The 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, March 10–13, 2021. Cal Baptist won the tournament and would have received the WAC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament, but, due to transition from Division II to Division I, were ineligible. The WAC automatic bid went to Utah Valley, who finished second in the regular season standings.WAC Tournament journey starts with UTRGV
Seeds Seven of the 9 teams in the WAC are eligible to compete in the conference tournament for NCAA postseason play. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I, and Dixie State ended their season in January. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference.
SeedSchoolConference1California Baptist 14–02Utah Valley 10–43Grand Canyon 8–44New Mexico State 6–65Seattle 6–86UTRGV 2–87Chicago State 0–10
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevisionQuarterfinals – Wednesday March 101NoonNo. 5 Seattle vs No. 4 New Mexico State46–5622:30 pmNo. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 Chicago State61–4338:30 pmNo. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 UTRGV67–54Semifinals – Friday, March 12411:00 amNo. 4 New Mexico State vs. No. 1 California Baptist54–7952:00 pmNo. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon54–57Final – Saturday, March 1362:00 pmNo. 1 California Baptist vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon78–60Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
References
External links 2021 Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championships