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2021 Patriot League women's basketball tournament

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2021 Patriot League women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsLehigh (4th title)
Winning coachSue Troyan (4th title)
TelevisionESPN+, CBS Sports Network
← 2020
2022 →
2020–21 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Boston University 11 2   .846 12 3   .800
Holy Cross 7 7   .500 7 8   .467
Army 6 8   .429 9 11   .450
Colgate 1 8   .111 1 8   .111
Central
Bucknell 8 1   .889 9 1   .900
Lehigh 8 5   .615 10 6   .625
Lafayette 5 7   .417 5 8   .385
South
American 7 4   .636 8 4   .667
Navy 5 4   .556 5 8   .385
Loyola (MD) 0 12   .000 0 13   .000
2021 Patriot League tournament winner
Colgate suspended their season on February 18, 2021
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Patriot League women's basketball tournament (officially known as the 2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship due to sponsorship reasons) was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Patriot League. The tournament was held March 7–14, 2021.[1] The tournament winner received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Lehigh won the conference tournament championship game over Boston University, 64–54.[2]

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1
1 Bucknell 8–1
2 Boston University 11–2
3 American 7–4
4 Lehigh 8–5
5 Holy Cross 7–7
6 Army 6–8
7 Lafayette 5–7
8 Loyola (MD) 0–12

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 7, 2021
1 2:00 p.m. No. 7 Lafayette at No. 2 Boston University 50-65 ESPN+
2 2:00 p.m. No. 5 Holy Cross No. 4 Lehigh 68-74
3 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Loyola (MD) at No. 1 Bucknell 56-76
4 4:00 p.m. No. 6 Army at No. 3 American 57-75
Semifinals – Thursday, March 11, 2021
5 7:00 p.m. No. 4 Lehigh at No. 1 Bucknell 63-54 ESPN+
6 6:00 p.m. No. 3 American at No. 2 Boston University 51-72
Championship – Sunday, March 14, 2021
7 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Lehigh at No. 2 Boston University 64-54 CBS Sports Network
*All times Eastern. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.[3]

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 7
ESPN+
Semifinals
Thursday, March 11
ESPN+
Championship
Sunday, March 14
CBS Sports Network, 4:00 pm
         
1 Bucknell 65
8 Loyola (MD) 50
1 Bucknell 54
4 Lehigh 63
4 Lehigh 75
5 Holy Cross 57
4 Lehigh 64
2 Boston University 54
3 American 76
6 Army 56
3 American 51
2 Boston University 72
2 Boston University 74
7 Lafayette 68

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship - Patriot League". patriotleague.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  2. ^ "Mountain Hawks clinch fourth Patriot League title with win over Boston U." Lehigh University Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "2021 PenFed Credit Union Patriot League Women's Basketball Championship - Patriot League". patriotleague.org. Retrieved April 5, 2025.