2011 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

2011 National Invitation TournamentSeason| 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|

* Colorado Buffaloes (4th semifinal)
* Washington State Cougars (1st semifinal)

Winning coach| Gregg Marshall (1st title)
MVP| Graham Hatch (Wichita State)
| National Invitation Tournaments

«2010 | 2012»

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

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### Automatic qualifiers

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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

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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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Alabama Bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Alabama | SEC | 21–11  | At-large
2  | Miami (FL) | ACC | 19–14  | At-large
3  | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 25–8  | Automatic
4  | New Mexico | Mountain West | 21–12  | At-large
5  | UTEP | C-USA | 25–9  | At-large
6  | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 23–8  | Automatic
7  | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 21–10  | Automatic
8  | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 28–5  | Automatic
Colorado Bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Colorado | Big 12 | 21–13  | At-large
2  | Saint Mary's | West Coast | 25–8  | Automatic
3  | Colorado State | Mountain West | 19–12  | At-large
4  | California | Pac-10 | 17–14  | At-large
5  | Ole Miss | SEC | 20–13  | At-large
6  | Fairfield | MAAC | 24–7  | Automatic
7  | Kent State | MAC | 23–11  | Automatic
8  | Texas Southern | SWAC | 19–12  | Automatic
Boston College Bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Boston College | ACC | 20–12  | At-large
2  | Washington State | Pac-10 | 19–12  | At-large
3  | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 19–13  | At-large
4  | Northwestern | Big Ten | 18–13  | At-large
5  | Milwaukee | Horizon | 19–13  | Automatic
6  | Harvard | Ivy | 23–6  | At-large
7  | Long Beach State | Big West | 22–11  | Automatic
8  | McNeese State | Southland | 21–11  | Automatic
Virginia Tech Bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Virginia Tech | ACC | 21–11  | At-large
2  | Cleveland State | Horizon | 26–8  | At-large
3  | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 22–13  | At-large
4  | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 24–8  | At-large
5  | Nebraska | Big 12 | 19–12  | At-large
6  | College of Charleston | SoCon | 24–10  | Automatic
7  | Vermont | America East | 23–8  | Automatic
8  | Bethune–Cookman | MEAC | 21–12  | Automatic

## Bracket

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Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team
(except #1 Boston College & #3 Dayton in the first round)
* – Denotes overtime

### Alabama bracket

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| First round
March 15–16 | | | Second round
March 18–21 | | | Quarterfinals
March 23 |

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| 1 | Alabama | 68 | | |
| 8 | Coastal Carolina | 44 |
| | 1 | Alabama | 74 |
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| | | 4 | New Mexico | 67 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 69 |

| 5 | UTEP | 57 |
| | 1 | Alabama | 79 |
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| | | 2 | Miami (FL) | 64 |
| 3 | Missouri State | 89 | |

| 6 | Murray State | 76 |
| | 3 | Missouri State | 72 |
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| | | 2 | Miami (FL) | 81 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 85 |

| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 62 |

### Colorado bracket

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| First round
March 15–16 | | | Second round
March 18–21 | | | Quarterfinals
March 22 |

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| 1 | Colorado | 88 | | |
| 8 | Texas Southern | 74 |
| | 1 | Colorado | 89 |
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| | | 4 | California | 72 |
| 4 | California | 77 |

| 5 | Ole Miss | 74 |
| | 1 | Colorado | 81 |
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| | | 7 | Kent State | 74 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 60 | |

| 6 | Fairfield | 62 |
| | 6 | Fairfield | 68 |
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| | | 7 | Kent State | 72 |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 70 |

| 7 | Kent State | 71 |

### Boston College bracket

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| First round
March 15–16 | | | Second round
March 18–21 | | | Quarterfinals
March 23 |

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| 1 | Boston College | 82 | | |
| 8 | McNeese State | 64 |
| | 1 | Boston College | 67 |
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| | | 4 | Northwestern | 85 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 70 |

| 5 | Milwaukee | 61 |
| | 4 | Northwestern | 66 |
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| | | 2 | Washington State | 69* |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 71 | |

| 6 | Harvard | 54 |
| | 3 | Oklahoma State | 64 |
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| | | 2 | Washington State | 74 |
| 2 | Washington State | 85 |

| 7 | Long Beach State | 74 |

### Virginia Tech bracket

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| First round
March 15–16 | | | Second round
March 18–21 | | | Quarterfinals
March 23 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 79 | | |
| 8 | Bethune–Cookman | 54 |
| | 1 | Virginia Tech | 76 |
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| | | 4 | Wichita State | 79* |
| 4 | Wichita State | 76 |

| 5 | Nebraska | 49 |
| | 4 | Wichita State | 82 |
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| | | 6 | College of Charleston | 75 |
| 3 | Dayton | 84 | |

| 6 | College of Charleston | 94 |
| | 6 | College of Charleston | 64 |
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| | | 2 | Cleveland State | 56 |
| 2 | Cleveland State | 63 |

| 7 | Vermont | 60 |

### NIT Final Four

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Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

| Semifinals
March 29 | | | Championship
March 31 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | Alabama | 62 | |
| 1 | Colorado | 61 |
| | 1 | Alabama | 57 |
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| | | 4 | Wichita State | 66 |
| 2 | Washington State | 44 |

| 4 | Wichita State | 75 |

## See also

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* 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 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
* 2011 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
* 2011 College Basketball Invitational
* 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

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