The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, promoted as Hoops in the Heartland, was part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois, March 11–14, 2021, at the TaxSlayer Center. On March 13, prior to the semifinal game between Missouri State and Bradley, Missouri State withdrew from the tournament. The remaining teams were reseeded, Bradley was rescheduled to play Loyola Chicago, and top-seeded Drake advanced to the finals, awaiting their opponent. Bradley won the tournament, its first title, receiving the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.
Seeds 2021 MVC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds Seed School Conf. Over.1 Missouri State‡# 16–0 20–22 Drake# 13–5 15–103 Illinois State# 12–6 15–64 UNI 11–7 14–115 Bradley# 10–8 14–116 Loyola Chicago# 8–10 10–127 Valparaiso 7–9 11–128 Southern Illinois 5–13 8–159 Indiana State 2–12 5–1410 Evansville 2–16 6–17‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.# - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionFirst round – Thursday, March 11114:30 pmNo. 8 Southern Illinois vs. No. 9 Indiana State90–89OTESPN+27:30 pmNo. 7 Valparaiso vs. No. 10 Evansville65–52 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 122311:00 amNo. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 8 Southern Illinois70–59ESPN+42:00 pmNo. 4 UNI vs. No. 5 Bradley59–62355:00 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Valparaiso71–6068:00 pmNo. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago60–61Semifinals – Saturday, March 13471:00 pmNo. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 2 DrakeCanceledESPN+86:00 pmNo. 5 Bradley vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago70–56Championship – Sunday, March 14594:00 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 5 Bradley70–78ESPN+Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Tournament bracket
* denotes overtime
See also 2021 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
References
External links Hoops in the Heartland Missouri Valley Conference Official Website