2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season
Last season, the Cougars finished with an overall record of 12–12. The Cougars finished conference play with a 9–10 record. As the #7 seed in the tournament, the Cougars defeated the #10 seed Utah Utes in the first round, but lost to the #2 seed Arizona Wildcats in the quarterfinals. The Cougars received an at large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They received the #9 seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to the #8 seed South Florida and were eliminated.

Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament

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Rankings
 * The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.