2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals Site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Bellarmine (1st title)
Runner-Up BYU-Hawaii (1st title game)
Semifinalists Minnesota State-Mankato (1st Final Four)
West Liberty (1st Final Four)
Winning Coach Scott Davenport (5th season (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player Jet Chang BYU Hawaii
Attendance 46,323
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«2010  2012»

The 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season. The winner was Bellarmine; the tournament's Most Outstanding Player was Jet Chang of runner-up BYU–Hawaii, the first player from a losing team to earn that honor in the Division II tournament since 1998.[1][2]

The 2010 champion Cal Poly Pomona did not qualify for the tournament, while runner-up Indiana (PA) did. Along with Bentley, Midwestern State, and Augusta State, Indiana was one of four teams from the 2010 Elite Eight to qualify.

Qualification and tournament format

The champions of the 22 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the tournament selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners then met at the Elite Eight for the final three rounds held at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference tournament championships:[3]

Team Conference Region
Cal State Dominguez Hills CCAA West
Bloomfield CACC East
Shaw CIAA Atlantic
Limestone Conference Carolinas Southeast
C.W. Post ECC East
Wayne State (MI) GLIAC Midwest
Bellarmine GLVC Midwest
Central Washington GNAC West
Harding Gulf South South
Texas A&M International Heartland South Central
Central Oklahoma Lone Star South Central
Fort Hays State MIAA South Central
Adelphia Northeast-10 East
Winona State NSIC Central
Dixie State Pacific West West
Augusta State Peach Belt Southeast
Indiana (PA) PSAC Atlantic
Fort Lewis RMAC Central
Lincoln Memorial SAC Southeast
Clark Atlanta SIAC South
Rollins Sunshine State South
West Liberty WVIAC Atlantic

Qualified teams

Midwest Region – Louisville, Kentucky
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Bellarmine GLVC 27–2 Conference champion
#2 Southern Indiana GLVC 24–5 At-large
#3 Wayne State (MI) GLIAC 22–7 Conference champion
#4 Northern Kentucky GLVC 20–8 At-large
#5 Kentucky Wesleyan GLVC 19–9 At-large
#6 Ferris State GLIAC 22–7 At-large
#7 Drury GLVC 22–7 At-large
#8 Indianapolis GLVC 19–8 At-large
South Central Region – Edmond, Oklahoma
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Central Oklahoma Lone Star 28–3 Conference champion
#2 Missouri Southern MIAA 22–8 At-large
#3 Tarleton State Lone Star 24–5 At-large
#4 Fort Hays State MIAA 25–6 Conference champion
#5 West Texas A&M Lone Star 23–6 At-large
#6 Midwestern State Lone Star 22–8 At-large
#7 Washburn MIAA 18–9 At-large
#8 Texas A&M International Heartland 21–9 Conference champion
South Region – Huntsville, Alabama
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Alabama–Huntsville Gulf South 26–4 At-large
#2 Harding Gulf South 25–4 Conference champion
#3 Rollins Sunshine State 25–6 Conference champion
#4 Arkansas Tech Gulf South 24–5 At-large
#5 Benedict SIAC 21–7 At-large
#6 Florida Southern Sunshine State 22–8 At-large
#7 Stillman SIAC 23–7 At-large
#8 Clark Atlanta SIAC 22–8 Conference champion
Central Region – Mankato, Minnesota
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Minnesota State–Mankato NSIC 24–4 At-large
#2 Fort Lewis RMAC 22–7 Conference champion
#3 Colorado Mines RMAC 24–5 At-large
#4 Mary NSIC 23–5 At-large
#5 Metropolitan State RMAC 21–7 At-large
#6 Adams State RMAC 20–8 At-large
#7 Mesa State RMAC 18–9 At-large
#8 Winona State NSIC 20–9 Conference champion
Southeast Region – Augusta, Georgia
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Augusta State Peach Belt 28–3 Conference champion
#2 Lincoln Memorial SAC 27–2 Conference champion
#3 Georgia Southwestern Peach Belt 20–8 At-large
#4 Queens (NC) Conference Carolinas 20–7 At-large
#5 Limestone Conference Carolinas 23–6 Conference champion
#6 Montevallo Peach Belt 18–10 At-large
#7 Anderson (SC) SAC 18–11 At-large
#8 UNC Pembroke Peach Belt 18–11 At-large
Atlantic Region – West Liberty, West Virginia
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 West Liberty WVIAC 29–0 Conference champion
#2 Indiana (PA) PSAC 24–5 Conference champion
#3 Bowie State CIAA 22–5 At-large
#4 Shaw CIAA 22–8 Conference champion
#5 Winston-Salem State CIAA 19–7 At-large
#6 Mansfield PSAC 18–9 At-large
#7 West Virginia Wesleyan WVIAC 19–10 At-large
#8 Slippery Rock PSAC 21–10 At-large
West Region – Ellensburg, Washington
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Central Washington GNAC 26–3 Conference champion
#2 Cal State Dominguez Hills CCAA 23–6 Conference champion
#3 Humboldt State CCAA 26–3 At-large
#4 Dixie State Pacific West 20–6 Conference champion
#5 Chaminade Pacific West 20–8 At-large
#6 Alaska Anchorage GNAC 23–9 At-large
#7 BYU–Hawaii Pacific West 17–8 At-large
#8 Seattle Pacific GNAC 19–9 At-large
East Region – Waltham, Massachusetts
Seed School Conference Record Qualification
#1 Bentley NE-10 22–7 At-large
#2 American International NE-10 20–8 At-large
#3 Stonehill NE-10 21–7 At-large
#4 UMass Lowell NE-10 20–9 At-large
#5 Saint Rose NE-10 21–8 At-large
#6 Adelphi NE-10 20–10 Conference champion
#7 Bloomfield CACC 21–8 Conference champion
#8 C.W. Post ECC 21–9 Conference champion

Regional play

Midwest – Louisville, Kentucky

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Bellarmine (27–2) 84
8 Indianapolis (19–8) 70
1 Bellarmine 87
4 Northern Kentucky 82
5 Northern Kentucky (20–8) 76
4 Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) 74
1 Bellarmine 86
6 Ferris State 66
3 Wayne State, Mich. (22–7) 88
6 Ferris State (22–7) 90
6 Ferris State 83
7 Drury 76
7 Drury (22–7) 65
2 Southern Indiana (24–5) 64

South Central – Edmond, Oklahoma

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Central Oklahoma (28–3) 79
8 Texas A&M Int'l. (21–9) 70
1 Central Oklahoma 81
4 Fort Hays State 69
5 Fort Hays State (25–6) 75
4 West Texas A&M (23–6) 49
1 Central Oklahoma 66
6 Midwestern State 73
3 Tarleton State (24–5) 51
6 Midwestern State (22–8) 64
6 Midwestern State 75
2 Mo. Southern State 52
7 Mo. Southern State (22–8) 82
2 Washburn (18–9) 79

South – Huntsville, Alabama

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Alabama–Huntsville (26–4) 77
8 Clark Atlanta (22–8) 63
1 Alabama–Huntsville 74
4 Arkansas Tech 71
5 Arkansas Tech (24–5) 61
4 Benedict (21–7) 58
1 Alabama–Huntsville 88
7 Stillman 81
3 Rollins (25–6) 74
6 Florida Southern (22–8) 76
6 Florida Southern 86
7 Stillman 92
7 Harding (25–4) 86
2 Stillman (23–7) 87

Central – Mankato, Minnesota

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Minn. State-Mankato (24–4) 96
8 Winona State (20–9) 81
1 Minn. State-Mankato 69
5 Metro State 65
5 Univ. of Mary (23–5) 73
4 Metro State (21–7) 78
1 Minn. State-Mankato 81
2 Fort Lewis 63
3 Colorado Mines (24–5) 62
6 Adams State (20–8) 59
3 Colorado Mines 65
2 Fort Lewis 77
7 Fort Lewis (22–7) 76
2 Mesa State (18–9) 55

Southeast – Augusta, Georgia

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Augusta State (28–3) 80
8 UNC Pembroke (18–11) 66
1 Augusta State 71
4 Queens, NC 60
5 Queens, NC (20–7) 70
4 Limestone (23–6) 67
1 Augusta State 73
7 Anderson, SC 75
3 Ga. Southwestern (20–8) 59
6 Montevallo (18–10) 62
6 Montevallo 76
7 Anderson, SC 82
7 Anderson, SC (18–11) 91
2 Lincoln Memorial (27–2) 86

Atlantic – West Liberty, West Virginia

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 West Liberty (29–0) 117
8 Slippery Rock (21–10) 73
1 West Liberty 98
4 Shaw 93
5 Shaw (22–8) 75
4 Winston-Salem (19–7) 47
1 West Liberty 89
2 Indiana, PA 86
3 Bowie State (22–5) 79
6 Mansfield (18–9) 59
3 Bowie State 81
2 Indiana, PA 94
7 Indiana, PA (24–5) 66
2 W.Va. Wesleyan (19–10) 59

West – Ellensburg, Washington

First Round
Friday, March 11 		Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Finals
Monday, March 14
         
1 Central Washington (26–3) 63
8 Seattle Pacific (19–9) 76
8 Seattle Pacific 73
4 Dixie State 75
5 Dixie State (20–6) 92
4 Chaminade (20–8) 81
4 Dixie State 73
7 BYU-Hawaii 79
3 Humboldt State (26–3) 70
6 Alaska Anchorage (23–9) 76
6 Alaska Anchorage 91
7 BYU-Hawaii 100
7 BYU-Hawaii (17-8) 83
2 Cal. St. Dom. Hills. (23-6) 76

East – Waltham, Massachusetts

First Round
Saturday, March 12 		Regional Semifinals
Sunday, March 13 		Regional Finals
Tuesday, March 15
         
1 Bentley (22–7) 74
8 C.W. Post (21–9) 60
1 Bentley 76
5 St. Rose 63
5 UMass Lowell (20–9) 68
4 St. Rose (21–8) 81
1 Bentley 71
7 Bloomfield 75
3 Stonehill (21–7) 73
6 Adelphi (20-10) 64
3 Stonehill 66
7 Bloomfield 79
7 American Int'l. (20–8) 96
2 Bloomfield (21–8) 100

Elite Eight – Springfield, Massachusetts

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 23 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 24 		National Championship
Saturday, March 26
         
M1 Bellarmine (30–2) 70
SC6 Midwestern State (25–8) 64
MW1 Bellarmine 81
C1 Minn. State–Mankato 74
S1 Alabama–Huntsville (29–4) 91
C1 Minn. State–Mankato (27–4) 95
MW1 Bellarmine 71
W7 BYU–Hawaii 68
SE7 Anderson, SC (21–11) 95
A1 West Liberty (32–0) 113
A1 West Liberty 101
W7 BYU–Hawaii 110
W7 BYU–Hawaii (20–8) 96
E7 Bloomfield (24–8) 89

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lester, Brian (March 26, 2011). "Hollow victory". NCAA.com. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2011/d2/champs.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-03-06/dii-mens-basketball-field-released