The 2020–21 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by second year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season The Golden Bears finished the season 12–19, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Arizona. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

Schedule Source:

!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament

Rankings

+ Regular season pollsPoll Pre-Season Week2 Week3 Week4 Week5 Week6 Week7 Week8 Week9 Week10 Week11 Week12 Week13 Week14 Week15 Week16 Final AP Coaches + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   No change (RV)   Received votes (NR)   Not ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also 2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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