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Revision as of 19:45, 17 January 2023
Season | 2010–11 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Wichita State Shockers (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Alabama Crimson Tide (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.
Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | 21–12 | 1st | Never |
Coastal Carolina | Big South | 28–5 | 2nd | 2010 |
College of Charleston | Southern | 24–10 | 4th | 2003 |
Fairfield | MAAC | 24–7 | 6th | 2003 |
Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 21–10 | 1st | Never |
Kent State | MAC | 23–11 | 9th | 2010 |
Long Beach State | Big West | 22–11 | 6th | 2000 |
McNeese State | Southland | 21–11 | 3rd | 2001 |
Milwaukee | Horizon | 19–13 | 2nd | 2004 |
Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 25–8 | 9th | 2007 |
Murray State | Ohio Valley | 23–8 | 7th | 1996 |
Saint Mary's | West Coast | 25–8 | 2nd | 2009 |
Texas Southern | SWAC | 19–12 | 1st | Never |
Vermont | America East | 23–8 | 2nd | 2007 |
At-large bids
The following 18 teams were also awarded NIT berths.
Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Alabama | SEC | 21–11 | 11th | 2007 |
Boston College | ACC | 20–12 | 11th | 2003 |
California | Pac-10 | 17–14 | 7th | 2008 |
Cleveland State | Horizon | 26–8 | 4th | 2008 |
Colorado | Big 12 | 21–13 | 9th | 2006 |
Colorado State | Mountain West | 19–12 | 7th | 1999 |
Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 22–13 | 23rd | 2010 |
Harvard | Ivy | 23–6 | 1st | Never |
Miami (FL) | ACC | 19–14 | 10th | 2009 |
Nebraska | Big 12 | 19–12 | 17th | 2009 |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 21–12 | 19th | 2009 |
Northwestern | Big Ten | 18–13 | 6th | 2010 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 19–13 | 11th | 2008 |
Ole Miss | SEC | 20–13 | 10th | 2010 |
UTEP | C-USA | 25–9 | 9th | 2006 |
Virginia Tech | ACC | 21–11 | 12th | 2010 |
Washington State | Pac-10 | 19–12 | 5th | 2009 |
Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 24–8 | 12th | 2010 |
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 | 74 | |||||||||||||
1 | Colorado | 89 | ||||||||||||
4 | California | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | 77 | |||||||||||||
5 | Ole Miss | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Colorado | 81 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kent State | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | 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 | 74 |
Virginia Tech bracket
First round March 15–16 | Second round March 18–21 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 79 | ||||||||||||
8 | 54 | |||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 79* | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | 49 | |||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 82 | ||||||||||||
6 | College of Charleston | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | 84 | |||||||||||||
6 | 94 | |||||||||||||
6 | College 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 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2011 College Basketball Invitational
- 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
References
- 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 2011 in sports in New York City
- 2010s in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 2011 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan