2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams12
SitePensacola Bay Center
Hartsell Arena
Pensacola, Florida
ChampionsTroy (3rd title)
Winning coachChanda Rigby (9th title)
MVPAlexus Dye (Troy)
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2020–21 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy † 15 – 2   .882 22 – 6   .786
Georgia State 9 – 7   .563 13 – 11   .542
Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 12   .556
South Alabama 9 – 9   .500 13 – 13   .500
Georgia Southern 5 – 9   .357 11 – 13   .458
Coastal Carolina 0 – 13   .000 3 – 15   .167
West
Louisiana 13 – 1   .929 16 – 7   .696
UT Arlington 11 – 4   .733 13 – 7   .650
Little Rock 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577
Texas State 7 – 8   .467 11 – 11   .500
Arkansas State 4 – 10   .286 9 – 12   .429
Louisiana–Monroe 1 – 15   .063 2 – 20   .091
† 2021 Sun Belt tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Sun Belt Conference that took place March 5–8, 2021, at the Pensacola Bay Center for majority of the games and a few First round and Quarterfinal matchups at Hartsell Arena on the campus of Pensacola State College, both in Pensacola, Florida. All games were broadcast on ESPN+, and the championship game was televised on ESPNU.

Format

All 12 teams were eligible for the tournament. Seeding was decided by divisions – the top two teams with the best overall conference records in each division received first-round byes. The remaining seeds were determined based on division finish. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed was determined within each division.[1]

The #1 seeds of each division faced the winner of the game between the #4 seed from the opposite division and the #5 seed from the team's same division in the quarterfinal round. Similarly, the #2 seeds of each division faced the winner of the #3 seed from the opposite division and the #6 seed from the same division. The semifinal round featured the winner of the #1 seeds' quarterfinal games against the winner of the game featuring the #2 seeds from the opposite division.

Seeds

East Division
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Troy ‡ 15–2 19–5
2 Georgia State 9–7 13–10
3 Appalachian State 10–8 13–11
4 South Alabama 9–9 12–12
5 Georgia Southern 5–9 11–12
6 Coastal Carolina 0–13 3–14
West Division
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Louisiana ‡ 13–1 14–5
2 UT Arlington 11–4 13–6
3 Little Rock 9–7 13–10
4 Texas State 7–8 10–10
5 Arkansas State 4–10 9–11
6 Louisiana–Monroe 1–15 3–19
‡ – Sun Belt regular season division champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Friday, March 5
1 12:00 pm #3W Appalachian State vs. #6W Louisiana–Monroe ESPN+ 70–60
2 12:30 pm #4W Texas State vs. #5E Georgia Southern ESPN+ 94–61
3 2:30 pm #3W Little Rock vs. #6E Coastal Carolina ESPN+ 75–64
4 3:00 pm #4E South Alabama vs. #5W Arkansas State ESPN+ 73–64
Quarterfinals - Saturday, March 6
5 12:00 pm #4W Texas State vs. #1E Troy ESPN+ 103–90
6 12:30 pm #3E Appalachian State vs. #2W UT Arlington ESPN+ 54–46
7 2:30 pm #4E South Alabama vs. #1W Louisiana ESPN+ 65–46
8 3:00 pm #3W Little Rock vs. #2E Georgia State ESPN+ 75–68
Semifinals - Sunday March 7
9 12:00 pm #3E Appalachian State vs. #1E Troy ESPN+ 66–63
10 2:30 pm #3W Little Rock vs. #1W Louisiana ESPN+ 58–48
Championship Game - Monday, March 8
11 2:00 pm #1E Troy vs. #1W Louisiana ESPN+ 73–65

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[2]

First round
March 5, 2021
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
March 6, 2021
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
March 7, 2021
ESPN+ 		Championship
March 8, 2021
ESPNU
            
4W Texas State 90
1E Troy 103
4W Texas State 94
5E Georgia Southern 61
1E Troy 66
3E Appalachian State 63
2W UT Arlington 46
3E Appalachian State 56
3E Appalachian State 70
6W Louisiana–Monroe 60
1E Troy 73
1W Louisiana 65
3W Little Rock 75
2E Georgia State 68
3W Little Rock 75
6E Coastal Carolina 64
3W Little Rock 48
1W Louisiana 58
1W Louisiana 65
4E South Alabama 46
4E South Alabama 73
5W Arkansas State 64

See also

2021 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

References

  1. ^ "Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes" (Press release). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "2021 Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.