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2021 CAA women's basketball tournament

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2021 CAA women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams9
SiteSchar Center
Elon, North Carolina
ChampionsDrexel (2nd title)
Winning coachAmy Mallon (1st title)
MVPKeishana Washington (Drexel)
TelevisionFloHoops
CAA women's basketball tournaments
 2020
2022 
2020–21 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware162 .889245  .828
James Madison96 .6001410  .583
Drexel†86 .571149  .609
Towson86 .571139  .591
Hofstra57 .417812  .400
Elon35 .37578  .467
Northeastern610 .375713  .350
William & Mary35 .37567  .462
Charleston26 .25069  .400
UNC Wilmington310 .231714  .333
2021 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 10–13, 2021 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina.[1] Drexel won the conference tournament championship game over Delaware, 63–52, earning Drexel an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.[2]

Seeds

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William & Mary did not participate in the tournament, as they voluntarily ended their season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining 9 were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker 1 Tiebreaker 2
1 Delaware 16–2
2 James Madison 9–6
3 Drexel 8–6 2–0 vs Northeastern
4 Towson 8–6 1–1 vs Northeastern
5 Hofstra 5–7
6 Elon 3–5 1–1 vs Delaware
7 Northeastern 6–10 0–4 vs Delaware
8 Charleston 2–6
9 UNCW 3–10

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1 1 2:30 pm No. 9 UNCW vs No. 8 Charleston 60–47 FloHoops
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
2 2 11:00 am No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 4 Towson 77–67OT FloHoops
3 2:30 pm No. 9 UNCW vs No. 1 Delaware 52-70
3 4 6:00 pm No. 7 Northeastern vs No. 2 James Madison 65-81
5 9:30 pm No. 6 Elon vs No. 3 Drexel 59-65
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
4 6 2:30 pm No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 1 Delaware 39-60 FloHoops
7 6:00 pm No. 2 James Madison vs No. 3 Drexel 79–76OT
Championship – Saturday, March 13
5 8 5:00 pm No. 1 Delaware vs No. 3 Drexel 52-63 FloHoops
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 10
FloHoops
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 11
FloHoops
Semifinals
Friday, March 12
FloHoops
Final
Saturday, March 13
FloHoops
            
1 Delaware 70
9 UNCW 52
8 Charleston 47
9 UNCW 60
1 Delaware 60
5 Hofstra 39
4 Towson 67
5 Hofstra 77*
1 Delaware 52
3 Drexel 63
2 James Madison 81
7 Northeastern 65
2 James Madison 76
3 Drexel 79*
3 Drexel 65
6 Elon 59

* denotes overtime game

See also

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References

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  1. "2021 Women's #CAAHoops Championship presented by SonaBank" (Web). CAASports.com. CAA. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  2. Washburn, Rob (March 13, 2021). "DREXEL RALLIES PAST DELAWARE, 63-52, TO CAPTURE FIRST CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2009". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
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