2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team

2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Head coach	Brady Sallee (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Audrey McDonald-Spencer Roman Tubner Bri Kulas
Home arena	Worthen Arena

2020–21 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bowling Green	14	–	4		.778			20	–	5		.800
Central Michigan†	13	–	6		.684			17	–	8		.680
Ohio	11	–	6		.647			14	–	8		.636
Buffalo	11	–	6		.647			15	–	9		.625
Kent State	10	–	6		.625			11	–	9		.550
Ball State	12	–	8		.600			14	–	11		.560
Northern Illinois	10	–	8		.556			12	–	12		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	7		.500			10	–	10		.500
Toledo	8	–	12		.400			12	–	12		.500
Western Michigan	5	–	14		.263			6	–	15		.286
Akron	4	–	14		.222			7	–	17		.292
Miami (OH)	3	–	17		.150			4	–	20		.167
† 2021 MAC tournament winner As of March 6, 2021 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals women's basketball team represent Ball State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by ninth-year head coach Brady Sallee, play their home games at Worthen Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN3		at UW–Milwaukee	W 67–56	0–1	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	L 49–73	0–2	Worthen Arena (75) Muncie, IN
December 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	L 58–77	0–3 (0–1)	Worthen Arena (45) Muncie, IN
December 5, 2020* 3:00 pm, WKUSportsTV		at Western Kentucky	W 58–54	1–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (537) Bowling Green, KY
December 14, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 98–42	2–3	Freedom Hall (274) Louisville, KY
MAC regular season
December 20, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Akron	W 67–60	3–3 (1–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (15) Akron, OH
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 55–89	3–4 (1–2)	Worthen Arena (82) Muncie, IN
January 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	W 93–78	4–4 (2–2)	Worthen Arena (72) Muncie, IN
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 61–70	4–5 (2–3)	M.A.C. Center  Kent, OH
January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 88–85 OT	5–5 (3–3)	Convocation Center  Athens, OH
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Buffalo	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues.		John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm		Northern Illinois	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues.		John E. Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
January 23, 2021		at Eastern Michigan
January 27, 2021		Miami
January 30, 2021		at Western Michigan
February 3, 2021		at Central Michigan
February 6, 2021		Akron
February 10, 2021		Ohio
February 13, 2021		at Miami
February 17, 2021		at Buffalo
February 20, 2021		Eastern Michigan
February 24, 2021		at Northern Illinois
February 27, 2021		at Toledo
March 3, 2021		Central Michigan
March 6, 2021		Western Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

• 2020–21 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team