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2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams9
SiteMichelob Ultra Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsUC Davis (3rd title)
Winning coachJennifer Gross (3rd title)
TelevisionESPN3
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis † 9 – 1   .900 13 – 3   .813
UC Irvine 11 – 4   .733 15 – 9   .625
Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611 12 – 9   .571
Hawaiʻi 7 – 6   .538 9 – 8   .529
Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 6   .538 9 – 9   .500
Cal Poly 8 – 8   .500 13 – 11   .542
UC Santa Barbara 7 – 9   .438 7 – 14   .333
UC San Diego* 6 – 9   .400 6 – 9   .400
UC Riverside 5 – 9   .357 7 – 12   .368
Cal State Fullerton 2 – 14   .125 4 – 18   .182
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2021 Big West tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
NOTE: Cal State Northridge will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

The 2021 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament (officially known as the Air Force Reserve Big West Women's Basketball Championship due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Big West Conference. The tournament was held March 9–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. UC Davis won the conference tournament championship game over UC Irvine, 61–42.[2]

Seeds

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Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Only the top nine teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 UC Davis 9–1
2 UC Irvine 11–4
3 Long Beach State 11–7
4 CSU Bakersfield 7–6 2–0 vs. Hawai'i
5 Hawai'i 7–6 0–2 vs. CSUB
6 Cal Poly 8–8
7 UC Santa Barbara 7–9
8 UC Riverside 5–9
9 Cal State Fullerton 2–14

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Tuesday, March 9, 2021
1 12:00 p.m. No. 8 UC Riverside vs. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton 51-55 ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10, 2021
2 11:00 a.m. No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 9 Cal State Fullerton 61-54 ESPN3
3 2:00 p.m. No. 4 CSU Bakersfield vs. No. 5 Hawai'i 67-81
4 5:00 p.m. No. 2 UC Irvine vs. No. 7 UC Santa Barbara 92-90
5 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Long Beach State vs. No. 6 Cal Poly 60-61
Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021
6 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Hawai'i vs. No. 1 UC Davis 52-64 ESPN3
7 3:00 p.m. No. 6 Cal Poly vs. No. 2 UC Irvine 59-68
Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021
8 5:00 p.m. No. 1 UC Davis vs. No. 2 UC Irvine 61-42 ESPN3
*All times Pacific. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3]

Bracket

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First round
Tuesday, March 9 		Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 12 		Championship
Saturday, March 13
1 UC Davis 61
8 UC Riverside 51 9 Cal State Fullerton 54
9 Cal State Fullerton 55 1 UC Davis 64
5 Hawai'i 52
4 CSU Bakersfield 67
5 Hawai'i 81
1 UC Davis 61
2 UC Irvine 42
7 UC Santa Barbara 90
2 UC Irvine 92
2 UC Irvine 68
6 Cal Poly 59
3 Long Beach State 60
6 Cal Poly 61

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Viva Las Vegas! Seeds Set For 2021 Women's Basketball Championship". bigwest.org. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "College Basketball: UC Davis women beat UCI for second straight Big West title". napavalleyregister.com. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ 2021 WBB BWT Bracket (PDF)
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