2021 MEAC women's basketball tournament
| 2021 MEAC women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2020–21 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Champions | North Carolina A&T (5th title) |
| Winning coach | Tarrell Robinson (3rd title) |
| MVP | Jayla Jones-Pack (North Carolina A&T) |
| Television | FloHoops, ESPN3 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T† | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 MEAC tournament winner South Carolina State suspended their season on February 3, 2021 Delaware State suspended their season on March 3, 2021 As of February 16, 2021 Rankings from AP poll NOTE: Bethune–Cookman, Florida A&M, and Maryland Eastern Shore will not play in the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 MEAC women's basketball tournament (officially known as the 2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The tournament was held March 11–13, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. North Carolina A&T won the conference tournament championship game over Howard, 59–57.[2]
Seeds
[edit]In a deviation from the format used in previous years, the 2021 edition of the tournament seeded teams using their divisional placement, rather than their finish in the conference as a whole.
| Division | Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern | N1 | Howard | 10–2 | |
| N2 | Morgan State | 8–2 | ||
| N3 | Coppin State | 2–10 | ||
| Southern | S1 | North Carolina A&T | 9–1 | |
| S2 | Norfolk State | 3–5 | ||
| S3 | North Carolina Central | 2–6 |
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021 | ||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | (N3) Coppin State vs. (S2) Norfolk State | 45-56 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | (S3) North Carolina Central vs. (N2) Morgan State | 64-74 | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12, 2021 | ||||
| 3 | 12:00 p.m. | (S2) Norfolk State vs. (N1) Howard | 44-50 | FloHoops |
| 4 | 2:00 p.m. | (N2) Morgan State vs. (S1) North Carolina A&T | 54-69 | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13, 2021 | ||||
| 5 | 3:30 p.m. | (N1) Howard vs. (S1) North Carolina A&T | 57-59 | ESPN3 |
| *All times Eastern. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3] | ||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 FloHoops | Semifinals Friday, March 12 FloHoops | Championship Saturday, March 13 ESPN3 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Howard | 50 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Norfolk State | 44 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Coppin State | 45 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Norfolk State | 56 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Howard | 57 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | North Carolina A&T | 59 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Morgan State | 54 | ||||||||||||
| S1 | North Carolina A&T | 69 | ||||||||||||
| S3 | North Carolina Central | 64 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Morgan State | 74 | ||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Bracket Set for 2021 Air Force Reserve MEAC Basketball Tournament". meacsports.com. March 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "A&T women leave MEAC on top with title". HBCU Gameday. March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
- ^ "2021 MEAC WBB Bracket (PDF) - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference" (PDF). meacsports.com. Retrieved April 5, 2025.