2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 15th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their eight year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2021–22 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record29–5 (16–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stephanie Norman
  • Sam Purcell
  • Jonneshia Pineda
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2021–22 ACC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
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

They finished the season 29–5 overall and 16–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. As the second seed in the ACC tournament, they were upset by seventh seed Miami in the Quarterfinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the first seed in the Wichita Regional. They defeated sixteenth seed Albany in the First Round, ninth seed Gonzaga in the Second Round, fourth seed Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen, and third seed Michigan in the Elite Eight before falling to eventual champions, and first seed South Carolina in the Final Four. This was the Cardinals fourth appearance in the Final Four in program history.

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