College basketball tournament
2021 CAA men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2020–21 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Atlantic Union Bank Center Harrisonburg, VA |
Champions | Drexel (1st title) |
Winning coach | Zach Spiker (1st title) |
MVP | Camren Wynter (Drexel) |
Top scorer | Hunter McIntosh (Elon) (66 points) |
Television | FloHoops, CBSSN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel † | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 1 | – | 6 | .143 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 CAA tournament winner |
The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 6–9, 2021 at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, D.C., however it was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time since 1986 that the CAA has crowned its men's basketball champion at an on-campus facility.
Seeds
All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament.
Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
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1 | James Madison | 8–2 | 2–0 vs. Towson |
2 | Northeastern | 8–2 | 1–1 vs. Towson |
3 | Charleston | 6–4 | |
4 | Hofstra | 8–6 | |
5 | Delaware | 5–4 | |
6 | Drexel | 4–5 | |
7 | William & Mary | 4–6 | |
8 | Elon | 4–7 | |
9 | Towson | 3–9 | |
10 | UNC Wilmington | 1–6 |
Schedule
Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Saturday, March 6 | |||||
1 | 1 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Elon vs. No. 9 Towson | 69–48 | FloHoops |
2 | 6:30 pm | No. 7 William & Mary vs. No. 10 UNC Wilmington | 73–60 | ||
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 7 | |||||
2 | 3 | 11:00 am | No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 5 Delaware | 83–75 | FloHoops |
4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 James Madison vs. No. 8 Elon | 71–72 | ||
3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 7 William & Mary | 63–47 | |
6 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Charleston vs. No. 6 Drexel | 75–80 | ||
Semifinals – Monday, March 8 | |||||
4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Hofstra vs. No. 8 Elon | 58–76 | CBSSN |
8 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs. No. 6 Drexel | 67–74 | ||
Championship – Tuesday, March 9 | |||||
5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Elon vs. No. 6 Drexel | 56–63 | CBSSN |
*Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Bracket
First round Saturday, March 6 FloHoops | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 7 FloHoops | Semifinals Monday, March 8 CBS Sports Network | Championship Tuesday, March 9 CBS Sports Network | ||||||||||||||||
1 | James Madison | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Elon | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Elon | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Towson | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Elon | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Hofstra | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Hofstra | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Delaware | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Elon | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Drexel | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Northeastern | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | William & Mary | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | UNC Wilmington | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Northeastern | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Drexel | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Charleston | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Drexel | 80 |
* denotes overtime game
See also
References
- Washburn, Rob (January 13, 2021). "2021 HERCULES TIRES CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD AT ATLANTIC UNION BANK CENTER". CAASports.com. Richmond, VA: CAA. Archived from the original (Web) on January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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