2021 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that concluded the 2020-21 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It will be played at Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, March 10–14, 2021. VCU won the tournament, its first-ever title.

2021 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams14
Finals siteSiegel Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coachBeth O'Boyle (1st title)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+, ESPNU
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 12 1   .923 14 5   .737
Fordham 8 2   .800 12 6   .667
Rhode Island 11 4   .733 11 8   .579
Saint Louis 9 3   .750 14 6   .700
VCU 10 5   .667 16 11   .593
Richmond 9 6   .600 13 9   .591
UMass 7 5   .583 16 8   .667
Duquesne 4 7   .364 5 11   .313
Saint Joseph's 5 9   .357 7 10   .412
George Washington 5 9   .357 9 14   .391
La Salle 6 11   .353 11 15   .423
St. Bonaventure 6 11   .353 8 13   .381
Davidson 5 10   .333 8 15   .348
George Mason 0 14   .000 3 19   .136
2021 A10 Tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. [1]

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
1 Dayton‡† 12–1
2 Fordham 8–2
3 Saint Louis 9–3
4 Rhode Island 11–4
5 VCU 10–5
6 Richmond 9–6
7 UMass 7–5
8 La Salle 7–10
9 Duquesne 4–7
10 Saint Joseph's 5–9 1–0 vs. GW
11 George Washington 5–9
12 Davidson 5–10
13 St. Bonaventure 5–12
14 George Mason 0–14
‡ – Atlantic 10 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule

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Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 Davidson vs No. 13 St. Bonaventure 69–61 ESPN+ 250
2 4:00 pm No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 George Mason 62–56
Second round – Thursday, March 11
2 3 11:00 am No. 8 La Salle vs No. 9 Duquesne 72–68OT ESPN+ 250
4 2:00 pm No. 5 VCU vs No. 12 Davidson 69–52
3 5 5:00 pm No. 7 Massachusetts vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's 79–69OT 250
6 8:00 pm No. 6 Richmond vs No. 11 George Washington 58–54OT
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
4 7 11:00 am No. 1 Dayton vs No. 8 La Salle 85-70 ESPN+ 250
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Rhode Island vs No. 5 VCU 57–64OT
5 9 5:00 pm No. 2 Fordham vs No. 7 Massachusetts 70–80 250
10 8:00 pm No. 3 Saint Louis vs No. 6 Richmond 59–58OT
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
6 11 1:00 pm No. 1 Dayton vs No. 5 VCU 50–56 CBSSN 250
12 4:00 pm No. 3 Saint Louis vs No. 7 Massachusetts 81–90
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7 13 12:00 pm No. 5 VCU vs No. 7 Massachusetts 81–69 ESPNU

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket

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  • All times are Eastern.
First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1Dayton85
8La Salle72*8La Salle70
9Duquesne681Dayton50
5VCU56
4Rhode Island57
5VCU695VCU64*
12Davidson6912Davidson525VCU81
13St. Bonaventure617Massachusetts69
2Fordham70
7Massachusetts79*7Massachusetts80
10Saint Joseph's697Massachusetts90
3Saint Louis81
3Saint Louis59*
6Richmond58*6Richmond58
11George Washington6211George Washington54
14George Mason56

* denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "2021 A10WBB Championship Home". Retrieved February 28, 2021.

See also

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