The 2020–21 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, led by third-year head coach Kamie Ethridge, played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season The 2019–2020 edition of the WSU Cougars women's basketball team finished with a record of 11 wins and 20 losses. The Cougars finished Pac-12 Conference play with a record of four wins and 14 losses. This resulted in an 11th-place finish in the regular season conference standings. In the 2020 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, the Cougars were defeated by the Oregon State Beavers in the tournament's first round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Roster
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!colspan=6 style=| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=6 style=| NCAA Women's Tournament
Rankings 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Week17 Final AP RV 25 RV N/A Coaches RV RV RV RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week (RV) Received votes (NR) Not ranked
See also 2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
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