They received the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Georgia State and Memphis to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Arkansas.

The Zags became the first Division I men's team since Kentucky in 2015 to enter the NCAA Tournament without a loss.

1 seed in the West region where they beat Norfolk State,[5] Oklahoma,[6] Creighton,[7] and USC to advance to the Final Four.

[8] There they defeated UCLA to become the first undefeated team to advance to the national championship game since Indiana State in 1979.

Sources: On September 6, 2021, head coach Mark Few was pulled over by police and arrested for driving under the influence in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.