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2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

American college championship


American college championship

FieldValue
DivisionII
Year2011
GenderMen's
ImageNCAA logo.svg
ImageSize130px
Teams64
FinalFourCitySpringfield, Massachusetts
ChampionsBellarmine Knights
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpBYU–Hawaii Seasiders
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Minnesota State Mavericks
FinalFourCount1st
Semifinal2West Liberty Hilltoppers
FinalFourCount21st
CoachScott Davenport
CoachCount1st
MOPJet Chang
MOPTeamBYU–Hawaii
Attendance46,323

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.

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:

TeamConferenceRegion
Cal State Dominguez HillsCCAAWest
BloomfieldCACCEast
ShawCIAAAtlantic
LimestoneConference CarolinasSoutheast
C.W. PostECCEast
Wayne State (MI)GLIACMidwest
BellarmineGLVCMidwest
Central WashingtonGNACWest
HardingGulf SouthSouth
Texas A&M InternationalHeartlandSouth Central
Central OklahomaLone StarSouth Central
Fort Hays StateMIAASouth Central
AdelphiaNortheast-10East
Winona StateNSICCentral
Dixie StatePacific WestWest
Augusta StatePeach BeltSoutheast
Indiana (PA)PSACAtlantic
Fort LewisRMACCentral
Lincoln MemorialSACSoutheast
Clark AtlantaSIACSouth
RollinsSunshine StateSouth
West LibertyWVIACAtlantic

Qualified teams

Midwest Region – Louisville, KentuckySeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationSouth Central Region – Edmond, OklahomaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationSouth Region – Huntsville, AlabamaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationCentral Region – Mankato, MinnesotaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification
#1BellarmineGLVC27–2Conference champion
#2Southern IndianaGLVC24–5At-large
#3Wayne State (MI)GLIAC22–7Conference champion
#4Northern KentuckyGLVC20–8At-large
#5Kentucky WesleyanGLVC19–9At-large
#6Ferris StateGLIAC22–7At-large
#7DruryGLVC22–7At-large
#8IndianapolisGLVC19–8At-large
#1Central OklahomaLone Star28–3Conference champion
#2Missouri SouthernMIAA22–8At-large
#3Tarleton StateLone Star24–5At-large
#4Fort Hays StateMIAA25–6Conference champion
#5West Texas A&MLone Star23–6At-large
#6Midwestern StateLone Star22–8At-large
#7WashburnMIAA18–9At-large
#8Texas A&M InternationalHeartland21–9Conference champion
#1Alabama–HuntsvilleGulf South26–4At-large
#2HardingGulf South25–4Conference champion
#3RollinsSunshine State25–6Conference champion
#4Arkansas TechGulf South24–5At-large
#5BenedictSIAC21–7At-large
#6Florida SouthernSunshine State22–8At-large
#7StillmanSIAC23–7At-large
#8Clark AtlantaSIAC22–8Conference champion
#1Minnesota State–MankatoNSIC24–4At-large
#2Fort LewisRMAC22–7Conference champion
#3Colorado MinesRMAC24–5At-large
#4MaryNSIC23–5At-large
#5Metropolitan StateRMAC21–7At-large
#6Adams StateRMAC20–8At-large
#7Mesa StateRMAC18–9At-large
#8Winona StateNSIC20–9Conference champion
Southeast Region – Augusta, GeorgiaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationAtlantic Region – West Liberty, West VirginiaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationWest Region – Ellensburg, WashingtonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualificationEast Region – Waltham, MassachusettsSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification
#1Augusta StatePeach Belt28–3Conference champion
#2Lincoln MemorialSAC27–2Conference champion
#3Georgia SouthwesternPeach Belt20–8At-large
#4Queens (NC)Conference Carolinas20–7At-large
#5LimestoneConference Carolinas23–6Conference champion
#6MontevalloPeach Belt18–10At-large
#7Anderson (SC)SAC18–11At-large
#8UNC PembrokePeach Belt18–11At-large
#1West LibertyWVIAC29–0Conference champion
#2Indiana (PA)PSAC24–5Conference champion
#3Bowie StateCIAA22–5At-large
#4ShawCIAA22–8Conference champion
#5Winston-Salem StateCIAA19–7At-large
#6MansfieldPSAC18–9At-large
#7West Virginia WesleyanWVIAC19–10At-large
#8Slippery RockPSAC21–10At-large
#1Central WashingtonGNAC26–3Conference champion
#2Cal State Dominguez HillsCCAA23–6Conference champion
#3Humboldt StateCCAA26–3At-large
#4Dixie StatePacific West20–6Conference champion
#5ChaminadePacific West20–8At-large
#6Alaska AnchorageGNAC23–9At-large
#7BYU–HawaiiPacific West17–8At-large
#8Seattle PacificGNAC19–9At-large
#1BentleyNE-1022–7At-large
#2American InternationalNE-1020–8At-large
#3StonehillNE-1021–7At-large
#4UMass LowellNE-1020–9At-large
#5Saint RoseNE-1021–8At-large
#6AdelphiNE-1020–10Conference champion
#7BloomfieldCACC21–8Conference champion
#8C.W. PostECC21–9Conference champion

Regionals

Midwest – [[Louisville, Kentucky]]

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Bellarmine (27–2) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Indianapolis (19–8) | RD1-score1 = 84 | RD1-score2 = 70 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Northern Kentucky (20–8) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) | RD1-score3 = 76 | RD1-score4 = 74 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Wayne State (MI) (22–7) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Ferris State (22–7) | RD1-score5 = 88 | RD1-score6 = 90 | RD1-seed7 = 7 | RD1-team7 = Drury (22–7) | RD1-seed8 = 2 | RD1-team8 = Southern Indiana (24–5) | RD1-score7 = 65 | RD1-score8 = 64 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Bellarmine | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Northern Kentucky | RD2-score1 = 87 | RD2-score2 = 82 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Ferris State | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Drury | RD2-score3 = 83 | RD2-score4 = 76 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Bellarmine | RD3-seed2 = 6 | RD3-team2 = Ferris State | RD3-score1 = 86 | RD3-score2 = 66

South Central – [[Edmond, Oklahoma]]

Location: Hamilton Field House Host: University of Central Oklahoma Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Central Oklahoma (28–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Texas A&M Int'l. (21–9) | RD1-score1 = 79 | RD1-score2 = 70 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Fort Hays State (25–6) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = West Texas A&M (23–6) | RD1-score3 = 75 | RD1-score4 = 49 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Tarleton State (24–5) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Midwestern State (22–8) | RD1-score5 = 51 | RD1-score6 = 64 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Missouri Southern (22–8) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Washburn (18–9) | RD1-score7 = 82 | RD1-score8 = 79 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Central Oklahoma | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Fort Hays State | RD2-score1 = 81 | RD2-score2 = 69 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Midwestern State | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Missouri Southern | RD2-score3 = 75 | RD2-score4 = 52 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Central Oklahoma | RD3-seed2 = 6 | RD3-team2 = Midwestern State | RD3-score1 = 66 | RD3-score2 = 73

South – [[Huntsville, Alabama]]

Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Alabama–Huntsville (26–4) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Clark Atlanta (22–8) | RD1-score1 = 77 | RD1-score2 = 63 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Arkansas Tech (24–5) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Benedict (21–7) | RD1-score3 = 61 | RD1-score4 = 58 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Rollins (25–6) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Florida Southern (22–8) | RD1-score5 = 74 | RD1-score6 = 76 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Harding (25–4) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Stillman (23–7) | RD1-score7 = 86 | RD1-score8 = 87 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Alabama–Huntsville | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Arkansas Tech | RD2-score1 = 74 | RD2-score2 = 71 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Florida Southern | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Stillman | RD2-score3 = 86 | RD2-score4 = 92 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Alabama–Huntsville | RD3-seed2 = 7 | RD3-team2 = Stillman | RD3-score1 = 88 | RD3-score2 = 81

Central – [[Mankato, Minnesota]]

Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = MN State Mankato (24–4) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Winona State (20–9) | RD1-score1 = 96 | RD1-score2 = 81 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Mary (23–5) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Metro State (21–7) | RD1-score3 = 73 | RD1-score4 = 78 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Colorado Mines (24–5) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Adams State (20–8) | RD1-score5 = 62 | RD1-score6 = 59 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Fort Lewis (22–7) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Mesa State (18–9) | RD1-score7 = 76 | RD1-score8 = 55 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = MN State Mankato | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = Metro State | RD2-score1 = 69 | RD2-score2 = 65 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Colorado Mines | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Fort Lewis | RD2-score3 = 65 | RD2-score4 = 77 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = MN State Mankato | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Fort Lewis | RD3-score1 = 81 | RD3-score2 = 63

Southeast – [[Augusta, Georgia]]

Location: Christenberry Fieldhouse Host: Augusta State University Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Augusta State (28–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = UNC Pembroke (18–11) | RD1-score1 = 80 | RD1-score2 = 66 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Queens (NC) (20–7) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Limestone (23–6) | RD1-score3 = 70 | RD1-score4 = 67 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Ga. Southwestern (20–8) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Montevallo (18–10) | RD1-score5 = 59 | RD1-score6 = 62 | RD1-seed7 = 7 | RD1-team7 = Anderson (SC) (18–11) | RD1-seed8 = 2 | RD1-team8 = Lincoln Memorial (27–2) | RD1-score7 = 91 | RD1-score8 = 86 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Augusta State | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Queens (NC) | RD2-score1 = 71 | RD2-score2 = 60 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Montevallo | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Anderson (SC) | RD2-score3 = 76 | RD2-score4 = 82 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Augusta State | RD3-seed2 = 7 | RD3-team2 = Anderson (SC) | RD3-score1 = 73 | RD3-score2 = 75

Atlantic – [[West Liberty, West Virginia]]

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = West Liberty (29–0) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Slippery Rock (21–10) | RD1-score1 = 117 | RD1-score2 = 73 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Shaw (22–8) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Winston-Salem (19–7) | RD1-score3 = 75 | RD1-score4 = 47 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Bowie State (22–5) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Mansfield (18–9) | RD1-score5 = 79 | RD1-score6 = 59 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = Indiana (PA) (24–5) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = WV Wesleyan (19–10) | RD1-score7 = 66 | RD1-score8 = 59 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = West Liberty | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Shaw | RD2-score1 = 98 | RD2-score2 = 93 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Bowie State | RD2-seed4 = 2 | RD2-team4 = Indiana (PA) | RD2-score3 = 81 | RD2-score4 = 94 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = West Liberty | RD3-seed2 = 2 | RD3-team2 = Indiana (PA) | RD3-score1 = 89 | RD3-score2 = 86

West – [[Ellensburg, Washington]]

Location: Nicholson Pavilion Host: Central Washington University Round of 64 March 11 Round of 32 March 12 Sweet 16 March 14 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Central Washington (26–3) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = Seattle Pacific (19–9) | RD1-score1 = 63 | RD1-score2 = 76 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = Dixie State (20–6) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = Chaminade (20–8) | RD1-score3 = 92 | RD1-score4 = 81 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Humboldt State (26–3) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Alaska Anchorage (23–9) | RD1-score5 = 70 | RD1-score6 = 76 | RD1-seed7 = 7 | RD1-team7 = BYU–Hawaii (17-8) | RD1-seed8 = 2 | RD1-team8 = Cal. St. Dom. Hills (23-6) | RD1-score7 = 83 | RD1-score8 = 76 | RD2-seed1 = 8 | RD2-team1 = Seattle Pacific | RD2-seed2 = 4 | RD2-team2 = Dixie State | RD2-score1 = 73 | RD2-score2 = 75 | RD2-seed3 = 6 | RD2-team3 = Alaska Anchorage | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = BYU–Hawaii | RD2-score3 = 91 | RD2-score4 = 100 | RD3-seed1 = 4 | RD3-team1 = Dixie State | RD3-seed2 = 7 | RD3-team2 = BYU–Hawaii | RD3-score1 = 73 | RD3-score2 = 79

East – [[Waltham, Massachusetts]]

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College Round of 64 March 12 Round of 32 March 13 Sweet 16 March 15 | RD1-seed1 = 1 | RD1-team1 = Bentley (22–7) | RD1-seed2 = 8 | RD1-team2 = C.W. Post (21–9) | RD1-score1 = 74 | RD1-score2 = 60 | RD1-seed3 = 4 | RD1-team3 = UMass Lowell (20–9) | RD1-seed4 = 5 | RD1-team4 = St. Rose (21–8) | RD1-score3 = 68 | RD1-score4 = 81 | RD1-seed5 = 3 | RD1-team5 = Stonehill (21–7) | RD1-seed6 = 6 | RD1-team6 = Adelphi (20-10) | RD1-score5 = 73 | RD1-score6 = 64 | RD1-seed7 = 2 | RD1-team7 = American Int'l. (20–8) | RD1-seed8 = 7 | RD1-team8 = Bloomfield (21–8) | RD1-score7 = 96 | RD1-score8 = 100 | RD2-seed1 = 1 | RD2-team1 = Bentley | RD2-seed2 = 5 | RD2-team2 = St. Rose | RD2-score1 = 76 | RD2-score2 = 63 | RD2-seed3 = 3 | RD2-team3 = Stonehill | RD2-seed4 = 7 | RD2-team4 = Bloomfield | RD2-score3 = 66 | RD2-score4 = 79 | RD3-seed1 = 1 | RD3-team1 = Bentley | RD3-seed2 = 7 | RD3-team2 = Bloomfield | RD3-score1 = 71 | RD3-score2 = 75

Elite Eight – [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]

Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Elite Eight Wednesday, March 23 Final Four Thursday, March 24 Saturday, March 26 | RD1-seed1= M1 | RD1-team1= Bellarmine (30–2) | RD1-seed2= SC6 | RD1-team2= Midwestern State (25–8) | RD1-score1= 70 | RD1-score2= 64 | RD1-seed3= S1 | RD1-team3= Alabama–Huntsville (29–4) | RD1-seed4= C1 | RD1-team4= Minn. State–Mankato (27–4) | RD1-score3= 91 | RD1-score4= 95 | RD1-seed5= SE7 | RD1-team5= Anderson, SC (21–11) | RD1-seed6= A1 | RD1-team6= West Liberty (32–0) | RD1-score5= 95 | RD1-score6= 113 | RD1-seed7= W7 | RD1-team7= BYU–Hawaii (20–8) | RD1-seed8= E7 | RD1-team8= Bloomfield (24–8) | RD1-score7= 96 | RD1-score8= 89 | RD2-seed1= MW1 | RD2-team1= Bellarmine | RD2-seed2= C1 | RD2-team2= Minn. State–Mankato | RD2-score1= 81 | RD2-score2= 74 | RD2-seed3= A1 | RD2-team3= West Liberty | RD2-seed4= W7 | RD2-team4= BYU–Hawaii | RD2-score3=101 | RD2-score4=110 | RD3-seed1=MW1 | RD3-team1=Bellarmine | RD3-seed2=W7 | RD3-team2=BYU–Hawaii | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-score2=68

All-tournament team

  • Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine)
  • Jet Chang (BYU–Hawai'i)
  • Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine)
  • Jefferson Mason (Minnesota State–Mankato)
  • Corey Pelle (West Liberty)

References

References

  1. Lester, Brian. (March 26, 2011). "Hollow victory". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  2. "Division II Men's Basketball Championship". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association.
  3. (2011-03-07). "DII men's basketball field released". [[National Collegiate Athletic Association.
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