2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was played March 4–9, 2021, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams9
Finals siteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsGonzaga (9th title)
Winning coachLisa Fortier (3rd title)
MVPJill Townsend (Gonzaga)
TelevisionESPNU/BYUtv
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2022 →
2020–21 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga161 .941234 .852
BYU133 .813195 .792
San Diego95 .643127 .632
San Francisco107 .5881611 .593
Santa Clara98 .5291411 .560
Portland98 .5291413 .519
Pacific99 .5001111 .500
Saint Mary's414 .222719 .269
Loyola Marymount414 .222719 .269
Pepperdine216 .111518 .217
San Diego suspended their season on February 25, 2021
2021 WCC tournament winner
As of July 3, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All of the teams in the conference standings, except for San Diego, qualified for the tournament. San Diego cancelled their season after going 7–12, so they will not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.

SeedSchoolConferenceOverall*Pomeroy AWP
1Gonzaga16–121–3.917%
2BYU13–317–4.808%
3San Francisco10–714–9.587%
4Santa Clara9–813–10.545%
5Portland9–812–11.510%
6Pacific9–911–10.503%
7Saint Mary's4–146–18.225%
8Loyola Marymount4–145–18.224%
9Pepperdine2–165–17.112%

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Venue

For the thirteenth consecutive year, the 2021 WCC Tournament will be held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[1] The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022.[2] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[3] The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were permitted to attend the tournament for the year 2021.[5]

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupTelevision
First round – Thursday March 4, 2021
1112:30 PMNo. 8 Loyola Marymount 85 vs. No. 9 Pepperdine 73BYUtv
Second round – Friday March 5, 2021
2211:00 AMNo. 5 Portland 56 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 74BYUtv
32:00 PMNo. 6 Pacific 55 vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's 69
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6, 2021
3411:00 AMNo. 4 Santa Clara 83 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 68BYUtv
52:00 PMNo. 3 San Francisco 69 vs. No. 7 St. Mary's 63
Semifinals – Monday, March 8, 2021
4611:00 AMNo. 1 Gonzaga 72 vs. No. 4 Santa Clara 62BYUtv
72:00 PMNo. 2 BYU 85 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55
Championship – Tuesday, March 9, 2021
581:00 PMNo. 1 Gonzaga 43 vs. No. 2 BYU 42ESPNU
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game

Bracket

Opening round
Thursday, March 4
Second round
Friday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship
Tuesday, March 9
1Gonzaga72
4Santa Clara62
4Santa Clara83
8Loyola Marymount68
5Portland56
8Loyola Marymount858Loyola Marymount74
9Pepperdine731Gonzaga43
2BYU42
2BYU85
3San Francisco55
3San Francisco69
7St. Mary's63
6Pacific55
7Saint Mary's69

* denotes overtime game

See also

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