2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division I
Basketball Tournament

2011 Final Four logo
Season 2010–11
Teams 68
Finals site Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Champions Connecticut (3rd title)
Runner-up Butler (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Kentucky (14th Final Four)
VCU (1st Final Four)
Winning coach Jim Calhoun (3rd title)
MOP Kemba Walker Connecticut
NCAA Men's Division I Tournaments
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The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 68 teams to determine the national champion of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 73rd edition of the NCAA Tournament began on March 15, 2011, and concluded with the Connecticut Huskies defeating the Butler Bulldogs, 53–41, in the championship game on April 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. This tournament marked the introduction of the "First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 65 teams to 68.

This tournament was notable for its large number of upsets. In the Southwest region, Florida State (a 10 seed), VCU (11) and Richmond (12) made the regional semifinals. This marked the first time in the history of the tournament that a region was represented by three double-digit seeds in the Sweet Sixteen. The tournament featured the first Final Four to not have one of the top two seeds from any of the four regions. VCU tied 11th-seeded LSU in 1986 and George Mason in 2006 as the lowest seeds ever to reach the Final Four. The semifinal game between VCU and Butler, an 8 seed, had the greatest seed number total of any Final Four matchup in history (19, surpassing the previous mark of 14 set in 1980 and matched in 2006). The Final Four as a whole similarly had the greatest seed number total ever (26, surpassing the previous mark of 22 set in 2000). Butler, making its second straight appearance in the final, tied 8th-seeded UCLA in 1980 and Villanova in 1985 as the lowest seeds ever to reach the championship game. Also, it should be noted that the city of Richmond, Virginia came into the national spotlight when its two teams VCU and Richmond made it into the Sweet 16, a feat last achieved by Los Angeles in 2007.

This tournament was also notable for the struggle of the Big East, which had a record eleven (11) teams qualify for the tournament. Due to having more than eight teams in the tournament, it was possible for intra-Big East matchups to occur in the 3rd round. The Big East had only two (2) of the eleven (11) teams make it to the Sweet 16, and only because there were two intra-Big East matchups in the 3rd round. It should be noted that the eventual national champion was a Big East Team (UConn).

Contents

Qualified teams

For more details on this topic, see 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams.
East Regional – Newark
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#1 Ohio State Big 10 32–2 Tournament Winner
#2 North Carolina ACC 26–7 At-large
#3 Syracuse Big East 26–7 At-large
#4 Kentucky SEC 25–8 Tournament Winner
#5 West Virginia Big East 20–11 At-large
#6 Xavier Atlantic 10 24–7 At-large
#7 Washington Pac-10 23–10 Tournament Winner
#8 George Mason CAA 26–6 At-large
#9 Villanova Big East 21–11 At-large
#10 Georgia SEC 21–11 At-large
#11 Marquette Big East 20–14 At-large
#12* UAB C-USA 22–8 At-large
Clemson ACC 21–11 At-large
#13 Princeton Ivy League 25–6 Regular season champion
#14 Indiana State Missouri Valley 20–13 Tournament Winner
#15 Long Island Northeast 27–5 Tournament Winner
#16* UTSA Southland 19–13 Tournament Winner
Alabama State SWAC 17–17 Tournament Winner
West Regional – Anaheim
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#1 Duke ACC 30–4 Tournament Winner
#2 San Diego State MWC 32–2 Tournament Winner
#3 Connecticut Big East 26–9 Tournament Winner
#4 Texas Big 12 27–7 At-large
#5 Arizona Pac-10 27–7 At-large
#6 Cincinnati Big East 25–8 At-large
#7 Temple Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large
#8 Michigan Big 10 20–13 At-large
#9 Tennessee SEC 19–14 At-large
#10 Penn State Big 10 19–14 At-large
#11 Missouri Big 12 23–10 At-large
#12 Memphis C-USA 25–9 Tournament Winner
#13 Oakland Summit 25–9 Tournament Winner
#14 Bucknell Patriot 25–8 Tournament Winner
#15 Northern Colorado Big Sky 21–10 Tournament Winner
#16 Hampton MEAC 24–8 Tournament Winner
Southwest Regional – San Antonio
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#1 Kansas Big 12 32–2 Tournament Winner
#2 Notre Dame Big East 26–6 At-large
#3 Purdue Big 10 25–7 At-large
#4 Louisville Big East 25–9 At-large
#5 Vanderbilt SEC 23–10 At-large
#6 Georgetown Big East 21–10 At-large
#7 Texas A&M Big 12 24–8 At-large
#8 UNLV MWC 24–8 At-large
#9 Illinois Big 10 19–13 At-large
#10 Florida State ACC 21–10 At-large
#11* USC Pac-10 19–14 At-large
Virginia Commonwealth CAA 23–11 At-large
#12 Richmond Atlantic 10 27–7 Tournament Winner
#13 Morehead State Ohio Valley 24–9 Tournament Winner
#14 St. Peter's MAAC 20–13 Tournament Winner
#15 Akron Mid-American 23–12 Tournament Winner
#16 Boston University America East 21–13 Tournament Winner
Southeast Regional – New Orleans
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
#1 Pittsburgh Big East 27–5 At-large
#2 Florida SEC 26–7 At-large
#3 BYU MWC 30–4 At-large
#4 Wisconsin Big Ten 23–8 At-large
#5 Kansas State Big 12 22–10 At-large
#6 St. John's Big East 21–11 At-large
#7 UCLA Pac-10 22–10 At-large
#8 Butler Horizon 23–9 Tournament Winner
#9 Old Dominion CAA 27–6 Tournament Winner
#10 Michigan State Big 10 19–14 At-large
#11 Gonzaga West Coast 24–9 Tournament Winner
#12 Utah State WAC 30–3 Tournament Winner
#13 Belmont Atlantic Sun 30–4 Tournament Winner
#14 Wofford Southern 21–12 Tournament Winner
#15 UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–13 Tournament Winner
#16* UNC Asheville Big South 19–13 Tournament Winner
Arkansas–Little Rock Sun Belt 19–16 Tournament Winner

*See First Four.

Tournament procedure

For more details on this topic, see NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship#Tournament.

For the first time, a total of 68 teams entered the tournament.[1] Thirty of the thirty-one automatic bids were given to the programs that won their conference tournaments, while the remaining automatic bid went to the Ivy League champion Princeton, as the conference does not hold a tournament. The remaining 37 teams will be granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All 68 teams were announced on "Selection Sunday" March 13, 2011.

The Selection Committee ranked the entire field from 1 to 68. The last four at-large teams selected and the four lowest ranked automatic qualifiers played in a "First Four".[2] The four winners of those games advanced to the main draw of the tournament to play a higher seed. The four lowest ranked teams of the 68 played against each other in a pair of First Four games, with winners advancing to play #1 seeds, and the last four at-large teams played in the other two First Four games, with the winners moving on to face the seed they would otherwise be matched up against, as determined by their seed number.

Dayton
Tulsa
Tucson
Denver
Cleveland
Tampa
Charlotte
Chicago
Washington DC
2011 First Four (orange), and second and third rounds (green)
San Antonio
Anaheim
New Orleans
Newark
Houston
2011 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:[3][4]

First Four
Second and third rounds
Regional sites

Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held April 2 and 4 in Houston at Reliant Stadium, co-hosted by Rice University and the University of Houston.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

All games on truTV. First Four winners enter the second round as their respective seed and in their respective region.

  East #16 Seed
March 16
16  Texas-San Antonio 70
16  Alabama State 61
  East #12 Seed
March 15
12  Clemson 70
12  UAB 52
  Southeast #16 Seed
March 15
16  UNC-Asheville 81*
16  Arkansas-Little Rock 77
  Southwest #11 Seed
March 16
11  Virginia Commonwealth 59
11  Southern California 46

East Regional — Newark, New Jersey

  Second round
March 17–18		 Third round
March 19–20		 Regional semifinals
March 25		 Regional finals
March 27
                                     
1  Ohio State 75  
16  Texas-San Antonio 46  
  1  Ohio State 98  
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
  8  George Mason 66  
8  George Mason 61
9  Villanova 57  
  1  Ohio State 60  
  4  Kentucky 62  
5  West Virginia 84  
12  Clemson 76  
  5  West Virginia 63
Tampa – Thu/Sat
  4  Kentucky 71  
4  Kentucky 59
13  Princeton 57  
  4  Kentucky 76
  2  North Carolina 69
6  Xavier 55  
11  Marquette 66  
  11  Marquette 66
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
  3  Syracuse 62  
3  Syracuse 77
14  Indiana State 60  
  11  Marquette 63
  2  North Carolina 81  
7  Washington 68  
10  Georgia 65  
  7  Washington 83
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
  2  North Carolina 86  
2  North Carolina 102
15  Long Island 87  

West Regional – Anaheim, California

  Second round
March 17–18		 Third round
March 19–20		 Regional semifinals
March 24		 Regional finals
March 26
                                     
1  Duke 87  
16  Hampton 45  
  1  Duke 73  
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
  8  Michigan 71  
8  Michigan 75
9  Tennessee 45  
  1  Duke 77  
  5  Arizona 93  
5  Arizona 77  
12  Memphis 75  
  5  Arizona 70
Tulsa – Fri/Sun
  4  Texas 69  
4  Texas 85
13  Oakland 81  
  5  Arizona 63
  3  Connecticut 65
6  Cincinnati 78  
11  Missouri 63  
  6  Cincinnati 58
Washington, D.C. – Thu/Sat
  3  Connecticut 69  
3  Connecticut 81
14  Bucknell 52  
  3  Connecticut 74
  2  San Diego State 67  
7  Temple 66  
10  Penn State 64  
  7  Temple 64
Tucson – Thu/Sat
  2  San Diego State 71**  
2  San Diego State 68
15  Northern Colorado 50  

Southwest Regional – San Antonio, Texas

  Second round
March 17–18		 Third round
March 19–20		 Regional semifinals
March 25		 Regional finals
March 27
                                     
1  Kansas 72  
16  Boston University 53  
  1  Kansas 73  
Tulsa – Fri/Sun
  9  Illinois 59  
8  UNLV 62
9  Illinois 73  
  1  Kansas 77  
  12  Richmond 57  
5  Vanderbilt 66  
12  Richmond 69  
  12  Richmond 65
Denver – Thu/Sat
  13  Morehead State 48  
4  Louisville 61
13  Morehead State 62  
  1  Kansas 61
  11  VCU 71
6  Georgetown 56  
11  VCU 74  
  11  VCU 94
Chicago – Fri/Sun
  3  Purdue 76  
3  Purdue 65
14  Saint Peter's 43  
  11  VCU 72*
  10  Florida State 71  
7  Texas A&M 50  
10  Florida State 57  
  10  Florida State 71
Chicago – Fri/Sun
  2  Notre Dame 57  
2  Notre Dame 69
15  Akron 56  

Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana

  Second round
March 17		 Third round
March 19		 Regional semifinals
March 24		 Regional finals
March 26
                                     
1  Pittsburgh 74  
16  UNC-Asheville 51  
  1  Pittsburgh 70  
Washington, D.C. – Thu/Sat
  8  Butler 71  
8  Butler 60
9  Old Dominion 58  
  8  Butler 61  
  4  Wisconsin 54  
5  Kansas State 73  
12  Utah State 68  
  5  Kansas State 65
Tucson – Thu/Sat
  4  Wisconsin 70  
4  Wisconsin 72
13  Belmont 58  
  8  Butler 74*
  2  Florida 71
6  St. John's 71  
11  Gonzaga 86  
  11  Gonzaga 67
Denver – Thu/Sat
  3  Brigham Young 89  
3  Brigham Young 74
14  Wofford 66  
  3  Brigham Young 74
  2  Florida 83*  
7  UCLA 78  
10  Michigan State 76  
  7  UCLA 65
Tampa – Thu/Sat
  2  Florida 73  
2  Florida 79
15  UC Santa Barbara 51  

Final Four – Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  National Semifinals
April 2		 National Championship Game
April 4
                 
E4  Kentucky 55  
W3  Connecticut 56  
    W3  Connecticut 53
  SE8  Butler 41
SW11  Virginia Commonwealth 62
SE8  Butler 70  

Game summaries

Final Four

April 2
6:00 pm		 Recap VCU Rams 62, Butler Bulldogs 70    Reliant Stadium CBS
Scoring by half: 28–34, 34–36
Pts: J. Skeen 27
Rebs: B. Burgess 9
Asts: J. Rodriguez 8		 Pts: S. Mack 24
Rebs: K. Marshall 9
Asts: M. Howard 2
April 2
8:50 pm		 Recap Kentucky Wildcats 55, Connecticut Huskies 56    Reliant Stadium CBS
Scoring by half: 21–31, 34–25
Pts: B. Knight 17
Rebs: T. Jones 15
Asts: B. Knight 5		 Pts: K. Walker 18
Rebs: A. Oriakhi 10
Asts: K. Walker 7

Consisting of #3-seeded Connecticut, #4 Kentucky, #8 Butler, and #11 Virginia Commonwealth (VCU), the Final Four was considered a result of one of the weakest tournament fields in history.[5][6][7] Regarding the four finalists, there was widespread belief that none of them were among the best teams in the nation.[8][9] It was the first time in the tournament's history that a #1 or a #2 seed had failed to reach the final four.[10] 11th seeded VCU tied a record as the lowest seed to reach the final four.

The first semifinal featured Butler and VCU, with Butler winning 70–62,[11] despite VCU forward Jamie Skeen leading the scoring with 27 points.

The second semifinal match was between Kentucky and Connecticut. Connecticut had already defeated Kentucky earlier that season 84–67 at the Maui Invitational. This time, Connecticut won in a close game 56–55, led by Kemba Walker with 18 points. Connecticut were noted for their defensive effort which held Kentucky to 34% shooting and also held Kentucky scoreless for over 5 minutes during a spell in the second half.[12]

National championship

April 4
9:00 pm		 Recap
Box score		 Butler Bulldogs 41, Connecticut Huskies 53    Reliant Stadium CBS
Scoring by half: 22–19, 19–34
Pts: S. Mack 13
Rebs: S. Mack 9
Asts: S. Vanzant 2		 Pts: K. Walker 16
Rebs: A. Oriakhi 11
Asts: J. Lamb 2

The National Championship game was between Butler, a mid-major university team that was a surprise finalist in the 2010 tournament, and Connecticut, a basketball powerhouse which had previously won the tournament twice under coach Jim Calhoun but had an average regular season finishing 9th in the Big East Conference before winning The Big East Tournament with five wins in five consecutive days (never before accomplished in NCAA history). The championship game was won by Connecticut 53–41. It was a very defensive contest, with Butler having the fewest points in a championship game since 1949.[13] Butler led at halftime 22–19, but suffered in the second half from poor shooting, making only 6 of 37 shots in the second half.[13] Butler's 18.8 percent shooting for the entire game was the lowest ever in the NCAA final. Connecticut contributed to Butler's poor shooting by blocking 10 shots (a championship game record).[14] Butler was led in scoring by junior guard Shelvin Mack with 13 points, while UConn freshman Jeremy Lamb scored 12 points in the 2nd half.[15]

The win by Connecticut completed a season-ending 11-game win streak that began with the Big East Tournament.

The game was widely viewed as a poor quality final.[16][17] In reference to the game's first half of play, CBS analyst Greg Anthony said, "This is the worst half of basketball I've ever seen in a national championship game."[18]

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Big East 11 13–10 .565 7 2 1 1 1 1
Horizon 1 5–1 .833 1 1 1 1 1 0
CAA 3 6–3 .667 2 1 1 1 0  
SEC 5 7–5 .583 2 2 2 1 0  
ACC 4 8–4 .667 3 3 1 0    
Pac-10 4 5–4 .556 3 1 1 0    
Big 12 5 5–5 .500 3 1 1 0    
Mountain West 3 4–3 .571 2 2 0      
Big Ten 7 7–7 .500 5 2 0      
Atlantic 10 3 3–3 .500 2 1 0      
OVC 1 1–1 .500 1 0        
WCC 1 1–1 .500 1 0        
C-USA 2 0–2 .000 0          

Media

Television

On April 22, 2010, it was announced that the NCAA had reached a new 14-year, US $10.8 billion deal with CBS Sports and TimeWarner-owned Turner Sports (by way of TBS, TNT and truTV) for the rights to broadcast the NCAA Tournament from 2011 until 2024, marking the first time every game in the tournament would be telecast on a national basis.

CBS and Turner pooled their resources for the tournament, with members of the NBA on TNT crew joining CBS's established March Madness broadcasters. Coverage will originate from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City and Turner's Atlanta studios.[19]

The tournament television ratings report shows the tournament had an average of 10.2 million viewers per game, an increase from the 2005 tournament when it drew an average of 10.6 million (6.4 Nielsen rating). The championship game recorded an 11.7 rating and drew 20.1 million viewers.

TruTV, which up to that point had never aired any live sports programming, saw a surge in carriage deals for its high definition feed with several major providers including AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS, Comcast, Charter Communications, Cablevision, Cox Cable and RCN. [20] DirecTV, however, most known for its extensive sports content, only temporarily added a part-time game-only feed for the tournament's coverage, with the 24-hour feed reportedly coming in late 2011. [21]

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Announcing teams

Round-by-round game schedule

All times Eastern and PM[22]

Round CBS TBS TNT TruTV
First Four
(Mar. 15 & 16)		       6:30
9:00
2nd round
(Mar. 17 & 18)		 12:00
2:30
7:00
9:30		 1:30
4:00
6:45
9:15		 2:00
4:30
7:15
9:45		 12:40
3:00
7:15
9:55
3rd round
(Mar. 19)		 12:00
2:30
5:00
7:30		 7:00
9:30		 6:00
8:00		  
3rd round
(Mar. 20)		 12:00
2:30
5:00		 7:30
Regional semifinals
(Mar. 24 & 25)		 7:00
9:30		 7:15
9:55		    
Regional finals
(Mar. 26)		 4:20
6:55		      
Regional finals
(Mar. 27)		 2:10
5:05		      
National semifinals
(Apr. 2)		 6:09
9:09		      
National championship
(Apr. 4)		 9:00      

CBS received the same number of "windows," or time slots, for its tournament coverage as in previous years. However, all games will now be nationally – rather than regionally – televised. The national television broadcasts also allowed for more flexibility in start times. CBS and the Turner networks used the same graphics package and theme music in broadcasting the tournament – the only difference between networks is the logo shown on the score bug. In addition, a banner at the top of the screen displayed the scores of other games along with what network they are being broadcast on. Replays feature all four network logos being shown, and for fair use highlight credits by local television stations and other networks such as ESPN, the Turner network name or CBS Sports, followed by "NCAA" is given as the source. CBS also kept coverage of the Division II final, which is part of the larger contract for this tournament.

Turner Sports aired full-length studio shows before and after each session of play. The pregame show was called Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off and all shows were on TruTV. The postgame show, called Inside March Madness presented by Buick, alternated between TruTV and TBS.[23]

TruTV had also added coverage of the Reese's College All-Star Game.

Number of games per network

Radio

Westwood One had live broadcasts of all 67 games. They will be available both on terrestrial and satellite radio outlets, on NCAA.com, and on CBSSports.com. The radio contract was extended in January 2011 for multiple tournaments.[24]

First Four

Second and Third Round

Regionals

Final Four

Internet/other video

All games are expected to be streamed at NCAA.com or CBSSports.com, as in the past; with the new rights deal, NCAA.com and the game streaming is now managed by Turner Interactive. The iPhone app which allowed streaming of games on the iPhone in previous years, and had cost about ten dollars, has received two upgrades: it is compatible with iPad, and it is now free of charge.[25] However, with the CBS-Turner agreement allowing all games in the tournament to be available on a national basis (see above), Mega March Madness, a DirecTV-only service, has been discontinued.

International

See also

References

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  21. ^ DirecTV Launching truTV HD In Time For Start Of NCAA Tournament Sports Business Journal March 10, 2011
  22. ^ CBS, Turner set to televise all NCAA tournament games nationally
  23. ^ 2011 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
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