# 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers, led by 15th year head coach Sharon Versyp, played their home games at Mackey Arena and were a members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 7–16 and 4–14 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. As the eleventh seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by Iowa in the Second Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the WNIT.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the season with a record of 18–14, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. As the ninth seed in the Big Ten women's tournament they defeated Michigan State in the Second Round before losing to Maryland in the Quarterfinals. 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 |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 29, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | North Alabama | W 80–69 | 1–0 | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 3, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Miami (OH) | Canceled | Canceled | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Valparaiso | L 47–52 | 1–1 | Mackey Arena (168) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Buffalo | W 82–70 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena (147) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Bowling Green | W 79–73 | 3–1 | Mackey Arena (139) West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| December 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 16 Northwestern | L 54–70 | 3–2 (0–1) | Mackey Arena (164) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | W 91–87 | 4–2 (1–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (144) University Park, PA |
| December 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | W 83–72 | 5–2 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 3, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 25 Michigan State | L 64–71 | 5–3 (2–2) | Mackey Arena (152) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 7, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | Canceled | Canceled | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| January 10, 2021 Noon, BTN+ | | at No. 12 Maryland | L 46–83 | 5–4 (2–3) | Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD |
| January 14, 2021 4:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 18 Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 45–66 | 5–5 (2–4) | Mackey Arena (160) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 18, 2021 4:30 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | L 81–87 | 5–6 (2–5) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (293) Iowa City, IA |
| January 21, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 56–55 | 6–6 (3–5) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 24, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 11 Michigan | Canceled | Canceled | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 28, 2021 5:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 72–77 | 6–7 (3–6) | Williams Arena (0) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 31, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Penn State | L 70–80 | 6–8 (3–7) | Mackey Arena (150) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 7, 2021 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 49–54 | 6–9 (3–8) | State Farm Center (0) Champaign, IL |
| February 11, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 12 Michigan | L 49–62 | 6–10 (3–9) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | L 57–75 | 6–11 (3–10) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18, 2021 4:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 15 Ohio State | L 85–100 | 6–12 (3–11) | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| February 21, 2021 11:30 a.m., FS1 | | at Michigan State | L 73–76 | 6–13 (3–12) | Breslin Center (51) East Lansing, MI |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 8 Maryland | L 59–88 | 6–14 (3–13) | Mackey Arena (161) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 28, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois | W 70–66 | 7–14 (4–13) | Mackey Arena (130) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 10 Indiana Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | L 59–74 | 7–15 (4–14) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS2 | (11) | vs. (6) Iowa Second Round | L 72–83 | 7–16 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (1,064) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern 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.