2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Merrell Center Katy, Texas |
Champions | Stephen F. Austin (16th title) |
Winning coach | Mark Kellogg (1st title) |
MVP | Aaliyah Johnson (Stephen F. Austin) |
Television | ESPN+/CBSSN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin † | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | – | 3 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–CC | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 1 | – | 14 | .067 | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† SLC tournament winner As of April 4, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
Seeds
Only the top ten teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament.
Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
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1 | ‡* Stephen F. Austin | 14–0 | 22–2 |
2 | * Southeastern Louisiana | 10–5 | 11–7 |
3 | # Sam Houston | 9–5 | 13–7 |
4 | # Lamar | 9–6 | 10–13 |
5 | Central Arkansas | 9–7 | 12–13 |
6 | Nicholls | 9–7 | 10–13 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 6–7 | 14–9 |
8 | Houston Baptist | 6–7 | 11–11 |
9 | McNeese State | 6–8 | 6–16 |
10 | Incarnate Word | 4–5 | 6–8 |
‡ – 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. |
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | |
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First round – Wednesday, March 10 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 9 McNeese vs. No. 8 Houston Baptist | 68–80 | ESPN+ | |
2 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Incarnate Word vs. No. 7 Abilene Christian | 70–81 | |||
Second Round – Thursday, March 11 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas | 46–51 | ESPN+ | |
4 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 Nicholls | 57–67 | |||
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12 | ||||||
3 | 5 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Lamar | 69–55 | ESPN+ | |
6 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Nicholls vs. No. 3 Sam Houston | 59–89 | |||
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13 | ||||||
4 | 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin | 47–55 | ESPN+ | |
8 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 Sam Houston vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 79–77 | |||
Championship – Sunday, March 14 | ||||||
5 | 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 Sam Houston | 56–45 | CBSSN | |
Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 11 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 14 CBSSN | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Houston Baptist | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | McNeese | 60 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Houston Baptist | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Lamar | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Arkansas | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stephen F. Austin | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Central Arkansas | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Stephen F. Austin | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Nicholls | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Nicholls | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Abilene Christian | 81 | 7 | Abilene Christian | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Incarnate Word | 70 |
References
- Mitchell Northam (March 11, 2021). "2021 women's college basketball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto-bids". 2021 NCAA-TURNER SPORTS INTERACTIVE, INC. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "Field Set for 2021 Southland Women's Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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