2020–21 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season

The 2020–21 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in November 2020 and was followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in December. Conference play started in late December and will conclude in February, followed by the 2021 SEC women's basketball tournament at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, in March.

Pre-season All-SEC teams

 * Coaches select eight players
 * Player in bold is choice for SEC Player of the Year

Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

SEC tournament

 * March 3–7 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Teams are seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion. Vanderbilt canceled its season after three conference games and, therefore, will not participate in the tournament.

NCAA Division I Women's Basketball tournament

 * March 21–April 4

Women's National Invitation tournament

 * March 19–28