2021 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Big South women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that ended the 2020–21 season of the Big South Conference. It was held March 6 through March 14, 2021, at various campus sites. High Point won the tournament, its first title since joining the conference, receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

2021 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteCampus sites
(first round)
#1 and #2 seeds
(quarterfinals and semifinals)
Highest remaining seed
(championship)
ChampionsHigh Point (1st title)
Winning coachChelsea Banbury (1st title)
2020–21 Big South women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
High Point†17–3 .85019–6  .760
Campbell11–4 .73314–6  .700
Longwood12–6 .66713–10  .565
Gardner–Webb10–7 .58810–12  .455
Presbyterian10–8 .55611–9  .550
Radford9–9 .5009–11  .450
UNC Asheville9–10 .47410–14  .417
Winthrop5–15 .2506–17  .261
USC Upstate5–11 .3137–14  .333
Hampton4–9 .3084–11  .267
Charleston Southern4–14 .2226–16  .273
Hampton suspended their season on March 2.
† 2021 Big South tournament winner
As of March 3, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Sites

The first round will be played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at #1 and #2 seeds. The championship game will be held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed.

Seeds

All of the conference teams, except for Hampton and Radford, are eligible for the tournament. Hampton cancelled their season after going 4-11,[1] and Radford wasn't able to have the required number of players, so they will not compete in the conference tournament. The top seven teams will receive a first-round bye. This season, the team seeds were determined firstly by record (75%) within the conference and then by a "ranking index formula" (RIF) developed by the Big South for those teams affected by pauses in their schedules due to COVID-19 (25%).

Seed School Conference Overall RIF
1 High Point‡ 17–3 19–6 .888
2 Campbell 11–4 14–6 .737
3 Longwood 12–6 13–10 .725
4 Gardner-Webb 10–7 10–12 .654
5 Presbyterian 10–8 11–9 .642
6 UNC Asheville 9–10 10–14 .593
7 Winthrop 5–15 6–17 .438
8 USC Upstate 5–11 7–14 .435
9 Charleston-Southern 4–14 6–16 .392
‡ – Big South regular season champion.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.[2]

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First round – Saturday, March 6
Campus sites
1 2:00 pm No. 9 Charleston Southern 64 at No. 8 USC Upstate 72 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 8
Campus Sites
2 6:00 pm No. 8 USC Upstate 63 at No. 1 High Point 85 ESPN3
3 7:00 pm No. 5 Presbyterian 62 at No. 4 Gardner–Webb 66
4 6:00 pm No. 7 Winthrop 41 at No. 2 Campbell 54
5 7:00 pm No. 6 UNC Asheville 69 at No. 3 Longwood 83
Semifinals – Thursday, March 11
at #1 and #2 seeds
6 6:00 pm No. 4 Gardner–Webb 58 vs. No. 1 High Point 75 ESPN+
7 7:00 pm No. 3 Longwood 39 vs. No. 2 Campbell 54
Championship – Sunday, March 14
at Highest Remaining Seed
8 2:00 pm No. 2 Campbell 46 vs. No. 1 High Point 62 ESPN+
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket
First round
Saturday, March 6
ESPN3 		Quarterfinals
Monday, March 8
ESPN3 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Championship
Sunday, March 14
ESPN+
            
2 Campbell 54
7 Winthrop 41
2 Campbell 54
3 Longwood 39
6 UNC Asheville 69
3 Longwood 83
2 Campbell 46
1 High Point 62
1 High Point 85
8 USC Upstate 63
9 Charleston Southern 64
8 USC Upstate 72
1 High Point 75
4 Gardner–Webb 58
5 Presbyterian 62
4 Gardner–Webb 66

See also

References
  1. "Big South Statement on Hampton Women's Basketball Program". Big South Sports. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. "Seedings, Pairings for 2021 Hercules Tires Women's Basketball Championship". Big South Sports.
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