# 2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by sixth year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 7–18, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they lost to TCU in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Jayhawks finished the season 15–14, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last 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 and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 78–62 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (0) Lawrence, KS |
| November 29, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 85–43 | 2–0 | Allen Fieldhouse (1) Lawrence, KS |
| December 3, 2020* 7:30 p.m., SECN | | at Ole Miss Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 53–70 | 2–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (840) Oxford, MS |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 100–59 | 3–1 | Allen Fieldhouse (0) Lawrence, KS |
| December 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma | W 74–64 | 4–1 (1–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (331) Lawrence, KS |
| December 21, 2020* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | L 69–72 | 4–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (456) Lawrence, KS |
| December 29, 2020* Noon, ESPN+ | | New Mexico State | W 78–59 | 5–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (348) Lawrence, KS |
| January 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 72–79 | 5–3 (1–1) | Frank Erwin Center (0) Austin, TX |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 78–81 | 5–4 (1–2) | Schollmaier Arena (914) Fort Worth, TX |
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | L 65–74 | 5–5 (1–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (333) Lawrence, KS |
| January 23, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 70–63 | 6–5 (2–3) | Allen Fieldhouse (538) Lawrence, KS |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | L 81–84 | 6–6 (2–4) | Lloyd Noble Center (678) Norman, OK |
| January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | L 51–75 | 6–7 (2–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (0) Lawrence, KS |
| February 2, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 55–82 | 6–8 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,621) Stillwater, OK |
| February 4, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 8 Baylor | L 50–83 | 6–9 (2–7) | Ferrell Center (2,240) Waco, TX |
| February 7, 2021 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | TCU | W 82–72 | 7–9 (3–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (352) Lawrence, KS |
| February 10, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 19 West Virginia | L 61–69 | 7–10 (3–8) | WVU Coliseum (648) Morgantown, WV |
| February 13, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | L 66–77 | 7–11 (3–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (515) Manhattan, KS |
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iowa State | L 82–84 | 7–12 (3–10) | Allen Fieldhouse (388) Lawrence, KS |
| February 20, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 98–99 $^{OT}$ | 7–13 (3–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (2,310) Lubbock, TX |
| February 24, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas | L 52–61 | 7–14 (3–12) | Allen Fieldhouse (362) Lawrence, KS |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 18 West Virginia | L 68–72 | 7–15 (3–13) | Allen Fieldhouse (0) Lawrence, KS |
| March 3, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 53–83 | 7–16 (3–14) | Hilton Coliseum (699) Ames, IA |
| March 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 6 Baylor | L 67–93 | 7–17 (3–15) | Allen Fieldhouse (400) Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) TCU First Round | L 72–75 | 7–18 | Municipal Auditorium (662) Kansas City, Missouri |
| *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.