Women's Champ Week: 2021 conference tournament brackets, auto bids
We're tracking 2021 women's conference tournament brackets and every automatic bid to the 2021 women's NCAA tournament.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
18-4, 1st in MAAC
- 12/5W 83-55
- 12/11W 64-44
- 12/12W 82-61
- 12/15W 67-48
- 12/18PPD
- 12/19PPD
- 12/22CANC
- 1/3W 69-50
- 1/4L 59-55
- 1/9W 52-44
- 1/10W 50-46
- 1/15W 56-38
- 1/16L 61-58
- 1/22W 66-60
- 1/23W 67-45
- 1/29PPD
- 2/7W 47-46
- 2/8W 70-57
- 2/13W 69-44
- 2/14W 60-44
- 2/20CANC
- 2/21PPD
- 2/27CANC
- 2/28CANC
- 3/4W 71-55
- 3/5L 58-51
- 3/6CANC
- 3/10W 63-55
- 3/12W 66-50
- 3/13W 69-30
- 3/222L 74-43
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Predictions for all 31 women's college basketball conference tournaments
Thirty-one automatic berths are up for grabs during Championship Week. Which teams will win their conference tournaments and NCAA auto bid?
MAAC first to announce 2020-21 schedule model
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced its schedule model for the 2020-21 college basketball season on Thursday, becoming the first league to make its plans public following the NCAA establishing a Nov. 25 start date.
Who's the top women's player of the year candidate in every conference?
From Louisville's Dana Evans in the ACC to Gonzaga's Jill Townsend in the WCC, we break down which players have stood out in each conference.
Rider hits buzzer-beater from three-quarters court (0:31)
Quinnipiac women win third straight MAAC championship
Jen Fay had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Aryn McClure added 18 points and eight boards, and top-seeded Quinnipiac beat Marist 81-51 on Monday to win its third straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Tournament berth.
Marist coach gets 2 foul balls at Yankees game
Marist women's basketball coach Brian Giorgis cleanly caught two foul balls -- in consecutive innings, no less -- at Yankee Stadium in New York's game against his beloved Indians.
After killings, mascot won't be called Shooter
Mass shootings across the nation have prompted Marist College in New York to drop Shooter as the nickname for its sports mascot.
Louisville Regional breakdown
From players to watch and potential upsets to the best games in the first round, espnW breaks down each region of the women's NCAA tournament.
Hays: Coaches Coale, Giorgis have plenty in common
Many elite programs steer clear of scheduling Marist. But Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale knows Saturday’s game has the potential to be another classic between two coaches with more in common than their personalities and location might suggest.
Hays: Backcourt helps Kentucky open with win
Kentucky might have graduated the star guard who had been synonymous with the program since 2009. But the collective presence on the perimeter, paired with two star posts inside, made sure the Wildcats opened their season with a win Friday.
Hays: Injury-depleted Terps, Spartans to meet Monday
Quinnipiac might have had more able bodies at its disposal, but nobody has one quite like Maryland does with Alyssa Thomas, who led the Terps to the second round.
Hays: Dayton flies to No. 1 in mid-major top 10
Dayton, Middle Tennessee and Delaware rule the top three spots in espnW's latest mid-major top-10 rankings.
Hay: Giorgis right at home at Marist
While coaching in the mid-majors is often a steppingstone to supposedly bigger and better jobs, Brian Giorgis has found a home -- and built a consistent power -- at Marist.
Hays: Hartford wins mid-major showdown with Marist
On a night when Baylor and Kentucky understandably hogged headlines, Hartford outlasted Marist in one of the nation's top mid-major rivalries.
espnW Preseason mid-major top 10
The 2011-12 season is going to be a hard act to follow for the mid-major community. But Delaware starts out on top of the preseason top-10 rankings.