# 2020–21 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oregon State Beavers women's basketball team represented Oregon State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beavers, led by eleventh year head coach Scott Rueck, played their games at the Gill Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/28/2020* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | Montana Western | W 88–54 | 1–0 | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/30/2020* 6:00 pm | No. 17 | Carroll College | Postponed due to Covid-19 issues | Postponed due to Covid-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 12/03/2020* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | San Francisco | W 89–60 | 2–0 | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/06/2020 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | Colorado | W 70–53 | 3–0 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/08/2020 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | Utah | L 79–85 | 3–1 (1–1) | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/13/2020 4:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | No. 7 Oregon Rivalry | L 59–79 | 3–2 (1–2) | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/19/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 55–61 | 3–3 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA |
| 12/21/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| 01/01/2021 TBA | | No. 11 UCLA | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/03/2021 TBA | | USC | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/08/2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at California | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| 01/10/2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 1 Stanford | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| 01/15/2021 4:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| 01/17/2021 1:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 11 Arizona | L 51–67 | 3–4 (1–4) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| 01/22/2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/24/2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 75–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 (1–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/26/2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | Washington Rescheduled from January 22 | W 98–68 | 4–5 (2–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 01/29/2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 72–64 | 5–5 (3–5) | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 01/31/2021 11:00 am, P12N | | at Utah | W 84–74 | 6–5 (4–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/05/2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 02/07/2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 02/13/2021 6:00 pm | | No. 6 Stanford | L 58–83 | 6–6 (4–6) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 02/14/2021 1:00 pm | | California | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 02/19/2021 2:30 pm, P12N | | at USC | W 77–52 | 7–6 (5–6) | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 8 UCLA | W 71–64 | 8–6 (6–6) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/28/2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 14 Oregon Rivalry | W 71–63 | 9–6 (7–6) | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2021 11:00 am, P12N | (5) | vs. (11) California First Round | W 71–63 | 10–6 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/04/2021 11:00 am, P12N | (5) | vs. (4) No. 19 Oregon Quarterfinals/Rivalry | W 71–64 | 11–6 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2021 5:00 pm, P12N | (5) | vs. (1) No. 4 Stanford Semifinals | L 45–79 | 11–7 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2021 4:30 pm, ESPN2 | (8 H) | vs. (9 H) Florida State First Round | W 83–59 | 12–7 | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX |
| 03/23/2021 4:00 pm, ESPN | (8 H) | vs. (1 H) No. 6 South Carolina Second Round | L 42–59 | 12–8 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. H=HemisFair. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes |
| NR | Not ranked |
| ( ) | First place votes received |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll