2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteDickies Arena
Fort Worth, Texas
ChampionsSouth Florida (1st title)
Winning coachJose Fernandez (1st title)
MVPSydni Harvey (South Florida)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU
2020–21 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 South Florida †13–2 .86715–3  .833
UCF12–2 .85714–3  .824
Houston12–5 .70615–6  .714
Tulane12–6 .66716–7  .696
Temple11–7 .61111–10  .524
East Carolina6–10 .3758–13  .381
Cincinnati6–12 .3337–15  .318
Tulsa4–13 .2355–13  .278
Wichita State2–9 .1825–11  .313
Memphis2–12 .1434–14  .222
SMU0–2 .0000–6  .000
SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020
The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams' overall records are not affected.
† 2021 AAC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament held March 8–11, 2021, in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. South Florida won the tournament, its first, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2]

Seeds

All of the teams in the American Athletic Conference, except for SMU, will qualify for the tournament. SMU canceled their season after going 0–6,[3] so they did not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference record, and then a tiebreaker system will be used. Teams seeded 7–10 play in opening round, and teams seeded 1–6 receive a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conference Overall
1 South Florida ‡# 13–2 16–3
2 UCF # 12–2 14–3
3 Houston # 12–5 15–6
4 Tulane # 12–6 16–7
5 Temple # 11–7 11–10
6 East Carolina # 6–10 8–13
7 Cincinnati 6–12 7–15
8 Tulsa 4–13 5–13
9 Wichita State 2–9 5–11
10 Memphis 2–12 4–15
‡ – American Athletic Conference regular season champions.
# – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television Attendance
First round – Monday, March 8
1 1 2:30 PM No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Tulsa 76–64 ESPN+
2 5:30 PM No. 10 Memphis vs. No. 7 Cincinnati 67–78
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 9
2 3 Noon No. 5 Temple vs. No. 4 Tulane 73–83 ESPN+
4 3:00 PM No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 1 USF 44–48
3 5 7:00 PM No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 2 UCF 43–53
6 10:00 PM No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 Houston 63–73
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10
4 7 5:30 PM No. 4 Tulane vs. No. 1 USF 47–51 ESPN+
8 8:30 PM No. 3 Houston vs. No. 2 UCF 39–61
Championship – Thursday, March 11
5 9 10:00 PM No. 1 USF vs. No. 2 UCF 64–54 ESPNU
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

First round
Monday, March 8 		Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 9 		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 10 		Championship game
Thursday, March 11
            
4 Tulane 83
5 Temple 73
1 USF 51
4 Tulane 47
8 Tulsa 64
9 Wichita State 76
1 USF 48
9 Wichita State 44
1 USF 64
2 UCF 54
2 UCF 53
7 Cincinnati 43
7 Cincinnati 78
10 Memphis 67
2 UCF 61
3 Houston 39
3 Houston 73
6 East Carolina 63

Note: * denotes overtime

See also

References

  1. ↑ "American Athletic Conference Reveals 2020-21 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". American Athletic Conference. November 20, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 Air Force Reserve Women's Basketball Championship". The American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Women's Basketball Cancels Remainder of 2020-21 Season". SMU Athletics. December 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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