# 2021 SEC women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Southeastern Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina, March 3–7, 2021. Vanderbilt cancelled its season after going 4-4 and did not compete in the conference tournament. By winning, South Carolina earned an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Texas A&M‡ | 13–1 | 22–1 | |
| 2 | South Carolina† | 14–2 | 19–4 | |
| 3 | Tennessee† | 9–4 | 15–6 | |
| 4 | Georgia† | 10–5 | 18–5 | |
| 5 | Kentucky# | 9–6 | 16–7 | 1–0 vs. Arkansas |
| 6 | Arkansas# | 9–6 | 19–7 | 0–1 vs. Kentucky |
| 7 | Alabama# | 8–8 | 15–8 | |
| 8 | LSU# | 6–8 | 8–12 | |
| 9 | Mississippi State# | 5–7 | 10–8 | |
| 10 | Missouri# | 5–9 | 9–10 | |
| 11 | Ole Miss# | 4–10 | 10–10 | |
| 12 | Florida | 3–11 | 10–12 | |
| 13 | Auburn | 0–15 | 5–18 | |
| ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. |||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time | Matchup | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 3 |||||
| 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 12 Florida 69 vs. No. 13 Auburn 62 | SEC Network | 579 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 4 |||||
| 2 | 11:00 am | No. 8 LSU 71 vs. No. 9 Mississippi State 62 | SEC Network | |
| 3 | 1:30 pm | No. 5 Kentucky 73 vs. No. 12 Florida 64 | SEC Network | |
| 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Alabama 82 vs. No. 10 Missouri 74 | SEC Network | 912 |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Arkansas 60 vs. No. 11 Ole Miss 69 | SEC Network | 912 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 |||||
| 6 | 11:00 am | No. 1 Texas A&M 77 vs. No. 8 LSU 58 | SEC Network | 1,264 |
| 7 | 1:30 pm | No. 4 Georgia 78 vs. No. 5 Kentucky 66 | SEC Network | 1,264 |
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 South Carolina 75 vs. No. 7 Alabama 63 | SEC Network | 2,409 |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Tennessee 77 vs. No. 11 Ole Miss 72 | SEC Network | 2,409 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 |||||
| 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 Texas A&M 68 vs No. 4 Georgia 74 | ESPNU | 2,662 |
| 11 | 6:30 pm | No. 2 South Carolina 67 vs No. 3 Tennessee 52 | ESPNU | 2,662 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 7 |||||
| 12 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Georgia 62 vs No. 2 South Carolina 67 | ESPN2 | 2,872 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 3 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 3 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 3 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 4 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 4 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 4 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 SEC Network | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 ESPNU | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 ESPNU | Championship Sunday, March 7 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 7 ESPN2 | Championship Sunday, March 7 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Texas A&M | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | LSU | 71 | 8 | LSU | 58 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Mississippi State | 62 | | | | | | 1 | Texas A&M | 68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Georgia | 78 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Kentucky | 73 | 5 | Kentucky | 66 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Florida | 69 | 12 | Florida | 64 | | | | | | | | 4 | Georgia | 62 |
| 13 | Auburn | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | South Carolina | 67 |
| | | | | | | 2 | South Carolina | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alabama | 82 | 7 | Alabama | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Missouri | 74 | | | | | | 2 | South Carolina | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 52 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Tennessee | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Arkansas | 60 | 11 | Ole Miss | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ole Miss | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |