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
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams10
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (16th title)
Winning coachMark Kellogg (1st title)
MVPAaliyah Johnson (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN+/CBSSN
2020–21 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin140 1.000243  .889
Southeastern Louisiana105 .667118  .579
Sam Houston State95 .643158  .652
Lamar96 .6001014  .417
Central Arkansas97 .5631314  .481
Nicholls97 .5631114  .440
Abilene Christian67 .4621410  .583
Houston Baptist67 .4621111  .500
Incarnate Word45 .44468  .429
McNeese State68 .429616  .273
Texas A&M–CC47 .364613  .316
New Orleans312 .200615  .286
Northwestern State114 .067119  .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
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
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

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Field Set for 2021 Southland Women's Basketball Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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