# 2021 Conference USA women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Conference USA women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for Conference USA that was held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, from March 10 through March 13, 2021. Middle Tennessee won the tournament, its 17th title, earning a bid to the NCAA tournament.

## Seeds

All 14 teams will qualify for the tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within their respective conference divisions, however the tournament will blend the divisional seed opponents in each round.
| East seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 12–4 | 14–7 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 9–5 | 10–9 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 8–8 | 10–10 |
| 4 | FIU | 8–8 | 12–11 |
| 5 | Marshall | 7–9 | 8–10 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 7–9 | 10–10 |
| 7 | Western Kentucky | 6–10 | 7–15 |
| West seed | School | Conf. | Over. |
| 1 | Rice | 12–2 | 16–3 |
| 2 | UTEP | 13–5 | 16–7 |
| 3 | North Texas | 10–4 | 13–16 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 8–8 | 13–9 |
| 5 | Southern Miss | 5–11 | 7–11 |
| 6 | UAB | 3–11 | 9–12 |
| 7 | UTSA | 0–14 | 2–17 |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup** | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Tuesday, March 9 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | 6E Old Dominion 83 vs. 7E Western Kentucky 77 $^{OT}$ | ESPN+ | 283 |
| 1 | 2 | 4:30 pm | 6W UAB 80 vs. 7W UTSA 66 | ESPN+ | 283 |
| Second round – Wednesday, March 10 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | 4E FIU 85 vs. 5W Southern Mississippi 75 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 4 | 11:30 am | 3W North Texas 66 vs. 6E Old Dominion 71 | ESPN+ | |
| 3 | 5 | 2:00 pm | 4W Louisiana Tech 50 vs. 5E Marshall 48 | ESPN+ | 623 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:30 pm | 3E FAU 72 vs. 6W UAB 66 | ESPN+ | 623 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 11:00 am | 1W Rice 77 vs. 4E FIU 60 | Stadium | |
| 4 | 8 | 11:30 am | 2E Charlotte 89 vs. 6E Old Dominion 90 $^{2OT}$ | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | 9 | 2:00 pm | 1E MTSU 77 vs. 4W Louisiana Tech 71 | Stadium | |
| 5 | 10 | 2:30 pm | 2W UTEP 74 vs. 3E FAU 67 | ESPN+ | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 6 | 11 | 5:30 pm | 1W Rice 62 vs. 6E Old Dominion 60 | Stadium | |
| 6 | 12 | 8:30 pm | 1E MTSU 74 vs. 2W UTEP 58 | Stadium | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 7 | 13 | 5:00 pm | 1W Rice 65 vs. 1E MTSU 68 | CBSSN | |
| *Game times in CT. ** – Rankings denote division seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 ESPN+/Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 ESPN+/Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 ESPN+/Stadium | | | Semifinals Friday, March 12 Stadium | Semifinals Friday, March 12 Stadium | Semifinals Friday, March 12 Stadium | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN |
| | | | | | | 1W | Rice | 77 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4E | FIU | 85 | 4E | FIU | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5W | Southern Mississippi | 75 | | | | | | 1W | Rice | 62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6E | Old Dominion | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2E | Charlotte | 89 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3W | North Texas | 66 | 6E | Old Dominion | 90** | | | | | | | |
| 6E | Old Dominion | 83* | 6E | Old Dominion | 71 | | | | | | | | 1W | Rice | 65 |
| 7E | Western Kentucky | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | 1W | 1E | MTSU | 68 |
| | | | | | | 1E | MTSU | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4W | Louisiana Tech | 50 | 4W | Louisiana Tech | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5E | Marshall | 48 | | | | | | 1E | MTSU | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2W | UTEP | 58 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2W | UTEP | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3E | FAU | 72 | 3E | FAU | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| 6W | UAB | 80 | 6W | UAB | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7W | UTSA | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime