2021 Big East Conference Softball Tournament Classification Division I Teams 4 Format Double-elimination tournament Site Champions Villanova (1st title)Winning coach Bridget Orchard (1st title) MVP Paige Rauch (Villanova) Television FS2
2021 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
DePaul †
13
–
1
–
0
.929
22
–
11
–
0
.667
Villanova ‡ y
15
–
2
–
0
.882
36
–
14
–
0
.720
UConn
12
–
9
–
0
.571
22
–
20
–
0
.524
Creighton
8
–
7
–
0
.533
14
–
14
–
0
.500
Butler
6
–
11
–
1
.361
17
–
21
–
1
.449
St. John's
7
–
14
–
0
.333
10
–
20
–
0
.333
Seton Hall
5
–
13
–
0
.278
9
–
23
–
0
.281
Providence
4
–
13
–
1
.250
5
–
16
–
1
.250
Georgetown
0
–
0
–
0
–
0
–
0
–
0
–
‡ – Tournament champion As of May 21, 2021[1] ; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
The 2021 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at Connecticut Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut . The tournament was held from May 13 through May 15, 2021 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season . As the tournament champion, Villanova earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament . The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 2 .[2]
Format and seeding [ ]
The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament, and were seeded one through four. They played a double-elimination tournament. Due to COVID-19 protocols, Creighton was unable to participate in the Tournament, resulting in Butler claiming the fourth seed.[3]
Team
W
L
T
Pct.
GB
Seed
DePaul
13
1
0
.929
—
1
Villanova
15
2
0
.882
1.5
2
UConn
12
9
0
.571
5
3
Creighton
8
7
0
.533
5.5
—
Butler
6
11
1
.361
8.5
4
St. John's
7
14
0
.333
9.5
—
Seton Hall
5
13
0
.278
10
—
Providence
4
13
1
.250
10.5
—
Georgetown
0
0
0
.000
—
—
Tournament [ ]
Bracket [ ]
First Round
Semi-Finals
Finals
1
DePaul
1
4
Butler
8
4
Butler
1
3
UConn
4
3
UConn
4
2
Villanova
3
3
UConn
1
1
2
Villanova
5
6
1
DePaul
1
2
Villanova
9
4
Butler
5
2
Villanova
14
Game Results [ ]
Date
Game
Winner
Score
Loser
Notes
May 13
Game 1
(4) Butler
8–1
(1) DePaul
Game 2
(3) UConn
4–3
(2) Villanova
Game 3
(2) Villanova
9–1
(1) DePaul
DePaul eliminated
May 14
Game 4
(3) UConn
4–1
(4) Butler
Game 5
(2) Villanova
14–5
(4) Butler
Butler eliminated
May 15
Game 6
(3) UConn vs (2) Villanova
Game 7
Game 6 winner vs Game 4 winner
If necessary
References [ ]