# 2021 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 6–9, 2021 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., however it was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time since 1986 that the CAA has crowned its men's basketball champion at an on-campus facility.

## Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | James Madison | 8–2 | 2–0 vs. Towson |
| 2 | Northeastern | 8–2 | 1–1 vs. Towson |
| 3 | Charleston | 6–4 | |
| 4 | Hofstra | 8–6 | |
| 5 | Delaware | 5–4 | |
| 6 | Drexel | 4–5 | |
| 7 | William & Mary | 4–6 | |
| 8 | Elon | 4–7 | |
| 9 | Towson | 3–9 | |
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 1–6 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Saturday, March 6 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Elon vs. No. 9 Towson | 69–48 | FloHoops |
| 1 | 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 William & Mary vs. No. 10 UNC Wilmington | 73–60 | FloHoops |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 7 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 5 Delaware | 83–75 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Elon | 71–72 | FloHoops |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 7 William & Mary | 63–47 | FloHoops |
| 3 | 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Charleston vs. No. 6 Drexel | 75–80 | FloHoops |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 8 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 8 Elon | 58–76 | CBSSN |
| 4 | 8 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 6 Drexel | 67–74 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 9 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Elon vs. No. 6 Drexel | 56–63 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, March 6 FloHoops | First round Saturday, March 6 FloHoops | First round Saturday, March 6 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 FloHoops | Semifinals Monday, March 8 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals Monday, March 8 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals Monday, March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship Tuesday, March 9 CBS Sports Network | Championship Tuesday, March 9 CBS Sports Network | Championship Tuesday, March 9 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | James Madison | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Elon | 72 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Elon | 69 | 8 | Elon | 72 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Towson | 48 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Towson | 48 | | | | 8 | Elon | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Hofstra | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Hofstra | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Delaware | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Elon | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Drexel | 63 |
| | | | 2 | Northeastern | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | William & Mary | 47 | | | | | | |
| 7 | William & Mary | 73 | 7 | William & Mary | 47 | | | | | | |
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | UNC Wilmington | 60 | | | | 2 | Northeastern | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Drexel | 74 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Charleston | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Drexel | 80 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime game