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 | |
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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
editAll 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 | ||
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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
editSource:[3]
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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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
editFirst 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
editFirst round
editMarch 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
editACCRSN
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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
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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
editACCRSN
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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
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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
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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
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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
editMarch 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
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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
editAll-Tournament Teams
edit2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[4] | |
First Team | Second Team |
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Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP) |
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.