The tournament was held from May 13 through May 15, 2021 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season.
As the tournament champion, Villanova earned the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 2.
[2] The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament, and were seeded one through four.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, Creighton was unable to participate in the Tournament, resulting in Butler claiming the fourth seed.