| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Horizon League |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Arena: | Indiana Farmers Coliseum |
| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Champions: | Wright State |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Katrina Merriweather |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU |
The 2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Horizon League. The tournament was held February 25–March 9, 2021.[1] Wright State won the tournament and received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Teams are seeded by record within the conference. Eleven of the twelve teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament, as Detroit Mercy did not complete their season.
| Seed | School | Conference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wright State | 15–5 | |
| 2 | Milwaukee | 15–5 | |
| 3 | Green Bay | 14–4 | |
| 4 | Oakland | 12–8 | |
| 5 | IUPUI | 11–3 | |
| 6 | Cleveland State | 8–8 | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 9–7 | |
| 8 | Northern Kentucky | 7–5 | |
| 9 | Robert Morris | 4–12 | |
| 10 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 1–19 | |
| 11 | UIC | 1–13 |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday, February 25 | ||||||
| 1 | 5:00 PM | No. 10 Purdue Fort Wayne 59 vs. No. 7 Youngstown State 62 | ESPN+ | |||
| 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 11 UIC 43 vs. No. 6 Cleveland State 69 | ||||
| 3 | 7:00 PM | No. 9 Robert Morris 54 vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky 68 | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 2 | ||||||
| 4 | 2:00 PM | No. 8 Northern Kentucky 56 vs. No. 1 Wright State 74 | ESPN+ | |||
| 5 | 3:00 PM | No. 5 IUPUI 86 vs No. 4 Oakland 64 | ||||
| 6 | 8:00 PM | No. 6 Cleveland State 69 vs. No. 3 Green Bay 63 | ||||
| 7 | 8:00 PM | No. 7 Youngstown State 68 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 77 | ||||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 8 | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00 AM | No. 6 Cleveland State 62 vs. No. 1 Wright State 73 | ESPN+ | |||
| 9 | 2:00 PM | No. 5 IUPUI 56 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 46 | ||||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 9 | ||||||
| 10 | Noon | No. 5 IUPUI 41 vs. No. 1 Wright State 53 | ESPNU | |||
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.[2] | ||||||