2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season202021
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsBelmont (5th title)
Winning coachBart Brooks (3rd title)
MVPDestinee Wells (Belmont)
TelevisionESPN+
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UT Martin174 .810204  .833
Belmont †143 .824195  .792
Southeast Missouri State137 .6501510  .600
Jacksonville State127 .632158  .652
Tennessee Tech128 .600149  .609
Murray State128 .6001510  .600
Austin Peay108 .5561212  .500
Eastern Illinois911 .4501116  .407
Eastern Kentucky812 .400915  .375
Morehead State613 .316716  .304
SIU Edwardsville317 .150619  .240
Tennessee State020 .000022  .000
2021 OVC tournament winner
As of March 3, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament ended the 2020–21 season of Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball. The tournament was held March 3–6, 2021, at Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.[1] The Belmont Bruins won the title, their fifth in the OVC, and will receive a bid to the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

Seeds

Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker
1 UT Martin 17–4 19–4
2 Belmont 14–3 18–5
3 Southeast Missouri State 13–7 15–10
4 Jacksonville State 12–7 15–8
5 Tennessee Tech 12–8 14–9 1–1 vs. Murray State
1–0 vs. UT Martin
6 Murray State 12–8 15–10 1–1 vs. Tennessee Tech
0–2 vs. UT Martin
7 Austin Peay 10–8 12–11
8 Eastern Illinois 9–11 11–15

Schedule and results

Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 3
1 1:00 PM No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 8 Eastern Illinois 65–56 ESPN+
2 3:30 PM No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 7 Austin Peay 54–50
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4
3 1:00 PM No. 4 Jacksonville State vs. No. 5 Tennessee Tech 64–79 ESPN+
4 3:30 PM No. 3 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 6 Murray State 64–67
Semifinals – Friday, March 5
5 1:00 PM No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 5 Tennessee Tech 69–56 ESPN+
6 3:30 PM No. 2 Belmont vs. No. 6 Murray State 67–49
Final – Saturday, March 6
7 2:00 PM No. 1 UT Martin vs. No. 2 Belmont 75–83 ESPN+
*Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

  • All times central.
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 3
Thursday, March 4
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
ESPN+
Championship
Saturday, March 6
ESPN+
         
1 UT Martin 65
8 Eastern Illinois 56
1 UT Martin 69
5 Tennessee Tech 56
4 Jacksonville State 64
5 Tennessee Tech 79
1 UT Martin 75
2 Belmont 83
3 Southeast Missouri State 64
6 Murray State 67
6 Murray State 49
2 Belmont 67
2 Belmont 54
7 Austin Peay 50

References

  1. "The 2021 OVC Women's Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild Field is Set". OVC Athletics. February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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