Year: | 2020–21 |
Team: | Arizona Wildcats |
Sport: | women's basketball |
Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
Coachrank: | 2 |
Aprank: | 11 |
Record: | 21–6 |
Conf Record: | 13–4 |
Head Coach: | Adia Barnes |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Asst Coach1: | Tamisha Augustin |
Asst Coach2: | Salvo Coppa |
Asst Coach3: | Jackie Nared |
Arena: | McKale Center |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | runner-up |
The 2020–21 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Adia Barnes, play their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season second behind Stanford in the Pacific-12 conference with a 13–4 record. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2021 Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to no. 9 ranked UCLA and As a no. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament where they defeated Stony Brook and BYU in the first and second rounds, no. 4 ranked Texas A&M in the Sweet Sixteen, they won their region with a win over no. 12 ranked Indiana in the first-ever Elite Eight, knocked off no. 1 ranked UConn in the first-ever Final Four. Arizona reached the first-ever National Championship game, losing to no. 2 ranked Stanford (in a rematch from earlier this season) 54–53 and finishing the season with a 21–6 record.
The Wildcats finished the season 24–7, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | |
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AP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Coaches | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7-T | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 |