2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–12 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
2021–22 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Ohio State 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 8 Iowa 14 4   .778 24 8   .750
No. 12 Michigan 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
No. 13 Maryland 13 4   .765 23 9   .719
No. 11 Indiana 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
Nebraska 11 7   .611 24 9   .727
Northwestern 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Michigan State 8 9   .471 15 15   .500
Purdue 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Minnesota 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Penn State 5 13   .278 11 18   .379
Wisconsin 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Rutgers 3 14   .176 11 20   .355
Illinois 1 13   .071 7 20   .259
2022 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 14th-year head coach Joe McKeown. They played their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 17–12, 8–8 in Big Ten play, to finish in seventh place. They received a bye into the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they defeated Minnesota before losing to eventual champions Iowa in the quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.