The 2021

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was the 41st annual tournament organized by the

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, to determine the national champion of Division I women's college

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in the

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. The semifinals and championship match were played at the Phyllis Ocker Field at the

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on November 19 and 21, 2021.

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made their debut appearance in the national championship tournament. Northwestern won their first NCAA title, and the school's ninth national title across all sports. During the tournament, they faced three-time defending national champion North Carolina, #2 seed Iowa, top scoring defense Harvard, and top scoring offense Liberty.

Qualified teams

* A total of 18 teams qualified for the 2021 tournament, a return to the pre-COVID pandemic format from 2019. 10 teams received automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments and an additional 8 teams earned at-large bids based on their regular season records.

Automatic qualifiers

At-large qualifiers

Bracket

References

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Qualified teams

Automatic qualifiers

At-large qualifiers

Bracket

See also

References