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2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteTaxSlayer Center
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsBradley (1st title)
Winning coachAndrea Gorski (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+
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2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Missouri State 16 – 0   1.000 23 – 4   .852
Drake 13 – 5   .722 18 – 12   .600
Illinois State 12 – 6   .667 16 – 9   .640
Northern Iowa 11 – 7   .611 17 – 13   .567
Bradley† 10 – 8   .556 17 – 12   .586
Loyola–Chicago 8 – 10   .444 12 – 15   .444
Valparaiso 7 – 9   .438 12 – 13   .480
Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 9 – 16   .360
Indiana State 2 – 12   .143 5 – 15   .250
Evansville 2 – 16   .111 6 – 18   .250
† 2021 MVC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll


The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, promoted as Hoops in the Heartland, was part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois, March 11–14, 2021, at the TaxSlayer Center. On March 13, prior to the semifinal game between Missouri State and Bradley, Missouri State withdrew from the tournament. The remaining teams were reseeded, Bradley was rescheduled to play Loyola Chicago, and top-seeded Drake advanced to the finals, awaiting their opponent.[1] Bradley won the tournament, its first title, receiving the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.[2]

Seeds

2021 MVC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conf. Over.
1 Missouri State‡# 16–0 20–2
2 Drake# 13–5 15–10
3 Illinois State# 12–6 15–6
4 UNI 11–7 14–11
5 Bradley# 10–8 14–11
6 Loyola Chicago# 8–10 10–12
7 Valparaiso 7–9 11–12
8 Southern Illinois 5–13 8–15
9 Indiana State 2–12 5–14
10 Evansville 2–16 6–17
‡ – Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# - Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.

Schedule

Session Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Thursday, March 11
1 1 4:30 pm No. 8 Southern Illinois vs. No. 9 Indiana State 90–89OT ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 7 Valparaiso vs. No. 10 Evansville 65–52
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
2 3 11:00 am No. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 8 Southern Illinois 70–59 ESPN+
4 2:00 pm No. 4 UNI vs. No. 5 Bradley 59–62
3 5 5:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Valparaiso 71–60
6 8:00 pm No. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago 60–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
4 7 1:00 pm No. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 2 Drake Canceled ESPN+
8 6:00 pm No. 5 Bradley vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago 70–56
Championship – Sunday, March 14
5 9 4:00 pm No. 2 Drake vs. No. 5 Bradley 70–78 ESPN+
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Tournament bracket

First round
Thursday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 12
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
ESPN+ 		Championship
Sunday, March 14
ESPN+
            
1 Missouri State 70
8 Southern Illinois 59
8 Southern Illinois 90*
9 Indiana State 89
1 Missouri State
2 Drake NC
4 UNI 59
5 Bradley 62
2 Drake 70
5 Bradley 78
2 Drake 71
7 Valparaiso 60
7 Valparaiso 65
10 Evansville 52
5 Bradley 70
6 Loyola Chicago 56
3 Illinois State 60
6 Loyola Chicago 61

* denotes overtime

See also

References

  1. ^ "MVC Women's Basketball Tournament - Schedule Update". Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Valley Announces WBB Tournament Schedule Adjustment". MVC Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Missouri_Valley_Conference_women%27s_basketball_tournament