2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season
2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular season | |
Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament |
2021–22 SWAC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | – | 7 | .611 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | – | 14 | .222 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | – | 15 | .167 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 22 | .120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 SWAC Tournament winner |
The 2021–22 Southwestern Athletic Conference women's basketball season is scheduled to begin with practices in October 2021 followed by the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2021. The conference is scheduled to begin in December 2021. This was the 41st season under the Southwestern Athletic Conference name.
The is scheduled for March 9–12, 2022 at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
Pre-season[]
Preseason polls[]
SWAC Coaches' Poll[]
Place | Team | Points | First place votes |
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1. | Jackson State | 255 | 19 |
2. | Alabama State | 238 | 1 |
3. | Southern | 194 | 1 |
4. | Alabama A&M | 190 | 1 |
5. | Grambling State | 147 | ― |
6. | Texas Southern | 142 | ― |
7. | Alcorn State | 118 | ― |
8. | Bethune–Cookman | 101 | ― |
9. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 98 | ― |
10. | Prairie View A&M | 93 | ― |
11. | Florida A&M | 91 | ― |
12. | Mississippi Valley State | 49 | ― |
Source:[1]
SWAC Preseason All-Conference[]
Preseason All-SWAC First Team[]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Dayzsha Rogan | Jackson State | Sr. | G | 5'4 | Ripley, MS (Northeast) |
Ayana Emmanuel | Alabama State | Sr. | G | 5'9 | Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS) |
Shmya Ward | Alabama State | R-Jr. | F | 6'0 | Memphis, TN (Whitehaven HS) |
Dariauna Lewis | Alabama A&M | Sr. | F | 6'1 | Omaha, NE (Missouri State) |
Ameshya Williams | Jackson State | Sr. | C | 6'4 | Gulfport, MS, (West Harrison HS) |
Source:[2]
Preseason All-SWAC Second Team[]
Name | School | Pos. | Yr. | Ht. | Hometown (Last School) |
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Ataiya Bridges | Texas Southern | GS | G | 5'4 | Lanett, AL (Shelton State) |
Genovea Johnson | Southern | Jr. | G | 5'8 | Fort Lauderdale, FL (Dillard HS) |
Deshawna Harper | Alabama A&M | GS | G | 5'4 | Indianapolis, IN (Heritage HS) |
Jayla Crawford | Alabama State | Sr. | G | 5'7 | Birmingham, AL (Huffman HS) |
Khadijah Brown | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | R-Sr. | C | 6'3 | Miami, FL (Jacksonville) |
Source:[2]
Midseason watchlists[]
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Wooden | Naismith | Liberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Wade |
Final watchlists[]
Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
Wooden | Naismith | Liberman | Drysdale | Miller | McClain | Leslie | Wade |
Regular season[]
In 30 December of 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference update their COVID-19 protocol. If a team is unable to play due to COVID-19 related issues the match will be counted as a forfeit for the purpose of the conference standings resulting in a loss for the team that caused the cancellation and a win for the opposing team. As per NCAA policy, a COVID-19 related forfeit not change a team's official won-lost record, nor will it impact statistics or coaching records. It will only count for the purpose of the conference standings.[3]
Records against other conferences[]
2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (December 30, 2021):
Regular Season
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Post Season
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Record against ranked non-conference opponents[]
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference Record |
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Nov 11 | Alabama State | No. 21 South Florida | Yuengling Center ● Tampa, FL | ― | L 37–72 | 0–1 |
Nov 11 | Southern | No. 23 Texas A&M | Reed Arena ● College Station, TX | ― | L 32–92 | 0–2 |
Nov 15 | Texas Southern | No. 11 Arizona | McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ | ― | L 38–93 | 0–3 |
Nov 17 | Southern | No. 8 Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA | ― | L 67–87 | 0–4 |
Nov 21 | Southern | No. 14 Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA | ― | L 55–96 | 0–5 |
Nov 21 | Grambling State | No. 17 Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Center ● Tallahassee, FL | ― | L 53–76 | 0–6 |
Dec 1 | Jackson State | No. 15 Texas | Frank Erwin Center ● Austin, TX | ― | L 64–78 | 0–7 |
Dec 8 | Alcorn State | No. 5 Baylor | Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX | ― | L 40–94 | 0–8 |
Dec 9 | Texas Southern | No. 18 Texas A&M | Reed Arena ● College Station, TX | ― | L 43–88 | 0–9 |
Dec 12 | Texas Southern | No. 24 LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center ● Baton Rouge, LA | ― | L 55–96 | 0–10 |
Dec 15 | Alcorn State | No. 22 LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center ● Baton Rouge, LA | ― | L 36–100 | 0–11 |
Dec 15 | Alabama State | No. 24 Ohio State | Schottenstein Center ● Columbus, OH | ― | L 51–97 | 0–12 |
Dec 19 | Prairie View A&M | No. 12 Iowa State | Hilton Coliseum ● Ames, IA | ― | L 39–108 | 0–13 |
Dec 21 | Alabama State | No. 25 North Carolina | Carmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC | ― | L 47–83 | 0–14 |
Dec 29 | Alcorn State | No. 12 Texas | Frank Erwin Center ● Austin, TX | Canceled due to COVID-19[4] |
Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Awards and honors[]
Players of the Week[]
Throughout the conference regular season, the SWAC offices named one or two players of the week each week.
Week | Player of the Week | School | Impact Player of the Week | School | Ref. |
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Nov. 18 | Morgan Beacham | Bethune–Cookman | Taylor Williams | Bethune–Cookman | [5] |
Nov. 24 | Gerlyn Smith | Prairie View A&M | Deshawna Harper | Alabama A&M | [6] |
Dec. 2 | Mikayla Etienne | Mississippi Valley State | Khadijah Brown | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | [7] |
Dec. 8 | Zaay Green | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Sade Hudson | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | [8] |
Dec. 15 | Nigeria Jones | Alabama A&M | Dariauna Lewis | Alabama A&M | [9] |
Dec. 22 | Dylan Horton | Florida A&M | Dariauna Lewis (2) | Alabama A&M | [10] |
Dec. 29 | Tynesha Rudolph | Alabama State | Alexus Holt | Grambling State | [11] |
Jan. 5 | Dariauna Lewis | Alabama A&M | Maleaha Bell | Florida A&M | [12] |
Jan. 12 | Dylan Horton (2) | Florida A&M | Ameshya Williams-Holliday | Jackson State | [13] |
Jan. 19 | Dylan Horton (3) | Florida A&M | Andriana Avent | Texas Southern | [14] |
Jan. 25 | Dariauna Lewis (2) | Alabama A&M | Ameshya Williams-Holliday (2) | Jackson State | [15] |
Feb. 1 | Ameshya Williams-Holliday | Jackson State | Andriana Avent (2) | Texas Southern | [16] |
Feb. 8 | Alexus Holt | Grambling State | Zaay Green | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | [17] |
Feb. 15 | Ameshya Williams-Holliday (2) | Jackson State | Ataiya Bridges | Texas Southern | [18] |
Feb. 22 | Ayana Emmanuel | Alabama State | Andriana Avent (3) | Texas Southern | [19] |
TBD | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
TBD | ― | ― | ― | ― | |
TBD | ― | ― | ― | ― |
Totals per School[]
School | Total |
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Alabama A&M | 6 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4 |
Florida A&M | 4 |
Jackson State | 4 |
Texas Southern | 4 |
Alabama State | 2 |
Bethune–Cookman | 2 |
Grambling State | 2 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1 |
Prairie View A&M | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Jackson State Tabbed League Favorite in SWAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll". swac.org. October 20, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jackson State's Rogan and Williams Headline SWAC Women's Basketball Preseason Selections". swac.org. October 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Announces Updated COVID-19 Operational Protocols for Men's and Women's Basketball". swac.org. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ "No. 12/13 Women's Basketball's game vs Alcorn State Canceled". texassports.com. 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 18". swac.org. November 18, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Nov. 24". swac.org. November 24, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 2". swac.org. December 2, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 8". swac.org. December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 15". swac.org. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 22". swac.org. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Dec. 29". swac.org. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 5". swac.org. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 12". swac.org. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 19". swac.org. January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Jan. 25". swac.org. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 1". swac.org. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 8". swac.org. February 8, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 15". swac.org. February 15, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "SWAC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors: Feb. 22". swac.org. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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