2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=2021
| Conference=Southland Conference
| Division=I
| Gender=Women's
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| Teams=10
| Arena=Merrell Center
| City=Katy, Texas
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| Champions=Stephen F. Austin
| TitleCount=16th
| Coach=Mark Kellogg
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP = Aaliyah Johnson
| MVPTeam = Stephen F. Austin
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{{2020–21 Southland Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–14, 2021, at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas.{{cite web |author1=Mitchell Northam |title=2021 women's college basketball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto-bids |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2021-03-04/2021-womens-basketball-conference-tournaments-brackets-schedules-scores-bids |publisher=2021 NCAA-TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. |accessdate=March 11, 2021 |date=March 11, 2021}} Stephen F. Austin won the tournament, claiming its 16th and final Southland Conference title, and received the Southland's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.{{cite web |title=Field Set for 2021 Southland Women's Basketball Tournament |url=https://www.southland.org/news/2021/3/6/field-set-for-2021-southland-womens-basketball-tournament.aspx |publisher=Southland Conference |accessdate=March 11, 2021}} SFA is one of five schools that will leave the Southland on July 1, 2021, with SFA being one of four joining the Western Athletic Conference.{{cite press release|url=https://wacsports.com/general/2020-21/releases/20210121f62s76 |title=WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions |publisher=Western Athletic Conference |date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021}}
Seeds
Only the top ten teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament.
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| Seed
!School !Conference !Overall |
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| 1
|14–0 |22–2 |
| 2
|10–5 |11–7 |
| 3
|# Sam Houston |9–5 |13–7 |
| 4
|# Lamar |9–6 |10–13 |
| 5
|9–7 |12–13 |
| 6
| Nicholls |9–7 |10–13 |
| 7
|6–7 |14–9 |
| 8
|6–7 |11–11 |
| 9
|6–8 |6–16 |
| 10
|4–5 |6–8 |
| colspan="4" align=left|‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. |
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Schedule
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!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup# !Score !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Wednesday, March 10 |
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|1 |11:00 am |No. 9 McNeese vs. No. 8 Houston Baptist |68–80 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |
| 2
|2:00 pm |No. 10 Incarnate Word vs. No. 7 Abilene Christian |70–81 |
| colspan=6| Second Round – Thursday, March 11 |
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|3 |11:00 am |No. 8 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas |46–51 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |
| 4
|2:00 pm |No. 7 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 Nicholls |57–67 |
| colspan=7| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12 |
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|5 |11:00 am |No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Lamar |69–55 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |
| 6
|2:00 pm |No. 6 Nicholls vs. No. 3 Sam Houston |59–89 |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Saturday, March 13 |
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|7 |1:00 pm |No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin |47–55 |rowspan=2|ESPN+ |
| 8
|4:00 pm |No. 3 Sam Houston vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana |79–77 |
| colspan=7| Championship – Sunday, March 14 |
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|9 |1:00 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 Sam Houston |56–45 |CBSSN |
| colspan=6|Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
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| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 10
ESPN+
| RD2=Second round
Thursday, March 11
ESPN+
| RD3=Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
ESPN+
| RD4=Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
ESPN+
| RD5=Championship
Sunday, March 14
CBSSN
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| RD1-seed01=8
| RD1-team01=Houston Baptist
| RD1-score01=74
| RD1-seed02=9
| RD1-team02=McNeese
| RD1-score02=60
| RD1-seed31=7
| RD1-team31=Abilene Christian
| RD1-score31=81
| RD1-seed32=10
| RD1-team32=Incarnate Word
| RD1-score32=70
| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-team01=Central Arkansas
| RD2-score01=56
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Houston Baptist
| RD2-score02=51
| RD2-seed15=6
| RD2-team15=Nicholls
| RD2-score15=67
| RD2-seed16=7
| RD2-team16=Abilene Christian
| RD2-score16=57
| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01=Lamar
| RD3-score01=55
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=Central Arkansas
| RD3-score02=69
| RD3-seed07=3
| RD3-team07=Sam Houston
| RD3-score07=89
| RD3-seed08=6
| RD3-team08=Nicholls
| RD3-score08=59
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=Stephen F. Austin
| RD4-score01=55
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-team02=Central Arkansas
| RD4-score02=47
| RD4-seed03=2
| RD4-team03=Southeastern Louisiana
| RD4-score03=77
| RD4-seed04=3
| RD4-team04=Sam Houston
| RD4-score04=79
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01=Stephen F. Austin
| RD5-score01=56
| RD5-seed02=3
| RD5-team02=Sam Houston
| RD5-score02=45
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.southland.org/tournaments/?id=158 2021 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament]
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