2021 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament

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2021 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams7
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsCalifornia Baptist (1st title)
Winning coachJarrod Olson (1st title)
MVPCaitlyn Harper (California Baptist)
← 2020
 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
* 14 – 0   1.000 26 – 1   .963
10 – 4   .714 13 – 6   .684
8 – 4   .667 18 – 7   .720
6 – 6   .500 9 – 12   .429
6 – 8   .429 11 – 14   .440
* 4 – 10   .286 9 – 16   .360
2 – 8   .200 6 – 14   .300
0 – 10   .000 0 – 14   .000
* 0 – 0   – 1 – 2   .333
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period.
Dixie State suspended its season on January 6, 2021.
† 2021 WAC Tournament winner
As of December 26, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, March 10–13, 2021. Cal Baptist won the tournament and would have received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, but, due to transition from Division II to Division I, are ineligible. The WAC automatic bid went to Utah Valley, who finished second in the regular season standings.[1]

Seeds[]

Seven of the 9 teams in the WAC are eligible to compete in the conference tournament for NCAA postseason play. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I, and Dixie State ended their season in January. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference.

Seed School Conference
1 California Baptist 14–0
2 Utah Valley 10–4
3 Grand Canyon 8–4
4 New Mexico State 6–6
5 Seattle 6–8
6 UTRGV 2–8
7 Chicago State 0–10

Schedule and results[]

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday March 10
1 Noon No. 5 Seattle vs No. 4 New Mexico State 46–56
2 2:30 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 Chicago State 61–43
3 8:30 pm No. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 UTRGV 67–54
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
4 11:00 am No. 4 New Mexico State vs. No. 1 California Baptist 54–79
5 2:00 pm No. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 54–57
Final – Saturday, March 13
6 2:00 pm No. 1 California Baptist vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon 78–60
Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Bracket[]

  Quarterfinals
March 10
     Semifinals
March 12
     Championship
March 13
                           
  5 Seattle 46    
  4 New Mexico State 56    
      1 California Baptist 79  
            4 New Mexico State 54    
               
      1 California Baptist 78
  2 Utah Valley 61               3 Grand Canyon 60
  7 Chicago State 43              
      2 Utah Valley 54    
        3 Grand Canyon 57  
  3 Grand Canyon 67    
  6 UTRGV 54  

References[]

  1. ^ WAC Tournament journey starts with UTRGV

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