The 2020–21 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Cardinals, were led by 14th-year head coach

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, and played their home games at the

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in their seventh year in the

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. On January 18, 2021, following a 12–0 start, the Cardinals were ranked number 1 in the AP Poll for the first time in program history, garnering 20 of 29 first place votes. The Cardinals finished the season 26–4 and 14–2 in ACC play to finish in first place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated Wake Forest in the Quarterfinals and

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before losing in the Final

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the two seed in the Alamo Regional. In the tournament they defeated fifteen seed in the First Round, seven seed Northwestern in the Second Round, and six seed

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in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to one seed and eventual champions

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in the Elite Eight to end their season.

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2019–20 season at 28–4 and 16–2 in ACC play. They finished as the regular season ACC champions and earned the first seed in the ACC tournament. They defeated

in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions

in the Semifinals. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the

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Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. This is the first time Louisville has been ranked number 1 in the AP Women's Basketball Poll in program history.

References

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