2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2020 and ended with the championship game of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 4, 2021. Practices officially began in October 2020.

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	South Carolina
Regular season	November 2020 – March 2021
NCAA Tournament	2021
Tournament dates	March 26 – April 4, 2021
National Championship	Alamodome San Antonio, Texas
NCAA Champions	Stanford
Other champions	Rice (WNIT) Cleveland State (WBI)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Paige Bueckers, UConn (Naismith, Wooden) NaLyssa Smith, Baylor (Wade)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Season headlines

• September 17 – The NCAA officially announced that both men's and women's basketball season is permitted to begin on November 25.^[1]
• September 24 – One week after the NCAA's announcement, the Pac-12 permitted play to begin on that date. The Pac-12 had previously barred play until 2021.^[2] This ruling left the Ivy League as the only conference not yet allowing play to begin on November 25.^[3]
• October 14 – The NCAA announced that all student-athletes in winter sports during the 2020–21 school year, including men's and women's basketball, would receive an extra year of athletic eligibility, whether or not they or their teams play during that school year.^[4]
• October 27 – Bethune–Cookman, which had previously canceled its 2020 fall sports due to COVID-19 concerns, announced that none of its other teams, including men's and women's basketball, would play in the 2020–21 school year.^[5]
• November 12
  • Cal State Northridge announced that it would not play in the 2020–21 season after six players opted out of the season and a seventh was unable to enter the U.S. due to travel restrictions, leaving the Matadors with only six available players.^[6]
  • The Ivy League became the first conference to cancel all winter sports for the 2020–21 season, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.^[7]
• November 19 – Maryland Eastern Shore became the second MEAC program to opt out of all remaining 2020–21 sports, including men's and women's basketball, due to COVID-19 concerns.^[8]
• November 23 – Florida A&M became the third MEAC member to opt out of the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns. Unlike the previous two MEAC members to opt out, FAMU only opted out of women's basketball at that time.^[9]
• December 14 – The NCAA announces that the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament will be held in one geographic area. The original host of the Final Four, San Antonio, and surrounding areas began preliminary discussions to host the entire 64-team tournament.^[10]
• December 25 – Duke University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.^[11]
• December 29 – Southern Methodist University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• December 31 - South Carolina makes a claim to the 2019-20 season mythical national championship based on poll results in the SEC season-opener against Florida.
• January 6 – Dixie State University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• January 14
  • The University of Virginia canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.^[12]
  • San Jose State University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• January 18 – Vanderbilt University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• January 21 – The University of Detroit Mercy canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season. The school's announcement came four days after the parents of all 14 players sent a letter to UDM athletic director Robert Vowels Jr. alleging rampant player mistreatment by first-year head coach AnnMarie Gilbert.^[13]
• January 24 – The University of Vermont canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• January 29 – UMBC canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 3 – South Carolina State University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 4 – Canisius College canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 10 – The University of Hartford canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 12 – The College of William & Mary canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 18 – Colgate University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 23 – St. Francis (BKN) canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• February 25 – The University of San Diego canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• March 2 – Hampton University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.
• March 3 – Delaware State University canceled the remainder of its women's basketball season, citing player concerns over COVID–19.

Milestones and records

• January 9 – In what was believed to be the first-ever coaching matchup of a father and daughter in Division I basketball, Holy Cross, coached by Maureen Magarity, defeated Army, coached by her father Dave Magarity, 80–46.^[14]
• January 28 – In an 83–71 upset of then-#2 NC State, Virginia Tech set a new Division I women's record for most points in an overtime period with 26, which also tied the D-I men's mark.^[15]

Conference membership changes

Ten schools joined new conferences for the 2020–21 season, including four transitioning from Division II.

School	Former conference	New conference
Bellarmine	Great Lakes Valley Conference (D-II)	ASUN Conference
Cal State Bakersfield	Western Athletic Conference	Big West Conference
Dixie State	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (D-II)	Western Athletic Conference
Kansas City	Western Athletic Conference	Summit League
NJIT	ASUN Conference	America East Conference
Purdue Fort Wayne	Summit League	Horizon League
Robert Morris	Northeast Conference	Horizon League
Tarleton State	Lone Star Conference (D-II)	Western Athletic Conference
UC San Diego	California Collegiate Athletic Association (D-II)	Big West Conference
UConn	American Athletic Conference	Big East Conference

Arenas

New arenas

• James Madison opened Atlantic Union Bank Center on November 25, 2020 with a men's and women's doubleheader. The women defeated Mount St. Mary's 69–55 in the second game.^[16][17]
• Liberty won the first event in Liberty Arena, which had officially opened on November 23, 2020,^[18] with a 76–53 win over Norfolk State on December 1.^[19]

Arenas of new D-I teams

Three of the four new D-I members for this season use existing on-campus facilities:

• Dixie State plays in Burns Arena.
• Tarleton State plays in Wisdom Gym.
• UC San Diego plays in RIMAC Arena.

The other D-I newcomer, Bellarmine, announced a multi-year deal with the Kentucky State Fair Board on November 2, 2020 to play home games at Freedom Hall, located at the Kentucky Exposition Center near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Before the opening of the downtown KFC Yum! Center in 2010, Freedom Hall had been the full-time home of Louisville men's basketball for more than 50 years, and had also been at least the part-time home of Louisville women's basketball since that team's establishment in 1975. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Bellarmine could only seat 300 at its on-campus facility, Knights Hall. With Freedom Hall's basketball capacity of 18,252, the Knights were able to seat 2,700.^[20]

Arenas closing

• High Point had originally planned to open Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center for the 2020–21 season.^[21] However, construction delays brought on by COVID-19 led to the university delaying the new arena's opening until 2021–22, meaning that the Millis Center was used for one more season.^[22]
• This was originally intended to be Idaho's final season at the Kibbie Dome, also home to Idaho football, with the facility's basketball configuration known as Cowan Spectrum. When Idaho football moved its 2020 season to spring 2021, it forced Idaho men's and women's basketball to move their entire home schedules to Memorial Gymnasium, which had been a secondary home to both teams since the Kibbie Dome opened in 1976, as well as the full-time home to both before that time. The school plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena for the 2021–22 season. The Dome will remain in use for football and several other sports.^[23]

Temporary arenas

To be added.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (29) 2 Stanford (1) 3 UConn 4 Baylor 5 Louisville 6 Mississippi State 7 Arizona 8 NC State 9 UCLA 10 Oregon 11 Kentucky 12 Maryland 13 Texas A&M 14 Arkansas 15 Iowa State 16 Indiana 17 Northwestern 18 Oregon State 19 DePaul 20 Ohio State 21 Gonzaga 22 Notre Dame 23 Syracuse 24 Missouri State 25 Michigan

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (31) 2 Stanford (1) 3 UConn 4 Baylor 5 Louisville 6 NC State 7 Mississippi State 8 Arizona 9 Oregon 10 UCLA 11 Maryland 12 Kentucky 13 Texas A&M 14 Arkansas 15 Indiana 16 Northwestern 17 Oregon State 18 Iowa State 19 DePaul 20 Gonzaga 21 Syracuse 22 Ohio State 23 Notre Dame 24 Michigan 25 Missouri State

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Early season tournaments are TBA, although many have canceled and others are unlikely to occur.

Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/Event
Ohio	86–85	#22 Notre Dame	November 27, 2020
South Dakota State	76–69	#15 Iowa State	November 28, 2020
Wake Forest	68–59	#24 Missouri State	November 29, 2020	Gulf Coast Showcase
#8 NC State	54–46	#1 South Carolina	December 3, 2020	Jimmy V Classic
South Florida	67–63^OT	#6 Mississippi State	December 5, 2020
South Dakota State	75–72^OT	#18 Gonzaga	December 6, 2020
Utah	85–79	#15 Oregon State	December 8, 2020
Kansas State	62–53	#22 South Dakota State	December 10, 2020
Northern Iowa	65–48	#22 South Dakota State	December 12, 2020
North Carolina	92–68	#18 Syracuse	December 17, 2020
Tennessee	66–58	#15 Indiana	December 17, 2020
South Dakota State	60–52	#20 Missouri State	December 19, 2020
Washington State	61–55	#21 Oregon State	December 19, 2020
Nebraska	65–63	#15 Northwestern	December 31, 2020
Tennessee	88–73	#13 Arkansas	January 7, 2021
Washington State	71–69^OT	#7 Arizona	January 10, 2021
Nebraska	68–64	#23 Michigan State	January 10, 2021
Georgia	67–66	#23 Tennessee	January 14, 2021
LSU	65–61^OT	#7 Texas A&M	January 14, 2021
Alabama	86–78	#14 Mississippi State	January 14, 2021
USC	81–77^OT	#25 Washington State	January 15, 2021
Nebraska	63–55	#15 Ohio State	January 16, 2021
Iowa State	75–71	#6 Baylor	January 16, 2021
Colorado	77–72^OT	#1 Stanford	January 17, 2021
Texas Tech	74–66	#21 Texas	January 17, 2021
Texas	70–59	#24 Iowa State	January 23, 2021
Clemson	86–77^OT	#23 Syracuse	January 24, 2021
Virginia Tech	83–71^OT	#2 NC State	January 28, 2021
LSU	60–52	#22 Georgia	January 28, 2021
#4 NC State	74–60	#1 Louisville	February 1, 2021
Ole Miss	72–60	#15 Kentucky	February 4, 2021
Washington State	67–63	#5 UCLA	February 5, 2021
North Carolina	76–69	#4 NC State	February 7, 2021	Rivalry
#2 UConn	63–59^OT	#1 South Carolina	February 8, 2021
Wisconsin	75–70	#12 Ohio State	February 10, 2021
Rutgers	70–54	#21 Northwestern	February 10, 2021
Oklahoma	72–71	#19 West Virginia	February 13, 2021
Nebraska	71–64	#24 Northwestern	February 17, 2021
BYU	61–56	#16 Gonzaga	February 18, 2021
Creighton	83–72	#19 DePaul	February 20, 2021
Florida State	68–59	#3 Louisville	February 21, 2021
Oregon State	71–64	#8 UCLA	February 21, 2021
Penn State	69–67	#15 Ohio State	February 24, 2021
Marquette	85–71	#24 DePaul	February 24, 2021
Iowa State	85–68	#18 West Virginia	February 24, 2021
Iowa	89–67	#12 Michigan	February 25, 2021
Houston	67–49	#13 South Florida	February 27, 2021
Ole Miss	73–69	#19 Kentucky	February 28, 2021
Arizona State	66–64^OT	#9 Arizona	February 28, 2021
Oregon State	88–77	#14 Oregon	February 28, 2021	Rivalry
Butler	86–81	#25 DePaul	March 1, 2021
Oregon State	71–64	#19 Oregon	March 4, 2021	Rivalry/Pac-12 Tournament
UCF	58–45	#15 South Florida	March 4, 2021	War on I-4
Ole Miss	69–60	#13 Arkansas	March 4, 2021	SEC tournament
Omaha	52–40	#21 South Dakota State	March 6, 2021	Summit League Tournament
Villanova	78–72	#25 DePaul	March 6, 2021	Big East tournament
Northwestern	65–49	#13 Michigan	March 11, 2021	Big Ten tournament
Michigan State	69–61	#9 Indiana	March 11, 2021	Big Ten tournament
Iowa	73–62	#19 Rutgers	March 11, 2021	Big Ten tournament

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that played in 2020–21 ended its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference was given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Maine	Blanca Millán, Maine^[24]	Amy Vachon, Maine^[24]	2021 America East women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Stony Brook
American Athletic Conference	South Florida	IImar’I Thomas, Cincinnati^[25]	Jose Fernandez, South Florida^[25]	2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament	Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, TX)	South Florida
ASUN Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast^[26]	Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast^[26]	2021 ASUN women's basketball tournament	KSU Convocation Center (Kennesaw, GA)	Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 Conference	Dayton	Anna DeWolfe, Fordham & Emmanuelle Tahane, Rhode Island^[27]	Tammi Reiss, Rhode Island^[27]	2021 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament	Siegel Center Richmond, VA	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Louisville	Dana Evans, Louisville (coaches & media)^[28]	Wes Moore, NC State (coaches) Nell Fortner, Georgia Tech (media)^[28]	2021 ACC women's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)	NC State
Big 12 Conference	Baylor	NaLyssa Smith, Baylor^[29]	Jim Littell, Oklahoma State^[29]	2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament	Municipal Auditorium (Kansas City, MO)	Baylor
Big East Conference	UConn	Paige Bueckers, UConn^[30]	Geno Auriemma, UConn^[30]	2021 Big East women's basketball tournament	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	UConn
Big Sky Conference	Idaho State	Alisha Davis, Northern Colorado^[31]	Tricia Binford, Montana & Seton Sobolewski, Idaho State^[32]	2021 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)	Idaho State
Big South Conference	Longwood	Skyler Curran, High Point^[33]	Chelsea Banbury, High Point^[33]	2021 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	High Point
Big Ten Conference	Maryland	Naz Hillmon, Michigan^[34]	Brenda Frese, Maryland^[34]	2021 Big Ten women's basketball tournament	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)	Maryland
Big West Conference	UC Davis	Cierra Hall, UC Davis^[35]	Jennifer Gross, UC Davis & Tamara Inoue, UC Irvine^[35]	2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament	Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, NV)	UC Davis
Colonial Athletic Association	Delaware	Jasmine Dickey, Delaware^[36]	Natasha Adair, Delaware^[36]	2021 CAA women's basketball tournament	Schar Center (Elon, NC)	Drexel
Conference USA	Rice (West) and Middle Tennessee (East)^[a]	Anastasia Hayes, Middle Tennessee^[37]	Jesyka Burks-Wiley, FIU^[37]	2021 Conference USA women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Frisco, TX)	Middle Tennessee
Horizon League	Milwaukee & Wright State^[b]	Macee Williams, IUPUI^[38]	Katrina Merriweather, Wright State^[38]	2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)	Wright State
Ivy League	No Ivy League season held due to COVID-19 concerns^[39]
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Marist	Mackenzie DeWees, Quinnipiac^[40]	Brian Giorgis, Marist & Marc Mitchell, Saint Peter's^[41]	2021 MAAC women's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	Marist
Mid-American Conference	Bowling Green	Cece Hooks, Ohio^[42]	Robyn Fralick, Bowling Green^[42]	2021 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland, OH)	Central Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Howard (North) and North Carolina A&T (South)^[a]	Jayla Thornton, Howard^[43]	Ty Grace, Howard^[43]	2021 MEAC women's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Brice Calip, Missouri State^[44]	Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, Missouri State^[44]	2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	TaxSlayer Center (Moline, IL)	Bradley
Mountain West Conference	Colorado State	Haley Cavinder, Fresno State^[45]	Lindy La Rocque, UNLV^[45]	2021 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Wyoming
Northeast Conference	Mount St. Mary's	Kendall Bresee, Mount St. Mary's^[46]	Maria Marchesano, Mount St. Mary's^[46]	2021 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference	UT Martin	Chelsey Perry, UT Martin^[47]	Kevin McMillan, UT Martin^[47]	2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Belmont
Pac-12 Conference	Stanford	Aari McDonald, Arizona^[48]	Tara VanDerveer, Stanford^[48]	2021 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament	Michelob Ultra Arena (Paradise, NV)	Stanford
Patriot League	Bucknell	Natalie Kucowski, Lafayette^[49]	Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell^[49]	2021 Patriot League women's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Lehigh
Southeastern Conference	Texas A&M	Rhyne Howard, Kentucky^[50]	Joni Taylor, Georgia^[50]	2021 SEC women's basketball tournament	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, SC)	South Carolina
Southern Conference	Samford	Andrea Cournoyer, Samford^[51]	Carley Kuhns, Samford^[51]	2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)	Mercer
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Amber Leggett, Sam Houston^[52]	Mark Kellogg, Stephen F. Austin^[52]	2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Jackson State	Dayzsha Logan, Jackson State^[53]	Freda Freeman-Jackson, Alabama State^[53]	2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament	Bartow Arena (Birmingham, AL)	Jackson State
Summit League	South Dakota State	Myah Selland, South Dakota State^[54]	Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State^[54]	2021 Summit League women's basketball tournament	Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, SD)	South Dakota
Sun Belt Conference	Louisiana (West) and Troy (East)^[a]	Alexus Dye, Troy^[55]	Chanda Rigby, Troy^[55]	2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament	Hartsell Arena & Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	Troy
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Shaylee Gonzales, BYU & Jenn Wirth, Gonzaga^[56]	Jeff Judkins, BYU^[56]	2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	California Baptist	Ane Olaeta, California Baptist^[57]	Jarrod Olson, California Baptist^[57]	2021 WAC women's basketball tournament		California Baptist^[c]

1. These conferences chose to seed their tournament by division, with both divisional champions being top seeds in different halves of the bracket.
2. Top seed in conference tournament.
3. California Baptist, which was unbeaten after the WAC tournament, was ineligible for the NCAA tournament because it was in the third year of a four-year transition from NCAA Division II. Prior to the tournament, the WAC announced that if California Baptist won the tournament, the conference's automatic bid would go to the regular-season second-place finisher, Utah Valley.^[58]

Statistical leaders

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Caitlin Clark	Iowa	26.6		Natalie Kucowski	Lafayette	13.3		Tiana Mangakahia	Syracuse	7.2		Veronica Burton	Northwestern	3.84
Anastasia Hayes	Middle Tennessee	26.5		Dariauna Lewis	Alabama A&M	13.0		Caitlin Clark	Iowa	7.1		Valerie Higgins	Pacific	3.82
Cece Hooks	Ohio	25.1		Oshlynn Brown Bethy Mununga	Ball State South Florida	12.9		Mayra Caicedo Rachel Hakes	Little Rock Fairfield	6.7		Cece Hooks	Ohio	3.76
Kierstan Bell	Florida Gulf Coast	24.3		Unique Thompson	Auburn	12.8		Aleah Nelson Destiney Philoxy Elisa Pinzan	Towson UMass South Florida	6.5		Juana Camilion	Iona	3.47
Ashley Joens	Iowa State	24.2		Alexus Dye Lauren Gustin	Troy BYU	12.6		DiDi Richards	Baylor	6.3		Bree Calhoun	Seattle	3.32

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Natasha Mack	Oklahoma State	4.00		Monika Czinano	Iowa	.668		Katie Benzan	Maryland	.500		Dani Haskell	Canisius	.941
Latrese Saine	Southeast Missouri State	3.96		Naz Hillmon	Michigan	.623		Aleah Goodman	Oregon State	.490		Brandi Bisping	Milwaukee	.935
Nancy Mulkey Akila Smith	Rice Longwood	3.52		Ayoka Lee	Kansas State	.621		Mary Crompton	Illinois State	.467		Brynna Maxwell	Utah	.924
Ameshya Williams	Jackson State	3.16		Ariyah Copeland	Alabama	.611		Paige Bueckers	UConn	.464		Macey Turley	Murray State	.923
Jenna Staiti	Georgia	3.04		Mackenzie Holmes	Indiana	.607		Sam Lewis	Fairfield	.461		Kori Pentzer	Weber State	.917

Postseason

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 22	Belmont (#12)	64–59	Gonzaga (#5)	Mercado	First Round
March 22	Wright State (#13)	66–62	Arkansas (#4)	Alamo	First Round

Conference standings

2020–21 America East Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Maine 13 – 2   .867 17 – 3   .850 Stony Brook † 11 – 3   .786 15 – 6   .714 UMass Lowell 10 – 6   .625 12 – 9   .571 Albany 5 – 7   .417 7 – 11   .389 New Hampshire 5 – 11   .313 5 – 15   .250 NJIT 4 – 9   .308 4 – 14   .222 Vermont 4 – 2   .667 4 – 2   .667 UMBC 2 – 4   .333 2 – 6   .250 Hartford 3 – 9   .250 3 – 9   .250 Binghamton 5 – 9   .357 5 – 11   .313 Vermont suspended their season on January 24, 2021 UMBC suspended their season on January 29, 2021 Hartford suspended their season on February 10, 2021 Binghamton suspended their season on February 19, 2021 † 2021 America East tournament winner As of March 12, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 South Florida † 13 – 2   .867 15 – 3   .833 UCF 12 – 2   .857 14 – 3   .824 Houston 12 – 5   .706 15 – 6   .714 Tulane 12 – 6   .667 16 – 7   .696 Temple 11 – 7   .611 11 – 10   .524 East Carolina 6 – 10   .375 8 – 13   .381 Cincinnati 6 – 12   .333 7 – 15   .318 Tulsa 4 – 13   .235 5 – 13   .278 Wichita State 2 – 9   .182 5 – 11   .313 Memphis 2 – 12   .143 4 – 14   .222 SMU 0 – 2   .000 0 – 6   .000 SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020 The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams' overall records are not affected. † 2021 AAC tournament winner As of March 4, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Dayton 12 – 1   .923 14 – 3   .824 Fordham 8 – 2   .800 12 – 4   .750 Saint Louis 9 – 3   .750 12 – 4   .750 Rhode Island 11 – 4   .733 11 – 8   .579 VCU † 10 – 5   .667 16 – 10   .615 Richmond 9 – 6   .600 13 – 9   .591 UMass 7 – 5   .583 14 – 7   .667 La Salle 7 – 10   .412 12 – 14   .462 Duquesne 4 – 7   .364 5 – 11   .313 Saint Joseph's 5 – 9   .357 7 – 10   .412 George Washington 5 – 9   .357 9 – 14   .391 Davidson 5 – 10   .333 9 – 14   .391 St. Bonaventure 5 – 12   .294 6 – 15   .286 George Mason 0 – 14   .000 3 – 19   .136 † 2021 A10 Tournament winner As of March 14, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 ACC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 Louisville 14 – 2   .875 26 – 4   .867 No. 3 NC State† 12 – 2   .857 22 – 3   .880 Georgia Tech 12 – 6   .667 17 – 9   .654 Syracuse 9 – 7   .563 15 – 9   .625 Florida State 9 – 7   .563 10 – 9   .526 Notre Dame 8 – 7   .533 10 – 10   .500 Virginia Tech 8 – 8   .500 15 – 10   .600 North Carolina 8 – 9   .471 13 – 11   .542 Miami (FL) 8 – 10   .444 11 – 11   .500 Wake Forest 8 – 10   .444 12 – 13   .480 Clemson 5 – 12   .294 12 – 14   .462 Pittsburgh 3 – 12   .200 5 – 14   .263 Boston College 2 – 11   .154 7 – 12   .368 Duke 0 – 1   .000 3 – 1   .750 Virginia 0 – 2   .000 0 – 5   .000 Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 † 2021 ACC tournament winner As of March 30, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 ASUN women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast 16 – 0   1.000 23 – 2   .920 Liberty 12 – 4   .750 17 – 7   .708 North Florida 11 – 5   .688 13 – 10   .565 Lipscomb 8 – 6   .571 11 – 9   .550 Stetson 7 – 9   .438 9 – 12   .429 North Alabama* 6 – 9   .400 7 – 17   .292 Bellarmine* 5 – 11   .313 5 – 16   .238 Kennesaw State 2 – 11   .154 7 – 11   .389 Jacksonville 1 – 13   .071 3 – 16   .158 * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2021 ASUN Tournament winner As of March 6, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Big East Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 UConn† 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933 Marquette 14 – 4   .778 19 – 7   .731 Seton Hall 12 – 5   .706 14 – 7   .667 DePaul 11 – 5   .688 14 – 10   .583 Villanova 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708 Creighton 6 – 7   .462 10 – 12   .455 Providence 4 – 10   .286 7 – 14   .333 St. John's 4 – 12   .250 8 – 15   .348 Xavier 2 – 8   .200 5 – 10   .333 Butler 3 – 15   .167 3 – 17   .150 Georgetown 2 – 14   .125 2 – 15   .118 † Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Big Sky women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Idaho State † 14 – 2   .875 18 – 3   .857 Idaho 13 – 3   .813 14 – 6   .700 Montana State 12 – 3   .800 15 – 6   .714 Northern Colorado 11 – 7   .611 12 – 11   .522 Southern Utah 6 – 4   .600 11 – 7   .611 Montana 9 – 7   .563 12 – 9   .571 Northern Arizona 10 – 10   .500 12 – 12   .500 Portland State 6 – 11   .353 10 – 12   .455 Eastern Washington 5 – 11   .313 6 – 15   .286 Weber State 2 – 15   .118 2 – 18   .100 Sacramento State 2 – 17   .105 2 – 20   .091 † Big Sky tournament winner As of March 3, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Big South women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point† 17 – 3   .850 19 – 6   .760 Campbell 11 – 4   .733 14 – 6   .700 Longwood 12 – 6   .667 13 – 10   .565 Gardner–Webb 10 – 7   .588 10 – 12   .455 Presbyterian 10 – 8   .556 11 – 9   .550 Radford 9 – 9   .500 9 – 11   .450 UNC Asheville 9 – 10   .474 10 – 14   .417 Winthrop 5 – 15   .250 6 – 17   .261 USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 7 – 14   .333 Hampton 4 – 9   .308 4 – 11   .267 Charleston Southern 4 – 14   .222 6 – 16   .273 Hampton suspended their season on March 2. † 2021 Big South tournament winner As of March 3, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Maryland † 17 – 1   .944 26 – 2   .929 No. 12 Indiana 16 – 2   .889 20 – 5   .800 No. 21 Rutgers 10 – 3   .769 14 – 5   .737 No. 16 Michigan 9 – 4   .692 16 – 6   .727 Northwestern 11 – 7   .611 16 – 9   .640 Iowa 11 – 8   .579 20 – 9   .690 No. 22 Ohio State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 7   .650 Michigan State 8 – 7   .533 15 – 9   .625 Nebraska 9 – 10   .474 13 – 13   .500 Minnesota 7 – 11   .389 8 – 13   .381 Penn State 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375 Purdue 4 – 14   .222 7 – 16   .304 Illinois 2 – 16   .111 5 – 18   .217 Wisconsin 2 – 18   .100 5 – 19   .208 † 2021 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 27, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Baylor† 17 – 1   .944 28 – 2   .933 No. 17 West Virginia 13 – 5   .722 22 – 7   .759 Oklahoma State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679 Iowa State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607 Texas 11 – 7   .611 20 – 9   .690 Oklahoma 9 – 9   .500 12 – 12   .500 Texas Tech 5 – 13   .278 10 – 15   .400 TCU 4 – 14   .222 10 – 15   .400 Kansas State 3 – 15   .167 9 – 18   .333 Kansas 3 – 15   .167 7 – 18   .280 † 2021 Big 12 Tournament winner As of March 28, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Big West women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Davis † 9 – 1   .900 13 – 3   .813 UC Irvine 11 – 4   .733 15 – 9   .625 Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 9   .571 Hawaiʻi 7 – 6   .538 9 – 8   .529 Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 6   .538 9 – 9   .500 Cal Poly 8 – 8   .500 13 – 11   .542 UC Santa Barbara 7 – 9   .438 7 – 14   .333 UC San Diego* 6 – 9   .400 6 – 9   .400 UC Riverside 5 – 9   .357 7 – 12   .368 Cal State Fullerton 2 – 14   .125 4 – 18   .182 * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period † 2021 Big West tournament winner As of August 22, 2023 Rankings from AP poll NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.	2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Delaware 16 – 2   .889 24 – 5   .828 James Madison 9 – 6   .600 14 – 10   .583 Drexel† 8 – 6   .571 14 – 9   .609 Towson 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591 Hofstra 5 – 7   .417 8 – 12   .400 Elon 3 – 5   .375 7 – 8   .467 Northeastern 6 – 10   .375 7 – 13   .350 William & Mary 3 – 5   .375 6 – 7   .462 Charleston 2 – 6   .250 6 – 9   .400 UNC Wilmington 3 – 10   .231 7 – 14   .333 † 2021 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Middle Tennessee † 12 – 4   .750 17 – 8   .680 Charlotte 9 – 5   .643 10 – 12   .455 FIU 8 – 8   .500 15 – 13   .536 Florida Atlantic 8 – 8   .500 11 – 11   .500 Old Dominion 7 – 9   .438 13 – 11   .542 Marshall 7 – 9   .438 8 – 11   .421 Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 7 – 16   .304 West Rice 12 – 2   .857 23 – 4   .852 UTEP 13 – 5   .722 17 – 8   .680 North Texas 10 – 4   .714 13 – 7   .650 Louisiana Tech 8 – 8   .500 14 – 10   .583 Southern Miss 5 – 11   .313 7 – 12   .368 UAB 3 – 11   .214 10 – 13   .435 UTSA 0 – 14   .000 2 – 18   .100 † 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 13, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Horizon League women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wright State† 15 – 3   .833 15 – 5   .750 IUPUI 11 – 3   .786 13 – 4   .765 Green Bay 12 – 4   .750 13 – 6   .684 Milwaukee 13 – 5   .722 16 – 6   .727 Oakland 11 – 7   .611 11 – 10   .524 Northern Kentucky 6 – 4   .600 6 – 9   .400 Youngstown State 8 – 6   .571 8 – 6   .571 Cleveland State 7 – 7   .500 8 – 7   .533 Robert Morris 3 – 11   .214 3 – 11   .214 Detroit Mercy 1 – 9   .100 1 – 13   .071 UIC 1 – 11   .083 3 – 13   .188 Purdue Fort Wayne 0 – 18   .000 0 – 20   .000 Detroit Mercy suspended their season on January 21, 2021 † 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner As of February 16, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 MAAC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marist † 13 – 3   .813 18 – 3   .857 Quinnipiac 11 – 5   .688 13 – 7   .650 Saint Peter's 10 – 10   .500 13 – 16   .448 Fairfield 9 – 3   .750 11 – 5   .688 Manhattan 9 – 3   .750 10 – 6   .625 Iona 5 – 6   .455 6 – 8   .429 Rider 5 – 13   .278 8 – 18   .308 Niagara 4 – 6   .400 4 – 7   .364 Siena 3 – 8   .273 4 – 9   .308 Monmouth 2 – 11   .154 2 – 16   .111 Canisius 0 – 4   .000 0 – 5   .000 Notes: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams will not reach 20 conference games played. These standings are also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC Tournament.^[59]^[60] Canisius suspended their season on February 4, 2021 † 2021 MAAC tournament winner As of March 15, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bowling Green 14 – 4   .778 20 – 5   .800 Central Michigan† 13 – 6   .684 17 – 8   .680 Ohio 11 – 6   .647 14 – 8   .636 Buffalo 11 – 6   .647 15 – 9   .625 Kent State 10 – 6   .625 11 – 9   .550 Ball State 12 – 8   .600 14 – 11   .560 Northern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 12 – 12   .500 Eastern Michigan 7 – 7   .500 10 – 10   .500 Toledo 8 – 12   .400 12 – 12   .500 Western Michigan 5 – 14   .263 6 – 15   .286 Akron 4 – 14   .222 7 – 17   .292 Miami (OH) 3 – 17   .150 4 – 20   .167 † 2021 MAC tournament winner As of March 6, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 MEAC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Howard 6 – 2   .750 10 – 3   .769 Morgan State 6 – 2   .750 9 – 3   .750 Delaware State 2 – 6   .250 3 – 10   .231 Coppin State 2 – 6   .250 2 – 8   .200 South North Carolina A&T 6 – 0   1.000 9 – 1   .900 Norfolk State 1 – 3   .250 2 – 6   .250 North Carolina Central 1 – 3   .250 3 – 6   .333 South Carolina State 0 – 2   .000 1 – 9   .100 South Carolina State suspended their season on February 3, 2021 Delaware State suspended their season on March 3, 2021 † 2021 MEAC tournament winner As of February 16, 2021 Rankings from AP poll NOTE: Bethune–Cookman, Florida A&M, and Maryland Eastern Shore will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.	2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Missouri State 16 – 0   1.000 20 – 2   .909 Drake 13 – 5   .722 15 – 10   .600 Illinois State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 6   .714 Northern Iowa 11 – 7   .611 14 – 11   .560 Bradley† 10 – 8   .556 14 – 11   .560 Loyola–Chicago 8 – 10   .444 10 – 12   .455 Valparaiso 7 – 9   .438 11 – 12   .478 Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 8 – 15   .348 Indiana State 2 – 12   .143 5 – 14   .263 Evansville 2 – 16   .111 6 – 17   .261 † 2021 MVC tournament winner As of March 6, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico 11 – 3   .786 15 – 4   .789 UNLV 13 – 5   .722 15 – 9   .625 Colorado State 11 – 5   .688 15 – 6   .714 Fresno State 12 – 6   .667 16 – 10   .615 Nevada 9 – 7   .563 13 – 9   .591 Boise State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 9   .609 Wyoming† 8 – 8   .500 14 – 9   .609 San Diego State 5 – 12   .294 7 – 17   .292 Air Force 4 – 14   .222 8 – 18   .308 Utah State 2 – 16   .111 4 – 20   .167 San Jose State 1 – 2   .333 2 – 2   .500 San Jose State suspended their season on January 14, 2021 † 2021 MW Tournament winner As of March 10, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mount St. Mary's† 14 – 4   .778 17 – 6   .739 Wagner 12 – 4   .750 13 – 6   .684 Saint Francis (PA) 12 – 4   .750 14 – 9   .609 Fairleigh Dickinson 12 – 6   .667 16 – 8   .667 Sacred Heart 8 – 8   .500 8 – 10   .444 LIU 7 – 11   .389 7 – 11   .389 Merrimack* 5 – 10   .333 5 – 10   .333 Bryant 5 – 12   .294 7 – 14   .333 St. Francis Brooklyn 4 – 10   .286 4 – 10   .286 Central Connecticut 4 – 14   .222 4 – 14   .222 * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period St. Francis Brooklyn suspended their season on February 23, 2021 † 2021 NEC tournament winner As of February 16, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UT Martin 17 – 4   .810 20 – 4   .833 Belmont † 14 – 3   .824 19 – 5   .792 Southeast Missouri State 13 – 7   .650 15 – 10   .600 Jacksonville State 12 – 7   .632 15 – 8   .652 Tennessee Tech 12 – 8   .600 14 – 9   .609 Murray State 12 – 8   .600 15 – 10   .600 Austin Peay 10 – 8   .556 12 – 12   .500 Eastern Illinois 9 – 11   .450 11 – 16   .407 Eastern Kentucky 8 – 12   .400 9 – 15   .375 Morehead State 6 – 13   .316 7 – 16   .304 SIU Edwardsville 3 – 17   .150 6 – 19   .240 Tennessee State 0 – 20   .000 0 – 22   .000 † 2021 OVC tournament winner As of March 3, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Stanford† 19 – 2   .905 31 – 2   .939 No. 11 Arizona 13 – 4   .765 21 – 6   .778 No. 9 UCLA 12 – 4   .750 17 – 6   .739 No. 23 Oregon 10 – 7   .588 15 – 9   .625 Oregon State 7 – 6   .538 12 – 8   .600 Colorado 8 – 8   .500 12 – 11   .522 Washington State 9 – 10   .474 12 – 12   .500 USC 8 – 10   .444 11 – 12   .478 Arizona State 6 – 9   .400 11 – 12   .478 Utah 4 – 15   .211 5 – 16   .238 Washington 3 – 13   .188 7 – 14   .333 California 1 – 12   .077 1 – 16   .059 † 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Patriot League women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Boston University 10 – 2   .833 11 – 2   .846 Holy Cross 7 – 7   .500 7 – 8   .467 Army 6 – 8   .429 9 – 11   .450 Colgate 1 – 8   .111 1 – 8   .111 Central Bucknell 8 – 0   1.000 9 – 0   1.000 Lehigh 7 – 5   .583 8 – 5   .615 Lafayette 5 – 7   .417 5 – 8   .385 South American 6 – 3   .667 7 – 3   .700 Navy 5 – 3   .625 5 – 7   .417 Loyola (MD) 0 – 12   .000 0 – 13   .000 Colgate suspended their season on February 18, 2021 † 2021 Patriot League tournament winner As of March 7, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Texas A&M 13 – 1   .929 25 – 3   .893 No. 6 South Carolina † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 5   .839 No. 13 Tennessee 9 – 4   .692 17 – 8   .680 No. 10 Georgia 10 – 5   .667 20 – 6   .769 No. 15 Arkansas 9 – 6   .600 19 – 8   .704 No. 18 Kentucky 9 – 6   .600 18 – 8   .692 Alabama 8 – 8   .500 16 – 9   .640 LSU 6 – 8   .429 9 – 13   .409 Mississippi State 5 – 7   .417 10 – 9   .526 Missouri 5 – 9   .357 9 – 13   .409 Ole Miss 4 – 10   .286 15 – 12   .556 Florida 3 – 11   .214 12 – 14   .462 Auburn 0 – 15   .000 5 – 19   .208 Vanderbilt 0 – 3   .000 4 – 4   .500 Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021 † 2021 SEC tournament winner As of March 21, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Southern Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Samford 11 – 2   .846 14 – 9   .609 Mercer† 10 – 3   .769 19 – 6   .760 Chattanooga 9 – 5   .643 14 – 10   .583 Wofford 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542 Furman 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440 UNC Greensboro 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333 Western Carolina 3 – 10   .231 6 – 18   .250 East Tennessee State 1 – 10   .091 4 – 16   .200 † 2021 SoCon Tournament winner As of March 7, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Southland Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin † 14 – 0   1.000 24 – 3   .889 Southeastern Louisiana 10 – 5   .667 11 – 8   .579 Sam Houston State 9 – 5   .643 15 – 8   .652 Lamar 9 – 6   .600 10 – 14   .417 Central Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 13 – 14   .481 Nicholls 9 – 7   .563 11 – 14   .440 Abilene Christian 6 – 7   .462 14 – 10   .583 Houston Baptist 6 – 7   .462 11 – 11   .500 Incarnate Word 4 – 5   .444 6 – 8   .429 McNeese State 6 – 8   .429 6 – 16   .273 Texas A&M–CC 4 – 7   .364 6 – 13   .316 New Orleans 3 – 12   .200 6 – 15   .286 Northwestern State 1 – 14   .067 1 – 19   .050 † SLC tournament winner As of April 4, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 SWAC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Jackson State 12 – 1   .923 13 – 5   .722 Alabama State 13 – 2   .867 13 – 2   .867 Alabama A&M 8 – 3   .727 10 – 4   .714 Southern 7 – 3   .700 7 – 9   .438 Grambling State 6 – 4   .600 7 – 7   .500 Alcorn State 5 – 5   .500 5 – 9   .357 Texas Southern 1 – 5   .167 2 – 6   .250 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 – 9   .100 2 – 14   .125 Mississippi Valley State 1 – 9   .100 3 – 11   .214 Prairie View A&M 0 – 6   .000 1 – 8   .111 † 2021 SWAC tournament winner As of February 16, 2021 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 Summit League women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 25 South Dakota State 14 – 0   1.000 21 – 4   .840 South Dakota 12 – 2   .857 19 – 6   .760 North Dakota State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 9   .625 Kansas City 7 – 8   .467 10 – 12   .455 Western Illinois 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333 Denver 5 – 9   .357 7 – 16   .304 Omaha 4 – 8   .333 7 – 13   .350 Oral Roberts 4 – 8   .333 6 – 15   .286 North Dakota 2 – 13   .133 2 – 19   .095 † 2021 Summit League Tournament winner As of December 2, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Troy † 15 – 2   .882 22 – 5   .815 Georgia State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 11   .542 Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556 South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500 Georgia Southern 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458 Coastal Carolina 0 – 13   .000 3 – 15   .167 West Louisiana 13 – 1   .929 16 – 7   .696 UT Arlington 11 – 4   .733 13 – 7   .650 Little Rock 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577 Texas State 7 – 8   .467 11 – 11   .500 Arkansas State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 12   .429 Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 15   .063 3 – 20   .130 † 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 8, 2021 Rankings from AP poll	2020–21 WAC women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California Baptist* 14 – 0   1.000 26 – 1   .963 Utah Valley 10 – 4   .714 13 – 6   .684 Grand Canyon 8 – 4   .667 18 – 7   .720 New Mexico State 6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429 Seattle 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440 Tarleton State* 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360 UTRGV 2 – 8   .200 6 – 14   .300 Chicago State 0 – 10   .000 0 – 14   .000 Dixie State* 0 – 0   – 1 – 2   .333 * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period. Dixie State suspended its season on January 6, 2021. † 2021 WAC tournament winner As of August 22, 2023 Rankings from AP poll
2020–21 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Gonzaga† 16 – 1   .941 23 – 4   .852 BYU 13 – 3   .813 19 – 5   .792 San Diego 9 – 5   .643 12 – 7   .632 San Francisco 10 – 7   .588 16 – 11   .593 Santa Clara 9 – 8   .529 14 – 11   .560 Portland 9 – 8   .529 14 – 13   .519 Pacific 9 – 9   .500 11 – 11   .500 Saint Mary's 4 – 14   .222 7 – 19   .269 Loyola Marymount 4 – 14   .222 7 – 19   .269 Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111 5 – 18   .217 San Diego suspended their season on February 25, 2021 † 2021 WCC tournament winner As of August 22, 2023 Rankings from AP poll

Award winners

All-America teams

Main article: 2021 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Paige Bueckers, UConn^[61]
• Naismith Award: Paige Bueckers, UConn^[62]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Paige Bueckers, UConn^[63]
• Wade Trophy: NaLyssa Smith, Baylor^[64]
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's Player of the Year (USBWA): Paige Bueckers, UConn^[65]
• ESPN.com National Player of the Year: Paige Bueckers, UConn^[66]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA): Paige Bueckers, UConn and Caitlin Clark, Iowa^[67]
• WBCA Freshman of the Year: Paige Bueckers, UConn and Caitlin Clark, Iowa^[68]
• ESPN.com Freshman of the Year: Paige Bueckers, UConn^[66]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Brenda Frese, Maryland^[69]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford^[70]
• USBWA National Coach of the Year: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford^[67]
• WBCA National Coach of the Year: Wes Moore, NC State^[71]
• ESPN.com Coach of the Year: Brenda Frese, Maryland^[66]
• WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year: Stephanie Norman, Louisville^[72]

Other major awards

• Naismith Starting Five:^[73]
  • Nancy Lieberman Award (top point guard): Paige Bueckers, UConn
  • Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard): Ashley Owusu, Maryland
  • Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward): Ashley Joens, Iowa State
  • Katrina McClain Award (top power forward): NaLyssa Smith, Baylor
  • Lisa Leslie Award (top center): Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
• WBCA Defensive Player of the Year: Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State^[74]
• Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year: Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State^[75]
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award: Kierstan Bell, Florida Gulf Coast^[76]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior on and off the court): Rennia Davis, Tennessee^[77]
• Maggie Dixon Award (top rookie head coach): Kyra Elzy, Kentucky^[78]
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete): Aliyah Boston, South Carolina^[79]
• Elite 90 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Sam Thomas, Arizona
• Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award: Not presented in 2021, although the men's version of this award was presented.

Coaching changes

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Army	Dave Magarity		Missy Traversi	Magarity announced his retirement on January 28, 2021 after 15 seasons at Army, effective at the end of the season.^[80] On March 29, Missy Traversi was hired by the Black Knights following five seasons as head coach at D-II Adelphi.^[81]
Auburn	Terri Williams-Flournoy		Johnnie Harris	Auburn announced a coaching change on March 4, 2021, firing Williams-Flournoy after 9 seasons.^[82] Texas associate head coach Johnnie Harris was hired as the Tigers' new head coach on April 3.^[83]
Austin Peay	David Midlick		Brittany Young	Midlick's contract was not renewed on March 8, 2021, ending his 6-year tenure at Austin Peay with an 85–88 record.^[84] The Governors hired Mississippi State assistant Brittany Young as their new head coach on March 17.^[85]
Baylor	Kim Mulkey		Nicki Collen	Mulkey left Baylor on April 25, 2021 after 21 seasons and 3 national championships for the LSU head coaching job.^[86] Atlanta Dream head coach Nicki Collen was hired by the Lady Bears on May 3.^[87]
Bethune–Cookman	Vanessa Blair-Lewis		Janell Crayton	Blair-Lewis left Bethune–Cookman on April 6, 2021 after 13 seasons for the George Mason head coaching job.^[88] On July 2, the Wildcats named Kennesaw State assistant Crayton as their new head coach.^[89]
Boston University	Marisa Moseley		Melissa D'Amico	Moseley left her alma mater on March 26, 2021 after 3 seasons to accept the head coaching job at Wisconsin.^[90] Wake Forest assistant D'Amico was hired by the Terriers on April 23.^[91]
Canisius	Scott Hemer		Sahar Nusseibeh	Hemer, citing personal and health reasons, resigned from Canisius on June 22, 2021 after 3 seasons.^[92] Miami (OH) assistant Nusseibeh was hired by the Golden Griffins on July 23.^[93]
Charleston Southern	Fred Applin		Clarisse Garcia	On April 9, 2021, Charleston Southern announced they would not extend Applin's contract following 9 seasons and a 67–178 record with the Buccaneers.^[94] Auburn assistant coach Clarisse Garcia was hired on May 3.^[95]
Colgate	Bill Cleary		Ganiyat Adeduntan	On April 8, 2021, Cleary announced his resignation after 5 seasons and a 49–79 record with the Raiders.^[96] George Washington assistant coach Ganiyat Adeduntan was hired by the Raiders on April 21.^[97]
Dartmouth	Belle Koclanes		Adrienne Shibles	Koclanes announced on February 24, 2021 that she will leave Dartmouth after 7 seasons to become president of a non-profit organization in Delaware effective March 31.^[98] Adrienne Shibles was hired by the Big Green on May 3 after 13 seasons as head coach at D-III Bowdoin.^[99]
Delaware State	David Caputo		E.C. Hill	Delaware State parted ways with Caputo on April 1, 2021 after 3 seasons and a 22–51 overall record.^[100] Towson assistant coach Hill was hired by the Hornets on June 4.^[101]
Drake	Jennie Baranczyk		Allison Pohlman	On April 10, 2021, Baranczyk left Drake after 9 seasons to accept the head coaching position at Oklahoma.^[102] The Bulldogs filled the vacancy by promoting associate head coach Pohlman on April 19.^[103]
East Tennessee State	Brittney Ezell		Simon Harris	ETSU fired Ezell on March 8, 2021 after 8 seasons and a 105–132 overall record.^[104] The Buccaneers announced Ohio State assistant Simon Harris as their new head coach on March 19.^[105]
Eastern Kentucky	Samantha Williams		Greg Todd	Williams resigned from EKU on April 16, 2021 after 2 seasons and a 20–33 record to become an assistant at Tennessee.^[106] Morehead State head coach and EKU alum Greg Todd was hired by the Colonels on May 10.^[107]
Eastern Washington	Wendy Schuller		Joddie Gleason	On March 31, 2021, EWU announced that Schuller would not return as head coach after 20 seasons with the Eagles.^[108] Seattle associate head coach Joddie Gleason was hired on May 21.^[109]
Evansville	Matt Ruffing		Robyn Scherr-Wells	Evansville parted ways with Ruffing on March 15, 2021 after 5 seasons and a 31–119 overall record.^[110] On April 20, FIU assistant Robyn Scherr-Wells was hired by the Purple Aces.^[111]
Florida Atlantic	Jim Jabir		Jennifer Sullivan	Jabir left FAU on April 7, 2021 after 4 seasons to return to Siena, where he had been head coach there from 1987 to 1990, for a second stint as head coach.^[112] Tennessee assistant coach Jennifer Sullivan was named the Owls' new head coach on April 15.^[113]
Florida State	Sue Semrau	Brooke Wyckoff	Sue Semrau	Semrau announced on September 8, 2020 that she will take a leave of absence for the 2020–21 season to care for her mother, with the expectation of returning to the team at the end of the season. Associate head coach Wyckoff served as the Seminoles' interim head coach during Semrau's absence.^[114] Semrau officially returned to Florida State on April 1, 2021.^[115]
George Mason	Nyla Milleson		Vanessa Blair-Lewis	Milleson announced her resignation on March 11, 2021 after 8 seasons and a 98–140 overall record at GMU.^[116] Bethune–Cookman head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis was hired by the Patriots on April 6.^[88]
George Washington	Jennifer Rizzotti		Caroline McCombs	GW parted ways with Rizzotti on March 15, 2021 after 5 seasons and a 72–74 overall record.^[117] On April 2, the Colonials hired Stony Brook head coach McCombs for the same position.^[118]
Hartford	Morgan Valley	Melissa Hodgdon	Polly Thomason	Valley left Hartford on April 21, 2021 after 2 seasons to return to her alma mater UConn as an assistant coach.^[119] Assistant coach Hodgdon was named interim head coach of the Hawks for the 2021–22 season.^[120] On May 27, 2022, the school hired Polly Thomason from D3 UT Dallas as the permanent replacement.^[121]
Indiana State	Vicki Hall		Chad Killinger	A week after parting ways with the men's basketball head coach, Indiana State and Hall agreed to part ways on March 15, 2021 after 3 seasons and a 21–59 overall record.^[122] Nicholls assistant coach Chad Killinger was hired by the Sycamores on April 20.^[123]
Kennesaw State	Agnus Berenato		Octavia Blue	Berenato retired on March 29, 2021 following a 33-year head coaching career, the last 5 years spent at Kennesaw State.^[124] Miami (FL) associate head coach Blue was hired by the Owls on April 29.^[125]
Kentucky	Matthew Mitchell	Kyra Elzy		Mitchell announced his retirement on November 12, 2020 after 15 seasons as a head coach, the last 13 at Kentucky. Following his announcement, associate head coach Kyra Elzy was initially named the interim head coach of the Wildcats for the 2020–21 season,^[126] but UK athletic director Mitch Barnhart removed the interim tag from Elzy on December 14.^[127]
Loyola (MD)	Joe Logan		Danielle O'Banion	On March 30, 2021, Loyola announced that Logan would not return as head coach following 16 seasons with the Greyhounds.^[128] He was replaced by Minnesota assistant Danielle O'Banion on April 23.^[129]
Loyola Marymount	Charity Elliott		Aarika Hughes	On April 5, 2021, Elliott announced she would be stepping down following 9 seasons as head coach of LMU.^[130] The Lions stayed in the LA area for their next hire, naming USC assistant coach Aarika Hughes for the job on April 19.^[131]
LSU	Nikki Fargas		Kim Mulkey	Fargas stepped down on April 15, 2021 after 10 seasons and a 177–129 record at LSU to become president of the Las Vegas Aces.^[132] Baylor head coach and Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey was hired by the Lady Tigers on April 25.^[86]
McNeese State	Kacie Cryer		Lynn Kennedy	On March 12, 2021, McNeese State announced they would not be extending Cryer's contract, ending her 5-year tenure at the school.^[133] Portland State head coach Lynn Kennedy was hired by the Cowgirls on March 30.^[134]
Memphis	Melissa McFerrin	Michele Savage	Katrina Merriweather	McFerrin announced her retirement effective immediately on February 14, 2021 after 13 seasons at Memphis. Assistant coach Savage was named interim head coach of the Tigers for the rest of the season.^[135] Wright State head coach Katrina Merriweather was hired as the school's new coach on March 29.^[136]
Monmouth	Jody Craig		Ginny Boggess	Craig announced her resignation from Monmouth on March 11, 2021 after 4 seasons and a 33–69 overall record. She had been suspended by the school approximately 48 hours before her resignation.^[137] Penn State assistant coach and head recruiting coordinator Boggess was hired as the Hawks' new head coach on April 8.^[138]
Morehead State	Greg Todd		Cayla Petree	Todd left Morehead State on May 10, 2021 after 7 seasons for the head coaching job at his alma mater Eastern Kentucky.^[107] On June 4, the Eagles hired Cayla Petree from Gulf Coast State College of the NJCAA as their new head coach.^[139]
Mount St. Mary's	Maria Marchesano		Antoine White	Marchesano left the Mount on March 30, 2021 after 4 seasons for the head coaching job at Purdue Fort Wayne.^[140] Associate head coach Antoine White was promoted to head coach of the Mountaineers immediately following Marchesano's departure.^[141]
Northeastern	Kelly Cole		Bridgette Mitchell	Northeastern parted ways with Cole on March 24, 2021 after 7 seasons and an 87–116 overall record.^[142] Pittsburgh assistant Mitchell was hired by the Huskies on April 17.^[143]
Northern Colorado	Jennifer Roulier-Huth		Kristen Mattio	Huth announced her resignation from Northern Colorado on April 21, 2021 after 3 seasons and a 48–41 record.^[144] The Bears hired Mattio, head coach at D-II West Texas A&M for the past 6 seasons, on May 8.^[145]
Oklahoma	Sherri Coale		Jennie Baranczyk	Coale announced her retirement after 25 seasons at Oklahoma on March 17, 2021. The 2016 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee left the program with a 512–293 overall record, three Final Four appearances, and six Big 12 regular-season titles.^[146] The Sooners hired Drake head coach Jennie Baranczyk as her successor on April 10.^[102]
Portland State	Lynn Kennedy		Chelsey Gregg	Kennedy left Portland State on March 30, 2021 after 6 seasons for the McNeese State head coaching job.^[134] Associate head coach Gregg was promoted to head coach of the Vikings on April 16.^[147]
Purdue Fort Wayne	Niecee Nelson		Maria Marchesano	Purdue Fort Wayne announced on February 26, 2021 that Nelson, who had been under investigation for toxic abuse in the program, would not have her contract renewed at the end of the season, ending her 5-year tenure at the school.^[148] On March 30, the Mastodons hired Fort Wayne native Maria Marchesano from Mount St. Mary's as their new head coach.^[140]
Rice	Tina Langley		Lindsay Edmonds	Langley left Rice on April 5, 2021 after 6 seasons for the Washington head coaching job.^[149] The Owls hired NC State assistant Edmonds as her replacement on April 23.^[150]
Sacramento State	Bunky Harkleroad		Mark Campbell	Sacramento State parted ways with Harkleroad on March 18, 2021 after 8 seasons and an 88-151 overall record.^[151] Oregon assistant coach Campbell was named the new head coach of the Hornets on April 16.^[152]
Siena	Ali Jaques		Jim Jabir	Siena opted not to renew Jaques' contract on March 15, 2021, ending her 9-year tenure at the school with a 116–148 record.^[153] Florida Atlantic head coach Jim Jabir, who previously served as head coach of the Saints from 1987–1990, returned on April 7.^[112]
SIU Edwardsville	Paula Buscher		Samantha Quigley Smith	SIUE fired Buscher on March 19, 2021 after 9 seasons and a 117–152 record.^[154] The Cougars hired Samantha Quigley Smith from D-II Lewis University on April 27.^[155]
SMU	Travis Mays		Toyelle Wilson	SMU declined to renew Mays' contract on March 8, 2021, ending his 5-year tenure as head coach with a 63–75 overall record.^[156] The Mustangs hired Michigan assistant and former Prairie View A&M head coach Toyelle Wilson on April 1.^[157]
Stony Brook	Caroline McCombs		Ashley Langford	McCombs left Stony Brook on April 2, 2021 after 7 seasons for the head coaching job at George Washington.^[118] James Madison associate head coach Ashley Langford was hired by the Seawolves on April 28.^[158]
Tulsa	Matilda Mossman		Angie Nelp	On March 18, 2021, Mossman announced her retirement from coaching, finishing her ten-year tenure at Tulsa with a 119–176 and a career record of 266–269 in 19 seasons.^[159] Arizona State associate head coach Angie Nelp was hired by the Golden Hurricane on April 12.^[160]
UMass Lowell	Tom Garrick		Denise King	Garrick announced on April 13, 2021 that he would be stepping down as head coach at UMass Lowell after 3 seasons to become an assistant for his wife Shea Ralph, who was hired as the new head coach at Vanderbilt.^[161] River Hawks assistant King was promoted to the head coaching position on May 20.^[162]
USC	Mark Trakh		Lindsay Gottlieb	On April 21, 2021, Trakh announced his retirement from coaching after 4 seasons of his 2nd stint at USC, finishing his 26-year tenure as a head coach with a career record of 458–317.^[163] Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Lindsay Gottlieb was hired by the Trojans on May 10.^[164]
UTSA	Kristen Holt		Karen Aston	Holt's contract with UTSA was not renewed on March 16, 2021, ending her 4-year tenure with a 24–83 overall record.^[165] Former Texas head coach Karen Aston was hired as the Roadrunners' new head coach on March 29.^[166]
Vanderbilt	Stephanie White		Shea Ralph	On April 6, 2021, Vanderbilt parted ways with White following 5 seasons and a 46–83 record with the Commodores.^[167] The Commodores hired longtime UConn assistant Ralph on April 13.^[168]
Wagner	Heather Jacobs		Terrell Coburn	Jacobs resigned on April 26, 2021 after 5 seasons at Wagner.^[169] Assistant coach Coburn was promoted by the Seahawks to the head coaching position 2 days later.^[170]
Washington	Jody Wynn		Tina Langley	Washington fired Wynn on March 15, 2021 after 4 seasons and a 38–75 record, the lowest winning percentage by a head coach in the program.^[171] Rice head coach Tina Langley was hired by the Huskies on April 5.^[149]
Wisconsin	Jonathan Tsipis		Marisa Moseley	Wisconsin fired Tsipis on March 9, 2021 after 5 seasons, in which the Badgers went 50–99 overall and never finished higher than 11th place in conference play.^[172] On March 26, the school hired Boston University's Marisa Moseley as their next head coach.^[90]
Wright State	Katrina Merriweather		Kari Hoffman	Merriweather left Wright State on March 29, 2021 after 5 seasons for the Memphis head coaching job.^[136] The Raiders hired Kari Hoffman on May 20 after 5 seasons as head coach at D-II Cedarville.^[173]

See also

• 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Footnotes

References

1. "Men's and women's 2020-21 basketball seasons to start on Thanksgiving week" (Press release). NCAA. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
2. "Pac-12 men's, women's basketball get go-ahead for Nov. 25 start" (Press release). ESPN. September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
3. "Ivy League Basketball Season In Jeopardy Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, With Harvard Not Expected To Play". Forbes (Press release). October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
4. "DI Council extends eligibility for winter sport student-athletes" (Press release). NCAA. October 14, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
5. Medcalf, Myron (October 27, 2020). "Bethune-Cookman opts for no sports during 2020-21 school year". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
6. "Student-Athlete COVID-19 Opt-Outs Leave CSUN Women's Basketball Unable to Compete in 2020-21" (Press release). CSUN Matadors. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
7. "Ivy League Outlines Intercollegiate Athletics Plans; No Competition for Winter Sports" (Press release). Ivy League. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
8. "Hawk Athletics will not compete in the Spring of 2020-21 athletic year" (Press release). UMES Hawks. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
9. Voepel, Mechelle (November 23, 2020). "Florida A&M cancels women's basketball season because of COVID-19 concerns". Andscape. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
10. Durham, Meghan (December 14, 2020). "San Antonio region viewed as potential host for 2021 DI Women's Basketball Championship". NCAA. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
11. "Duke Blue Devils end women's basketball season amid coronavirus concerns". ESPN.com. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
12. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2021). "Virginia women's basketball team cancels rest of season due to coronavirus issues". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
13. Solari, Chris (January 21, 2021). "Detroit Mercy women's basketball players accuse their head coach of abuse, NCAA violations". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
14. "Daughter tops dad as Holy Cross defeats Army 80-46". Associated Press News. January 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
15. Voepel, Mechelle (January 28, 2021). "Virginia Tech women's basketball beats NC State Wolfpack for first win against team ranked No. 2". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
16. "Men's Basketball Rocks Limestone in Opener" (Press release). James Madison Dukes. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
17. Eck, T. J. "Short-handed JMU holds off Mount St. Mary's in season opener". Harrisonburg, VA: WHSV-TV. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
18. (Press release). Liberty Athletics. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
19. (Press release). Liberty Athletics. December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
20. "Iconic Freedom Hall to become home for men's and women's basketball teams" (Press release). Bellarmine Knights. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
21. Newsom, John (March 27, 2018). "High Point University picks on-campus site for new basketball arena, convocation center". News & Record. Greensboro, NC. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
22. Newsom, John (August 6, 2020). "High Point University arena project delayed for a year". News & Record. Greensboro, NC. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
23. Smith, Jordan (July 23, 2020). "Inside look of the new ICCU Arena at University of Idaho". Lewiston, Idaho: KLEW-TV. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
24. "Blanca Millan Makes History to Highlight 2020-21 #AEHoops End of Year Honors" (Press release). America East Conference. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
25. "Cincinnati's IImar'I Thomas Voted 2021 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
26. "Bell Takes Top @ASUNWBB Honor; 2020-21 Postseason Awards Announced" (Press release). ASUN Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
27. "DeWolfe, Tahane, Budnik, Reiss Earn Top A-10 Women's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic 10 Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
28. "ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2021 Award Winners" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
29. "2020-21 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
30. "Bueckers Sweeps BIG EAST Player, Freshman of the Year Honors" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
31. "Davis, Bea Headline #BigSkyWBB All-Conference Team" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
32. "Sobolewski, Binford Named #BigSkyWBB Co-Coach of the Year" (Press release). Big Sky Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
33. "Big South Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball Annual Award Winners" (Press release). Big South Conference. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
34. "2020-21 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
35. "Big West Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball Major Awards" (Press release). Big West Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
36. "Delaware's Dickey Headlines 2020-21 CAA Women's Basketball Postseason Award Winners" (Press release). Colonial Athletic Association. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
37. "WBB: Superlative Awards Announced" (Press release). Conference USA. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
38. "Horizon League Reveals 2020-21 #HLWBB All-League Honors" (Press release). Horizon League. February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
39. Borzello, Jeff (November 12, 2020). "Ivy League cancels winter sports season, delays spring play". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
40. "MAAC Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball Major Award Winners" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
41. "Marist's Giorgis, Saint Peter's Mitchell Named "The Rock" MAAC Coaches of the Year" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
42. "MAC Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
43. "MEAC Announces Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors, presented by TowneBank" (Press release). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
44. "Missouri State's Brice Calip Claims Jackie Stiles MVC Player of the Year" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
45. "Mountain West Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball All-Conference Team" (Press release). Mountain West Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
46. "Mounties Bresee and Marchesano Top #NECWBB Major Awards List; All-NEC Teams Unveiled" (Press release). Northeast Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
47. "UT Martin's Perry, Belmont's Wells, Southeast Missouri's Saine and UT Martin's McMillan Earn Top OVC Women's Basketball Postseason Honors" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
48. "2020-21 Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors and Annual Performance Awards presented by Nextiva" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
49. "2020-21 Women's Basketball All-Patriot League Teams and Major Awards Announced" (Press release). Patriot League. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
50. "SEC Announces 2021 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
51. "All-SoCon women's basketball teams announced" (Press release). Southern Conference. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
52. "Amber Leggett Named Southland Women's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Southland Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
53. "SWAC Announces Women's Basketball Postseason Honors" (Press release). Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
54. "South Dakota State's Selland nets #SummitWBB Player of the Year honors" (Press release). Summit League. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
55. "Sun Belt Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball Honors" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
56. "WCC Announces 2020-21 Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
57. "WAC Women's Basketball Postseason Honorees Announced" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
58. "This Week in WAC Women's Basketball - March 9" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
59. "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
60. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
61. "Connecticut's Paige Bueckers Wins 2021 John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy's Women's Player of the Year" (Press release). Los Angeles Athletic Club. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
62. "UConn's Paige Bueckers and Iowa's Luka Garza Named 2021 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Winners" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
63. "UConn Huskies' Paige Bueckers is first freshman to be AP women's basketball player of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
64. "Wade Trophy Winner NaLyssa Smith of Baylor Headlines 2021 WBCA Division I Coaches' All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
65. "UConn's Bueckers Wins 2020-21 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
66. Voepel, Mechelle (March 12, 2021). "UConn's Paige Bueckers is women's college basketball's 2020-21 national player of the year". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
67. "USBWA Names Tamika Catchings Award, Coach of the Year Winners" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
68. "UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clary Named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Co-Freshmen of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
69. "Maryland's Brenda Frese is the AP women's coach of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
70. "Tara VanDerveer and Mark Few Named as 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Honorees" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
71. "NC State's Wes Moore Named 2021 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
72. "WBCA Announced 2021 Assistant Coaches of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
73. "Basketball Hall of Fame Reveals Winners of Women's Naismith Starting Five Awards" (Press release). Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
74. "Oklahoma State's Natasha Mack Named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
75. "Natasha Mack and Davion Mitchell Named 2021 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
76. "Kierstan Bell Named 2021 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year presented by Her Hoop Stats". Her Hoop Stats. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
77. "Tennessee's Rennia Davis Wins 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award® for Women's Basketball" (Press release). Premier Sports Management. April 1, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
78. "Kentucky's Kyra Elzy Named Spalding Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
79. "Corey Kispert of Gonzaga, Aliyah Boston of South Carolina Lead Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's & Women's Basketball Teams" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
80. "Army Black Knights' Dave Magarity to retire at end of season". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 28, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
81. "Missy Traversi Announced as Army West Point Women's Basketball coach". goarmywestpoint.com. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
82. "Auburn announces women's basketball coaching change" (Press release). Auburn Athletics. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
83. "Johnnie Harris named Auburn Women's Basketball Head Coach". auburntigers.com. April 3, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
84. Rye, Neil (March 8, 2021). "David Midlick out as Austin Peay women's basketball coach after 6 seasons". clarksvillenow.com. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
85. Bush, Cody (March 17, 2021). "Govs hire Mississippi State assistant Brittany Young as 11th head coach". letsgopeay.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
86. "Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey Named LSU Women's Basketball Head coach". lsusports.net. April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
87. "Baylor Welcomes Collen as Women's Basketball Head Coach". baylorbears.com. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
88. "George Mason Names Vanessa Blair-Lewis Women's Basketball Head Coach". gomason.com. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
89. "Janell Crayton named new head women's basketball coach at Bethune-Cookman". hbcusports.com. July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
90. "Wisconsin hires Marisa Moseley as women's basketball coach". WISC-TV. Associated Press. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
91. Doherty, Matt (April 23, 2021). "Boston University names Wake Forest assistant Melissa D'Amico women's basketball coach". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
92. Lenzi, Rachel (June 22, 2021). "Canisius women's basketball coach Scott Hemer resigns after three seasons". Buffalo News. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
93. "Canisius College hires Sahar Nusseibeh as women's basketball coach". Buffalo News. July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
94. "Women's basketball coach Fred Applin's contract not being renewed". csusports.com. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
95. "Charleston Southern names Clarisse Garcia Head Women's Basketball Coach". csusports.com. May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
96. Painter, John (April 8, 2021). "Colgate Women's Basketball Program Update". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
97. Painter, John (April 21, 2021). "Colgate Names Adeduntan WBB Head Coach". gocolgateraiders.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
98. "Koclanes Departs as Women's Basketball Head coach" (Press release). Dartmouth Athletics. February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
99. Brackett, Charlotte (May 3, 2021). "Adrienne Shibles Hired as Women's Basketball Head Coach". dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
100. Byrne, Tom (April 1, 2021). "Major changes coming to DSU athletic department". delawarepublic.org. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
101. "DELAWARE STATE APPOINTS E.C. HILL TO HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POST". dsuhornets.com. June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
102. "Baranczyk Named Head Women's Basketball Coach". soonersports.com. April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
103. "Drake Bulldogs promote Allison Pohlman to head women's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
104. Williams, Heather (March 8, 2021). "ETSU fires Women's Basketball Coach Brittney Ezell". WCYB. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
105. "ETSU names Simon Harris new women's basketball head coach". etsubucs.com. March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
106. "EKU Women's Basketball Coach Samantha Williams Resigns". ekusports.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
107. "Eastern Kentucky University Alum Greg Todd Named New Women's Basketball Head coach". ekusports.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
108. "Eastern Washington and Wendy Schuller Part Ways". goeags.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
109. "Joddie Gleason Named Next Eastern Washington Women's Basketball Head coach". goeags.com. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
110. Parmley, Randall (March 15, 2021). "Matt Ruffing out as Evansville women's head coach". WEHT. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
111. "Robyn Scherr-Wells named Evansville Head Women's Basketball coach". gopurpleaces.com. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
112. "Jim Jabir Returns to Lead Siena Women's Basketball Program". sienasaints.com. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
113. Price, Khobi (April 15, 2021). "Former Tennessee, Ohio State assistant Jennifer Sullivan named FAU's women's basketball coach". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
114. Hays, Graham (September 8, 2020). "FSU's Sue Semrau taking season-long leave to care for ailing mother". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
115. Staley, Antwan (March 30, 2021). "Sue Semrau will return as Florida State women's basketball coach April 1". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
116. "Nyla Milleson Resigns as George Mason's Women's Basketball Head coach" (Press release). George Mason Patriots. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
117. "GW and Jen Rizzotti Part Ways" (Press release). George Washington Athletics. March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
118. Rose, Mike (April 2, 2021). "Caroline McCombs leaves Stony Brook to take head coaching job at George Washington". Newsday. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
119. Abrami, Alex (April 21, 2021). "Morgan Valley leaves Hartford to take assistant gig with UConn women's basketball". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
120. "Hodgdon Named Interim Head Women's Basketball coach". hartfordhawks.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
121. "Polly Thomason Named Head Women's Basketball coach" (Press release). Hartford Hawks. May 27, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
122. Amey, Andy (March 15, 2021). "ISU's Vicki Hall has agreed to leave women's basketball program". Tribune-Star. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
123. Hile, Andrew (April 20, 2021). "Chad Killinger Named Indiana State's Ninth Women's Basketball coach". gosycamores.com. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
124. Alexander, Nolan (March 29, 2021). "Berenato Retires After 33-Year Head Coaching Career". ksuowls.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
125. "Kennesaw State hires women's hoops coach". Atlanta Journal–Constitution. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
126. Crane, Evan (November 12, 2020). "Matthew Mitchell Retires from Coaching; Kyra Elzy Named Interim Head coach" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
127. Crane, Evan (December 14, 2020). "Barnhart Removes Interim Tag, Names Kyra Elzy Head Coach" (Press release). Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
128. "Loyola Announces Women's Basketball Coaching Change". loyolagreyhounds.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
129. Lee, Edward (April 23, 2021). "'I'm ready to get to work': Loyola Maryland names Minnesota assistant Danielle O'Banion women's basketball coach". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
130. "Elliott Steps Away Following Nine Seasons at LMU". lmulions.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
131. D'Anna, Natalie (April 19, 2021). "LMU Names Aarika Hughes as Women's Basketball Head coach". lmulions.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
132. "LSU women's basketball head coach Nikki Fargas steps down". WAFB. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
133. Bonnette, Matthew (March 12, 2021). "McNeese Will Not Renew Contract Of WBB Coach Kacie Cryer". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
134. Bonnette, Matthew (March 30, 2021). ""We Will Win Championships." Lynn Kennedy Named Cowgirls HC". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
135. "Melissa McFerrin retires as Memphis Women's Basketball Head coach" (Press release). Memphis Tigers. February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
136. "Katrina Merriweather named Memphis Women's Basketball Head coach". gotigersgo.com. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
137. Edelson, Stephen (March 11, 2021). "Monmouth women's basketball coach Jody Craig resigns, two days after suspension". USA Today. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
138. "GINNY BOGGESS NAMED HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH". monmouthhawks.com (Press release). April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
139. Frye, Ryan; Schabert, Matt (June 4, 2021). "CAYLA PETREE ERA OF EAGLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL BEGINS". msueagles.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
140. "Purdue Fort Wayne hires city native Maria Marchesano as women's basketball coach". WANE-TV. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
141. "Antoine White Named Women's Basketball Head Coach, Maria Marchesano Accepts Position at Purdue Fort Wayne". mountathletics.com. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
142. "Northeastern Announces Change in Women's Basketball Program" (Press release). Northeastern Huskies. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

August 23, 2023