2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
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| 2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Site | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | UC Davis (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jennifer Gross (3rd title) |
| Television | ESPN3 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Davis † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaiʻi | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego* | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Riverside | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 18 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Big West tournament winner As of December 25, 2024 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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 | 51-55 | ESPN3 | |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | |||||
| 2 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton | 61-54 | ESPN3 | |
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 5 Hawai'i | 67-81 | ||
| 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara | 92-90 | ||
| 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 Cal Poly | 60-61 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021 | |||||
| 6 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Hawai'i vs. No. 1 UC Davis | 52-64 | ESPN3 | |
| 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 6 Cal Poly vs. No. 2 UC Irvine | 59-68 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021 | |||||
| 8 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 2 UC Irvine | 61-42 | ESPN3 | |
| *All times Pacific. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3] | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 2021 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
- Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Viva Las Vegas! Seeds Set For 2021 Women's Basketball Championship". bigwest.org. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "College Basketball: UC Davis women beat UCI for second straight Big West title". napavalleyregister.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
- ^ 2021 WBB BWT Bracket (PDF)