2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament

The 2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the 2020–21 season in the Horizon League. The tournament was held February 25–March 9, 2021.^[1] Wright State won the tournament and received an automatic invitation to the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

2021 Horizon League women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2020–21
Teams	11
Site	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Wright State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Katrina Merriweather (2nd title)
Television	ESPN+, ESPNU
Horizon League women's basketball tournaments ← 2020 2022 →

2020–21 Horizon League women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Wright State†	15	–	5		.750			19	–	8		.704
Milwaukee	15	–	5		.750			20	–	8		.714
Green Bay	14	–	4		.778			15	–	7		.682
Oakland	12	–	8		.600			12	–	12		.500
IUPUI	11	–	3		.786			15	–	5		.750
Cleveland State	9	–	7		.563			15	–	8		.652
Youngstown State	8	–	8		.500			9	–	9		.500
Northern Kentucky	7	–	5		.583			8	–	11		.421
Robert Morris	4	–	12		.250			4	–	13		.235
Purdue Fort Wayne	1	–	19		.050			1	–	22		.043
UIC	1	–	13		.071			3	–	16		.158
Detroit Mercy	1	–	9		.100			1	–	13		.071
† 2021 Horizon League Tournament winner Detroit Mercy suspended their season on January 21, 2021 As of July 7, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Teams are seeded by record within the conference. Eleven of the twelve teams in the conference will qualify for the tournament, as Detroit Mercy did not complete their season.

Seed	School	Conference
1	Wright State	15–5
2	Milwaukee	15–5
3	Green Bay	14–4
4	Oakland	12–8
5	IUPUI	11–3
6	Cleveland State	8–8
7	Youngstown State	9–7
8	Northern Kentucky	7–5
9	Robert Morris	4–12
10	Purdue Fort Wayne	1–19
11	UIC	1–13

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Television	Attendance
First round – Thursday, February 25
1	5:00 PM	No. 10 Purdue Fort Wayne 59 vs. No. 7 Youngstown State 62	ESPN+
2	7:00 PM	No. 11 UIC 43 vs. No. 6 Cleveland State 69
3	7:00 PM	No. 9 Robert Morris 54 vs. No. 8 Northern Kentucky 68
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 2
4	2:00 PM	No. 8 Northern Kentucky 56 vs. No. 1 Wright State 74	ESPN+
5	3:00 PM	No. 5 IUPUI 86 vs No. 4 Oakland 64
6	8:00 PM	No. 6 Cleveland State 69 vs. No. 3 Green Bay 63
7	8:00 PM	No. 7 Youngstown State 68 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 77
Semifinals – Monday, March 8
8	11:00 AM	No. 6 Cleveland State 62 vs. No. 1 Wright State 73	ESPN+
9	2:00 PM	No. 5 IUPUI 56 vs. No. 2 Milwaukee 46
Championship – Tuesday, March 9
10	Noon	No. 5 IUPUI 41 vs. No. 1 Wright State 53	ESPNU
Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed.[2]

Bracket

	First round Thursday, February 25					Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 2					Semifinals Monday, March 8					Championship Tuesday, March 9
						1	Wright State	74
	8	Northern Kentucky	68			8	Northern Kentucky	56
	9	Robert Morris	54								6	Cleveland State	62
											1	Wright State	73
						4	Oakland	64
						5	IUPUI	86
																1	Wright State	53
																5	IUPUI	41
						3	Green Bay	63
	6	Cleveland State	69			6	Cleveland State	69
	11	UIC	43								2	Milwaukee	46
											5	IUPUI	56
						2	Milwaukee	77
	7	Youngstown State	62			7	Youngstown State	68
	10	Purdue Fort Wayne	59

See also

• 2021 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
• Horizon League women's basketball tournament