| Mode: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 16 |
| Aprank: | 17 |
| Record: | 25–7 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Courtney Banghart |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Joanne Aluka-White |
| Asst Coach2: | Itoro Coleman |
| Asst Coach3: | Adrian Walters |
| Stadium: | Carmichael Arena |
| Champion: | Goombay Splash Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2021–22 North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tar Heels were led by head coach Courtney Banghart, who was in her third season as head coach. She was assisted by Joanne Aluka-White, Adrian Walters, and former Clemson head coach Itoro Coleman. The Tar Heels played their home games at Carmichael Arena as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Tar Heels finished the season 25–7 overall and 13–5 in ACC play, to finish in a three way tie for third place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to fifth seed Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Greensboro Region. They defeated twelfth seed Stephen F. Austin in the First Round and fourth seed Arizona in the Second Round before falling to top seed South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
For the 2020–21 season, the Tar Heels finished 13–11 and 8–9 in the ACC, finishing eighth in regular season play. The Tar Heels were the eight seed in the ACC tournament, where they lost to Wake Forest in the Second Round. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament that was held in San Antonio, TX. As the ten seed in the HemisFair Region, they faced seventh seeded Alabama, losing 80–71 in the first round of the tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petra Holešínská | 2 | G | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Turned pro, signed with Chicago Sky | ||
| Kennady Tucker | 4 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Transferred to Oklahoma | ||
| 5 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Drafted by Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| Janelle Bailey | 44 | C | 6'4" | Senior | Graduated and signed with New York Liberty |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlie Littlefield | 2 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Princeton | ||
| Eva Hodgson | 10 | G | 5'11" | Junior | William & Mary |
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|-!colspan=6 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style="background:#56A0D3; color:#FFFFFF;"| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#56A0D3;"| NCAA Women's Tournament
See main article: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Final |
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| AP | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | RV | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | ||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
2021-22 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team