2021 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

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2021 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams9
SiteMichelob Ultra Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsUC Davis (3 title)
Winning coachJennifer Gross (3 title)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2020
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
8 – 0   1.000 9 – 1   .900
10 – 3   .769 12 – 7   .632
10 – 6   .625 11 – 7   .611
Hawaiʻi 6 – 5   .545 7 – 6   .538
7 – 6   .538 9 – 8   .529
7 – 7   .500 11 – 9   .550
6 – 8   .429 6 – 12   .333
* 5 – 8   .385 5 – 8   .385
5 – 9   .357 7 – 11   .389
1 – 13   .071 2 – 16   .111
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West Tournament winner
As of February 7, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

The 2021 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament (officially known as the Air Force Reserve Big West Women's Basketball Championship due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Big West Conference. The tournament was held from March 9–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. UC Davis won the conference tournament championship game over UC Irvine, 61–42.[2]

Seeds[]

Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top nine teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 UC Davis 9–1
2 UC Irvine 11–4
3 Long Beach State 11–7
4 CSU Bakersfield 7–6 2–0 vs. Hawai'i
5 Hawai'i 7–6 0–2 vs. CSUB
6 Cal Poly 8–8
7 UC Santa Barbara 7–9
8 UC Riverside 5–9
9 Cal State Fullerton 2–14

Schedule[]

Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 9, 2021
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 UC Riverside vs. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021
2 11:00 a.m. No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton ESPN3
3 2:00 p.m. No. 4 CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 5 Hawai'i
4 5:00 p.m. No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara
5 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 Cal Poly
Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021
6 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Hawai'i vs. No. 1 UC Davis ESPN3
7 3:00 p.m. No. 6 Cal Poly vs. No. 2 UC Irvine
Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021
8 5:00 p.m. No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 2 UC Irvine ESPN
*All times Pacific. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3]

Bracket[]

First round
Tuesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Championship
Saturday, March 13
1 UC Davis 61
8 UC Riverside 51 9 Cal State Fullerton 54
9 Cal State Fullerton 55 1 UC Davis 64
5 Hawai'i 52
4 CSU Bakersfield 67
5 Hawai'i 81
1 UC Davis 61
2 UC Irvine 42
7 UC Santa Barbara 90
2 UC Irvine 92
2 UC Irvine 68
6 Cal Poly 59
3 Long Beach State 60
6 Cal Poly 61

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Viva Las Vegas! Seeds Set For 2021 Women's Basketball Championship". bigwest.org. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Basketball: UC Davis women beat UCI for second straight Big West title". napavalleyregister.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ 2021 WBB BWT Bracket (PDF)
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