# 2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Tina Langley, and played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas 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* 2:00 p.m. | | Houston Baptist | W 83–54 | 1–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Little Rock | W 66–54 | 2–0 | Jack Stephens Center (222) Little Rock, AR |
| December 2, 2020* 5:00 p.m. | | at UT Arlington | Canceled | Canceled | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | at Texas Tech | W 81–62 | 3–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (2,714) Lubbock, TX |
| December 11, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | Canceled | Canceled | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 16, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Louisiana | W 83–51 | 4–0 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 10 Texas A&M | L 53–57 | 4–1 | Reed Arena (693) College Station, TX |
| CUSA regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | W 78–53 | 5–1 (1–0) | Convocation Center (157) San Antonio, TX |
| January 2, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | W 69–57 | 6–1 (2–0) | Convocation Center (165) San Antonio, TX |
| January 8, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | UTEP | W 74–68 | 7–1 (3–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| January 9, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | UTEP | W 55–43 | 8–1 (4–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| January 15, 2021 5:30 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | W 77–66 | 9–1 (5–0) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | at Old Dominion | W 67–59 | 10–1 (6–0) | Chartway Arena (250) Norfolk, VA |
| January 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | UAB | Postponed | Postponed | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | UAB | Postponed | Postponed | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| January 28, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | at North Texas | Postponed | Postponed | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | North Texas | Postponed | Postponed | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | Postponed | Postponed | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | at Southern Miss | Postponed | Postponed | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| February 12, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | W 64–55 | 11–1 (7–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Western Kentucky | W 77–74 | 12–1 (8–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 19, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | W 64–48 | 13–1 (9–0) | Cam Henderson Center (434) Huntington, WV |
| February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at Marshall | L 56–68 | 13–2 (9–1) | Cam Henderson Center (455) Huntington, WV |
| February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | W 73–50 | 14–2 (10–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | Louisiana Tech | W 64–53 | 15–2 (11–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| March 4, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at North Texas | W 64–58 | 16–2 (12–1) | UNT Coliseum (839) Denton, TX |
| March 6, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | North Texas | L 66–75 | 16–3 (12–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| CUSA Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 11:00 a.m. | (1W) | vs. (4E) FIU Quarterfinals | W 77–60 | 17–3 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 12, 2021 5:30 p.m. | (1W) | vs. (6E) Old Dominion Semifinals | W 62–60 | 18–3 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 p.m. | (1W) | vs. (1E) Middle Tennessee Championship | L 65–68 | 18–4 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 19, 2021 11:00 a.m. | | vs. Arizona State First Round – Fort Worth Regional | W 48–36 | 19–4 | Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX |
| March 20, 2021 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Fresno State Second Round – Fort Worth Regional | W 87–73 | 20–4 | Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX |
| March 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | vs. California Baptist Quarterfinals – Fort Worth Regional | W 79–55 | 21–4 | Wilkerson–Greines Activity Center Fort Worth, TX |
| March 26, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Delaware Semifinals | W 85–75 | 22–4 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse Collierville, TN |
| March 28, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Ole Miss Championship Game | W 71–58 | 23–4 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse Collierville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||