The 2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 4–7, 2021, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina.
| 2021 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, North Carolina |
| Champions | Mercer (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Susie Gardner (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jaron Dougherty (Mercer) |
| Television | Nexstar, ESPN+ |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | 11 | – | 2 | .846 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer† | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Greensboro | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 8 | – | 16 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SoCon Tournament winner As of July 7, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conf | Overall | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Samford | 11–2 | 14–8 | |
| #2 | Mercer | 10–3 | 16–6 | |
| #3 | Chattanooga | 9–5 | 14–9 | |
| #4 | Wofford | 7–7 | 11–10 | |
| #5 | UNCG | 6–8 | 8–15 | 2–0 vs. Furman |
| #6 | Furman | 6–8 | 10–13 | 0–2 vs. UNCG |
| #7 | Western Carolina | 3–10 | 6–17 | |
| #8 | ETSU | 1–10 | 3–15 |
Schedule
All tournament games are streamed on ESPN+. The championship was televised across the region on select Nexstar stations and simulcast on ESPN+.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Noon | No. 1 Samford 61 vs. No. 8 ETSU 68 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | 2:15 PM | No. 4 Wofford 78 vs. No. 5 UNCG 66 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 PM | No. 2 Mercer 76 vs. No. 7 Western Carolina 67 | |||
| 4 | 7:15 PM | No. 3 Chattanooga 40 vs. No. 6 Furman 58 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 5 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | Noon | No. 8 ETSU 64 vs. No. 4 Wofford 75 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | 2:15 PM | No. 2 Mercer 81 vs. No. 6 Furman 71 | ||||
| Championship Game – Sunday, March 7 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | Noon | No. 4 Wofford vs. No. 2 Mercer | Nexstar | ||
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
Bracket
- All times are Eastern.[1]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 4, 2021 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 5, 2021 ESPN+ | Championship game Sunday, March 7, 2021 Nexstar | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ETSU | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | ETSU | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wofford | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wofford | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNCG | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wofford | 38 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercer | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercer | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Western Carolina | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mercer | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Furman | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chattanooga | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Furman | 58 | ||||||||||||
See also
References
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