# 2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was played March 4–9, 2021, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

All of the teams in the conference standings, except for San Diego, qualified for the tournament. San Diego cancelled their season after going 7–12, so they will not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Pomeroy AWP |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 16–1 | 21–3 | .917% |
| 2 | BYU | 13–3 | 17–4 | .808% |
| 3 | San Francisco | 10–7 | 14–9 | .587% |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 9–8 | 13–10 | .545% |
| 5 | Portland | 9–8 | 12–11 | .510% |
| 6 | Pacific | 9–9 | 11–10 | .503% |
| 7 | Saint Mary's | 4–14 | 6–18 | .225% |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 4–14 | 5–18 | .224% |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 2–16 | 5–17 | .112% |
* Overall record at end of regular season.

## Venue

For the thirteenth consecutive year, the 2021 WCC Tournament will be held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471. The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022. The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip. The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were permitted to attend the tournament for the year 2021.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television |
| First round – Thursday March 4, 2021 |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:30 PM | No. 8 Loyola Marymount 85 vs. No. 9 Pepperdine 73 | BYUtv |
| Second round – Friday March 5, 2021 |||||
| 2 | 2 | 11:00 AM | No. 5 Portland 56 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 74 | BYUtv |
| 2 | 3 | 2:00 PM | No. 6 Pacific 55 vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's 69 | BYUtv |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6, 2021 |||||
| 3 | 4 | 11:00 AM | No. 4 Santa Clara 83 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 68 | BYUtv |
| 3 | 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 3 San Francisco 69 vs. No. 7 St. Mary's 63 | BYUtv |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 8, 2021 |||||
| 4 | 6 | 11:00 AM | No. 1 Gonzaga 72 vs. No. 4 Santa Clara 62 | BYUtv |
| 4 | 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 BYU 85 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55 | BYUtv |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 9, 2021 |||||
| 5 | 8 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 Gonzaga 43 vs. No. 2 BYU 42 | ESPNU |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game |||||

## Bracket

* All games except the championship will air on BYUtv and be simulcast on WCC Network and multiple RSN's: NBC Sports Bay Area, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Fox Sports San Diego, and Root Sports. The championship will air on ESPNU.
| Opening round Thursday, March 4 | Opening round Thursday, March 4 | Opening round Thursday, March 4 | Second round Friday, March 5 | Second round Friday, March 5 | Second round Friday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 | Semifinals Monday, March 8 | Semifinals Monday, March 8 | Semifinals Monday, March 8 | Championship Tuesday, March 9 | Championship Tuesday, March 9 | Championship Tuesday, March 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Santa Clara | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Santa Clara | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 68 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Portland | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 85 | 8 | Loyola Marymount | 74 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 73 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 43 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 42 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | BYU | 85 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | San Francisco | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | San Francisco | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | St. Mary's | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Pacific | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Saint Mary's | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime game