2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was played March 4–9, 2021, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.

2021 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	9
Finals site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Gonzaga (9th title)
Winning coach	Lisa Fortier (3rd title)
MVP	Jill Townsend (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
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2020–21 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga†	16	–	1		.941			23	–	4		.852
BYU	13	–	3		.813			19	–	5		.792
San Diego	9	–	5		.643			12	–	7		.632
San Francisco	10	–	7		.588			16	–	11		.593
Santa Clara	9	–	8		.529			14	–	11		.560
Portland	9	–	8		.529			14	–	13		.519
Pacific	9	–	9		.500			11	–	11		.500
Saint Mary's	4	–	14		.222			7	–	19		.269
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14		.222			7	–	19		.269
Pepperdine	2	–	16		.111			5	–	18		.217
San Diego suspended their season on February 25, 2021
† 2021 WCC tournament winner As of April 10, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

All of the teams in the conference standings, except for San Diego, qualified for the tournament. San Diego cancelled their season after going 7–12, so they will not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Pomeroy AWP
1	Gonzaga	16–1	21–3	.917%
2	BYU	13–3	17–4	.808%
3	San Francisco	10–7	14–9	.587%
4	Santa Clara	9–8	13–10	.545%
5	Portland	9–8	12–11	.510%
6	Pacific	9–9	11–10	.503%
7	Saint Mary's	4–14	6–18	.225%
8	Loyola Marymount	4–14	5–18	.224%
9	Pepperdine	2–16	5–17	.112%

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Venue

For the thirteenth consecutive year, the 2021 WCC Tournament will be held in the Orleans Arena. When the Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.^[1] The tournament is scheduled to be held at the Orleans Arena at least until 2022.^[2] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886 room Orleans Hotel and Casino about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.^[3] The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.^[4] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no fans were permitted to attend the tournament for the year 2021.^[5]

Schedule

Session	Game	Time	Matchup	Television
First round – Thursday March 4, 2021
1	1	12:30 PM	No. 8 Loyola Marymount 85 vs. No. 9 Pepperdine 73	BYUtv
Second round – Friday March 5, 2021
2	2	11:00 AM	No. 5 Portland 56 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 74	BYUtv
	3	2:00 PM	No. 6 Pacific 55 vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's 69
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 6, 2021
3	4	11:00 AM	No. 4 Santa Clara 83 vs. No. 8 Loyola Marymount 68	BYUtv
	5	2:00 PM	No. 3 San Francisco 69 vs. No. 7 St. Mary's 63
Semifinals – Monday, March 8, 2021
4	6	11:00 AM	No. 1 Gonzaga 72 vs. No. 4 Santa Clara 62	BYUtv
	7	2:00 PM	No. 2 BYU 85 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55
Championship – Tuesday, March 9, 2021
5	8	1:00 PM	No. 1 Gonzaga 43 vs. No. 2 BYU 42	ESPNU
Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game

Bracket

• All games except the championship will air on BYUtv and be simulcast on WCC Network and multiple RSN's: NBC Sports Bay Area, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, Fox Sports San Diego, and Root Sports. The championship will air on ESPNU.

	Opening round Thursday, March 4					Second round Friday, March 5					Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6					Semifinals Monday, March 8					Championship Tuesday, March 9
																1	Gonzaga	72
																4	Santa Clara	62
											4	Santa Clara	83
											8	Loyola Marymount	68
						5	Portland	56
	8	Loyola Marymount	85			8	Loyola Marymount	74
	9	Pepperdine	73																		1	Gonzaga	43
																					2	BYU	42
																2	BYU	85
																3	San Francisco	55
											3	San Francisco	69
											7	St. Mary's	63
						6	Pacific	55
						7	Saint Mary's	69

* denotes overtime game

See also

• 2020-21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2021 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
2. "West Coast Conference agrees to three-year extension to hold tournaments at Orleans Arena | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
3. Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.
4. "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
5. "Gonzaga fans bummed, but understand WCC not allowing fans at tournament in Las Vegas | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.

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