2021 ACC women's basketball tournament
2021 ACC women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 13 |
Site | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
Champions | NC State (6th title) |
Winning coach | Wes Moore (2nd title) |
MVP | Elissa Cunane (NC State) |
Attendance | 6,252 |
Television | ESPN2, ACCN, ACCRSN |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Louisville | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 NC State† | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 3 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | .000 | 0 | – | 5 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke suspended their season on December 25, 2020 Virginia suspended their season on January 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 ACC tournament winner As of March 30, 2021 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021 ACC women's basketball tournament concluded the 2020–21 season of the Atlantic Coast Conference and was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 3–7, 2021.[1] NC State defended their title to earn the ACC's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Seeds
[edit ]All of the ACC teams except Duke and Virginia participated in the tournament. The remaining teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[2] The top four seeds received double byes, while seeds 5 through 11 received single byes. The seeds were determined on February 28, 2021, after the final regular season games finished.[3]
Seed | School | Conference Record |
Tiebreaker | ||
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1 | Louisville‡† | 14–2 | |||
2 | NC State† | 12–2 | |||
3 | Georgia Tech† | 12–6 | |||
4 | Florida State† | 9–7 | 1–0 vs. Syracuse | ||
5 | Syracuse# | 9–7 | 0–1 vs. Florida State | ||
6 | Notre Dame# | 8–7 | |||
7 | Virginia Tech# | 8–8 | |||
8 | North Carolina# | 8–9 | |||
9 | Wake Forest# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs. Miami, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 1–0 vs. Georgia Tech | ||
10 | Miami# | 8–10 | 1–1 vs Wake Forest, 0–1 vs Louisville & NC State, 0–1 vs. Georgia Tech | ||
11 | Clemson# | 5–12 | |||
12 | Pittsburgh | 3–12 | |||
13 | Boston College | 2–11 | |||
‡ – ACC regular season champions. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. |
Schedule
[edit ]Source:[3]
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
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First round – Wednesday, March 3 | ||||||
Opening day |
1 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 Pittsburgh vs No. 13 Boston College | 56–67 | ACCRSN | 156 |
Second round – Thursday, March 4 | ||||||
1 | 2 | Noon | No. 8 North Carolina vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 71–82 | ACCRSN | 609 |
3 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 5 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Boston College | 67–61 | |||
2 | 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Virginia Tech vs No. 10 Miami | 72–64 | 451 | |
5 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame vs No. 11 Clemson | 63–68 | |||
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 5 | ||||||
3 | 6 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 9 Wake Forest | 65–53 | ACCRSN | 592 |
7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State vs No. 5 Syracuse | 67–68 | |||
4 | 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs No. 7 Virginia Tech | 68–55 | 1,259 | |
9 | 8:30 p.m. | No. 3 Georgia Tech vs No. 11 Clemson | 60–57 | |||
Semifinals – Saturday, March 6 | ||||||
5 | 10 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 5 Syracuse | 72–59 | ACCN | 1,122 |
11 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 NC State vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech | 66–61 | |||
Championship – Sunday, March 7 | ||||||
6 | 12 | Noon | No. 1 Louisville vs No. 2 NC State | 56–58 | ESPN2 | 2,063 |
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed. |
Bracket
[edit ]Wednesday, March 3 Second round
Thursday, March 4 Quarterfinals
Friday, March 5 Semifinals
Saturday, March 6 Championship
Sunday, March 7
Game summaries
[edit ]First round
[edit ]2:00 p.m.
Rebs: Brown (9)
Asts: Everett/Brown (3) Pts: Swartz (33)
Rebs: Ford/Swartz (6)
Asts: Ivey (5)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 156
Referees: Denise Brooks
Fatou Oissoko-Stephens
Jeff Smith
Second round
[edit ]Noon
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Dee Kanter
Pualani Spurlock
Ed Sidlasky
2:30 p.m.
Rebs: Engstler (15)
Asts: Lewis (5) Pts: Dickens (14)
Rebs: Soule/VanTimmeren (7)
Asts: Garraud (5)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 609
Referees: Eric Brewton
Bryan Brunette
Talisa Green
6:00 p.m.
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Joe Vaszily
Tiara Oruse
Luis Gonzalez
8:30 p.m.
Rebs: Westbeld (9)
Asts: Miles (8) Pts: Elliott (25)
Rebs: Robinson (8)
Asts: Washington (7)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 451
Referees: Maj Forsberg
Carla Fountain
Bruce Morris
Quarterfinals
[edit ]Noon
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Eric Brewton
Luis Gonzalez
Talisa Green
2:30 p.m.
Rebs: Wilkinson (6)
Asts: Jackson (7) Pts: Cardoso (16)
Rebs: Cardoso (13)
Asts: Lewis (4)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 592
Referees: Joe Vaszily
Maj Forsberg
Billy Smith
6:00 p.m.
Rebs: Boyd (10)
Asts: Perez (6) Pts: Kitley (20)
Rebs: Kitley (9)
Asts: Amoore/Sheppard (4)
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Karen Preato
Bruce Morris
Carla Fountain
8:30 p.m.
Rebs: Cubaj (18)
Asts: Fletcher (5) Pts: Washington (24)
Rebs: Robinson (7)
Asts: Thomas (4)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 1,259
Referees: Brian Brunette
Ed Sidlasky
Tiara Cruse
Semifinals
[edit ]Noon
Rebs: Cochran (10)
Asts: Evans/Van Lith (3) Pts: Engstler (21)
Rebs: Engstler (10)
Asts: Djaldi-Tabdi/Lews (3)
Greensboro, NC
Referees: Karen Preato
Carla Fountain
Bruce Morris
2:30 p.m.
Rebs: Cunane (9)
Asts: Perez (5) Pts: Cubaj/Lahtinen (17)
Rebs: Cubaj (11)
Asts: Lahtinen (5)
Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 1,122
Referees: Denise Brooks
Maj Forsberg
Billy Smith
Final
[edit ]Noon
Rebs: Cochran (8)
Asts: Van Lith (3) Pts: Cunane (20)
Rebs: Jones (10)
Asts: Brown-Turner/Cunane/Perez (3)
All-Tournament Teams
[edit ]2021 ACC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Teams[4] | |
First Team | Second Team |
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Elissa Cunane – NC State (MVP) |
Lorela Cubaj – Georgia Tech |
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "2020-21 ACC Women's Basketball Conference Schedule Announced". theacc.com. ACC. November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Tiebreaker and Seedings Procedure". TheACC.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ a b "Bracket Set for 2021 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pack to Pack! NC State Women Again Wear ACC Tourney Crown". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.