# 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament

The 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2020–21 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 3–7, 2021. NC State defended their title to earn the ACC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.

## Seeds

All of the ACC teams except Duke and Virginia participated in the tournament. The remaining teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 11 received single byes. The seeds were determined on February 28, 2021, after the final regular season games finished.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Louisville‡† | 14–2 | |
| 2 | NC State† | 12–2 | |
| 3 | Georgia Tech† | 12–6 | |
| 4 | Florida State† | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse |
| 5 | Syracuse# | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Florida State |
| 6 | Notre Dame# | 8–7 | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech# | 8–8 | |
| 8 | North Carolina# | 8–9 | |
| 9 | Wake Forest# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech |
| 10 | Miami# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs Wake Forest, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech |
| 11 | Clemson# | 5–12 | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 3–12 | |
| 13 | Boston College | 2–11 | |
| ‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. ||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 3 |||||||
| Opening day | 1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Pittsburgh vs No. 13 Boston College | 56–67 | ACCRSN | 156 |
| Second round – Thursday, March 4 |||||||
| 1 | 2 | Noon | No. 8 North Carolina vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 71–82 | ACCRSN | 609 |
| 1 | 3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Boston College | 67–61 | ACCRSN | 609 |
| 2 | 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Virginia Tech vs No. 10 Miami | 72–64 | ACCRSN | 451 |
| 2 | 5 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame vs No. 11 Clemson | 63–68 | ACCRSN | 451 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 |||||||
| 3 | 6 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 65–53 | ACCRSN | 592 |
| 3 | 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State vs No. 5 Syracuse | 67–68 | ACCRSN | 592 |
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs No. 7 Virginia Tech | 68–55 | ACCRSN | 1,259 |
| 4 | 9 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Clemson | 60–57 | ACCRSN | 1,259 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 |||||||
| 5 | 10 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 5 Syracuse | 72–59 | ACCN | 1,122 |
| 5 | 11 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech | 66–61 | ACCN | 1,122 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 7 |||||||
| 6 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 2 NC State | 56–58 | ESPN2 | 2,063 |
| Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 3 | First round Wednesday, March 3 | First round Wednesday, March 3 | Second round Thursday, March 4 | Second round Thursday, March 4 | Second round Thursday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 | Quarterfinals Friday, March 5 | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 | Semifinals Saturday, March 6 | Championship Sunday, March 7 | Championship Sunday, March 7 | Championship Sunday, March 7 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Louisville | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | North Carolina | 71 | 9 | Wake Forest | 53 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Wake Forest | 82 | | | | | | 1 | Louisville | 72 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Syracuse | 67 | 5 | Syracuse | 68 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 56 | 13 | Boston College | 61 | | | | | | | | 1 | Louisville | 56 |
| 13 | Boston College | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | NC State | 58 |
| | | | | | | 2 | NC State | 68 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Virginia Tech | 72 | 7 | Virginia Tech | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Miami | 64 | | | | | | 2 | NC State | 66 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia Tech | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Georgia Tech | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Notre Dame | 63 | 11 | Clemson | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Clemson | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ACCRSN
* March 3 2:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 12 Pittsburgh 56, No. 13 Boston College 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 7–14, 19–14, 12–19, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Everett (22) Rebs: Brown (9) Asts: Everett/Brown (3) | Pts: Swartz (33) Rebs: Ford/Swartz (6) Asts: Ivey (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 156 Referees: Denise Brooks Fatou Oissoko-Stephens Jeff Smith

### Second round

* ACCRSN
* March 4 Noon
* Report
No. 8 North Carolina 71, No. 9 Wake Forest 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 18–14, 20–19, 17–24 |||
| Pts: Ustby (23) Rebs: Bailey (10) Asts: Watts (4) | Pts: Spear (29) Rebs: Raca (12) Asts: Conti (12) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Dee Kanter Pualani Spurlock Ed Sidlasky
* ACCRSN
* March 4 2:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 5 Syracuse 67, No. 13 Boston College 61 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 15–16, 15–10, 21–24 |||
| Pts: Lewis (21) Rebs: Engstler (15) Asts: Lewis (5) | Pts: Dickens (14) Rebs: Soule/VanTimmeren (7) Asts: Garraud (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 609 Referees: Eric Brewton Bryan Brunette Talisa Green
* ACCRSN
* March 4 6:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 7 Virginia Tech 72, No. 10 Miami 64 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 19–16, 16–19, 13–17 |||
| Pts: Kitley (16) Rebs: Gregg (10) Asts: Amoore (5) | Pts: Harden (27) Rebs: Harden (11) Asts: Harden (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Joe Vaszily Tiara Oruse Luis Gonzalez
* ACCRSN
* March 4 8:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 6 Notre Dame 63, No. 11 Clemson 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 19–16, 18–19, 9–18 |||
| Pts: Westbeld (24) Rebs: Westbeld (9) Asts: Miles (8) | Pts: Elliott (25) Rebs: Robinson (8) Asts: Washington (7) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 451 Referees: Maj Forsberg Carla Fountain Bruce Morris

### Quarterfinals

* ACCRSN
* March 5 Noon
* Report
No. 1 Louisville 65, No. 9 Wake Forest 53 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 15–18, 12–16, 21–9 |||
| Pts: Van Lith (24) Rebs: Robinson (8) Asts: Evans (7) | Pts: Raca (13) Rebs: Conti (8) Asts: Conti (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Eric Brewton Luis Gonzalez Talisa Green
* ACCRSN
* March 5 2:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 4 Florida State 67, No. 5 Syracuse 68 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–8, 17–19, 16–25, 12–16 |||
| Pts: Jackson (25) Rebs: Wilkinson (6) Asts: Jackson (7) | Pts: Cardoso (16) Rebs: Cardoso (13) Asts: Lewis (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 592 Referees: Joe Vaszily Maj Forsberg Billy Smith
* ACCRSN
* March 5 6:00 p.m.
* Report
No. 2 NC State 68, No. 7 Virginia Tech 55 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–16, 17–7, 14–16, 21–16 |||
| Pts: Cunane (27) Rebs: Boyd (10) Asts: Perez (6) | Pts: Kitley (20) Rebs: Kitley (9) Asts: Amoore/Sheppard (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Karen Preato Bruce Morris Carla Fountain
* ACCRSN
* March 5 8:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 3 Georgia Tech 60, No. 11 Clemson 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 18–13, 17–13, 10–16 |||
| Pts: Fletcher (21) Rebs: Cubaj (18) Asts: Fletcher (5) | Pts: Washington (24) Rebs: Robinson (7) Asts: Thomas (4) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 1,259 Referees: Brian Brunette Ed Sidlasky Tiara Cruse

### Semifinals

* ACCN
* March 6 Noon
* Report
No. 1 Louisville 72, No. 5 Syracuse 59 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 18–17, 22–17, 13–12 |||
| Pts: Evans (13) Rebs: Cochran (10) Asts: Evans/Van Lith (3) | Pts: Engstler (21) Rebs: Engstler (10) Asts: Djaldi-Tabdi/Lews (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Referees: Karen Preato Carla Fountain Bruce Morris
* ACCN
* March 6 2:30 p.m.
* Report
No. 2 NC State 66, No. 3 Georgia Tech 61 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 10–19, 15–15, 23–13 |||
| Pts: Cunane (23) Rebs: Cunane (9) Asts: Perez (5) | Pts: Cubaj/Lahtinen (17) Rebs: Cubaj (11) Asts: Lahtinen (5) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 1,122 Referees: Denise Brooks Maj Forsberg Billy Smith

### Final

* ESPN2
* March 7 Noon
* Report
No. 1 Louisville 56, No. 2 NC State 58 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 9–11, 18–14, 13–18 |||
| Pts: Evans (15) Rebs: Cochran (8) Asts: Van Lith (3) | Pts: Cunane (20) Rebs: Jones (10) Asts: Brown-Turner/Cunane/Perez (3) |
* Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Attendance: 2,063 Referees: Eric Brewton Dee Kantner Joseph Vaszily

## All-Tournament Teams

2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams :
| First Team | Second Team |
| Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP) Kai Crutchfield – NC State Dana Evans – Louisville Kianna Smith – Louisville Hailey Van Lith – Louisville | Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech Emily Engstler – Syracuse Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Jewel Spear – Wake Forest Cameron Swartz – Boston College |