SMU suspended their season on December 29, 2020 The American has declared a forfeit win for USF against Memphis for conference-standings purposes only as a result of the scheduled game from Jan. 17 that was not played. The teams' overall records are not affected.
The 2021 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament held March 8–11, 2021, in the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. South Florida won the tournament, its first, and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1][2]
Seeds
All of the teams in the American Athletic Conference, except for SMU, will qualify for the tournament. SMU canceled their season after going 0–6,[3] so they did not compete in the conference tournament. Teams are seeded based on conference record, and then a tiebreaker system will be used. Teams seeded 7–10 play in opening round, and teams seeded 1–6 receive a bye to the quarterfinals.
Seed
School
Conference
Overall
1
South Florida ‡#
13–2
16–3
2
UCF #
12–2
14–3
3
Houston #
12–5
15–6
4
Tulane #
12–6
16–7
5
Temple #
11–7
11–10
6
East Carolina #
6–10
8–13
7
Cincinnati
6–12
7–15
8
Tulsa
4–13
5–13
9
Wichita State
2–9
5–11
10
Memphis
2–12
4–15
‡ – American Athletic Conference regular season champions. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Monday, March 8
1
1
2:30 PM
No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 8 Tulsa
76–64
ESPN+
2
5:30 PM
No. 10 Memphis vs. No. 7 Cincinnati
67–78
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 9
2
3
Noon
No. 5 Temple vs. No. 4 Tulane
73–83
ESPN+
4
3:00 PM
No. 9 Wichita State vs. No. 1 USF
44–48
3
5
7:00 PM
No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 2 UCF
43–53
6
10:00 PM
No. 6 East Carolina vs. No. 3 Houston
63–73
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 10
4
7
5:30 PM
No. 4 Tulane vs. No. 1 USF
47–51
ESPN+
8
8:30 PM
No. 3 Houston vs. No. 2 UCF
39–61
Championship – Thursday, March 11
5
9
10:00 PM
No. 1 USF vs. No. 2 UCF
64–54
ESPNU
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
