# 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his eighteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its ninth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
On February 28, the third-ranked Aggies defeated the fifth-ranked Gamecocks to win their first-ever SEC regular-season championship, since joining the conference in 2013. The team received a double-bye to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 22–8 (10–6 SEC) and ranked 18th in the nation. They lost the SEC women's tournament quarterfinals round to Arkansas.

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Kentucky |
| 3 | Texas A&M |
| 4 | Arkansas |
| 5 | Mississippi State |
| 6 | Tennessee |
| 7 | LSU |
| 8 | Alabama |
| 9 | Georgia |
| 10 | Missouri |
| 11 | Ole Miss |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Vanderbilt |
| 14 | Auburn |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Coaches | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| 11/25/2020 Noon, SECN+ | No. 13 | Lamar | W 77–61 | 1–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 11/28/2020 4:00 p.m. | No. 13 | at No. 19 DePaul | W 93–91 | 2–0 | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| 12/2/2020 11:00 a.m. | No. 12 | Lamar | W 80–63 | 3–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 12/6/2020 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 | at No. 25 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 66–61 | 4–0 | Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX |
| 12/10/2020 6:00 p.m. | No. 10 | at Little Rock | W 79–56 | 5–0 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 12/13/2020 5:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Abilene Christian | W 77–59 | 6–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 12/15/2020 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Sam Houston State | W 99–69 | 7–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 12/20/2020 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 | Rice | W 57–53 | 8–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 12/28/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 9 | Northwestern State | W 112–26 | 9–0 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 1/03/2021 Noon | No. 9 | at Florida | W 92–67 | 10–0 (1–0) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| 1/07/2021 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 | No. 10 Kentucky | W 77–60 | 11–0 (2–0) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/10/2021 3:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at No. 13 Arkansas | W 74–73 | 12–0 (3–0) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| 1/14/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | at LSU | L 61–65 $^{OT}$ | 12–1 (3–1) | Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1/17/2021 Noon, ESPN2 | No. 7 | No. 14 Mississippi State | W 69–41 | 13–1 (4–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/24/2021 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 | at Missouri | W 70–66 | 14–1 (5–1) | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| 1/28/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 8 | at Auburn | W 84–69 | 15–1 (6–1) | Auburn Arena Auburn, AL |
| 1/31/2021 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 | No. 22 Georgia | W 60–48 | 16–1 (7–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/04/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN | No. 7 | LSU | W 54–41 | 17–1 (8–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/07/2021 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 7 | No. 16 Arkansas | W 69–67 | 18–1 (9–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/11/2021 | No. 6 | at Vanderbilt | Canceled | Canceled | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 2/14/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | No. 16 Tennessee | W 80–70 | 19–1 (10–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/18/2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 5 | Missouri | Postponed | Postponed | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 2/21/2021 3:00 p.m., SECN | No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 66–55 | 20–1 (11–1) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS |
| 2/25/2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 3 | at Alabama | W 73–67 | 21–1 (12–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2/28/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | No. 5 South Carolina | W 65–57 | 22–1 (13–1) | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| 3/5/2021 10:00 am, SECN | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) LSU Quarterfinals | W 77–58 | 23–1 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 3/6/2021 3:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 2 | vs. (4) No. 16 Georgia Semifinals | L 68–74 | 23–2 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/22/2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 M) No. 4 | vs. (15 M) Troy First Round | W 84–80 | 24–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| 3/24/2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 M) No. 4 | vs. (7 M) Iowa State Second Round | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 25–2 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| 3/27/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2 M) No. 4 | vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona Sweet Sixteen | L 59–74 | 25–3 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Mercado regional. All times are in Central Time. ||||||