2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:10
Arena:TaxSlayer Center
City:Moline, Illinois
Champions:Bradley
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Andrea Gorski
Coachcount:1st
Television:ESPN+

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
SeedSchoolConf.Over.
1Missouri State‡#16–020–2
2Drake#13–515–10
3Illinois State#12–615–6
4UNI11–714–11
5Bradley#10–814–11
6Loyola Chicago#8–1010–12
7Valparaiso7–911–12
8Southern Illinois5–138–15
9Indiana State2–125–14
10Evansville2–166–17
‡ – 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

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevision
First round – Thursday, March 11
114:30 pmNo. 8 Southern Illinois vs. No. 9 Indiana State90–89OTESPN+
27:30 pmNo. 7 Valparaiso vs. No. 10 Evansville65–52
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12
2311:00 amNo. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 8 Southern Illinois70–59ESPN+
42:00 pmNo. 4 UNI vs. No. 5 Bradley59–62
355:00 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 7 Valparaiso71–60
68:00 pmNo. 3 Illinois State vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago60–61
Semifinals – Saturday, March 13
471:00 pmNo. 1 Missouri State vs. No. 2 DrakeCanceledESPN+
86:00 pmNo. 5 Bradley vs. No. 6 Loyola Chicago70–56
Championship – Sunday, March 14
594:00 pmNo. 2 Drake vs. No. 5 Bradley70–78ESPN+
Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed.

Tournament bracket

* denotes overtime

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MVC Women's Basketball Tournament - Schedule Update . March 13, 2021.
  2. Web site: Valley Announces WBB Tournament Schedule Adjustment . MVC Sports. en. March 2, 2021.