2020–21 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season explained

2020–21 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
Pixels:150
No Of Teams:14
Tv:Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1
Season:2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season Champs:Maryland
Season Champ Name:Regular season champions
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Maryland
Finals Runner-Up:Iowa
Finals Mvp:Diamond Miller
Finals Mvp Link:Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament#Results by year
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2020. The regular season will end in March, 2021.

The Big Ten tournament will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana in March 2021.

Head coaches

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordBig Ten recordBig Ten titlesBig Ten tournament titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
style=IllinoisWashington (MO)430–584–4600000
style=IndianaTeri MorenIndiana State7127–7456–4800200
style=IowaLisa BluderDrake21416–222207–128121400
style=MarylandBrenda FreseMinnesota19486–12892–12*541631
style=MichiganKim Barnes AricoSt. John's (Asst.)9177–9676–6000300
style=Michigan StateSuzy MerchantEastern Michigan14281–148136–8620900
style=MinnesotaLindsay WhalenMinnesota Lynx (Player)337–2614–2200000
style=NebraskaAmy WilliamsSouth Dakota559–6230–3800100
style=NorthwesternJoe McKeownGeorge Washington12206–17583–12100100
style=Ohio StateKevin McGuffWashington8155–7782–3821400
style=Penn StateCarolyn KiegerMarquette27–231–1700000
style=PurdueSharon VersypIndiana15294–176136–10204900
style=RutgersC. Vivian StringerIowa26521–28653–49*001620
style=WisconsinJonathan TsipisGeorge Washington544–7912–5600000
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Preseason

Preseason conference poll

The Big Ten released the preseason ranking on November 11, 2020, which featured a ranking by both media and coaches.[1]

Media
RankingTeam
1Indiana
2Northwestern
3Maryland
4Michigan
5Ohio State
Coaches
RankingTeam
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Michigan
4Northwestern
5Ohio State

Preseason national polls

AP[2] CBS Sports[3] Coaches[4] ESPNW[5]
style=; width=75Illinois
style= width=75Indiana16 18 15 17
style= width=75Iowa
style= width=75Maryland12 10 11 12
style= width=75Michigan25 24 24 25
style= width=75Michigan State
style= width=75Minnesota
style= width=75Nebraska
style= width=75Northwestern17 15 16 16
style= width=75Ohio State20 25 22 21
style= width=75Penn State
style= width=75Purdue
style= width=75Rutgers
style= width=75Wisconsin

Regular season

Rankings

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Honors and awards

All-Big Ten awards and teams

On March 8, 2021, the Big Ten announced its conference awards.[6]

HonorWinner
Player of the YearNaz Hillmon, Michigan
Coach of the YearBrenda Frese, Maryland
Freshman of the YearCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Defensive Player of the YearVeronica Burton, Northwestern
Sixth Player of the YearMaddie Burke, Penn State
All-Big Ten First TeamGrace Berger, Indiana
Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Monika Czinano, Iowa
Diamond Miller, Maryland
Ashley Owusu, Maryland
Naz Hillmon, Michigan
Nia Clouden, Michigan State
Veronica Burton, Northwestern
Dorka Juhász, Ohio State
Arella Guirantes, Rutgers
All-Big Ten Second TeamAli Patberg, Indiana
Katie Benzan, Maryland
Leigha Brown, Michigan
Jasmine Powell, Minnesota
Sam Haiby, Nebraska
Lindsey Pulliam, Northwestern
Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Kayana Traylor, Purdue
Diamond Johnson, Rutgers
All-Big Ten Honorable MentionChloe Bibby, Maryland
Sara Scalia, Minnesota
Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska
Kate Cain, Nebraska
Madison Greene, Ohio State
Johnasia Cash, Penn State
Makenna Marisa, Penn State
Tekia Mack, Rutgers
Sydney Hilliard, Wisconsin
Imani Lewis, Wisconsin
All-Freshman TeamCaitlin Clark, Iowa
Kateri Poole, Ohio State
Maddie Burke, Penn State
Madison Layden,Purdue
Diamond Johnson, Rutgers
All-Defensive TeamAkienreh Johnson, Michigan
Kate Cain, Nebraska
Veronica Burton, Northwestern
Sydney Wood, Northwestern
Tekia Mack, Rutgers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014445/https://bigten.org/news/2020/11/11/indiana-tops-big-ten-womens-basketball-preseason-rankings.aspx . dead . November 12, 2020 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . November 11, 2020 . December 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll - Preseason . apnews.com . The Associated Press . November 10, 2020 . December 9, 2020.
  3. Web site: Women's college basketball power rankings: South Carolina is preseason No. 1 ahead of No. 2 UConn . CBSSports.com . CBS Interactive . November 23, 2020. December 9, 2020.
  4. Web site: Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Preseason . usatoday.com . USA Today . November 19, 2020 . December 9, 2020.
  5. Web site: Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: South Carolina still on top, Baylor rising . ESPN.com . ESPN . September 28, 2020 . December 9, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020-21 All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Teams & Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413103055/https://bigten.org/documents/2021/3/8//2020_21_WBB_All_Big_Ten_Teams_Only.pdf?id=6984 . dead . April 13, 2021 . BigTen.org . March 8, 2021 . March 9, 2021.

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