2011 National Invitation Tournament
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Season | 2010–11 | ||||
Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Wichita State (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Alabama (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Gregg Marshall (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Graham Hatch Wichita State | ||||
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The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66-57, to win its first NIT title.
Participants
Automatic qualifiers
The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NIT field; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as an "at-large" bid.
Seeds
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Bracket
Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team.
(except #1 Boston College & #3 Dayton in the first round)
* – Denotes overtime
Alabama bracket
First round March 15–16 | Second round March 18–21 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama | 68 | ||||||||||||
8 | Coastal Carolina | 44 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | New Mexico | 67 | ||||||||||||
4 | New Mexico | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | UTEP | 57 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama | 79 | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami (FL) | 64 | ||||||||||||
3 | Missouri State | 89 | ||||||||||||
6 | Murray State | 76 | ||||||||||||
3 | Missouri State | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami (FL) | 81 | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami (FL) | 85 | ||||||||||||
7 | Florida Atlantic | 62 | ||||||||||||
Colorado bracket
First round March 15–16 | Second round March 18–21 | Quarterfinals March 22 | ||||||||||||
1 | Colorado | 88 | ||||||||||||
8 | Texas Southern | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Colorado | 89 | ||||||||||||
4 | California | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | California | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | Mississippi | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Colorado | 81 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kent State | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | Colorado State | 60 | ||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 62 | ||||||||||||
6 | Fairfield | 68 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kent State | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Saint Mary's | 70 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kent State | 71 | ||||||||||||
Boston College bracket
First round March 15–16 | Second round March 18–21 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 82 | ||||||||||||
8 | McNeese State | 64 | ||||||||||||
1 | Boston College | 67 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northwestern | 85 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northwestern | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | Milwaukee | 61 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northwestern | 66 | ||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 69* | ||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 71 | ||||||||||||
6 | Harvard | 54 | ||||||||||||
3 | Oklahoma State | 64 | ||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 74 | ||||||||||||
2 | Washington State | 85 | ||||||||||||
7 | Long Beach State | 74 | ||||||||||||
Virginia Tech bracket
First round March 15–16 | Second round March 18–21 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 79 | ||||||||||||
8 | Bethune-Cookman | 54 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 79* | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nebraska | 49 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | Coll. of Charleston | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 84 | ||||||||||||
6 | Coll. of Charleston | 94 | ||||||||||||
6 | Coll. of Charleston | 64 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cleveland State | 56 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cleveland State | 63 | ||||||||||||
7 | Vermont | 60 | ||||||||||||
NIT Final Four
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
Semifinals March 29 | Championship March 31 | ||||||||
1 | Alabama | 62 | |||||||
1 | Colorado | 61 | |||||||
1 | Alabama | 57 | |||||||
4 | Wichita State | 66 | |||||||
2 | Washington State | 44 | |||||||
4 | Wichita State | 75 | |||||||
See also
- 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2011 College Basketball Invitational
- 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
- 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2011 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2011 NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
References
External links
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