2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24-5 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware162 .889245  .828
James Madison96 .6001410  .583
Drexel†86 .571149  .609
Towson86 .571139  .591
Hofstra57 .417812  .400
Elon35 .37578  .467
Northeastern610 .375713  .350
William & Mary35 .37567  .462
Charleston26 .25069  .400
UNC Wilmington310 .231714  .333
2021 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel. The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova. The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament. The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.