2021 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament

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2021 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
ChampionsUConn (19th title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (19th title)
MVPPaige Bueckers (UConn)
TelevisionFS1, FS2, BEDN
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2020–21 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn† 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933
Marquette 14 – 4   .778 19 – 7   .731
Seton Hall 12 – 5   .706 14 – 7   .667
DePaul 11 – 5   .688 14 – 10   .583
Villanova 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Creighton 6 – 7   .462 10 – 12   .455
Providence 4 – 10   .286 7 – 14   .333
St. John's 4 – 12   .250 8 – 15   .348
Xavier 2 – 8   .200 5 – 10   .333
Butler 3 – 15   .167 3 – 17   .150
Georgetown 2 – 14   .125 2 – 15   .118
† Big East Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament took place March 5 to 8, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. UConn won their 19th title, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds[]

2021 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over.
1 ‡ † – UConn 18–0 21–1
2 † – Marquette 14–4 17–5
3 † – Seton Hall 12–5 14–6
4 † – DePaul 11–5 14–7
5 † – Villanova 9–5 14–5
6 Creighton 6–7 7–10
7 Providence 4–10 6–13
8 St. John's 4–12 7–15
9 Xavier 2–8 5–9
10 Butler 3–15 3–16
11 Georgetown 2–14 2–14
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East Tournament.

Schedule[]

Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Friday, March 5
1 11:00 AM No. 9 Xavier 57 vs. No. 8 St. John's 65 BEDN
2 2:00 PM No. 10 Butler 61 vs. No. 7 Providence 63
3 5:00 PM No. 11 Georgetown 42 vs. No. 6 Creighton 56
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6
4 Noon No. 1 UConn 77 vs. No. 8 St. John's 41 FS1
5 3:00 PM No. 4 DePaul 72 vs No. 5 Villanova 78* FS2
6 6:00 PM No. 2 Marquette 68 vs. No. 7 Providence 43
7 9:00 PM No. 3 Seton Hall 76 vs. No. 6 Creighton 83
Semifinals – Sunday, March 7
8 3:00 PM No. 1 UConn 84 vs. No. 5 Villanova 39 FS1
9 6:00 PM No. 2 Marquette 64 vs. No. 6 Creighton 59
Championship – Monday, March 8
10 8:00 PM No. 1 UConn 73 vs. No. 2 Marquette 39 FS1
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.[1]

Bracket[]

  First Round
March 5 		Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Championship
March 8
                                     
  3 Seton Hall 76  
  6 Creighton 83  
6 Creighton 56  
11 Georgetown 42
  6 Creighton 59  
  2 Marquette 64  
  2 Marquette 68
  7 Providence 43  
7 Providence 63  
10 Butler 61
  2 Marquette 39
  1 UConn 73
  1 UConn 77  
  8 St. John's 41  
8 St. John's 65  
9 Xavier 57
  1 UConn 84
  5 Villanova 39  
4 DePaul 72
5 Villanova 78*  

* denotes overtime period

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ #BIGEASTwbb Tournament Bracket Announced

External links[]

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