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.

Contents 1 2010 Preseason WNIT 1.1 Round 1 1.1.1 Bracket 1 1.1.2 Bracket 2 1.2 Round 2 1.2.1 Bracket 1 1.2.2 Bracket 2 1.3 Semifinals and Finals 1.4 Consolation Bracket 1.4.1 Round 1 1.4.2 Round 2 1.4.3 Round 3 2 2011 Postseason WNIT 3 Participants 3.1 Automatic bids 3.2 At-Large bids 4 Brackets 4.1 Region 1 4.2 Region 2 4.3 Region 3 4.4 Region 4 4.5 NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship Game 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

2010 Preseason WNIT

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

Round 1

• The games for round one were played on November 12.

Bracket 1

• Purdue* 93, Austin Peay 53^[1]
• Toledo* 71, St. Francis (PA) 66^[2]
• South Dakota State* 87, Utah Valley 38^[3]
• Hampton 69, James Madison* 64^[4]

Bracket 2

• DePaul* 84, Valparaiso 53^[5]
• Missouri State* 83, Lamar 60^[6]
• Charlotte* 72, Iona 40^[7]
• Florida* 77, Central Florida 67^[8]

Round 2

• The games for round two were played on November 15.

Bracket 1

• Purdue* 79, Toledo 66^[9]
• South Dakota State* 76, Hampton 64^[10]

Bracket 2

• DePaul 82, Missouri State* 66^[11]
• Florida* 76, Charlotte 70^[12]

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

• The games for Consolation round one were played on Friday, November 19.
  • Central Florida 59, Iona 48
  • James Madison 64, St. Francis (PA) 49
  • Valparaiso 72, Austin Peay 57
  • Lamar 83, Utah Valley 66

Round 2

• The games for Consolation round two were played on Saturday, November 20.
  • James Madison 82, Central Florida 78 (OT)
  • Lamar 74, Valparaiso 58
  • St. Francis (PA) 77, Iona 64
  • Austin Peay 73, Utah Valley 69

Round 3

• The games for Consolation round three were played on November 19 or 20.
  • Charlotte 64, Hampton 57
  • Missouri State 73, Toledo 69

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 43nd 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 01 !1 !UMBC !America East 02 !2 !Charlotte !Atlantic 10 03 !3 !Boston College !Atlantic Coast 04 !4 !Florida Gulf Coast !Atlantic Sun 05 !5 !Kansas !Big 12 06 !6 !Syracuse !Big East 07 !7 !Portland State !Big Sky 08 !8 !Liberty !Big South 09 !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 01 !1 !Alabama !SEC 02 !2 !Arkansas !SEC 03 !3 !Auburn !SEC 04 !4 !California !Pac 10 05 !5 !Central Michigan !Mid-American 06 !6 !Charlotte !Atlantic 10 07 !7 !Colorado !Big 12 08 !8 !Creighton !Missouri Valley 09 !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
												Syracuse	72
											Eastern Michigan	63
		Eastern Michigan	67
		Michigan	59
							Eastern Michigan	63
							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

• 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2011 National Invitation Tournament
• Women's Basketball Invitational

References

External links

• Official website

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