2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team is led by sixteenth-year head coach Rick Insell, and plays their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee as a member of Conference USA.^[1]

2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's basketball
C-USA East division and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	17–7 (12–4 CUSA)
Head coach	Rick Insell (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Kim Brewton Nina Davis Matt Insell
Home arena	Murphy Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 a.m.		No. 5 Louisville	Canceled ^[a]^[2]		Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Vanderbilt	Canceled ^[a]^[3]		Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
December 6, 2020* 5:30 p.m.		Belmont	L 64–70	0–1	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
December 9, 2020* 6:30 p.m.		Tulane	L 78–81	0–2	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
December 13, 2020* 1:00 p.m.		at TCU	L 77–83	0–3	Schollmaier Arena (736) Fort Worth, TX
December 17, 2020* 6:30 a.m.		Troy	W 92–76	1–3	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m.		Lipscomb	W 84–64	2–3	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 84–65	3–3 (1–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 2, 2021 2:00 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 66–64	4–3 (2–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 8, 2021 7:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 69–65	5–3 (3–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (115) Miami, FL
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at FIU	W 99–89	6–3 (4–0)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (101) Miami, FL
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 78–58	7–3 (5–0)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Southern Miss	L 61–69	7–4 (5–1)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	W 75–65	8–4 (6–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (527) Bowling Green, KY
January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	W 77–60	9–4 (7–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (601) Bowling Green, KY
January 28, 2021 6:00 p.m.		at UAB	W 81–78 ^OT	10–4 (8–1)	Bartow Arena (305) Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m.		UAB	W 95–68	11–4 (9–1)	Murphy Center (100) Murfreesboro, TN
February 5, 2021 3:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	W 77–70	12–4 (10–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Charlotte	L 72–82	12–5 (10–2)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 12, 2021		Marshall	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
February 13, 2021		Marshall	Postponed ^[b]^[4]		Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	Canceled ^[c]^[5]		Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
February 21, 2021 12:00 p.m.		at Louisiana Tech	Canceled ^[c]^[5]		Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	L 57–74	12–6 (10–3)	Murphy Center (1,159) Murfreesboro, TN
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m.		Old Dominion	W 74–70	13–6 (11–3)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
March 4, 2021 ^[6] 6:00 p.m.		Marshall	L 49–72	13–7 (11–4)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
March 5, 2021 ^[6] 6:00 p.m.		Marshall	W 61–54	14–7 (12–4)	Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN
CUSA Tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (4W) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 77–71	15–7	Ford Center at The Star (507) Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021 8:30 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (2W) UTEP Semifinals	W 74–58	16–7	Ford Center at The Star (413) Frisco, TX
March 13, 2021 5:30 p.m.	(1E)	vs. (1W) Rice Championship	W 68–65	17–7	Ford Center at The Star  Frisco, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 21, 2021* 1:00 pm	(14 RW)	vs. (3 RW) Tennessee First Round	L 62-87	17-8	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

See also

• 2020–21 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

Notes

1. Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
2. Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns.
3. Game was canceled due to weather concerns.

References

1. "Lady Raiders to play 15 of 25 games at Murphy Center". Middle Tennessee State University Department of Athletics. November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
2. Hays, Graham (November 23, 2020). "Louisville Cardinals' opener vs. Middle Tennessee State Lady Raiders ppd. due to coronavirus". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
3. "Vanderbilt pulls plug on women's basketball season". Nashville Post. January 19, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
4. "COVID-19 issues force MTSU women's basketball to postpone home series vs. Marshall". Daily News Journal. February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
5. "MTSU-Louisiana Tech basketball games canceled". Murfreesboro Post. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
6. "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.