# 2020–21 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by seventh-year head coach Teri Moren and played their home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Schedule

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, games were played without an audience, or with very limited attendance.
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/25/2020* 1:30 pm, BTN Plus | No. 16 | Eastern Kentucky | W 100–51 | 1–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (150) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/3/2020* 6:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 13 | Samford | W 71–26 | 2–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/6/2020* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | at No. 11 Kentucky Rivalry | L 68–72 | 2–1 | Memorial Coliseum (1,200) Lexington, KY |
| 12/12/2020* 5:30 pm, BTN Plus | No. 15 | Butler | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Butler | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Butler | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/17/2020* 4:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 15 | Tennessee | L 58–66 | 2–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten regular Season ||||||
| 12/20/2020 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Nebraska | W 81–45 | 3–2 (1–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/23/2020 2:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | at Minnesota | W 75–54 | 4–2 (2–0) | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/31/2020 1:00 pm, BTN | No. 20 | Illinois | W 79–56 | 5–2 (3–0) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/4/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 19 | at Maryland | L 80–84 | 5–3 (3–1) | Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD |
| 01/7/2021 6:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 19 | at Penn State | W 85–64 | 6–3 (4–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (175) University Park |
| 01/10/2021 4:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 19 | Wisconsin | W 74–49 | 7–3 (5–1) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/14/2021 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 18 | at Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 66–45 | 8–3 (6–1) | Mackey Arena (160) West Lafayette, IN |
| 01/18/2021 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Rutgers | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Rutgers | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Rutgers | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/21/2021 6:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 16 | at Michigan State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Michigan State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Michigan State | Breslin Student Events Center (0) East Lansing, MI |
| 01/24/2021 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 16 | at No. 21 Northwestern | W 74–61 | 9–3 (7–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (1) Evanston, IL |
| 01/28/2021 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | No. 14 Ohio State | L 70–78 | 9–4 (7–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/31/2021 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Michigan State | W 79–67 | 10–4 (8–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/04/2021 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 17 | Rutgers | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Rutgers | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues at Rutgers | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/7/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Iowa | W 85–72 | 11–4 (9–2) | Xtream Arena (265) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/10/2021 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Penn State | W 90–65 | 12–4 (10–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/14/2021 3:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 15 | at Illinois | W 58–50 | 13–4 (11–2) | State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL |
| 02/18/2021 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | No. 11 Michigan | W 70–65 | 14–4 (12–2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 02/24/2021 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 77-49 | 15-4 (13-2) | Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI |
| 02/27/2021 3:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at No. 15 Ohio State | W 87–75 | 16-4 (14-2) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| 03/3/2021 4:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | Iowa Pink Game | W 89-80 | 17-4 (15-2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| 03/6/2021 1:00 pm, BTN Plus | No. 10 | Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 74-59 | 18-4 (16-2) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2021 6:30 pm, FS2 | (2) No. 9 | vs. (7) Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 61-69 | 18-5 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/22/2021* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | (4 M) No. 12 | vs. (13 M) VCU First Round | W 63-32 | 19-5 | UTSA Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| 03/24/2021* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (4 M) No. 12 | vs. (12 M) Belmont Second Round | W 70-48 | 20-5 | Bill Greehey Arena San Antonio, TX |
| 03/27/2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 M) No. 12 | vs. (1 M) No. 3 NC State Sweet Sixteen | W 73-70 | 21-5 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| 03/29/2021* 9:00 pm, ESPN | (4 M) No. 12 | vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona Elite Eight | L 53-66 | 21-6 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| AP | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| Coaches | | | | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |