2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by fourth-year head coach Nancy Fahey, played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, they played fewer non-conference games than in previous seasons; three games were originally postponed and later canceled due to the pandemic. They finished the season 5–18, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Northwestern. Their first round win against Wisconsin was the first Big Ten tournament victory in coach Fahey's tenure at Illinois.

2020–21 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–18 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Nancy Fahey (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • John Patterson
  • Scott Merritt
  • Vernette Skeete
Home arenaState Farm Center
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland †17–1 .94426–2  .929
No. 12 Indiana16–2 .88920–5  .800
No. 21 Rutgers10–3 .76914–5  .737
No. 16 Michigan9–4 .69216–6  .727
Northwestern11–7 .61116–9  .640
Iowa11–8 .57920–9  .690
No. 22 Ohio State9–7 .56313–7  .650
Michigan State8–7 .53315–9  .625
Nebraska9–10 .47413–13  .500
Minnesota7–11 .3898–13  .381
Penn State6–13 .3169–15  .375
Purdue4–14 .2227–16  .304
Illinois2–16 .1115–18  .217
Wisconsin2–18 .1005–19  .208
† 2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll
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