2021–22 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
Missouri Valley regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record20–12 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2021–22 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Iowa144 .7782012  .625
Missouri State135 .7222311  .676
Drake135 .7222511  .694
Loyola Chicago135 .722258  .758
Bradley117 .6111714  .548
Southern Illinois99 .5001614  .533
Valparaiso612 .3331418  .438
Illinois State513 .2781320  .394
Indiana State414 .2221120  .355
Evansville216 .111624  .200
2022 MVC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 16th-year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

With a win over Loyola on February 26, 2022, the Panthers won the regular season MVC championship. They finished the regular season 18–10, 14–4 in MVC play to finish in first place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Loyola. As a No. 1 seed who didn’t win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Saint Louis in the first round before losing in the second round to BYU.