# 2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by twenty-fifth year head coach Sherri Coale. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma was a member of the Big 12 Conference.
After the season, Sherri Coale retired after twenty five season as head coach of the Sooners. Jennie Baranczyk was announced as the new head coach in April 2021.
They finished the season 12–12, 9–9 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. In the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to Oklahoma State in the Quarterfinals. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Sooners the season 12–18, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* Noon, BSSW | | Houston | L 85–97 | 0–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (657) Norman, OK |
| November 28, 2020* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Gonzaga Crossover Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 29, 2020* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. South Carolina Crossover Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 30, 2020* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. South Dakota Crossover Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| December 6, 2020* 11:00 a.m., SECN | | at Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 80–93 | 0–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (595) Athens, GA |
| December 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | L 67–74 | 0–3 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (331) Lawrence, KS |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., BSO | | Texas State | W 52–40 | 1–3 | Lloyd Noble Center (597) Norman, OK |
| December 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Oklahoma State Bedlam | L 53–66 | 1–4 (0–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (676) Norman, OK |
| December 20, 2020* 2:00 p.m., BSO | | South Dakota | W 80–73 | 2–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (608) Norman, OK |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 107–64 | 3–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (583) Norman, OK |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Kansas State | Postponed | Postponed | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m. | | West Virginia | L 72–90 | 3–5 (0–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (417) Norman, OK |
| January 6, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | W 75–74 | 4–5 (1–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (2,493) Lubbock, TX |
| January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., BSO | | TCU | Postponed | Postponed | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| January 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | Postponed | Postponed | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| January 19, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 24 Iowa State | L 63–67 | 4–6 (1–4) | Hilton Coliseum (695) Ames, IA |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 9 Baylor | L 61–84 | 4–7 (1–5) | Ferrell Center (2,274) Waco, TX |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas | W 84–81 | 5–7 (2–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (678) Norman, OK |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | W 80–78 | 6–7 (3–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (740) Manhattan, KS |
| February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Texas | L 58–69 | 6–8 (3–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (717) Norman, OK |
| February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State Bedlam | L 64–91 | 6–9 (3–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,219) Stillwater, OK |
| February 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Iowa State | W 67–61 | 7–9 (4–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (678) Norman, OK |
| February 13, 2021 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 19 West Virginia | W 72–71 | 8–9 (5–7) | WVU Coliseum (1,112) Morgantown, WV |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., BSO | | Texas Tech | Postponted | Postponted | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., BSO | | No. 7 Baylor | L 66–77 | 8–10 (5–8) | Lloyd Noble Center (857) Norman, OK |
| February 24, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | W 76–60 | 9–10 (6–8) | Schollmaier Arena (854) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (7–8) | Frank Erwin Center (978) Austin, TX |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 p.m., BSO | | Texas Tech | W 88–79 | 11–10 (8–8) | Lloyd Noble Center (487) Norman, OK |
| March 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., BSO | | TCU | L 79–83 | 11–11 (8–9) | Lloyd Noble Center (423) Norman, OK |
| March 7, 2021 3:00 p.m., BSO | | Kansas State | W 90–81 | 12–11 (9–9) | Lloyd Noble Center (709) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2021 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Oklahoma State First Round/Bedlam | L 80–89 | 12–12 | Municipal Auditorium (765) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP 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.