# 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 p.m. | | San Jose State | L 48–56 | 0–1 | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 52–60 | 0–2 | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 4, 2020 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington | L 53–80 | 0–3 (0–1) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 6, 2020 | | Washington State | Canceled | Canceled | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| December 10, 2020 6:00 p.m. | | San Francisco | L 62–67 | 0–4 | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 1 Stanford | L 38–83 | 0–5 (0–2) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 19, 2020 Noon, P12N | | at No. 11 UCLA | L 37–71 | 0–6 (0–3) | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at USC | L 54–77 | 0–7 (0–4) | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 1, 2021 5:30 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 53–56 | 0–8 (0–5) | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| January 3, 2021 Noon, P12N | | at No. 6 Arizona | L 33–69 | 0–9 (0–6) | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| January 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon State | Canceled | Canceled | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 10, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 11 Oregon | L 41–100 | 0–10 (0–7) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 15, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Colorado | L 59–75 | 0–11 (0–8) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO |
| January 17, 2021 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at Utah | Canceled | Canceled | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 22, 2021 4:00 p.m. | | USC | Canceled | Canceled | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 24, 2021 3:00 p.m. | | No. 6 UCLA | Canceled | Canceled | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 29, 2021 8:00 p.m. | | at Washington | Canceled | Canceled | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA |
| January 31, 2021 Noon | | at Washington State | Canceled | Canceled | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m. | | Utah | L 51–62 | 0–12 (0–9) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 7, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | Colorado | L 52–67 | 0–13 (0–10) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 12, 2021 p.m., P12N | | at No. 11 Oregon | Canceled | Canceled | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | Canceled | Canceled | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| February 19, 2021 12:30 p.m., P12N | | No. 10 Arizona | L 50–59 | 0–14 (0–11) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | W 67–55 | 1–14 (1–11) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 28, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 4 Stanford | L 33–72 | 1–15 (1–12) | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2021 11:00 p.m., P12N | (12) | vs. (5) Oregon State First Round | L 63–71 | 1–16 | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.