2021 Southland Conference softball tournament

The 2021 Southland Conference tournament was held at North Oak Park in Hammond, Louisiana, from May 11 through 14, 2021. The tournament winner, McNeese, earned the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Format
The tournament was a 7 team double elimination format. The top seeded team, McNeese, received a bye in first round competition.

Seeds
Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. All seven teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Tie–breaker procedures were not required. Source:
 * Incarnate Word, Nicholls, Lamar, and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi failed to qualify as members in the tournament field. New Orleans does not sponsor a softball team.

Tournament
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Awards and honors
Tournament MVP: Whitney Tate, McNeese

All-Tournament Teams: Source:
 * Whitney Tate, McNeese - MVP
 * Haylee Brinlee, McNeese
 * Jenna Edwards, McNeese
 * Kaylee Lopez, McNeese
 * Cori McCrary, McNeese
 * Toni Perrin, McNeese
 * Kayla Beaver, Central Arkansas
 * Mary Kate Brown, Central Arkansas
 * Cylla Hill, Central Arkansas
 * Kaylyn Shepherd, Central Arkansas
 * Kristen Whitehouse, Central Arkansas
 * Mackenzie Bennett, Stephen F. Austin