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2020–21 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

2020–21 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball

Big Ten Conference
No. 11
No. 16
16–6 (9–5 Big Ten)
Kim Barnes Arico (9th season)
Wesley Brooks
Toyelle Wilson
Yvonne Sanchez
Crisler Center

The 2020–21 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her ninth year, played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 39th season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

This season was highlighted by the Wolverines starting the season 10–0, their best start to a season in program history. They also reached No. 11 in the AP Poll, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines also advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.

The Wolverines finished the 2019–20 season with a 21–11 record, including 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to Ohio State. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 25, 2020*12:30 pm, BTN Plus	No. 25	Central Michigan	W 93–75	1–0	Crisler Center (0)Ann Arbor, MI
November 27, 2020*6:00 pm, ESPN+	No. 25	at Oakland	W 95–62	2–0	Athletics Center O'rena (0)Auburn Hills, MI
December 3, 2020*6:00 pm, ACCN	No. 24	at Notre Dame ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	W 76–66	3–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center (122)Notre Dame, IN
December 6, 2020*12:30 pm, BTN Plus	No. 24	Wright State	W 82–59	4–0	Crisler Center (0)Ann Arbor, MI
December 9, 2020*1:00 pm, BTN Plus	No. 19	Butler	W 93–54	5–0	Crisler Center (0)Ann Arbor, MI
December 19, 202012:00 pm, BTN	No. 19	at Illinois	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
December 23, 202012:30 pm, BTN Plus	No. 17	Penn State	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 31, 202012:30 pm, BTN Plus	No. 16	Wisconsin	W 92–49	6–0(1–0)	Crisler Center (6)Ann Arbor, MI
January 3, 20215:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	at No. 15 Northwestern	W 84–63	7–0(2–0)	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)Evanston, IL
January 7, 20216:00 pm, BTN Plus	No. 15	Nebraska	W 64–62	8–0(3–0)	Crisler Center (29)Ann Arbor, MI
January 10, 20211:00 pm, BTN Plus	No. 15	Illinois	W 70–50	9–0(4–0)	Crisler Center (50)Ann Arbor, MI
January 14, 20218:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	at Wisconsin	W 69–40	10–0(5–0)	Kohl Center (0)Madison, WI
January 18, 202112:30 pm, BTN	No. 11	Michigan State Rivalry	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 21, 20213:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	at No. 17 Ohio State Rivalry	L 77–81	10–1(5–1)	Value City Arena (0)Columbus, OH
January 24, 20212:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	Purdue	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 20217:00 pm, BTN	No. 12	at Michigan State Rivalry	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 1, 2021	No. 13	at Rutgers	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 4, 20216:00 pm, BTN	No. 13	Minnesota	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 7, 20212:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	No. 13	Maryland	Postponed (COVID-19 pandemic)	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 11, 20216:00 pm, BTN	No. 12	at Purdue	W 62–49	11–1(6–1)	Mackey Arena (161)West Lafayette, IN
February 16, 20214:30 pm, BTN	No. 11	Michigan State Rivalry	W 86–82	12–1(7–1)	Crisler Center (50)Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 20216:00 pm, BTN	No. 11	at No. 14 Indiana	L 65–70	12–2(7–2)	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)Bloomington, IN
February 21, 20212:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	No. 15 Ohio State Rivalry	W 75–66	13–2(8–2)	Crisler Center (73)Ann Arbor, MI
February 25, 20219:30 pm	No. 12	at Iowa	L 67–89	13–3(8–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (332)Iowa City, IA
February 28, 20212:30 pm, BTN	No. 12	at Minnesota	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 4, 202112:00 pm, BTN	No. 12	No. 8 Maryland	L 63–88	13–4(8–4)	Crisler Center (36)Ann Arbor, MI
March 6, 20213:00 pm	No. 12	Northwestern	W 63–58	14–4(9–4)	Crisler Center (60)Ann Arbor, MI
March 11, 20211:30 pm, FS2	(4) No. 13	vs. (5) Northwestern Quarterfinals	L 49–65	14–5	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (779)Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 20213:00 pm, ESPN2	(6 RW) No. 16	vs. (11 RW) No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast First round	W 87–66	15–5	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 23, 20215:00 pm, ESPN2	(6 RW) No. 16	vs. (3 RW) No. 13 Tennessee Second round	W 70–55	16–5	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
March 27, 20213:00 pm, ABC	(6 RW) No. 16	vs. (2 RW) No. 6 Baylor Sweet Sixteen	L 75–78 OT	16–6	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. RW=River Walk Region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

On March 8, 2021, the Big Ten announced its conference awards. Naz Hillmon was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection by both the coaches and media. Leigha Brown earned All-Big Ten second team honors by both the coaches and the media, and Akienreh Johnson was named to the All-Defensive team. Hillmon was also named a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, and second-team by Associated Press. Hillmon became the first Wolverine to be selected for All-America honors in program history.

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