2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
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WNIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 12–11 (8–8 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | CU Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Stanford† | 19 | – | 2 | .905 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Arizona | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 UCLA | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Oregon | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | 1 | – | 16 | .059 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 29, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, were led by fifth year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the CU Events Center and are a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
The Buffaloes finished the season 12–11, 8–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. In the Pac-12 Tournament they were upset by eleventh seed Washington in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Louisiana and Nebraska before losing to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals to end their season.
Previous season
[edit]The Buffaloes finished the season 16–14, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they lost to USC in the first round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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November 25, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | Western State | W 77–50 | 1–0 | CU Events Center (17) Boulder, CO | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 12:00 p.m. | Air Force | W 88–46 | 2–0 | CU Events Center (17) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 4, 2020 3:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 10 Oregon | L 52–82 | 2–1 (0–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (1) Eugene, OR | |||||||
December 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 17 Oregon State | L 53–70 | 2–2 (0–2) | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
December 8, 2020* 6:00 p.m. | at Denver | L 84–85 | 2–3 | Magness Arena (0) Denver, CO | |||||||
December 14, 2020 12:00 p.m., P12N | Utah | W 80–50 | 3–3 (1–2) | CU Events Center (17) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 18, 2020 5:00 p.m., P12N | No. 6 Arizona | L 59–62 | 3–4 (1–3) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 20, 2020 2:00 p.m., P12N | Arizona State | Canceled | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | ||||||||
January 1, 2021 3:00 p.m. | Washington | W 60–50 | 4–4 (2–3) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 3, 2021 12:00 p.m., P12N | Washington State | L 63–76 | 4–5 (2–4) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 8, 2021 5:00 p.m. | at No. 9 UCLA | Canceled | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
January 11, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | at USC | L 52–56 | 4–6 (2–5) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 15, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N | California | W 75–59 | 5–6 (3–5) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 17, 2021 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 1 Stanford | W 77–72 OT | 6–6 (4–5) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 22, 2021 3:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | L 47–51 | 6–7 (4–6) | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
January 24, 2021 1:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 10 Arizona | Canceled | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | ||||||||
January 29, 2021 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State | L 64–72 | 6–8 (4–7) | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO | |||||||
January 31, 2021 12:00 p.m., P12N | No. 11 Oregon | Canceled | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | ||||||||
February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., P12N | at No. 6 Stanford | L 54–62 | 6–9 (4–8) | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA | |||||||
February 7, 2021 2:00 p.m. | at California | W 67–52 | 7–9 (5–8) | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
February 12, 2021 6:00 p.m. | USC | W 66–56 | 8–9 (6–8) | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||
February 14, 2021 1:00 p.m. | No. 8 UCLA | Canceled | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | ||||||||
February 19, 2021 1:00 p.m. | at Washington State | W 60–57 | 9–9 (7–8) | Beasley Coliseum (200) Pullman, WA | |||||||
February 21, 2021 3:00 p.m. | at Washington | W 55–50 | 10–9 (8–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | |||||||
February 28, 2021 12:00 p.m., P12N | at Utah | Canceled | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2021* 9:00 p.m., P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Washington First Round | L 54–68 | 10–10 | Michelob Ultra Arena (18) Paradise, NV | ||||||
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March 19, 2021* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | Louisiana First Round | W 68–45 | 11–10 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Collierville, Tennessee | |||||||
March 20, 2021* 4 p.m., FloHoops | Nebraska Second Round | W 75–71 | 12–10 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Collierville, Tennessee | |||||||
March 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | Ole Miss Quarterfinals | L 56–65 | 12–11 | My Town Movers Fieldhouse (300) Collierville, Tennessee | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
Rankings
[edit]2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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 |
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Coaches | RV |
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Not Ranked in Previous Week | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
Note: The Coaches Poll does not release a Week 2 poll, and the AP poll does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also
[edit]2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". CUBuffs.com. University of Colorado Buffaloes Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2021.