| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | UCLA Bruins |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Coachrank: | 12 |
| Aprank: | 9 |
| Record: | 17–6 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Head Coach: | Cori Close |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Assoc Coach: | Shannon Perry-LeBeauf |
| Asst Coach1: | Tasha Brown |
| Asst Coach2: | Tony Newnan |
| Stadium: | Pauley Pavilion |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
The Bruins finished the season 26–5, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | Newport Coast, California | Graduated | ||||
| G | Austin, Texas | Graduated; selected 30th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2020 WNBA draft | ||||
| G | Plano, Texas | Transferred to Baylor |
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|-!colspan=6 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=|NCAA tournament
See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| 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 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
| Coaches | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team