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2021 Season
2021 Schedule
16-3, 1st in C-USA W
- 11/25W 83-54
- 11/28W 66-54
- 12/2CANC
- 12/5W 81-62
- 12/11CANC
- 12/16W 83-51
- 12/2010L 57-53
- 1/1W 78-53
- 1/2W 69-57
- 1/8W 74-68
- 1/9W 55-43
- 1/15W 77-66
- 1/16W 67-59
- 1/23PPD
- 1/28PPD
- 1/30PPD
- 2/5PPD
- 2/6PPD
- 2/12W 64-55
- 2/13W 77-74
- 2/20W 64-48
- 2/21L 68-56
- 2/26W 73-50
- 2/27W 64-53
- 3/4W 64-58
- 3/6L 75-66
- 3/11h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
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2020-21 C-USA W Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 12-2 | - | 16-3 |
| UTEP | 13-5 | 1 | 16-7 |
| North Texas | 10-4 | 2 | 13-6 |
| Louisiana Tech | 8-8 | 5 | 13-9 |
| Southern Miss | 5-11 | 8 | 7-11 |
| UAB | 3-11 | 9 | 9-12 |
| UTSA | 0-14 | 12 | 2-17 |