2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball | |
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SEC regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 25-3 (13–1 SEC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Reed Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Texas A&M | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 South Carolina † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Tennessee | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Georgia | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Arkansas | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Kentucky | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 15 | .000 | 5 | – | 19 | .208 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 4 | – | 4 | .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 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach is Gary Blair, in his eighteenth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas, and in its ninth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
On February 28, the third-ranked Aggies defeated the fifth-ranked Gamecocks to win their first-ever SEC regular-season championship, since joining the conference in 2013. The team received a double-bye to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament.[1]
Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 22–8 (10–6 SEC) and ranked 18th in the nation. They lost the SEC women's tournament quarterfinals round to Arkansas.[2]
Preseason
SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on November 17, 2020.[3]
Media poll | ||
Predicted finish | Team | |
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1 | South Carolina | |
2 | Kentucky | |
3 | Texas A&M | |
4 | Arkansas | |
5 | Mississippi State | |
6 | Tennessee | |
7 | LSU | |
8 | Alabama | |
9 | Georgia | |
10 | Missouri | |
11 | Ole Miss | |
12 | Florida | |
13 | Vanderbilt | |
14 | Auburn |
Roster
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Rankings
Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Coaches | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference season | |||||||||||
11/25/2020 Noon, SECN+ |
No. 13 | Lamar | W 77–61 | 1–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
11/28/2020 4:00 p.m. |
No. 13 | at No. 19 DePaul | W 93–91 | 2–0 |
Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/2/2020 11:00 a.m. |
No. 12 | Lamar | W 80–63 | 3–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
12/6/2020 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | at No. 25 Texas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 66–61 | 4–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (1,069) Austin, TX | ||||||
12/10/2020 6:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | at Little Rock | W 79–56 | 5–0 |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | ||||||
12/13/2020 5:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | Abilene Christian | W 77–59 | 6–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
12/15/2020 2:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | Sam Houston State | W 99–69 | 7–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
12/20/2020 2:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | Rice | W 57–53 | 8–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
12/28/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 9 | Northwestern State | W 112–26 | 9–0 |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
1/03/2021 Noon |
No. 9 | at Florida | W 92–67 | 10–0 (1–0) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
1/07/2021 8:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | No. 10 Kentucky | W 77–60 | 11–0 (2–0) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
1/10/2021 3:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | at No. 13 Arkansas | W 74–73 | 12–0 (3–0) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
1/14/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
No. 7 | at LSU | L 61–65 OT | 12–1 (3–1) |
Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
1/17/2021 Noon, ESPN2 |
No. 7 | No. 14 Mississippi State | W 69–41 | 13–1 (4–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
1/24/2021 4:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | at Missouri | W 70–66 | 14–1 (5–1) |
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | ||||||
1/28/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 8 | at Auburn | W 84–69 | 15–1 (6–1) |
Auburn Arena Auburn, AL | ||||||
1/31/2021 4:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | No. 22 Georgia | W 60–48 | 16–1 (7–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
2/04/2021 8:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 7 | LSU | W 54–41 | 17–1 (8–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
2/07/2021 2:00 pm, SECN |
No. 7 | No. 16 Arkansas | W 69–67 | 18–1 (9–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
2/11/2021 |
No. 6 | at Vanderbilt | Canceled[4] | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||
2/14/2021 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 | No. 16 Tennessee | W 80–70 | 19–1 (10–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
2/18/2021 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 5 | Missouri | Postponed | Reed Arena College Station, TX | |||||||
2/21/2021 3:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 5 | at Ole Miss | W 66–55 | 20–1 (11–1) |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS | ||||||
2/25/2021 6:00 pm, SECN+ |
No. 3 | at Alabama | W 73–67 | 21–1 (12–1) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
2/28/2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 3 | No. 5 South Carolina | W 65–57 | 22–1 (13–1) |
Reed Arena College Station, TX | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/2021 10:00 am, SECN |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (8) LSU Quarterfinals |
W 77–58 | 23–1 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | ||||||
3/6/2021 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) No. 2 | vs. (4) No. 16 Georgia Semifinals |
L 68–74 | 23–2 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/22/2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 M) No. 4 | vs. (15 M) Troy First Round |
W 84–80 | 24–2 |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
3/24/2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 M) No. 4 | vs. (7 M) Iowa State Second Round |
W 84–82 OT | 25–2 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
3/27/2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2 M) No. 4 | vs. (3 M) No. 11 Arizona Sweet Sixteen |
L 59–74 | 25–3 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Mercado regional. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies beat No. 5 South Carolina Gamecocks for first SEC regular-season title". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ Clutch free throws cap Hogs' comeback over A&M
- ^ "Gamecocks tabbed as 2021 SEC Women's Basketball champs". SEC Sports. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Feinberg, Adam (January 18, 2021). "Vanderbilt women's basketball season discontinued over COVID-19, depleted roster". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2021.