| Sport: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Tennessee Lady Volunteers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 21 |
| Aprank: | 13 |
| Record: | 17–8 |
| Conf Record: | 9–4 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Lacey Goldwire |
| Asst Coach2: | Jon Harper |
| Asst Coach3: | Jennifer Sullivan |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2020–21 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2020–21 college basketball season. Led by former Lady Vol Kellie Harper,[1] entering her second year as head coach, the team played their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.
The 2019–20 team finished the season 21–10, 10–6 for a third-place tie in SEC play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Kentucky.[2]
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Lady Volunteers selected to finish in sixth place in the SEC.[3]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | South Carolina | |
| 2 | Kentucky | |
| 3 | Texas A&M | |
| 4 | Arkansas | |
| 5 | Mississippi State | |
| 6 | Tennessee | |
| 7 | LSU | |
| 8 | Alabama | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | Missouri | |
| 11 | Ole Miss | |
| 12 | Florida | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | |
| 14 | Auburn | |
Rennia Davis was selected to the preseason all-SEC team, her third-straight honor.
See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. ^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
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