2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2020–21
Prev Year:	2019–20
Next Year:	2021–22
Team:	Iowa State Cyclones
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	17–11
Conf Record:	12–6
Head Coach:	Bill Fennelly
Hc Year:	26th
Asst Coach1:	Jodi Steyer
Asst Coach2:	Latoja Schaben
Asst Coach3:	Billy Fennelly
Stadium:	Hilton Coliseum
Bowl:	NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:	second round

The 2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 26th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2019–20 season 18–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in tie for fourth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Schedule and results

Source:^[2] |-!colspan=6 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style=| Big 12 Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

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

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. 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	15	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		24	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	18	24	RV					RV	RV	RV

Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

See also

2020–21 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns. NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. March 12, 2020.
2. Web site: 2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule. cyclones.com. Iowa State Athletics. March 19, 2021.