| 2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Bowling Green |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| Second Place: | Central Michigan |
| Mvp: | CeCe Hooks |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2021 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Central Michigan |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Bowling Green |
| Finals Mvp: | Micaela Kelly |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American women's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American women's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Mid-American Conference 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. Conference play began in January 2021 and concluded in March 2021. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, won the MAC regular season championship with a conference record of 14–4.[1] Ohio's Cece Hooks was named MAC player of the year.[2] Second seeded won the MAC tournament with a 77–72 win over Bowling Green.[3] Micaela Kelly was named the tournament MVP.[4] With the automatic bid, Central Michigan was the only MAC school to qualify for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Iowa in the first round.[5] Bowling Green and Ohio accepted bids to the WNIT. Both lost in the first round.[6]
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on November 19, 2020.[7]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Tournament Champion: Central Michigan (6), Ohio (3), Buffalo (1), Ball State (1), EMU (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC First Team | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
| Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo | |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Erica Johnson, Ohio | |
| Preseason All-MAC Second Team | Jordyn Dawson, Akron |
| Summer Hemphill, Buffalo | |
| Molly Davis, Central Michigan | |
| Kyra Bussell, Central Michigan | |
| Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan |
See main article: 2021 MAC women's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Oshlynn Brown, Ball State |
| Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo | |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Molly Davis, Central Michigan | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green |
| Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan | |
| Nila Blackford, Kent State | |
| Peyton Scott, Miami | |
| Chelby Koker, NIU | |
| Postseason All-MAC Third Team | Jordyn Dawson, Akron |
| Kadie Hempfling, Bowling Green | |
| Ce'Nara Skanes, Eastern Michigan | |
| Erica Johnson, Ohio | |
| Quinesha Lockett, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | Sydney Freeman, Ball State |
| Katie Shumate, Kent State | |
| Lindsey Thall, Kent State | |
| Gabby Burris, Ohio | |
| Reilly Jacobson, Western Michigan | |
| Taylor Williams, Western Michigan | |
| All-MAC Defensive Team | Nyla Hampton, Bowling Green |
| Dyaisha Fair, Buffalo | |
| Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan | |
| Areanna Combs, Eastern Michigan | |
| Lindsey Thall, Kent State | |
| Cece Hooks, Ohio Sr. Guard | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Lexi Fleming, Bowling Green |
| Nyla Hampton, Bowling Green | |
| Cheyenne McEvans, Buffalo | |
| Madi Mace, Ohio | |
| Taylor Williams, Western Michigan, Toledo | |
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season