2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
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The 2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament held March 8–11, 2021, in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. South Florida won the tournament, its first, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2]
| 2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, Texas |
| Champions | South Florida (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jose Fernandez (1st title) |
| MVP | Sydni Harvey (South Florida) |
| Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 South Florida † | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 6 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020 The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams' overall records are not affected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 AAC tournament winner As of March 4, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All of the teams in the American Athletic Conference, except for SMU, will qualify for the tournament. SMU canceled their season after going 0–6,[3] so they did not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference record, and then a tiebreaker system will be used. Teams seeded 7–10 play in opening round, and teams seeded 1–6 receive a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | ||
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| 1 | South Florida ‡# | 13–2 | 16–3 | ||
| 2 | UCF # | 12–2 | 14–3 | ||
| 3 | Houston # | 12–5 | 15–6 | ||
| 4 | Tulane # | 12–6 | 16–7 | ||
| 5 | Temple # | 11–7 | 11–10 | ||
| 6 | East Carolina # | 6–10 | 8–13 | ||
| 7 | Cincinnati | 6–12 | 7–15 | ||
| 8 | Tulsa | 4–13 | 5–13 | ||
| 9 | Wichita State | 2–9 | 5–11 | ||
| 10 | Memphis | 2–12 | 4–15 | ||
| ‡ – American Athletic Conference regular season champions. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. | |||||
Schedule edit
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance |
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| First round – Monday, March 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:30 PM | No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Tulsa | 76–64 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 5:30 PM | No. 10 Memphis vs. No. 7 Cincinnati | 67–78 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 9 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | Noon | No. 5 Temple vs. No. 4 Tulane | 73–83 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 3:00 PM | No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 1 USF | 44–48 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 7:00 PM | No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 2 UCF | 43–53 | ||
| 6 | 10:00 PM | No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 Houston | 63–73 | |||
| Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 5:30 PM | No. 4 Tulane vs. No. 1 USF | 47–51 | ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 8:30 PM | No. 3 Houston vs. No. 2 UCF | 39–61 | |||
| Championship – Thursday, March 11 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 10:00 PM | No. 1 USF vs. No. 2 UCF | 64–54 | ESPNU | |
| *Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket edit
| First round Monday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 9 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 10 | Championship game Thursday, March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulane | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Temple | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USF | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulane | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Tulsa | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USF | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wichita State | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | USF | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCF | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCF | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cincinnati | 43 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cincinnati | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Memphis | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UCF | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Houston | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | East Carolina | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "American Athletic Conference Reveals 2020-21 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". American Athletic Conference. November 20, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Air Force Reserve Women's Basketball Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Cancels Remainder of 2020-21 Season". SMU Athletics. December 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.