2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division II men's 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]
Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | Bellarmine Knights (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | BYU–Hawaii Seasiders (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Scott Davenport (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Jet Chang (BYU–Hawaii) | ||||
Attendance | 46,323 | ||||
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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 |
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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
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Regionals
Midwest – Louisville, Kentucky
Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bellarmine (27–2) | 84 | ||||||||||||
8 | Indianapolis (19–8) | 70 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bellarmine | 87 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Kentucky | 82 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern Kentucky (20–8) | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bellarmine | 86 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ferris State | 66 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wayne State (MI) (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
Location: Hamilton Field House Host: University of Central Oklahoma
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 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 | ||||||||||||
4 | Fort Hays State (25–6) | 75 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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 | Missouri Southern | 52 | ||||||||||||
2 | Missouri Southern (22–8) | 82 | ||||||||||||
7 | Washburn (18–9) | 79 |
South – Huntsville, Alabama
Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama–Huntsville (26–4) | 77 | ||||||||||||
8 | Clark Atlanta (22–8) | 63 | ||||||||||||
1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas Tech | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Arkansas Tech (24–5) | 61 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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 | ||||||||||||
2 | Harding (25–4) | 86 | ||||||||||||
7 | Stillman (23–7) | 87 |
Central – Mankato, Minnesota
Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | MN State Mankato (24–4) | 96 | ||||||||||||
8 | Winona State (20–9) | 81 | ||||||||||||
1 | MN State Mankato | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Metro State | 65 | ||||||||||||
4 | Mary (23–5) | 73 | ||||||||||||
5 | Metro State (21–7) | 78 | ||||||||||||
1 | MN 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 | ||||||||||||
2 | Fort Lewis (22–7) | 76 | ||||||||||||
7 | Mesa State (18–9) | 55 |
Southeast – Augusta, Georgia
Location: Christenberry Fieldhouse Host: Augusta State University
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Augusta State (28–3) | 80 | ||||||||||||
8 | UNC Pembroke (18–11) | 66 | ||||||||||||
1 | Augusta State | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Queens (NC) | 60 | ||||||||||||
4 | Queens (NC) (20–7) | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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
Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | West Liberty (29–0) | 117 | ||||||||||||
8 | Slippery Rock (21–10) | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | West Liberty | 98 | ||||||||||||
4 | Shaw | 93 | ||||||||||||
4 | Shaw (22–8) | 75 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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 | ||||||||||||
2 | Indiana (PA) (24–5) | 66 | ||||||||||||
7 | WV Wesleyan (19–10) | 59 |
West – Ellensburg, Washington
Location: Nicholson Pavilion Host: Central Washington University
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Central Washington (26–3) | 63 | ||||||||||||
8 | Seattle Pacific (19–9) | 76 | ||||||||||||
8 | Seattle Pacific | 73 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dixie State | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | Dixie State (20–6) | 92 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley (22–7) | 74 | ||||||||||||
8 | C.W. Post (21–9) | 60 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | St. Rose | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | UMass Lowell (20–9) | 68 | ||||||||||||
5 | 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 | ||||||||||||
2 | American Int'l. (20–8) | 96 | ||||||||||||
7 | Bloomfield (21–8) | 100 |
Elite Eight – Springfield, Massachusetts
Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 23 | National semifinals Final Four 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 |
All-tournament team
- Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine)
- Jet Chang (BYU–Hawai'i)
- Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine)
- Jefferson Mason (Minnesota State–Mankato)
- Corey Pelle (West Liberty)
References
- Lester, Brian (March 26, 2011). "Hollow victory". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
- "Division II Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
- "DII men's basketball field released". NCAA.com. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2018.