# 2021 CAA women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament is a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was held from March 10–13, 2021 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina. Drexel won the conference tournament championship game over Delaware, 63–52, earning Drexel an automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

William & Mary did not participate in the tournament, as they voluntarily ended their season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining 9 were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top seven teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1 | Delaware | 16–2 | |
| 2 | James Madison | 9–6 | |
| 3 | Drexel | 8–6 | 2–0 vs Northeastern |
| 4 | Towson | 8–6 | 1–1 vs Northeastern |
| 5 | Hofstra | 5–7 | |
| 6 | Elon | 3–5 | 1–1 vs Delaware |
| 7 | Northeastern | 6–10 | 0–4 vs Delaware |
| 8 | Charleston | 2–6 | |
| 9 | UNCW | 3–10 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Wednesday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 UNCW vs No. 8 Charleston | 60–47 | FloHoops |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 2 | 2 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 4 Towson | 77–67$^{OT}$ | FloHoops |
| 2 | 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 9 UNCW vs No. 1 Delaware | 52-70 | FloHoops |
| 3 | 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Northeastern vs No. 2 James Madison | 65-81 | FloHoops |
| 3 | 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 6 Elon vs No. 3 Drexel | 59-65 | FloHoops |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Hofstra vs No. 1 Delaware | 39-60 | FloHoops |
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 James Madison vs No. 3 Drexel | 79–76$^{OT}$ | FloHoops |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 5 | 8 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Delaware vs No. 3 Drexel | 52-63 | FloHoops |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 10 FloHoops | First round Wednesday, March 10 FloHoops | First round Wednesday, March 10 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Final Saturday, March 13 FloHoops | Final Saturday, March 13 FloHoops | Final Saturday, March 13 FloHoops |
| | | | 1 | Delaware | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | UNCW | 52 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Charleston | 47 | 9 | UNCW | 52 | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNCW | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | UNCW | 60 | | | | 1 | Delaware | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Hofstra | 39 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Towson | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hofstra | 77* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Delaware | 52 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Drexel | 63 |
| | | | 2 | James Madison | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Northeastern | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | James Madison | 76 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Drexel | 79* | | | |
| | | | 3 | Drexel | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Elon | 59 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime game