| 2020–21South Florida Bulls women's basketball | |
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AAC regular season champions AACtournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 19–4 (13–2 AAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Michele Woods-Baxter |
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| Home arena | Yuengling Center |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19South Florida † | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | 19 | – | 4 | .826 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 15 | .211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2021 AAC tournament winner SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020 The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams' overall records are not affected. As of July 7, 2024 Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2020–21 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented theUniversity of South Florida during the2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the 48th women's basketball season for USF, the eighth as a member of theAmerican Athletic Conference, and the 21st under head coachJose Fernandez. TheBulls played their home games atYuengling Center on the university'sTampa, Florida campus. The 2020–21 team was the first in USF women's basketball history to win a regular season conference championship, doing so on March 2, 2021 with a win against rival Central Florida.[1] Nine days later they beat Central Florida again to win their first ever conference tournament. Despite their 18–3 record being one of the best in the nation and being ranked 19th in theAP Poll at the time of selection, the Bulls were selected as the eighth seed in the Mercado Region of the2021 NCAA tournament. Their season ended on March 23, 2021 with the Bulls losing to No. 1 seed NC State in the Round of 32.
TheBulls finished the2019–20 season 18–12, 10–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They entered as the No. 4 seed in theAAC tournament, where they were eliminated by eventual champion UConn in the semifinal. Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, theNCAA tournament was canceled.
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On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards. USF was selected as the preseason #1 team in the conference for the first time in program history.[2]
| Coaches Poll | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes(1st place) |
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| 1 | South Florida | 98(8) |
| 2 | UCF | 79(1) |
| 3 | Tulane | 78 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 73(2) |
| 5 | Temple | 57 |
| 6 | Wichita State | 54 |
| 7 | Houston | 49 |
| 8 | Memphis | 40 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 36 |
| 10 | SMU | 31 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 10 |
Due to the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic, the Bulls' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| November 28, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. (RV) | Jacksonville | W 84–46 | 1–0 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. (RV) | No. 4 Baylor | L 62–67 | 1–1 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. (RV) | No. 6 Mississippi State | W 67–63OT | 2–1 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. (RV) | Stetson | W 84–46 | 3–1 | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
| December 16, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | at Memphis | W 65–58 | 4–1 (1–0) | Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN | ||||||
| December 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 23 | Houston | Postponed (rescheduled for Jan. 9)[11] | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||
| December 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | at Cincinnati | W 73–61 | 5–1 (2–0) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| December 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | at Tulsa | W 63–35 | 6–1 (3–0) | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | ||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 21 | East Carolina | W 71–58 | 7–1 (4–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| January 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Wichita State | W 66–48 | 8–1 (5–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 18 | Houston | W 80–51 | 9–1 (6–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| January 13, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 16 | at Tulane | W 72–53 | 10–1 (7–0) | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| January 17, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 16 | Memphis | W 2–0 (Forfeit)[a][12][13] | 10–1 (8–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| January 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at Wichita State | Postponed (never rescheduled)[14] | Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
| January 23, 2021 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at East Carolina | Postponed (never rescheduled)[8] | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC | |||||||
| January 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Temple | Postponed (never rescheduled)[15] | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | |||||||
| January 30, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | Cincinnati | Postponed (rescheduled for Feb. 17)[15] | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | |||||||
| February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | at SMU | Canceled[16] | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX | |||||||
| February 7, 2021 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 | at UCF War on I-4 | Postponed (rescheduled for Mar. 4)[17] | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 14 | Tulsa | W 67–46 | 11–1 (9–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | SMU | Canceled[16] | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||
| February 17, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | Cincinnati | W 69–65OT | 12–1 (10–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| February 20, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 12 | Tulane | W 78–69 | 13–1 (11–0) | Yuengling Center Tampa FL | ||||||
| February 24, 2021 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | at Temple | W 56–47 | 14–1 (12–0) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| February 27, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 13 | at Houston | L 49–67 | 14–2 (12–1) | Fertitta Center Houston, TX | ||||||
| March 2, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | UCF War on I-4 | W 65–62 | 15–2 (13–1) | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | ||||||
| March 4, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 15 | at UCF War on I-4 | L 45–58 | 15–3 (13–2) | Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL | ||||||
| AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1)No. 20 | vs. (9) Wichita State AAC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 48–44 | 16–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| March 10, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1)No. 20 | vs. (4) Tulane AAC Tournament Semifinal | W 51–47 | 17–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| March 11, 2021 10:00 p.m., ESPNU | (1)No. 20 | vs. (2) UCF AAC Championship Game/War on I-4 | W 64–54 | 18–3 | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 21, 2021 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (8)No. 19 | vs. (9) Washington State NCAA Tournament First Round | W 57–53 | 19–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | ||||||
| March 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (8)No. 19 | vs. (1) No. 3 NC State NCAA Tournament Second Round | L 67–79 | 19–4 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| Poll | Pre- season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Final |
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| AP | (RV) | (RV) | (RV) | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Coaches | (RV) | (RV) | (RV) | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
2020–21 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
