2021 Big East women's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament
2021 Big East women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams11
SiteMohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, CT
ChampionsUConn (19th title)
Winning coachGeno Auriemma (19th title)
MVPPaige Bueckers (UConn)
TelevisionFS1, FS2, BEDN
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2020–21 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
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Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn† 18 – 0   1.000 28 – 2   .933
Marquette 14 – 4   .778 19 – 7   .731
Seton Hall 12 – 5   .706 14 – 7   .667
DePaul 11 – 5   .688 14 – 10   .583
Villanova 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Creighton 6 – 7   .462 10 – 12   .455
Providence 4 – 10   .286 7 – 14   .333
St. John's 4 – 12   .250 8 – 15   .348
Xavier 2 – 8   .200 5 – 10   .333
Butler 3 – 15   .167 3 – 17   .150
Georgetown 2 – 14   .125 2 – 15   .118
† Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Big East women's basketball tournament took place March 5 to 8, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. UConn won their 19th title, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.

Seeds

2021 Big East women's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over.
1 ‡ † – UConn 18–0 21–1
2 † – Marquette 14–4 17–5
3 † – Seton Hall 12–5 14–6
4 † – DePaul 11–5 14–7
5 † – Villanova 9–5 14–5
6 Creighton 6–7 7–10
7 Providence 4–10 6–13
8 St. John's 4–12 7–15
9 Xavier 2–8 5–9
10 Butler 3–15 3–16
11 Georgetown 2–14 2–14
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Friday, March 5
1 11:00 AM No. 9 Xavier 57 vs. No. 8 St. John's 65 BEDN
2 2:00 PM No. 10 Butler 61 vs. No. 7 Providence 63
3 5:00 PM No. 11 Georgetown 42 vs. No. 6 Creighton 56
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6
4 Noon No. 1 UConn 77 vs. No. 8 St. John's 41 FS1
5 3:00 PM No. 4 DePaul 72 vs No. 5 Villanova 78* FS2
6 6:00 PM No. 2 Marquette 68 vs. No. 7 Providence 43
7 9:00 PM No. 3 Seton Hall 76 vs. No. 6 Creighton 83
Semifinals – Sunday, March 7
8 3:00 PM No. 1 UConn 84 vs. No. 5 Villanova 39 FS1
9 6:00 PM No. 2 Marquette 64 vs. No. 6 Creighton 59
Championship – Monday, March 8
10 8:00 PM No. 1 UConn 73 vs. No. 2 Marquette 39 FS1
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.[1]

Bracket

First round
March 5 		Quarterfinals
March 6 		Semifinals
March 7 		Championship
March 8
1 UConn 77
8 St. John's 65 8 St. John's 41
9 Xavier 57 1 UConn 84
5 Villanova 39
4 DePaul 72
5 Villanova 78*
1 UConn 73
2 Marquette 39
3 Seton Hall 76
6 Creighton 56 6 Creighton 83
11 Georgetown 42 6 Creighton 59
2 Marquette 64
2 Marquette 68
7 Providence 63 7 Providence 43
10 Butler 61

* denotes overtime period

See also

References

  1. ^ #BIGEASTwbb Tournament Bracket Announced

External links

  • Big East Tourney Central
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