2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament for the Big 12 Conference that was held March 11 to 14 in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Municipal Auditorium.[1] Baylor won the tournament, its eleventh title.

2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteMunicipal Auditorium
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsBaylor (11th title)
Winning coachKim Mulkey (11th title)
MVPNaLyssa Smith (Baylor)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPN2
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 17 1   .944 28 2   .933
No. 17 West Virginia 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
Oklahoma State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Iowa State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Texas 11 7   .611 20 9   .690
Oklahoma 9 9   .500 12 12   .500
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 10 15   .400
TCU 4 14   .222 10 15   .400
Kansas State 3 15   .167 9 18   .333
Kansas 3 15   .167 7 18   .280
2021 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds edit

2021 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 Baylor ‡# 17–1 22–2
2 West Virginia # 13–5 19–5 2–0 vs. Texas
3 Oklahoma State # 13–5 17–7 1–1 vs. Texas
4 Iowa State # 12–6 16–9
5 Texas # 11–7 17–8
6 Oklahoma # 9–9 12–11
7 Texas Tech 5–13 10–14
8 TCU 4–14 9–14
9 Kansas 3–15 7–17 1–1 vs. OU
10 Kansas State 3–15 8–17 0–2 vs. OU
‡ – Big 12 Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Schedule edit

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Thursday, March 11
1 1 5:00 pm No. 8 TCU 75 vs. No. 9 Kansas 72 ESPN+ 662
2 8:00 pm No. 10 Kansas State 75 vs. No. 7 Texas Tech 65
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
2 3 10:30 am No. 4 Iowa State 82 vs. No. 5 Texas 84OT ESPN+ 788
4 1:30 pm No. 8 TCU 55 vs. No. 1 Baylor 92
3 5 5:30 pm No. 10 Kansas State 56 vs. No. 2 West Virginia 58 765
6 8:30 pm No. 6 Oklahoma 80 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State 89
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
4 7 Noon No. 5 Texas 55 vs. No. 1 Baylor 66 ESPN+ 848
8 3:00 pm No. 2 West Virginia 59 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma State 50
Championship Game – Sunday, March 14
5 9 Noon No. 1 Baylor 76 vs. No. 2 West Virginia 50 ESPN2 720
Game Times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket edit

First round
Thursday, March 11
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
Championship game
Sunday, March 14
            
1 Baylor 92
8 TCU 55
8 TCU 75
9 Kansas 72
1 Baylor 66
5 Texas 55
4 Iowa State 82*
5 Texas 84
1 Baylor 76
2 West Virginia 50
2 West Virginia 58
10 Kansas State 56
7 Texas Tech 65
10 Kansas State 75
2 West Virginia 59
3 Oklahoma State 50
3 Oklahoma State 89
6 Oklahoma 80

*denotes overtime

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