2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team

2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 21
Record24–10 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarol Owens (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPurcell Pavilion
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 NC State171 .944324  .889
No. 4 Louisville162 .889295  .853
No. 17 North Carolina135 .722257  .781
No. 21 Notre Dame135 .722249  .727
No. 16 Virginia Tech135 .7222310  .697
Georgia Tech117 .6112111  .656
Boston College108 .5562112  .636
Miami (FL)108 .5562113  .618
Florida State108 .5561714  .548
Duke711 .3891713  .567
Wake Forest414 .2221617  .485
Syracuse414 .2221118  .379
Clemson315 .1671021  .323
Pittsburgh216 .1111119  .367
Virginia216 .111522  .185
2022 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Irish were led by second year head coach Niele Ivey and played their home games at Purcell Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Fighting Irish finished the season 24–10 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated sixth seed Georgia Tech in the Quarterfinals before losing to seventh seed Miami in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Bridgeport Region. They defeated twelfth seed UMass in the First Round and fourth seed Oklahoma in the Second Round before losing to NC State in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.