2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 20
Record23–3 (16–0 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Alysiah Bond
  • Tori Jankoska
  • CJ Jones
Home arenaJQH Arena
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Missouri State160 1.000234  .852
Drake135 .7221812  .600
Illinois State126 .667169  .640
Northern Iowa117 .6111713  .567
Bradley†108 .5561712  .586
Loyola–Chicago810 .4441215  .444
Valparaiso79 .4381213  .480
Southern Illinois513 .278916  .360
Indiana State212 .143515  .250
Evansville216 .111618  .250
2021 MVC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They finished the season 23–3 and 16–0 in conference play to finish as Missouri Valley Conference champions. As the first seed in the Missouri Valley tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals before having to forfeit their semifinal game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament and were the fifth seed in the Alamo Regional. They defeated twelve seed UC Davis and thirteen seed Wright State before falling to the first seed Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen.