2011 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division III
Basketball Tournament
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NCAA Men's Division III Tournaments
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The 2011 NCAA Mens Division III Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of men's NCAA Division III Basketball. The tournament began on March 3, 2011. The tournament consists of 61 teams arranged in four sections. The top three teams earn a bye to the second round. The other 58 teams compete in the first round. The first two rounds in each section are held at campus location: four sites per section. The third and fourth rounds take place at the sectional location. The national semifinals and national championship will be held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1][2]

Forty-two teams were granted automatic bids as the champion of their conference. One independent team was selected, and 18 teams were selected as at-large participants.

Qualified teams

School Conference Record Qualification
La Roche Allegheny Mountain Collegiate 25–2 Automatic
McMurry American Southwest 21–7 Automatic
St. Mary's (Md.) Capital Athletic 22–5 Automatic
Franklin & Marshall Centennial 22–5 Automatic
Medgar Evans CUNY Athletic 17–11 Automatic
Augustana (Ill.) Illinois and Wisconsin 24–3 Automatic
Cabrini Colonial States Athletic 22–5 Automatic
Alvernia Commonwealth 18–6 Automatic
Salve Regina Commonwealth Coast 17–10 Automatic
Hartwick Empire 8 17–10 Automatic
Delaware Valley Freedom 17–10 Automatic
Johnson & Wales (R.I.) Great Northeast Athletic 20–8 Automatic
Manchester Heartland Collegiate Athletic 21–6 Automatic
Luther Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic 18–8 Automatic
Scranton Landmark 20–5 Automatic
Skidmore Liberty League 18–9 Automatic
Rhode Island College Little East 19–7 Automatic
Bridgewater State Massachusetts State College Athletic 19–9 Automatic
Hope Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 22–6 Automatic
St. Norbert Midwest 20–5 Automatic
St. Thomas (Minn.) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 24–3 Automatic
Elms New England Collegiate 20–7 Automatic
Middlebury New England Small College Athletic 25–1 Automatic
MIT New England Women's and Men's Athletic 19–8 Automatic
New Jersey City New Jersey Athletic 19–9 Automatic
Husson North Atlantic 21–6 Automatic
Wooster North Coast Athletic 26–2 Automatic
Wells North Eastern Athletic 16–11 Automatic
Benedictine (Ill.) Northern Athletics 21–7 Automatic
Whitworth Northwest 26–1 Automatic
Marietta Ohio Athletic 25–3 Automatic
School Conference Record Qualification
Randolph–Macon Old Dominion Athletic 24–4 Automatic
Bethany (W.Va.) Presidents' Athletic 21–7 Automatic
Purchase Skyline 23–4 Automatic
Webster St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic 20–6 Automatic
Redlands Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic 16–11 Automatic
Centre Southern Collegiate Athletic 21–5 Automatic
Buffalo State SUNY Athletic 21–6 Automatic
Rochester (N.Y.) University Athletic Association 20–5 Automatic
Northwestern (Minn.) Upper Midwest Athletic 21–6 Automatic
North Carolina Wesleyan USA South Athletic 21–6 Automatic
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 24–3 Automatic
Chapman Independent 24–3 At-large
Amherst New England Small College Athletic 22–3 At-large
Becker North Atlantic 23–4 At-large
Concordia (Wis.) Northern Athletics 23–4 At-large
Gwynedd–Mercy Colonial States Athletic 21–6 At-large
Hanover Heartland Collegiate Athletic 19–7 At-large
Illinois Wesleyan Illinois & Wisconsin 19–8 At-large
Ithaca Empire 8 20–6 At-large
Mary Hardin-Baylor Southwest 21–7 At-large
Oswego State SUNY Athletic 23–4 At-large
Penn State–Behrend Allegheny Mountain Collegiate 23–4 At-large
Ramapo New Jersey Athletic 20–6 At-large
Texas–Dallas American Southwest 21–6 At-large
Virginia Wesleyan Old Dominion Athletic 23–4 At-large
Western Connecticut State Little East 21–5 At-large
Williams New England Small College Athletic 25–2 At-large
Wisconsin–River Falls Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 20–7 At-large
Wittenberg North Coast Athletic 19–8 At-large
WPI New England Women's and Men's Athletic 22–5 At-large

Sectional play

Wooster, Ohio Sectional

First round
March 3 or 4 		Second round
March 5 		Sectionals
March 11 		Sectionals
March 12
            
Whitworth
Bye
Whitworth 77
First round: Orange, California
Second round: Spokane, Washington
Chapman 63
Chapman 62
Redlands 38
Whitworth 93
Marietta 77
Marietta 67
Centre 62
Marietta 63
Marietta, Ohio
Wittenberg 62
LaRoche 68
Wittenberg 74
Whitworth 66
Wooster 76
Wooster 74
Benedictine (Ill.) 68
Wooster 47
Wooster, Ohio
Manchester 45
Manchester 70
Bethany (W.Va.) 58
Wooster 94
Cabrini 77
Cabrini 85
New Jersey City 76
Cabrini 91
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Purchase 84
Purchase 79
Hartwick 69

Williamstown, Massachusetts Sectional

First round
March 3 or 4 		Second round
March 5 		Sectionals
March 11 		Sectionals
March 12
            
Williams 86
Husson 83
Williams 84
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Becker 63
Becker 80
Scranton 73
Williams 79
Virginia Wesleyan 73
Virginia Wesleyan 93
Delaware Valley 63
Virginia Wesleyan 79
Norfolk, Virginia
Franklin & Marshall 71
Franklin & Marshall 69
NC Wesleyan 56
Williams 77
Amherst 71
WPI 58
Bridgewater State 57
WPI 70
Worcester, Massachusetts
Amherst 92
Amherst 79
Skidmore 39
Amherst 78
Rhode Isl. College 74
Oswego State 64
Wells 58
Oswego State 63
Oswego, New York
Rhode Isl. College 71
Penn State-Behrend 54
Rhode Isl. College 83

Rock Island, Illinois Sectional

First round
March 3 or 4 		Second round
March 5 		Sectionals
March 11 		Sectionals
March 12
            
McMurry
Bye
McMurry 67
First round: Belton, Texas
Second round:Abilene, Texas
Mary Hardin-Baylor 70
Mary Hardin-Baylor 86
Texas-Dallas 77
Mary Hardin-Baylor 57
Augustana (Ill.) 70
Augustana (Ill.) 76
Webster 51
Augustana (Ill.) 88
Rock Island, Illinois
Hope 80
Hope 73
Hanover 70
Augustana (Ill.) 56
St. Thomas (Minn.) 72
Concordia (Wis.) 61
Luther 68
Luther 56
Mequon, Wisconsin
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 76
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 70
St. Norbert College 49
Wis.-Stevens Pt. 64
St. Thomas (Minn.) 66
St. Thomas (Minn.) 70
Northwestern (Minn.) 60
St. Thomas (Minn.) 78
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Ill. Wesleyan 70
Wis.-River Falls 76
Illinois Wesleyan 83

Rochester, New York Sectional

First round
March 3 or 4 		Second round
March 5 		Sectionals
March 11 		Sectionals
March 12
            
Ramapo 106
Johnson & Wales '114
Johnson & Wales 72
Mahwah, New Jersey
Buffalo State 96
Gwynedd-Mercy 73
Buffalo State 83
Buffalo State 74
St. Mary's (Md.) 85
St. Mary's (Md.) 72
Medgar Evers 55
St. Mary's (Md.) 68
St. Mary's City, Maryland
Randolph Macon 53
Randolph Macon 62
Alvernia 59
St. Mary's (Md.) 50
Middlebury 65
Ithaca 78
MIT 82
MIT 52
Ithaca, New York
Rochester (NY) 60
Rochester (NY) 81
Elms 70
Rochester (NY) 52
Middlebury 61
West Conn. State 89
Salve Regina 67
West Conn. State 53
First round: Danbury, Connecticut
Second round: Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury 79
Middlebury
Bye

Semifinals and National championship – Salem, Virginia

Semifinals
Friday, March 18 		National championship
Saturday, March 19
      
Wooster (30–2) 73
Williams (29–2) 71
Wooster 54
St. Thomas (Minn.) 78
St. Thomas (Minn.) (28-3) 59
Middlebury (28–1) 57

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-02-28/teams-named-division-iii-field
  2. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d3/2011