2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–14 (3–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2020–21 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas A&M131 .929253  .893
No. 6 South Carolina142 .875265  .839
No. 13 Tennessee94 .692178  .680
No. 10 Georgia105 .667206  .769
No. 15 Arkansas96 .600198  .704
No. 18 Kentucky96 .600188  .692
Alabama88 .500169  .640
LSU68 .429913  .409
Mississippi State57 .417109  .526
Missouri59 .357913  .409
Ole Miss410 .2861512  .556
Florida311 .2141214  .462
Auburn015 .000519  .208
Vanderbilt03 .00044  .500
Vanderbilt suspended their season on January 18, 2021
2021 SEC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Florida Gators women's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gators, led by fourth-year head coach Cameron Newbauer, played their home games at the O'Connell Center and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020 with the Gators selected to finish in twelfth place in the SEC.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1South Carolina
2Kentucky
3Texas A&M
4Arkansas
5Mississippi State
6Tennessee
7LSU
8Alabama
9Georgia
10Missouri
11Ole Miss
12Florida
13Vanderbilt
14Auburn

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Gators had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Grambling State W 90–47  1–0
 20  Smith  12  Briggs  5  Briggs  O'Connell Center (620)
Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN
at Florida State L 75–81  1–1
 20  Briggs  5  Tied  8  Smith  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (1,075)
Tallahassee, FL
December 2, 2020*
5:00 pm, SECN+
Charleston Southern W 67–52  2–1
 15  Smith  7  Rickards  4  Briggs  O'Connell Center (649)
Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Cincinnati W 81–58  3–1
 22  Briggs  6  Smith  3  Briggs  O'Connell Center (928)
Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2020*
8:00 pm, SECN
Florida Atlantic W 88–76  4–1
 27  Smith  11  Smith  3  Tied  O'Connell Center (909)
Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 70–48  5–1
 20  Briggs  9  Rickards  6  Smith  Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
December 14, 2020*
1:00 pm, SECN+
Tarleton State W 84–52  6–1
 20  Briggs  17  Rickards  5  Tied  O'Connell Center (513)
Gainesville, FL
December 20, 2020*
Noon, ESPN+
at Dayton Canceled due to COVID-19 UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
December 21, 2020*
Noon, SECN+
North Florida W 89–64  7–1
 15  Tied  15  Rickards  7  Briggs  O'Connell Center (609)
Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
December 31, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 South Carolina L 59–75  7–2
(0–1)
 23  Briggs  8  Rickards  5  Smith  Colonial Life Arena (3,500)
Columbia, SC
January 3, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN
No. 9 Texas A&M L 67–92  7–3
(0–2)
 19  Briggs  10  Rickards  2  Rickards  O'Connell Center (629)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+
No. 14 Mississippi State L 56–68  7–4
(0–3)
 25  Briggs  9  Rickards  2  Briggs  O'Connell Center (639)
Gainesville, FL
January 10, 2021
Noon, SECN
at Georgia L 58–68  7–5
(0–4)
 16  Briggs  8  Toonders  6  Smith  Stegeman Coliseum (739)
Athens, GA
January 14, 2021
8:00pm, SECN+
at No. 17 Arkansas L 80–84  7–6
(0–5)
 41  Briggs  6  Toonders  5  Smith  Bud Walton Arena (1,449)
Fayetteville, AR
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 68–54  8–6
(1–5)
 22  Smith  13  Smith  4  Smith  O'Connell Center (702)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2020
1:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season[2] Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 24, 2021
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss W 78–68  9–6
(2–5)
 25  Smith  9  Rickards  4  Tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (859)
Oxford, MS
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Missouri L 58–61  9–7
(2–6)
 19  Briggs  13  Toonders  3  Smith  O'Connell Center (621)
Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 20 Tennessee L 65–79  9–8
(2–7)
 23  Tied  10  Smith  5  Smith  Thompson–Boling Arena (2,409)
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, SECN+
Vanderbilt Canceled due to Vanderbilt ending season O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU W 73–66 OT 10–8
(3–7)
 21  Briggs  10  Tied  5  Smith  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (596)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 15, 2021
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 17 Kentucky L 80–88  10–9
(3–8)
 23  Smith  10  Tied  6  Rickards  O'Connell Center (659)
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Alabama L 70–77  10–10
(3–9)
 27  Smith  9  Rickards  4  Smith  O'Connell Center (674)
Gainesville, FL
February 21, 2021
2:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 80–96  10–11
(3–10)
 34  Smith  11  Smith  4  Smith  Mizzou Arena (1,970)
Columbia, MO
February 28, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Georgia L 80–95  10–12
(3–11)
 16  Tied  7  Toonders  3  Tied  O'Connell Center (1,009)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 3, 2021
4:00 pm, SECN
(12) vs. (13) Auburn
First Round
W 69–62  11–12
 19  Smith  7  Tied  4  Smith  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
March 4, 2021
1:30 pm, SECN
(12) vs. (5) No. 17 Kentucky
Second Round
L 64–73  11–13
 36  Smith  9  Smith  3  Rickards  Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
WNIT
March 19, 2021
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Charlotte
First Round – Charlotte Regional
W 66–65  12–13
 21  Smith  18  Merritt  4  Smith  Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
March 20, 2021
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Villanova
Second Round – Charlotte Regional
L 57–77  12–14
 13  Moore  9  Moore  1  Tied  Bojangles Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
[3]

References

  1. "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs".
  2. Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  3. "Gators Unveil 2020-21 Schedule". Florida Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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