| Sport: | Women's Basketball |
| Year: | 2020-21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019-20 |
| Next Year: | 2021-22 |
| Team: | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 22 |
| Aprank: | RV |
| Record: | 17–9 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | Nell Fortner |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tasha Butts |
| Asst Coach2: | Blanche Alverson |
| Asst Coach3: | Murriel Page |
| Stadium: | McCamish Pavilion |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Sweet Sixteen |
The 2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Nell Fortner and played their home games at McCamish Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Yellow Jackets finished the season 17–9 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. In the ACC tournament, they defeated to Clemson in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they were the five seed in the HemisFair Regional. In the tournament they defeated twelve seed in the First Round and four seed West Virginia before losing to one seed South Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen to end their season.
They finished the 2019–20 season 20–11 and 10–8 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Pittsburgh in the Second Round before losing to eventual champion NC State in Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daijah Jefferson | 00 | F | 6'2" | Sophomore | Transferred to George Mason | ||
| Jasmine Carson | 2 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Transferred to West Virginia | ||
| Anne Francoise Diouf | 4 | G | 6'4" | Junior | Transferred to James Madison | ||
| Chanin Scott | 24 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Francesca Pan | 33 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated |
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See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular Season Polls | Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 |
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| Not ranked previous week | |||
| (RV) | Received Votes |
2020–21 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team