2020–21 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourteenth year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2020–21 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–9 (8–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Suzy Merchant (14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Maryland171 .944262  .929
No. 12 Indiana162 .889205  .800
No. 21 Rutgers103 .769145  .737
No. 16 Michigan94 .692166  .727
Northwestern117 .611169  .640
Iowa118 .579209  .690
No. 22 Ohio State97 .563137  .650
Michigan State87 .533159  .625
Nebraska910 .4741313  .500
Minnesota711 .389813  .381
Penn State613 .316915  .375
Purdue414 .222716  .304
Illinois216 .111518  .217
Wisconsin218 .100519  .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 15–9, 8–7 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. As the seventh seed in the Big Ten tournament they defeated Penn State in the Second Round and Indiana in the Quarterfinals before losing to Iowa in the Semifinals. They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the ten seed in the Mercado Regional. They lost in the first round to seven seed Iowa State to end their season.

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