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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
2022 →
2020–21 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist*† 14 0   1.000 26 1   .963
Utah Valley^ 10 4   .714 13 6   .684
Grand Canyon 8 4   .667 18 7   .720
New Mexico State 6 6   .500 9 12   .429
Seattle 6 8   .429 11 14   .440
Tarleton State* 4 10   .286 9 16   .360
UTRGV 2 8   .200 6 14   .300
Chicago State 0 10   .000 0 14   .000
Dixie State* 0 0   1 2   .333
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period.
Dixie State suspended its season on January 6, 2021.
^ received automatic bid for the 2021 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to California Baptist's ineligibility
2021 WAC tournament winner
As of December 4, 2024
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

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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

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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

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

References

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