| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Aprank: | 3 |
| Record: | 22–3 |
| Conf Record: | 12–2 |
| Head Coach: | Wes Moore |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Asst Coach1: | Lindsay Edmonds |
| Asst Coach2: | Erin Batth |
| Asst Coach3: | Nikki West |
| Stadium: | Reynolds Coliseum |
| Champion: | ACC tournament champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2020–21 NC State Wolfpack women's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth year head coach Wes Moore and played their home games at Reynolds Coliseum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Wolfpack finished the season 22–3 and 12–2 in ACC play to finish in second place. They won the ACC tournament defeating Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Louisville along the way to their title. It was NC State's sixth title in school history. As ACC Tournament Champions, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the one seed in the Mercado Regional. In the tournament they defeated sixteen seed in the first round and eight seed South Florida before losing to four seed Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
They finished the 2019–20 season 27–4, 14–4 in ACC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the finals of the ACC women's tournament where they defeated Florida State to win the ACC Tournament for the first time since 1991. As winners of the conference tournament, the Wolfpack received the automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled on March 12, 2020.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aislinn Konig | 1 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Kaila Ealey | 2 | G | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
| Grace Hunter | 23 | G | 5'10" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Erika Cassell | 24 | C | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Katie Wadsworth | 40 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Graduated |
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See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 8 | 8 | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | 3 (2)т | 3 (1) | 2 (5) | 2 (5) | 4 | 4 (1) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | |
| Coaches | 6 | 3 (1) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 2 (7) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.