2021 ACC women's basketball tournament
The 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2020–21 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 3–7, 2021.[1] NC State defended their title to earn the ACC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
| 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Site | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Champions | NC State (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Wes Moore (2nd title) |
| MVP | Elissa Cunane (NC State) |
| Attendance | 6,252 |
| Television | ESPN2, ACCN, ACCRSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 NC State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 ACC tournament winner As of March 30, 2021 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
All of the ACC teams except Duke and Virginia participated in the tournament. The remaining teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 11 received single byes. The seeds were determined on February 28, 2021, after the final regular season games finished.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville‡† | 14–2 | |||
| 2 | NC State† | 12–2 | |||
| 3 | Georgia Tech† | 12–6 | |||
| 4 | Florida State† | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse | ||
| 5 | Syracuse# | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Florida State | ||
| 6 | Notre Dame# | 8–7 | |||
| 7 | Virginia Tech# | 8–8 | |||
| 8 | North Carolina# | 8–9 | |||
| 9 | Wake Forest# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech | ||
| 10 | Miami# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs Wake Forest, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech | ||
| 11 | Clemson# | 5–12 | |||
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 3–12 | |||
| 13 | Boston College | 2–11 | |||
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. | |||||
Schedule
Source:[3]
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 3 | ||||||
| Opening day |
1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Pittsburgh vs No. 13 Boston College | 56–67 | ACCRSN | 156 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 4 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | Noon | No. 8 North Carolina vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 71–82 | ACCRSN | 609 |
| 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Boston College | 67–61 | |||
| 2 | 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Virginia Tech vs No. 10 Miami | 72–64 | 451 | |
| 5 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame vs No. 11 Clemson | 63–68 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 65–53 | ACCRSN | 592 |
| 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State vs No. 5 Syracuse | 67–68 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs No. 7 Virginia Tech | 68–55 | 1,259 | |
| 9 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Clemson | 60–57 | |||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 | ||||||
| 5 | 10 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 5 Syracuse | 72–59 | ACCN | 1,122 |
| 11 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech | 66–61 | |||
| Championship – Sunday, March 7 | ||||||
| 6 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 2 NC State | 56–58 | ESPN2 | 2,063 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
Bracket
| First round Wednesday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisville | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Carolina | 71 | 9 | Wake Forest | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wake Forest | 82 | 1 | Louisville | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Florida State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Syracuse | 67 | 5 | Syracuse | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 56 | 13 | Boston College | 61 | 1 | Louisville | 56 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 | Boston College | 67 | 2 | NC State | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | NC State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 72 | 7 | Virginia Tech | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Miami | 64 | 2 | NC State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Notre Dame | 63 | 11 | Clemson | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Clemson | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Game summaries
First round
March 3 2:00 p.m. |
| No. 12 Pittsburgh 56, No. 13 Boston College 67 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–14, 12–19, 18–20 | ||
| Pts: Everett (22) Rebs: Brown (9) Asts: Everett/Brown (3) |
Pts: Swartz (33) Rebs: Ford/Swartz (6) Asts: Ivey (5) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 156 Referees: Denise Brooks Fatou Oissoko-Stephens Jeff Smith |
Second round
ACCRSN |
March 4 Noon |
| No. 8 North Carolina 71, No. 9 Wake Forest 82 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–14, 20–19, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Ustby (23) Rebs: Bailey (10) Asts: Watts (4) |
Pts: Spear (29) Rebs: Raca (12) Asts: Conti (12) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Dee Kanter Pualani Spurlock Ed Sidlasky |
ACCRSN |
March 4 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 5 Syracuse 67, No. 13 Boston College 61 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 15–16, 15–10, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Lewis (21) Rebs: Engstler (15) Asts: Lewis (5) |
Pts: Dickens (14) Rebs: Soule/VanTimmeren (7) Asts: Garraud (5) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 609 Referees: Eric Brewton Bryan Brunette Talisa Green |
ACCRSN |
March 4 6:00 p.m. |
| No. 7 Virginia Tech 72, No. 10 Miami 64 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 19–16, 16–19, 13–17 | ||
| Pts: Kitley (16) Rebs: Gregg (10) Asts: Amoore (5) |
Pts: Harden (27) Rebs: Harden (11) Asts: Harden (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Joe Vaszily Tiara Oruse Luis Gonzalez |
ACCRSN |
March 4 8:30 p.m. |
| No. 6 Notre Dame 63, No. 11 Clemson 68 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–16, 18–19, 9–18 | ||
| Pts: Westbeld (24) Rebs: Westbeld (9) Asts: Miles (8) |
Pts: Elliott (25) Rebs: Robinson (8) Asts: Washington (7) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 451 Referees: Maj Forsberg Carla Fountain Bruce Morris |
Quarterfinals
ACCRSN |
March 5 Noon |
| No. 1 Louisville 65, No. 9 Wake Forest 53 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 15–18, 12–16, 21–9 | ||
| Pts: Van Lith (24) Rebs: Robinson (8) Asts: Evans (7) |
Pts: Raca (13) Rebs: Conti (8) Asts: Conti (5) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Eric Brewton Luis Gonzalez Talisa Green |
ACCRSN |
March 5 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 4 Florida State 67, No. 5 Syracuse 68 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 17–19, 16–25, 12–16 | ||
| Pts: Jackson (25) Rebs: Wilkinson (6) Asts: Jackson (7) |
Pts: Cardoso (16) Rebs: Cardoso (13) Asts: Lewis (4) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 592 Referees: Joe Vaszily Maj Forsberg Billy Smith |
ACCRSN |
March 5 6:00 p.m. |
| No. 2 NC State 68, No. 7 Virginia Tech 55 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 17–7, 14–16, 21–16 | ||
| Pts: Cunane (27) Rebs: Boyd (10) Asts: Perez (6) |
Pts: Kitley (20) Rebs: Kitley (9) Asts: Amoore/Sheppard (4) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Karen Preato Bruce Morris Carla Fountain |
ACCRSN |
March 5 8:30 p.m. |
| No. 3 Georgia Tech 60, No. 11 Clemson 57 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 18–13, 17–13, 10–16 | ||
| Pts: Fletcher (21) Rebs: Cubaj (18) Asts: Fletcher (5) |
Pts: Washington (24) Rebs: Robinson (7) Asts: Thomas (4) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 1,259 Referees: Brian Brunette Ed Sidlasky Tiara Cruse |
Semifinals
March 6 Noon |
| No. 1 Louisville 72, No. 5 Syracuse 59 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 18–17, 22–17, 13–12 | ||
| Pts: Evans (13) Rebs: Cochran (10) Asts: Evans/Van Lith (3) |
Pts: Engstler (21) Rebs: Engstler (10) Asts: Djaldi-Tabdi/Lews (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Karen Preato Carla Fountain Bruce Morris |
ACCN |
March 6 2:30 p.m. |
| No. 2 NC State 66, No. 3 Georgia Tech 61 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 10–19, 15–15, 23–13 | ||
| Pts: Cunane (23) Rebs: Cunane (9) Asts: Perez (5) |
Pts: Cubaj/Lahtinen (17) Rebs: Cubaj (11) Asts: Lahtinen (5) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 1,122 Referees: Denise Brooks Maj Forsberg Billy Smith |
Final
March 7 Noon |
| No. 1 Louisville 56, No. 2 NC State 58 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 9–11, 18–14, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Evans (15) Rebs: Cochran (8) Asts: Van Lith (3) |
Pts: Cunane (20) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Brown-Turner/Cunane/Perez (3) | |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,063 Referees: Eric Brewton Dee Kantner Joseph Vaszily |
All-Tournament Teams
| 2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[4] | |
| First Team | Second Team |
|---|---|
|
Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP) |
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech |
See also
References
- "2020-21 ACC Women's Basketball Conference Schedule Announced". theacc.com. ACC. November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure". TheACC.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "Bracket Set for 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- "Pack to Pack! NC State Women Again Wear ACC Tourney Crown". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
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