College basketball tournament
The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament ended the 2020–21 season of Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball. The tournament was held March 3–6, 2021, at Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.[1] The Belmont Bruins won the title, their fifth in the OVC, and will receive a bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Seeds
Seed
|
School
|
Conf.
|
Over.
|
Tiebreaker
|
1
|
UT Martin
|
17–4
|
19–4
|
|
2
|
Belmont
|
14–3
|
18–5
|
|
3
|
Southeast Missouri State
|
13–7
|
15–10
|
|
4
|
Jacksonville State
|
12–7
|
15–8
|
|
5
|
Tennessee Tech
|
12–8
|
14–9
|
1–1 vs. Murray State 1–0 vs. UT Martin
|
6
|
Murray State
|
12–8
|
15–10
|
1–1 vs. Tennessee Tech 0–2 vs. UT Martin
|
7
|
Austin Peay
|
10–8
|
12–11
|
|
8
|
Eastern Illinois
|
9–11
|
11–15
|
|
Schedule and results
Game
|
Time
|
Matchup
|
Score
|
Television
|
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 3
|
1
|
1:00 PM
|
No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 8 Eastern Illinois
|
65–56
|
ESPN+
|
2
|
3:30 PM
|
No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 7 Austin Peay
|
54–50
|
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4
|
3
|
1:00 PM
|
No. 4 Jacksonville State vs. No. 5 Tennessee Tech
|
64–79
|
ESPN+
|
4
|
3:30 PM
|
No. 3 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 6 Murray State
|
64–67
|
Semifinals – Friday, March 5
|
5
|
1:00 PM
|
No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 5 Tennessee Tech
|
69–56
|
ESPN+
|
6
|
3:30 PM
|
No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 6 Murray State
|
67–49
|
Final – Saturday, March 6
|
7
|
2:00 PM
|
No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 2 Belmont
|
75–83
|
ESPN+
|
*Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed
|
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 3 Thursday, March 4 ESPN+
| | | Semifinals Friday, March 5 ESPN+
| | | Championship Saturday, March 6 ESPN+
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1
| UT Martin
| 65
| | | |
|
| 8
| Eastern Illinois
| 56
| |
| | 1
| UT Martin
| 69
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Tennessee Tech
| 56
| |
| 4
| Jacksonville State
| 64
| |
| |
| 5
| Tennessee Tech
| 79
| |
| | 1
| UT Martin
| 75
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Belmont
| 83
| |
| 3
| Southeast Missouri State
| 64
| | |
| |
| 6
| Murray State
| 67
| |
| | 6
| Murray State
| 49
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Belmont
| 67
| |
| 2
| Belmont
| 54
| |
| |
| 7
| Austin Peay
| 50
| |
References