# 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by fifth year head coach Amy Williams, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 13–13, 9–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the eight seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Minnesota in the Second Round before losing to eventual champions Maryland in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They played in the Memphis regional and defeated UT Martin in the First Round before losing to Colorado in the Second Round to end their season.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season 17–13, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Michigan. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 4, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 90–61 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (20) Lincoln, NE |
| December 6, 2020* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Idaho State | W 64–51 | 2–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (20) Lincoln, NE |
| December 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Illinois | W 78–72 | 3–0 (1–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| December 14, 2020* 5:00 p.m. | | at Creighton | L 62–78 | 3–1 | CHI Health Center Omaha (159) Omaha, NE |
| December 20, 2020 3:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 15 Indiana | L 45–81 | 3–2 (1–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| December 23, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | L 72–83 | 3–3 (1–2) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 31, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 15 Northwestern | W 65–63 | 4–3 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | W 53–50 | 5–3 (3–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| January 7, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 15 Michigan | L 62–64 | 5–4 (3–3) | Crisler Center (29) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 23 Michigan State | W 68–64 | 6–4 (4–3) | Breslin Center (0) East Lansing, MI |
| January 16, 2021 4:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 15 Ohio State | W 63–55 | 7–4 (5–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| January 19, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | L 71–76 | 7–5 (5–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| January 25, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | W 57–53 | 8–5 (6–4) | State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL |
| January 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Wisconsin | W 84–68 | 9–5 (7–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Penn State | L 74–85 | 9–6 (7–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | L 62–78 | 9–7 (7–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (0) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Iowa | L 81–88 | 9–8 (7–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 9 Maryland | L 73–95 | 9–9 (7–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 24 Northwestern | W 71–64 | 10–9 (8–8) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL |
| February 21, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Penn State | W 87–72 | 11–9 (9–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 24, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 63–73 | 11–10 (9–9) | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan State | Canceled | Canceled | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| March 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Iowa | L 75–83 | 11–11 (9–10) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (301) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 10:00 a.m., BTN | (8) | vs. (9) Minnesota Second Round | W 72–61 | 12–11 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (716) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 11, 2021 10:00 a.m., FS2 | (8) | vs. (1) No. 7 Maryland Quarterfinals | L 73–83 | 12–12 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (779) Indianapolis, IN |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 19, 2021 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. UT Martin First Round | W 72–46 | 13–12 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Collierville, TN |
| March 20, 2021 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Colorado Second Round | L 71–75 | 13–13 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Collierville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST 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.