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

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

## 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 | Canceled | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Vanderbilt | Canceled | Canceled | 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 | Postponed | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 13, 2021 | | Marshall | Postponed | Postponed | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | Canceled | Canceled | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA |
| February 21, 2021 12:00 p.m. | | at Louisiana Tech | Canceled | Canceled | 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 6:00 p.m. | | Marshall | L 49–72 | 13–7 (11–4) | Murphy Center (1,150) Murfreesboro, TN |
| March 5, 2021 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. ||||||