2021 CAA women's basketball tournament


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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams9
SiteSchar Center
Elon, North Carolina
ChampionsDrexel (2nd title)
Winning coachAmy Mallon (1st title)
MVPKeishana Washington (Drexel)
TelevisionFloHoops
CAA women's basketball tournaments
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2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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William & 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
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

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
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

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First 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

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Women's #CAAHoops Championship presented by SonaBank" (Web). CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
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