# 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 9–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Big 12 Tournament the defeated Texas Tech in the First Round before losing to West Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were scheduled to be the fifth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 1:00 p.m. | | Fort Hays State | Canceled | Canceled | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| November 27, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | | at Newman | W 63–59 | – | Fugate Gymnasium (100) Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 29, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern | W 66–51 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (0) Manhattan, KS |
| December 3, 2020* :00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 11 Kentucky Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 49–60 | 1–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (502) Manhattan, KS |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 47–33 | 2–1 | Farris Center (100) Conway, AR |
| December 6, 2020* Noon, ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | Canceled | Canceled | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| December 8, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | L 50–65 | 2–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (265) Manhattan, KS |
| December 10, 2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 22 South Dakota State | W 62–53 | 3–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (437) Manhattan, KS |
| December 12, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha | W 66–59 | 4–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (491) Manhattan, KS |
| December 14, 2020* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas City | W 74–57 | 5–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (506) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| December 18, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 69–91 | 5–3 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum (802) Ames, IA |
| December 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas | L 52–62 | 5–4 (0–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (623) Manhattan, KS |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | at Oklahoma | Postponed | Postponed | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 5, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | West Virginia | Postponed | Postponed | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 6 Baylor | Postponed | Postponed | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| January 14, 2021 6:30 p.m. | | TCU | Postponed | Postponed | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | Postponed | Postponed | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| January 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 56–65 | 5–5 (0–3) | WVU Coliseum (113) Morgantown, WV |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 63–70 | 5–6 (0–4) | Allen Fieldhouse (538) Lawrence, KS |
| January 25, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | L 55–69 | 5–7 (0–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (283) Manhattan, KS |
| January 28, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iowa State | L 60–62 | 5–8 (0–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (620) Manhattan, KS |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma | L 78–80 | 5–9 (0–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (740) Manhattan, KS |
| February 3, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 75–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (0–8) | United Supermarkets Arena (2,014) Lubbock, TX |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 8 Baylor | L 52–64 | 5–11 (0–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (323) Manhattan, KS |
| February 10, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 67–78 | 5–12 (0–10) | Schollmaier Arena (824) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 77–66 | 6–12 (1–10) | Bramlage Coliseum (515) Manhattan, KS |
| February 17, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 46–59 | 6–13 (1–11) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (505) Stillwater, OK |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 48–59 | 6–14 (1–12) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | W 86–79 | 7–14 (2–12) | Bramlage Coliseum (684) Manhattan, KS |
| February 27, 2021 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 7 Baylor | L 49–85 | 7–15 (2–13) | Ferrell Center (2,203) Waco, TX |
| March 1, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | TCU | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (3–13) | Bramlage Coliseum (503) Manhattan, KS |
| March 3, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 20 West Virginia | L 64–72 | 8–16 (3–14) | Bramlage Coliseum (603) Manhattan, KS |
| March 7, 2021 3:00 p.m., BSO | | at Oklahoma | L 81–90 | 8–17 (3–15) | Lloyd Noble Center (709) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) Texas Tech First Round | W 75–65 | 9–17 | Municipal Auditorium (662) Kansas City, MO |
| March 12, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (2) No. 17 West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 56–58 | 9–18 | Municipal Auditorium (765) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked and Did not receive votes |
The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.