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
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsStephen F. Austin (16th title)
Winning coachMark Kellogg (1st title)
MVPAaliyah Johnson (Stephen F. Austin)
TelevisionESPN+/CBSSN
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  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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