2020-21 Women's Basketball Conference Tournaments

American Midwest Conference

Date 2/22 - 3/1 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Lyon (Ark.) def. Columbia (Mo.), 66-56

Regular Season & Tournament Champion: Lyon (Ark.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Columbia (Mo.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 


Appalachian Athletic Conference

Date 2/20 - 2/27 Hosted at Meadowview Conference Center, Kingsport, Tenn.
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Bryan (Tenn.) def. Reinhardt (Ga.), 80-62

Tournament Champion: Bryan (Tenn.) 

Team 1 selected by conference-based selection committee: Reinhardt (Ga.)

Team 2 selected by conference-based selection committee: Union (Ky.)

Three teams (tournament champion and two teams selected by a conference-based selection committee) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 


Association of Independent Institutions

Date 2/26 - 2/27 Hosted by Crowley's Ridge, Paragould, Ark. 
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game 
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) def. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.), 85-46

Tournament Champion: College of the Ozarks (Mo.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) 

Two teams (tournament champion and tournament runner-up) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship


California Pacific Conference

Date 3/1 - 3/2 Hosted by La Sierra, Riverside, Calif. 
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Tournament Champion: Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship



Cascade Collegiate Conference

Date 2/17 - 2/26 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Tournament Champion: Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho)

One team (tournament champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 



Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

Date 2/25 - 3/1 Hosted by Highest Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) def. Saint Xavier (Ill.), 102-93

Regular-Season Champion: Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Regular-Season Runner-Up: St. Francis (Ill.)

Tournament Champion: Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

Three teams (regular-season champion; regular-season runner-up; tournament champion or third-place team in regular-season standings if tournament champion is same as regular-season champion or regular-season runner-up) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 



Crossroads League

Date 2/23 - 3/1Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Indiana Wesleyan def. Marian (Ind.), 77-67

Regular-Season Champion: Marian (Ind.)

Tournament Champion: Indiana Wesleyan

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if they are the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship


Frontier Conference

Date 2/25 - 3/1 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Carroll (Mont.) def. Montana Western 70-62

Tournament Champion: Carroll (Mont.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 



Golden State Athletic Conference

Date 2/27 Hosted by TBA
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

East Division Champion: William Jessup (Calif.)

West Division Champion: Westmont (Calif.)

Two teams (Division A champion; Division B champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 


Great Plains Athletic Conference

Date 2/24 - 3/2 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Morningside (Iowa) vs Concordia (Neb.), 67-65

Regular-Season & Tournament Champion: Morningside (Iowa)

Tournament Runner-Up: Concordia (Neb.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if they are the same) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship


Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

Date 2/24 - 2/28 Hosted by Edward Waters, Jacksonville, Fla. 
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Xavier (La.) def. Edward Waters (Fla.), 56-52

Tournament Champion: Xavier (La.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 



Heart of America Athletic Conference

Date 2/24 - 3/1 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Clarke (Iowa) def. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), 58-37

Tournament Champion: Clarke (Iowa) 

Regular-Season Champion: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or regular-season runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 


Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Date 2/25 - 3/1 Quarterfinals & finals hosted by higher seed; Finals hosted at Hartman Arena, Park City, Kan.
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Sterling (Kan.) def. Tabor (Kan.), 86-78

Regular-Season & Tournament Champion: Sterling (Kan.)

Tournament No. 2 Seed: Bethel (Kan.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament No. 2 seed if they are the same) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 



Mid-South Conference

Date 2/22 - 3/2 Hosted at Bowling Green High School Arena, Bowling Green, Ky. 
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Thomas More (Ky.) def. Campbellsville (Ky.), 56-47

Regular-Season & Tournament Champion: Thomas More (Ky.)

Tournament Runner-Up: Campbellsville (Ky.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 


North Star Athletic Association

Date 2/23 - 2/27 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Dakota State (S.D.) def. Bellevue (Neb.), 80-72

Tournament Champion: Dakota State (S.D.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 


River States Athletic Conference  

Date 2/22 - 3/2 Hosted by TBA
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
WVU Tech (W.Va.) def. Rio Grande (Ohio), 86-74

Tournament Champion: WVU Tech (W.Va.) 

Tournament Runner-Up: Rio Grande (Ohio)

Two teams (tournament champion; tournament runner-up) earn an automatic bid National Championship.



Red River Athletic Conference

Date 2/28 - 3/2 Hosted by LSU Alexandria, Alexandria, La. 
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
LSU Shreveport (La.) def. LSU Alexandria (La.), 81-50

Tournament Champion: LSU Shreveport (La.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 



Sooner Athletic Conference

Date 2/22 - 3/2 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Wayland Baptist (Texas) def. Langston (Okla.), 71-63

Regular-Season & Tournament Champion: Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Tournament Runner-Up: Langston (Okla.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up/next highest finish in regular-season standings if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 



Southern States Athletic Conference

Date 2/24 - 2/27 Hosted at Cramton Bowl Multiplex
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Loyola (La.) def. Middle Georgia, 66-48

Tournament Champion: Loyola (La.)

One team (tournament champion) earns an automatic bid to the National Championship 


The Sun Conference

Date 2/23 - 2/27 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Southeastern (Fla.) def. St. Thomas (Fla.), 93-54

Regular-Season & Conference Tournament Champion: Southeastern (Fla.)

Regular-Season Runner-Up: Webber International (Fla.)

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or regular-season runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 



Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

Date 2/25 - 3/1 Hosted by Higher Seed
Links: Tournament Page | Watch Live

Championship Game
Concordia (Mich.) vs Indiana Tech, 65-59

Regular-Season Champion: Rochester (Mich.)

Tournament Champion: Indiana Tech

Two teams (regular-season champion; tournament champion or tournament runner-up if same as regular-season champion) earn an automatic bid to the National Championship 

 

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