2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteHarrah's Cherokee Center
Asheville, North Carolina
ChampionsMercer (3rd title)
Winning coachSusie Gardner (3rd title)
MVPJaron Dougherty (Mercer)
TelevisionNexstar, ESPN+
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Samford 11 – 2   .846 14 – 11   .560
Mercer† 10 – 3   .769 19 – 7   .731
Chattanooga 9 – 5   .643 14 – 10   .583
Wofford 7 – 7   .500 13 – 11   .542
Furman 6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440
UNC Greensboro 6 – 8   .429 8 – 16   .333
Western Carolina 3 – 10   .231 6 – 18   .250
East Tennessee State 1 – 10   .091 4 – 16   .200
† 2021 SoCon Tournament winner
As of July 7, 2021
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–7, 2021, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
#1 Samford 11–2 14–8
#2 Mercer 10–3 16–6
#3 Chattanooga 9–5 14–9
#4 Wofford 7–7 11–10
#5 UNCG 6–8 8–15 2–0 vs. Furman
#6 Furman 6–8 10–13 0–2 vs. UNCG
#7 Western Carolina 3–10 6–17
#8 ETSU 1–10 3–15

Schedule

All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.

Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4
1 1 Noon No. 1 Samford 61 vs. No. 8 ETSU 68 ESPN+
2 2:15 PM No. 4 Wofford 78 vs. No. 5 UNCG 66
2 3 5:00 PM No. 2 Mercer 76 vs. No. 7 Western Carolina 67
4 7:15 PM No. 3 Chattanooga 40 vs. No. 6 Furman 58
Semifinals – Friday, March 5
3 5 Noon No. 8 ETSU 64 vs. No. 4 Wofford 75 ESPN+
6 2:15 PM No. 2 Mercer 81 vs. No. 6 Furman 71
Championship Game – Sunday, March 7
4 7 Noon No. 4 Wofford vs. No. 2 Mercer Nexstar
Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  • All times are Eastern.[1]
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4, 2021
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5, 2021
ESPN+ 		Championship game
Sunday, March 7, 2021
Nexstar
         
1 Samford 61
8 ETSU 68
8 ETSU 64
4 Wofford 75
4 Wofford 78
5 UNCG 66
4 Wofford 38
2 Mercer 60
2 Mercer 76
7 Western Carolina 67
2 Mercer 81
6 Furman 71
3 Chattanooga 40
6 Furman 58

See also

References

  1. ^ 2021 SoCon Basketball Championships