| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Women's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Bartow Arena |
| City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions: | Jackson State |
| Titlecount: | 8th |
| Coach: | Tomekia Reed |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Dayzsha Rogan |
| Mvpteam: | Jackson State |
| Television: | ESPN3 |
The 2021 SWAC women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament taking place March 10–13, 2021. The tournament was held at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Jackson State received the Southwestern Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.
Unlike most NCAA Division I basketball conference tournaments, the SWAC tournament does not include all of the league's teams. The tournament instead features only the top eight teams from regular-season SWAC play.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State | 14–1 | 15–5 | |
| 2 | Alabama State | 14–3 | 14–3 | |
| 3 | Southern | 11–4 | 11–10 | |
| 4 | Grambling State | 8–6 | 9–9 | |
| 5 | Alabama A&M | 8–5 | 10–6 | |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 7–8 | 7–12 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern | 4–8 | 5–9 | |
| 8 | Mississippi Valley State | 2–13 | 4–15 |
All tournament games are streamed on ESPN3.
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 11 | ||||||
| March 10 | 1 | Noon | No. 2 Alabama State 85 vs. No. 7 Texas Southern 69 | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 | 6:30 PM | No. 1 Jackson State 70 vs. No. 8 Mississippi Valley State 47 | ||||
| March 11 | 3 | Noon | No. 3 Southern 73 vs. No. 6 Alcorn State 59 | |||
| 4 | 6:30 PM | No. 4 Grambling State 58 vs. No. 5 Alabama A&M 50 | ||||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | Noon | No. 2 Alabama State 69 vs. No. 3 Southern 60 | ESPN3 | ||
| 6 | 6:30 PM | No. 1 Jackson State 65 vs. No. 4 Grambling State 49 | ||||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 13 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:30 PM | No. 2 Alabama State 66 vs. No. 1 Jackson State 67 | ESPN3 | ||
| Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1] [2] [3] | ||||||