2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

Round 2

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

Semifinals and Finals

Semifinals
November 17–18 		Finals
November 21
      
Purdue* 73
South Dakota State 40
Purdue* 67[13]
DePaul 58
DePaul* 74
Florida 73

[14]

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

2011 Postseason WNIT

The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 43rd annual tournament was played from March 16, 2011 to April 2, 2011, entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

Participants

Automatic bids

Legend School Conference
1
UMBC
America East
2
Charlotte
Atlantic 10
3
Boston College
Atlantic Coast
4
Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun
5
Kansas
Big 12
6
Syracuse
Big East
7
Portland State
Big Sky
8
Liberty
Big South
9
Michigan
Big Ten
10
Cal Poly
Big West
11
Old Dominion
Colonial
12
Rice
Conference USA
13
Butler
Horizon
14
Yale
Ivy League
15
Morgan State
MEAC
16
Loyola-Maryland
Metro Atlantic
17
Toledo
Mid-American
18
Illinois State
Missouri Valley
19
Brigham Young
Mountain West
20
Monmouth
Northeast
21
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
22
Arizona
Pac-10
23
Lehigh
Patriot
24
South Carolina
SEC
25
Appalachian State
Southern
26
Lamar
Southland
27
Oral Roberts
Summit
28
Denver
Sun Belt
29
Southern
SWAC
30
Utah State
WAC
31
Saint Mary's
West Coast

At-Large bids

Legend School Conference
1
Alabama
SEC
2
Arkansas
SEC
3
Auburn
SEC
4
California
Pac-10
5
Central Michigan
Mid-American
6
Charlotte
Atlantic 10
7
Colorado
Big 12
8
Creighton
Missouri Valley
9
Delaware
Colonial
10
Drexel
Colonial
11
Eastern Michigan
Mid-American
12
Florida
SEC
13
Kent State
Mid-American
14
Memphis
Conference USA
15
Missouri State
Missouri Valley
16
Nevada
WAC
17
Northwestern
Big Ten
18
Oklahoma State
Big 12
19
Pepperdine
West Cost
20
Richmond
Atlantic 10
21
Southern California
Pac-10
22
St. Bonaventure
Atlantic 10
23
St. Joseph's (PA)
Atlantic 10
24
TCU
Mountain West
25
Tulane
Conference USA
26
UC Riverside
Big West
27
UC Santa Barbara
Big West
28
UNC Wilmington
Colonial
29
VCU
Colonial
30
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
31
Wichita State
Missouri Valley
32
Wisconsin
Big Ten
33
Wyoming
Mountain West

Brackets

Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school):

Region 1

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
Colorado 71
UC Riverside 62
Colorado 81
California 65
Cal Poly 60
California 74
Colorado 70
Wyoming 58
Oklahoma State 81
Pepperdine 74
Oklahoma State 71
Wyoming 75
Wyoming 79
Portland State 44
H Colorado 70
Southern California 87
H Southern California 67
UC Santa Barbara 64
Southern California 78
H Nevada 59
St. Mary's 62
Nevada 65
Southern California 62
H BYU 50
Utah State 103
Arizona 95
Utah State 63
BYU 102
BYU 75
Denver 60

Region 2

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
Wisconsin 68
Butler 48
H Wisconsin 59
Illinois State 62
H Illinois State 72
Central Michigan 59
H Illinois State 79
Duquesne 66
Duquesne 64
Kent State 56
Duquesne 80
Kansas 63
Kansas 79
Wichita State 58
H Illinois State 60
Arkansas 49
Missouri State 76
Rice 65
Missouri State 64
Arkansas 65
Arkansas 91
Lamar 65
Arkansas 78
Oral Roberts 59
Tulane 61
Southern 31
Tulane 86
Oral Roberts 92
TCU 74
Oral Roberts 78

Region 3

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
St. Bonaventure 77
Lehigh 43
St. Bonaventure 50
Syracuse 63
Syracuse 77
Monmouth 53
H Syracuse 72
Eastern Michigan 63
H Eastern Michigan 67
Michigan 59
Eastern Michigan 63
H UNC Wilmington 54
Richmond 54
UNC Wilmington 63
Syracuse 68
H Toledo 71*
Northwestern 89
Creighton 63
Northwestern 70
Alabama 72
Memphis 69
Alabama 80
Alabama 59
H Toledo 74
Tennessee Tech 54
Auburn 68
Auburn 52
H Toledo 67
H Toledo 58
Delaware 55

Region 4

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 24 		Regional finals
March 26
            
Yale 61
Boston College 85
Boston College 86
St. Joseph's 59
St. Joseph's 72
VCU 66
Boston College 48
Virginia 53
Old Dominion 65
Loyola-Maryland 67
Loyola-Maryland 49
Virginia 71
Virginia 69
Morgan State 56
H Virginia 74
Charlotte 79
Charlotte 62
Liberty 56
Charlotte 69
South Carolina 57
South Carolina 67
Appalachian State 54
Charlotte 81*
Florida 77
Florida 59
UMBC 47
Florida 74
Florida Gulf Coast 69
Florida Gulf Coast 73
Drexel 67

NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game

Played at host schools

Semifinals
March 30 		Championship Game
April 2
      
Southern California 63
Illinois State 36
Southern California 68
Toledo 76
Charlotte 60
Toledo 83

See also

References

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  14. ↑ http://www.womensnit.com/photos/bracket34.pdf

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