2020–21 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
| 2020–21 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1 |
| 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
| Regular season champions | Maryland |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Maryland |
| Runners-up | Iowa |
| Finals MVP | Diamond Miller |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Maryland † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 26 | – | 2 | .929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Indiana | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Rutgers | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Michigan | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Ohio State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 16 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 27, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2020–21 Big Ten 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 2020. The regular season will end in March, 2021.
The Big Ten tournament will be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana in March 2021.
Head coaches
[edit]Coaches
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten tournament titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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| Illinois | Nancy Fahey | Washington (MO) | 4 | 30–58 | 4–46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Teri Moren | Indiana State | 7 | 127–74 | 56–48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Lisa Bluder | Drake | 21 | 416–222 | 207–128 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Brenda Frese | Minnesota | 19 | 486–128 | 92–12* | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kim Barnes Arico | St. John's (Asst.) | 9 | 177–96 | 76–60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Suzy Merchant | Eastern Michigan | 14 | 281–148 | 136–86 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx (Player) | 3 | 37–26 | 14–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Amy Williams | South Dakota | 5 | 59–62 | 30–38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Joe McKeown | George Washington | 12 | 206–175 | 83–121 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Kevin McGuff | Washington | 8 | 155–77 | 82–38 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Carolyn Kieger | Marquette | 2 | 7–23 | 1–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Sharon Versyp | Indiana | 15 | 294–176 | 136–102 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | C. Vivian Stringer | Iowa | 26 | 521–286 | 53–49* | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Jonathan Tsipis | George Washington | 5 | 44–79 | 12–56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2020–21 season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
- Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
- Stringer's Big East and American conference record excluded since Rutgers began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason conference poll
[edit]The Big Ten released the preseason ranking on November 11, 2020, which featured a ranking by both media and coaches.[1]
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Preseason national polls
[edit]| AP[2] | CBS Sports[3] | Coaches[4] | ESPNW[5] | |
| Illinois | ||||
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| Indiana | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 |
| Iowa | ||||
| Maryland | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Michigan | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Michigan State | ||||
| Minnesota | ||||
| Nebraska | ||||
| Northwestern | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Ohio State | 20 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
| Penn State | ||||
| Purdue | ||||
| Rutgers | ||||
| Wisconsin |
Regular season
[edit]Rankings
[edit]Honors and awards
[edit]All-Big Ten awards and teams
[edit]On March 8, 2021, the Big Ten announced its conference awards.[6]
| Honor | Winner |
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| Player of the Year | Naz Hillmon, Michigan |
| Coach of the Year | Brenda Frese, Maryland |
| Freshman of the Year | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Veronica Burton, Northwestern |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Maddie Burke, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Grace Berger, Indiana |
| Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | |
| Caitlin Clark, Iowa | |
| Monika Czinano, Iowa | |
| Diamond Miller, Maryland | |
| Ashley Owusu, Maryland | |
| Naz Hillmon, Michigan | |
| Nia Clouden, Michigan State | |
| Veronica Burton, Northwestern | |
| Dorka Juhász, Ohio State | |
| Arella Guirantes, Rutgers | |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Ali Patberg, Indiana |
| Katie Benzan, Maryland | |
| Leigha Brown, Michigan | |
| Jasmine Powell, Minnesota | |
| Sam Haiby, Nebraska | |
| Lindsey Pulliam, Northwestern | |
| Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State | |
| Kayana Traylor, Purdue | |
| Diamond Johnson, Rutgers | |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Chloe Bibby, Maryland |
| Sara Scalia, Minnesota | |
| Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska | |
| Kate Cain, Nebraska | |
| Madison Greene, Ohio State | |
| Johnasia Cash, Penn State | |
| Makenna Marisa, Penn State | |
| Tekia Mack, Rutgers | |
| Sydney Hilliard, Wisconsin | |
| Imani Lewis, Wisconsin | |
| All-Freshman Team | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Kateri Poole, Ohio State | |
| Maddie Burke, Penn State | |
| Madison Layden,Purdue | |
| Diamond Johnson, Rutgers | |
| All-Defensive Team | Akienreh Johnson, Michigan |
| Kate Cain, Nebraska | |
| Veronica Burton, Northwestern | |
| Sydney Wood, Northwestern | |
| Tekia Mack, Rutgers |
References
[edit]- ^ "Indiana Tops Big Ten Women's Basketball Preseason Rankings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. November 11, 2020. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Women's Basketball Poll - Preseason". apnews.com. The Associated Press. November 10, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Women's college basketball power rankings: South Carolina is preseason No. 1 ahead of No. 2 UConn". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Poll - Preseason". usatoday.com. USA Today. November 19, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "Women's college basketball's Way-Too-Early Top 25: South Carolina still on top, Baylor rising". ESPN.com. ESPN. September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 All-Big Ten Women's Basketball Teams & Honors" (PDF). BigTen.org. March 8, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 13, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.