The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 10–13, 2021 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.[1] Drexel won the conference tournament championship game over Delaware, 63–52, earning Drexel an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[2]
2021 CAA women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Schar Center Elon, North Carolina |
Champions | Drexel (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Amy Mallon (1st title) |
MVP | Keishana Washington (Drexel) |
Television | FloHoops |
CAA women's basketball tournaments |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 24 | – | 5 | .828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel† | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Seeds
editWilliam & Mary did not participate in the tournament, as they voluntarily ended their season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining 9 were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
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1 | Delaware | 16–2 | ||
2 | James Madison | 9–6 | ||
3 | Drexel | 8–6 | 2–0 vs Northeastern | |
4 | Towson | 8–6 | 1–1 vs Northeastern | |
5 | Hofstra | 5–7 | ||
6 | Elon | 3–5 | 1–1 vs Delaware | |
7 | Northeastern | 6–10 | 0–4 vs Delaware | |
8 | Charleston | 2–6 | ||
9 | UNCW | 3–10 |
Schedule
editSession | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Wednesday, March 10 | |||||
1 | 1 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 UNCW vs No. 8 Charleston | 60–47 | FloHoops |
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 | |||||
2 | 2 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 4 Towson | 77–67OT | FloHoops |
3 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 UNCW vs No. 1 Delaware | 52-70 | ||
3 | 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Northeastern vs No. 2 James Madison | 65-81 | |
5 | 9:30 pm | No. 6 Elon vs No. 3 Drexel | 59-65 | ||
Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | |||||
4 | 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 1 Delaware | 39-60 | FloHoops |
7 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 James Madison vs No. 3 Drexel | 79–76OT | ||
Championship – Saturday, March 13 | |||||
5 | 8 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Delaware vs No. 3 Drexel | 52-63 | FloHoops |
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
editFirst round Wednesday, March 10 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Final Saturday, March 13 FloHoops | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Delaware | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | UNCW | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Charleston | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | UNCW | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Delaware | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Hofstra | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Hofstra | 77* | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Delaware | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Northeastern | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 79* | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Elon | 59 |
* denotes overtime game
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2021 Women's #CAAHoops Championship presented by SonaBank" (Web). CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Washburn, Rob (March 13, 2021). "DREXEL RALLIES PAST DELAWARE, 63-52, TO CAPTURE FIRST CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2009". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved April 12, 2021.