2011 Summit League men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the 2011 post-season tournament for Summit League, an NCAA Division I athletic conference. It was won by regular season champion Oakland University. It took place March 5–8, 2011 at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.^[1]

2011 Summit League men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2010–11
Teams	8
Site	Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions	Oakland (3rd title)
Winning coach	Greg Kampe (3rd title)
MVP	Keith Benson (Oakland)
Top scorer	Reggie Hamilton (Oakland) (69 points)
Television	ESPN2, Midco Sports Net
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2010–11 Summit League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oakland†	17	–	1		.944			25	–	10		.714
Oral Roberts	13	–	5		.722			19	–	16		.543
IUPUI	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
IPFW	11	–	7		.611			18	–	12		.600
South Dakota State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	12		.613
UMKC	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
North Dakota State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Southern Utah	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Western Illinois	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
Centenary *	1	–	17		.056			1	–	29		.033
† Conference tournament winner As of March 18, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

Out of the league's 10 teams, the top eight received berths in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record, with tiebreakers used if necessary in the following order:

1. Head-to-head competition
2. Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
3. Ratings Percentage Index
4. Coin flip

Bracket

All Times Central

	Quarterfinals March 5–6					Semifinals March 7					Finals March 8
	1	Oakland	82
	8	Southern Utah	66
						1	Oakland	110
						5	South Dakota State	90
	4	IPFW	75
	5	South Dakota State	85
											1	Oakland	90
											2	Oral Roberts	76
	2	Oral Roberts	72
	7	North Dakota State	65
						2	Oral Roberts	83
						3	IUPUI	77
	3	IUPUI	79
	6	UMKC	55

References

1. . Archived from the original on August 13, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2011.