2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament

2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams10
SiteTaxSlayer Center
Moline, Illinois
ChampionsBradley (1st title)
Winning coachAndrea Gorski (1st title)
TelevisionESPN+
2020–21 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Missouri State 16 0   1.000 23 4   .852
Drake 13 5   .722 18 12   .600
Illinois State 12 6   .667 16 9   .640
Northern Iowa 11 7   .611 17 13   .567
Bradley† 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
Loyola–Chicago 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Valparaiso 7 9   .438 12 13   .480
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 9 16   .360
Indiana State 2 12   .143 5 15   .250
Evansville 2 16   .111 6 18   .250
2021 MVC tournament winner
As of July 7, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament, promoted as Hoops in the Heartland, was part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was played in Moline, Illinois, March 11–14, 2021, at the TaxSlayer Center. On March 13, prior to the semifinal game between Missouri State and Bradley, Missouri State withdrew from the tournament. The remaining teams were reseeded, Bradley was rescheduled to play Loyola Chicago, and top-seeded Drake advanced to the finals, awaiting their opponent. Bradley won the tournament, its first title, receiving the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA tournament.