The 2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–14, 2021, at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. Stephen F. Austin won the tournament, claiming its 16th and final Southland Conference title, and received the Southland's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament. SFA is one of five schools that will leave the Southland on July 1, 2021, with SFA being one of four joining the Western Athletic Conference.
Seeds Only the top ten teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament.
SeedSchoolConferenceOverall1‡* Stephen F. Austin14–022–22* Southeastern Louisiana10–511–73# Sam Houston9–513–74# Lamar9–610–135 Central Arkansas9–712–136 Nicholls9–710–137 Abilene Christian6–714–98 Houston Baptist6–711–119 McNeese State6–86–1610 Incarnate Word4–56–8‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions.* – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament.# – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevision First round – Wednesday, March 101111:00 amNo. 9 McNeese vs. No. 8 Houston Baptist68–80ESPN+22:00 pmNo. 10 Incarnate Word vs. No. 7 Abilene Christian70–81 Second Round – Thursday, March 112311:00 amNo. 8 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas46–51ESPN+42:00 pmNo. 7 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 Nicholls57–67 Quarterfinals – Friday, March 123511:00 amNo. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Lamar69–55ESPN+62:00 pmNo. 6 Nicholls vs. No. 3 Sam Houston59–89 Semifinals – Saturday, March 13471:00 pmNo. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin47–55ESPN+84:00 pmNo. 3 Sam Houston vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana79–77 Championship – Sunday, March 14591:00 pm No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 Sam Houston56–45CBSSNGame times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
See also 2021 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
References
External links 2021 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament