2021 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2021 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that concluded the 2020-21 season of the Atlantic 10 Conference. It will be played at Siegel Center in Richmond, Virginia, March 10–14, 2021. VCU won the tournament, its first-ever title.

2021 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams14
Finals siteSiegel Center
Richmond, Virginia
ChampionsVCU (1st title)
Winning coachBeth O'Boyle (1st title)
TelevisionCBSSN, ESPN+, ESPNU
2020–21 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton12–1 .92314–3  .824
Fordham8–2 .80012–4  .750
Saint Louis9–3 .75012–4  .750
Rhode Island11–4 .73311–8  .579
VCU †10–5 .66716–10  .615
Richmond9–6 .60013–9  .591
UMass7–5 .58314–7  .667
La Salle7–10 .41212–14  .462
Duquesne4–7 .3645–11  .313
Saint Joseph's5–9 .3577–10  .412
George Washington5–9 .3579–14  .391
Davidson5–10 .3339–14  .391
St. Bonaventure5–12 .2946–15  .286
George Mason0–14 .0003–19  .136
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. [1]

Seed School Conf Overall Tiebreaker
1 Dayton‡† 12–1
2 Fordham† 8–2
3 Saint Louis† 9–3
4 Rhode Island† 11–4
5 VCU 10–5
6 Richmond 9–6
7 UMass 7–5
8 La Salle 7–10
9 Duquesne 4–7
10 Saint Joseph's 5–9 1–0 vs. GW
11 George Washington 5–9
12 Davidson 5–10
13 St. Bonaventure 5–12
14 George Mason 0–14
‡ – Atlantic 10 regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.

Schedule
Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 1:00 pm No. 12 Davidson vs No. 13 St. Bonaventure 69–61 ESPN+ 250
2 4:00 pm No. 11 George Washington vs No. 14 George Mason 62–56
Second round – Thursday, March 11
2 3 11:00 am No. 8 La Salle vs No. 9 Duquesne 72–68OT ESPN+ 250
4 2:00 pm No. 5 VCU vs No. 12 Davidson 69–52
3 5 5:00 pm No. 7 Massachusetts vs No. 10 Saint Joseph's 79–69OT 250
6 8:00 pm No. 6 Richmond vs No. 11 George Washington 58–54OT
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
4 7 11:00 am No. 1 Dayton vs No. 8 La Salle 85-70 ESPN+ 250
8 2:00 pm No. 4 Rhode Island vs No. 5 VCU 57–64OT
5 9 5:00 pm No. 2 Fordham vs No. 7 Massachusetts 70–80 250
10 8:00 pm No. 3 Saint Louis vs No. 6 Richmond 59–58OT
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
6 11 1:00 pm No. 1 Dayton vs No. 5 VCU 50–56 CBSSN 250
12 4:00 pm No. 3 Saint Louis vs No. 7 Massachusetts 81–90
Championship – Sunday, March 14
7 13 12:00 pm No. 5 VCU vs No. 7 Massachusetts 81–69 ESPNU

*Game times in Eastern Time.

Bracket
  • All times are Eastern.
  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                               
1 Dayton 85  
    8 La Salle 70  
8 La Salle  72*
9 Duquesne  68  
  1 Dayton 50  
  5 VCU 56  
4 Rhode Island 57
    5 VCU 64*  
5 VCU 69
    12 Davidson 52  
12 Davidson 69
13 St. Bonaventure 61  
5 VCU 81
7 Massachusetts 69
2 Fordham 70  
    7 Massachusetts 80  
7 Massachusetts 79*
10 Saint Joseph's 69  
  7 Massachusetts 90
  3 Saint Louis 81  
3 Saint Louis 59*
    6 Richmond 58  
6 Richmond 58*
    11 George Washington 54  
11 George Washington 62
14 George Mason 56  

* denotes overtime period

References
  1. "2021 A10WBB Championship Home". Retrieved February 28, 2021.

See also


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