The 2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represented the University of Colorado Boulder during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buffaloes, led by fifth-year head coach JR Payne, played their home games at the CU Events Center and were a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
The Buffaloes finished the season 12–11, 8–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in sixth place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, they were upset by eleventh seed Washington in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT. They defeated Louisiana and Nebraska before losing to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals to end their season.
Previous season The Buffaloes finished the season 16–14, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they lost to USC in the first round. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Offseason Departures Colorado DeparturesNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure Quinessa Caylao-Do 0 G 5'9" Senior Tacoma, WA Graduated Emma Clarke 3 G 6'1" Sophomore Perth, Western Australia Transferred to Texas Tech Kai Volcy 30 C 6'3" Sophomore Bloomfield, NJ Stepped away from basketball
Incoming Colorado incoming transfersNameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School Madison Buford 2 G 5'9" Sophomore St. Louis, MO Rend Lake CC
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!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
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Rankings 2020–21 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 Final AP Coaches RV + Legend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not Ranked in Previous Week (RV) Received Votes (NR) Not Ranked
Note: The Coaches Poll does not release a Week 2 poll, and the AP poll does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.
See also 2020–21 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
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