2021 Women's Basketball Invitational

The 2021 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament or 2021 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2021 field was announced on March 15. The tournament was held March 19–21 at the William Exum Center on the campus of Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky. The format was an 8-team tournament with a winners and consolation bracket, guaranteeing all participating teams three games. Cleveland State beat Portland in the final.

2021 Women's Basketball Invitational
Season2020–21
Teams8
Finals siteWilliam Exum Center
Frankfort, Kentucky
ChampionsCleveland State
Women's Basketball Invitationals
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Bracket

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5th place game
March 21
Consolation 2nd round
March 20
Quarterfinals
March 19
Semifinals
March 20
Championship
March 21
Cleveland State68
Manhattan55
Manhattan56Cleveland State64
Loyola-Chicago51Stetson54
Loyola–Chicago45
Stetson49
Manhattan58Cleveland State67
FIU59Portland64
Portland67
Abilene Christian42
7th place gameAbilene Christian61Portland803rd place game
FIU78Northern Arizona65
Loyola-Chicago74FIU69Stetson48
Abilene Christian55Northern Arizona82Northern Arizona51

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 WBI Bracket". www.womensbasketballinvitational.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
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