# 2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, a part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, took place March 9–14, 2021, at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. Stephen F. Austin won the tournament, claiming its 16th and final Southland Conference title, and received the Southland's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament. SFA is one of five schools that will leave the Southland on July 1, 2021, with SFA being one of four joining the Western Athletic Conference.

## Seeds

Only the top ten teams advanced to the Southland Conference tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
| 1 | ‡* Stephen F. Austin | 14–0 | 22–2 |
| 2 | * Southeastern Louisiana | 10–5 | 11–7 |
| 3 | # Sam Houston | 9–5 | 13–7 |
| 4 | # Lamar | 9–6 | 10–13 |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 9–7 | 12–13 |
| 6 | Nicholls | 9–7 | 10–13 |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 6–7 | 14–9 |
| 8 | Houston Baptist | 6–7 | 11–11 |
| 9 | McNeese State | 6–8 | 6–16 |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 4–5 | 6–8 |
| ‡ – Southland Conference regular season champions. * – Receive a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Receive a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. ||||

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television |
| First round – Wednesday, March 10 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 11:00 am | No. 9 McNeese vs. No. 8 Houston Baptist | 68–80 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Incarnate Word vs. No. 7 Abilene Christian | 70–81 | ESPN+ |
| Second Round – Thursday, March 11 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 8 Houston Baptist vs. No. 5 Central Arkansas | 46–51 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Abilene Christian vs. No. 6 Nicholls | 57–67 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 12 ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 11:00 am | No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 4 Lamar | 69–55 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Nicholls vs. No. 3 Sam Houston | 59–89 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 13 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 pm | No. 5 Central Arkansas vs. No. 1 Stephen F. Austin | 47–55 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 8 | 4:00 pm | No. 3 Sam Houston vs. No. 2 Southeastern Louisiana | 79–77 | ESPN+ |
| Championship – Sunday, March 14 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Stephen F. Austin vs. No. 3 Sam Houston | 56–45 | CBSSN |
| Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | First round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 11 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 11 ESPN+ | Second round Thursday, March 11 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Friday, March 12 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 ESPN+ | Semifinals Saturday, March 13 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 14 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 14 CBSSN | Championship Sunday, March 14 CBSSN |
| 8 | Houston Baptist | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | McNeese | 60 | 5 | Central Arkansas | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Houston Baptist | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Lamar | 55 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 55 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Central Arkansas | 47 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 56 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston | 45 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Southeastern Louisiana | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Sam Houston | 89 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Nicholls | 59 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Nicholls | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 81 | 7 | Abilene Christian | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Incarnate Word | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | |