2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
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.
| 2021 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Pensacola Bay Center Hartsell Arena Pensacola, Florida |
| Champions | Troy (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Chanda Rigby (9th title) |
| MVP | Alexus Dye (Troy) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy † | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | 22 | – | 5 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 | – | 20 | .130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 8, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes" (Press release). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "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.