2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team

2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–6 (11–3 America East)
Head coach
  • Caroline McCombs (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Williams
  • Bri Hutchen
  • Gabe Lazo
Home arenaIsland Federal Credit Union Arena
2020–21 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Maine 13 2   .867 17 3   .850
Stony Brook 11 3   .786 15 6   .714
UMass Lowell 10 6   .625 12 9   .571
Albany 5 7   .417 7 11   .389
New Hampshire 5 11   .313 5 15   .250
NJIT 4 9   .308 4 14   .222
Vermont 4 2   .667 4 2   .667
UMBC 2 4   .333 2 6   .250
Hartford 3 9   .250 3 9   .250
Binghamton 5 9   .357 5 11   .313
2021 America East tournament winner
Vermont suspended their season on January 24, 2021
UMBC suspended their season on January 29, 2021
Hartford suspended their season on February 10, 2021
Binghamton suspended their season on February 19, 2021
As of March 12, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Stony Brook Seawolves women's basketball team represented Stony Brook University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seawolves, led by seventh-year head coach Caroline McCombs, played their home games at the Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, New York and were members of the America East Conference.

The Seawolves finished in second place in the America East after going 11–3 during the conference regular season. They beat UMass Lowell by 20 points in the semifinals to earn a rematch with Maine in the championship game after the previous season's was cancelled. As the underdog, the Seawolves beat Maine 64–60 to win their first-ever NCAA tournament berth.

As a No. 14 seed, the Seawolves lost 79–44 to No. 3 seed Arizona in the first round.