2021 WAC women's basketball tournament
{{short description|Postseason women's basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 2021
| Conference = WAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Women's
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| Teams = 7
| Arena = Orleans Arena
| City = Paradise, Nevada
| Champions = California Baptist
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| Coach = Jarrod Olson
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Caitlyn Harper
| MVPTeam = California Baptist
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{{2020–21 WAC women's basketball standings}}
The 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, March 10–13, 2021. Cal Baptist won the tournament and would have received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament, but, due to transition from Division II to Division I, were ineligible. The WAC automatic bid went to Utah Valley, who finished second in the regular season standings.[https://gculopes.com/news/2021/3/9/gcu-womens-basketball-wac-tournament-preview.aspx WAC Tournament journey starts with UTRGV]
Seeds
Seven of the 9 teams in the WAC are eligible to compete in the conference tournament for NCAA postseason play. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I, and Dixie State ended their season in January. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference.
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference |
| 1
|align=left|California Baptist | 14–0 |
| 2
|align=left|Utah Valley | 10–4 |
| 3
|align=left|Grand Canyon | 8–4 |
| 4
|align=left|New Mexico State | 6–6 |
| 5
|align=left|Seattle | 6–8 |
| 6
|align=left|UTRGV | 2–8 |
| 7
|align=left|Chicago State | 0–10 |
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Schedule and results
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!Game !Time !Matchup !Score !Television |
| colspan=5|Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 10 |
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| 1
|Noon |No. 5 Seattle vs No. 4 New Mexico State |46–56 |rowspan=3| |
| 2
|2:30 pm |No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 Chicago State |61–43 |
| 3
|8:30 pm |No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 UTRGV |67–54 |
| colspan=5|Semifinals – Friday, March 12 |
| 4
|11:00 am |No. 4 New Mexico State vs. No. 1 California Baptist |54–79 |rowspan=2| |
| 5
|2:00 pm |No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon |54–57 |
| colspan=5|Final – Saturday, March 13 |
| 6
|2:00 pm |No. 1 California Baptist vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon |78–60 | |
| colspan=5|Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
{{7TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
March 10
| RD2 = Semifinals
March 12
| RD3 = Championship
March 13
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team1=Seattle
| RD1-score1=46
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=New Mexico State
| RD1-score2=56
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3=Utah Valley
| RD1-score3=61
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=Chicago State
| RD1-score4=43
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Grand Canyon
| RD1-score5=67
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=UTRGV
| RD1-score6=54
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=California Baptist
| RD2-score1=79
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=New Mexico State
| RD2-score2=54
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Utah Valley
| RD2-score3=54
| RD2-seed4=3
| RD2-team4=Grand Canyon
| RD2-score4=57
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=California Baptist
| RD3-score1=78
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Grand Canyon
| RD3-score2=60
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References
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External links
- [https://wacsports.com/tournaments/bkb/2020-21/index 2021 Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships]
{{WAC women's Basketball Tournament navbox}}
{{2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament navbox}}
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