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, 3rd title game, 4th Final Four)
Runner-up	Butler (2nd title game, 2nd Final Four)
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 «2010 2012»

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 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. The "South" and "Midwest" regional games were replaced by the monikers "Southeast" and "Southwest" for this tournament, due to the geographical location of New Orleans and San Antonio, respectively.

The Final Four featured no top seeds for the first time since 2006, with the highest remaining seed being West Region winner, #3 Connecticut. For the first time since 2000, a #8 seed advanced to the Final Four as Butler, the national runner-up from the year before, won the Southeast Region. For only the third time ever, a #11 seed advanced to the Final Four as Virginia Commonwealth, one of the "First Four" teams, won the Southwest Region. Those three teams were joined by East Region champion Kentucky, a #4 seed.

Connecticut won its third national championship in the championship game by defeating Butler 53-41.

Upsets ruled the 2011 tournament. The East Region saw its #11 seed, Marquette, advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were downed by North Carolina. The Southwest Region saw four of its double digit seeds win, as VCU was joined by #12 seed and citymate Richmond, #10 seed Florida State, and #13 seed Morehead State as first round winners. Florida State, VCU, and Richmond all advanced to the Sweet Sixteen from that region, and VCU defeated top-seeded Kansas in the final. Butler and #11 seed Gonzaga advanced from the Southeast Region, with Gonzaga losing in the Round of 32 to BYU.

For the third time in as many appearances, Vanderbilt suffered a defeat to a double digit seed. This time, they were defeated by Richmond as a #5 seed.

The Big East had a record eleven teams make the tournament. Due to having more than eight teams qualify, it was possible for intra-Big East matchups to occur in the third round. Two of these matchups did occur as Marquette defeated Syracuse in the East while Connecticut defeated Cincinnati in the West. The other Big East teams to qualify were Pittsburgh, who earned the #1 seed in the Southeast Region and were knocked out in the third round by Butler, St. John's, who were the Southeast's #6 seed and were eliminated in their first game by Gonzaga, Louisville, which earned the #4 seed in the Southwest and fell to Morehead State in their first game, Georgetown, who lost to VCU in the first round as a #6 in the Southwest, Notre Dame, the #2 seed in the Southwest who were eliminated by Florida State, Villanova, who were eliminated in an #8 vs #9 matchup against George Mason in the East Region, and West Virginia, the East's #5 seed who lost in the third round to Kentucky.

Northern Colorado, winners of the Big Sky Conference, made its first NCAA Division I tournament.

Qualified 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 VCU 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 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 No. 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.

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

First Four

• March 15 and 16
  • University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Second and third rounds

• March 17 and 19
  • Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University)
  • McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona)
  • Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Host: Mountain West Conference)
  • Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
• March 18 and 20
  • Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Cleveland State University)
  • Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
  • United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Big Ten Conference)
  • BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Host: University of Tulsa)

Regional sites

• March 24 and 26
  • West Regional: Honda Center, Anaheim, California (Host: Big West Conference)
  • Southeast Regional: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University)
• March 25 and 27
  • Southwest Regional: Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
  • East Regional: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey (Host: Seton Hall University)

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.

Bracket

* – 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 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	UTSA	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

Regional Final Summary

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

Regional Final Summary

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

Regional Final Summary

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

Regional Final Summary

Final Four

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

Game summaries

Consisting of #3-seeded Connecticut, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 8 Butler, and No. 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 No. 1 or a No. 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. By virtue of their "first four" appearance, VCU became the first team to reach the final four by winning five tournament games.

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

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	-1 !
SEC	5	7–5	.583	2	2	2	1	0	-1 !
ACC	4	8–4	.667	3	3	1	0	-1 !	-1 !
Pac-10	4	6–4	.556	3	1	1	0	-1 !	-1 !
Big 12	5	5–5	.500	3	1	1	0	-1 !	-1 !
Mountain West	3	4–3	.571	2	2	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !
Big Ten	7	7–7	.500	5	2	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !
Atlantic 10	3	3–3	.500	2	1	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !
OVC	1	1–1	.500	1	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !
WCC	1	1–1	.500	1	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !
C-USA	2	0–2	.000	0	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !	-1 !

• The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.

• The SWAC and Sun Belt Conference each had one representative, eliminated in the first round.

• The America East Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big South, Big West Conference, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, MVC, NEC, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Southland, Summit League, and WAC each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 0–1.

• The Big East Conference had a record 11 teams in the tournament, which made intra-Big East matchups possible prior to the Elite Eight. There were two such matchups in the 3rd round, Syracuse vs. Marquette and Connecticut vs. Cincinnati. The two Big East teams to make the Sweet Sixteen beat conference opponents to advance to that round.

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 Time Warner-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]

Studio hosts

• Greg Gumbel (New York and Houston) – First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York and Atlanta) – First Four, Second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Matt Winer (Atlanta) – First Four, Second round and Third round

Studio analysts

• Greg Anthony (New York and Houston) – First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Charles Barkley (New York and Houston) – First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Tom Crean (Atlanta) – First Four and Second round
• Seth Davis (Atlanta and Houston) – First Four, Second round, Third round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Tom Izzo (Atlanta) – Regional Semi-Finals
• Phil Martelli (Atlanta) – Third round
• Rick Pitino (New York) – Third round
• Kenny Smith (New York and Houston) – First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game
• Steve Smith (Atlanta) – First Four, Second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals
• Jay Wright (New York) – Regional Finals

Announcing teams

• Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson – First Four at Dayton, OH; Second and Third round at Charlotte, NC; East Regional at Newark, NJ; Final Four at Houston, TX
  Kerr will join Nantz and Kellogg during the First Four, Final Four, and National Championship games
• Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager – Second and Third round at Tulsa, OK; Southwest Regional at San Antonio, TX
• Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser – Second and Third round at Denver, CO; West Regional at Anaheim, CA
• Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider – First Four at Dayton, OH; Second and Third round at Cleveland, OH; Southeast Regional at New Orleans, LA
  Miller will join Johnson and Elmore during the Regional games
• Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Sam Ryan – Second and Third round at Tucson, AZ
• Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/David Aldridge – Second and Third round at Tampa, FL
• Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Lewis Johnson – Second and Third round at Washington, D.C
• Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio – Second and Third round at Chicago, IL

Round-by-round game schedule

All times Eastern and PM^[21]

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.^[22]

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

Number of games per network

• CBS: 26
• TBS: 16
• TruTV: 13
• TNT: 12

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.^[23]

First Four

• Dave Ryan and Alaa Abdelnaby – at Dayton, OH

Second and Third round

• Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson – Second and Third round at Chicago, IL
• Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – Second and Third round at Cleveland, OH
• Scott Graham and Kevin Grevey – Second and Third round at Washington, D.C.
• Dave Sims and Bill Frieder – Second and Third round at Tucson, AZ
• Ted Robinson and Tom Brennan – Second and Third round at Denver, CO
• Brad Sham and Reid Gettys – Second and Third round at Tulsa, OK
• Kevin Calabro and Will Perdue – Second and Third round at Charlotte, NC
• Gary Cohen and Kyle Macy – Second and Third round at Tampa, FL

Regionals

• Ian Eagle and John Thompson – East Regional at Newark, NJ
• Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen – Southeast Regional at New Orleans, LA
• Kevin Harlan and Kevin Grevey – Southwest Regional at San Antonio, TX
• Wayne Larrivee and Bill Frieder – West Regional at Anaheim, CA

Final Four

• Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery – at Houston, TX

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.^[24] 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

•  Canada: TSN acquired Canadian rights for the tournament, rights which were previously held by The Score. This is apparently the result of a larger international rights deal between the NCAA and ESPN International (which owns a minority interest in TSN).^[25] TSN had its own studio programming hosted by Dan Shulman and James Cybulski, and game coverage came from CBS and Turner. Unlike the Score, which had whiparound coverage, TSN and TSN2 showed entire games. Sometimes, both channels aired games, but on Friday of the first weekend, no games were shown due to previous programming commitments on both channels. TSN.ca also streamed first-round games to those with Canadian IP addresses.
•  Philippines: Basketball TV planned to broadcast the NCAA Tournament using the American feed.
• Worldwide: The NCAA.com video and audio streams were available with no blackout restrictions anywhere in the world.

See also

• 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
• 2011 NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Tournament
• 2011 NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament
• 2011 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2011 National Invitation Tournament
• 2011 College Basketball Invitational
• 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

References

External links

• Houston to Host 2011 NCAA Final Four at Reliant Stadium

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