The 2021 America East women's basketball tournament began on February 28 and concluded with the championship game on March 12. Stony Brook won their first conference title and advanced to the 2021 NCAA tournament. Only six teams competed, as Binghamton, Hartford, UMBC, and Vermont suspended their seasons in January and February, due to COVID-19 issues.
Teams are seeded by record within the conference.
All tournament games are nationally televised on an ESPN network:
Teams with highest remaining seeds receive home court advantage.