2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team

2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record24-5 (16–2 CAA)
Head coach
Home arenaBob Carpenter Center
2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware 16 2   .889 24 5   .828
James Madison 9 6   .600 14 10   .583
Drexel† 8 6   .571 14 9   .609
Towson 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Hofstra 5 7   .417 8 12   .400
Elon 3 5   .375 7 8   .467
Northeastern 6 10   .375 7 13   .350
William & Mary 3 5   .375 6 7   .462
Charleston 2 6   .250 6 9   .400
UNC Wilmington 3 10   .231 7 14   .333
2021 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens women's basketball team represented the University of Delaware during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fightin' Blue Hens, led by fourth year head coach Natasha Adair, played their home games at the Bob Carpenter Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). They finished the regular season 19–3, 16–2 in CAA play to win their first conference regular season championship since 2013. They lost in the finals of the CAA women's tournament to Drexel. The team was given an automatic qualifier to the 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won the Charlotte Regional Championship by defeating Villanova. The team lost to eventual WNIT Champion Rice in the semifinals, marking Delaware's furthest advance in the tournament. The team received Top 25 votes in the Coaches Poll of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings in weeks 8, 9, 16, and 17.