The 2020–21 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the

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during the

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2020 and ended with the championship game of the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 4, 2021. Practices offi ...

. The Wolverines, led by head coach

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in her ninth year, played their home games at the

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. This season marked the program's 39th season as a member of the

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. This season was highlighted by the Wolverines starting the season 10–0, their best start to a season in program history. They also reached No. 11 in the

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, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines also advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2019–20 season with a 21–11 record, including 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten women's tournament, where they lost to

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. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was cancelled due to the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

On March 8, 2021, the Big Ten announced its conference awards.

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was named Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection by both the coaches and media. Leigha Brown earned All-Big Ten second team honors by both the coaches and the media, and Akienreh Johnson was named to the All-Defensive team. Hillmon was also named a first-team All-American by

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, and second-team by

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. Hillmon became the first Wolverine to be selected for

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honors in program history.

References

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Michigan Wolverines women's basketball seasons