This was the fifteenth season under the Summit League name and the 40th since the conference was established under its current charter as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982.
The Summit League tournament is scheduled for March 5–8, 2022 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Notes: South Dakota won the conference tournament from March 5–8, 2022, at the Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, SD.
South Dakota State selected one of the "first four out" team, will act as standbys in the event a school is forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols.
Throughout the conference regular season, the Summit League offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.