2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament was played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee. In the championship game, the Toledo Rockets defeated the USC Trojans, 76–68, before a sellout crowd of 7,301 at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio. The tournament MVP, Naama Shafir, scored a career-high 40 points to lead the Rockets.^[1]

2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio
Champions	Toledo (1st title)
Runner-up	USC (1st title game)
Winning coach	Tricia Cullop (1st title)
MVP	Naama Shafir (Toledo)
Attendance	7,301 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments «2010 2012»

2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

• The games for round one were played on November 12.

Bracket 1

• Purdue* 93, Austin Peay 53^[2]
• Toledo* 71, St. Francis (PA) 66^[3]
• South Dakota State* 87, Utah Valley 38^[4]
• Hampton 69, James Madison* 64^[5]

Bracket 2

• DePaul* 84, Valparaiso 53^[6]
• Missouri State* 83, Lamar 60^[7]
• Charlotte* 72, Iona 40^[8]
• Florida* 77, Central Florida 67^[9]

Round 2

• The games for round two were played on November 15.

Bracket 1

• Purdue* 79, Toledo 66^[10]
• South Dakota State* 76, Hampton 64^[11]

Bracket 2

• DePaul 82, Missouri State* 66^[12]
• Florida* 76, Charlotte 70^[13]

Semifinals and Finals

	Semifinals November 17–18					Finals November 21
	Purdue*		73
	South Dakota State		40
						Purdue*		67^[14]
						DePaul		58
	DePaul*		74
	Florida		73

^[15]

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation Bracket

Round 1

• The games for Consolation round one were played on Friday, November 19.
  • Central Florida 59, Iona 48
  • James Madison 64, St. Francis (PA) 49
  • Valparaiso 72, Austin Peay 57
  • Lamar 83, Utah Valley 66

Round 2

• The games for Consolation round two were played on Saturday, November 20.
  • James Madison 82, Central Florida 78 (OT)
  • Lamar 74, Valparaiso 58
  • St. Francis (PA) 77, Iona 64
  • Austin Peay 73, Utah Valley 69

Round 3

• The games for Consolation round three were played on November 19 or 20.
  • Charlotte 64, Hampton 57
  • Missouri State 73, Toledo 69

2011 Postseason WNIT

The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 43rd annual tournament was played from March 16, 2011 to April 2, 2011, entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

Participants

Automatic bids Legend School Conference 1 UMBC America East 2 Charlotte Atlantic 10 3 Boston College Atlantic Coast 4 Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 5 Kansas Big 12 6 Syracuse Big East 7 Portland State Big Sky 8 Liberty Big South 9 Michigan Big Ten 10 Cal Poly Big West 11 Old Dominion Colonial 12 Rice Conference USA 13 Butler Horizon 14 Yale Ivy League 15 Morgan State MEAC 16 Loyola-Maryland Metro Atlantic 17 Toledo Mid-American 18 Illinois State Missouri Valley 19 Brigham Young Mountain West 20 Monmouth Northeast 21 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 22 Arizona Pac-10 23 Lehigh Patriot 24 South Carolina SEC 25 Appalachian State Southern 26 Lamar Southland 27 Oral Roberts Summit 28 Denver Sun Belt 29 Southern SWAC 30 Utah State WAC 31 Saint Mary's West Coast

At-large bids Legend School Conference 1 Alabama SEC 2 Arkansas SEC 3 Auburn SEC 4 California Pac-10 5 Central Michigan Mid-American 6 Charlotte Atlantic 10 7 Colorado Big 12 8 Creighton Missouri Valley 9 Delaware Colonial 10 Drexel Colonial 11 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 12 Florida SEC 13 Kent State Mid-American 14 Memphis Conference USA 15 Missouri State Missouri Valley 16 Nevada WAC 17 Northwestern Big Ten 18 Oklahoma State Big 12 19 Pepperdine West Coast 20 Richmond Atlantic 10 21 Southern California Pac-10 22 St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 23 St. Joseph's (PA) Atlantic 10 24 TCU Mountain West 25 Tulane Conference USA 26 UC Riverside Big West 27 UC Santa Barbara Big West 28 UNC Wilmington Colonial 29 VCU Colonial 30 Virginia Atlantic Coast 31 Wichita State Missouri Valley 32 Wisconsin Big Ten 33 Wyoming Mountain West

Brackets

Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school):

Region 1

	First round March 16–18					Second round March 19–21					Regional semifinals March 23–24					Regional finals March 27
	Colorado		71
	UC Riverside		62
						Colorado		81
						California		65
	Cal Poly		60
	California		74
											Colorado		70
											Wyoming		58
	Oklahoma State		81
	Pepperdine		74
						Oklahoma State		71
						Wyoming		75
	Wyoming		79
	Portland State		44
																H	Colorado	70
																	USC	87
	(H)	USC	67
		UC Santa Barbara	64
							USC	78
						(H)	Nevada	59
	St. Mary's		62
	Nevada		65
												USC	62
											(H)	BYU	50
	Utah State		103
	Arizona		95
						Utah State		63
						BYU		102
	BYU		75
	Denver		60

Region 2

	First round March 16–18					Second round March 19–21					Regional semifinals March 23–24					Regional finals March 27
	Wisconsin		68
	Butler		48
						(H)	Wisconsin	59
							Illinois State	62
	H	Illinois State	72
		Central Michigan	59
											(H)	Illinois State	79
												Duquesne	66
	Duquesne		64
	Kent State		56
						Duquesne		80
						Kansas		63
	Kansas		79
	Wichita State		58
																H	Illinois State	60
																	Arkansas	49
	Missouri State		76
	Rice		65
						Missouri State		64
						Arkansas		65
	Arkansas		91
	Lamar		65
											Arkansas		78
											Oral Roberts		59
	Tulane		61
	Southern		31
						Tulane		86
						Oral Roberts		92
	TCU		74
	Oral Roberts		78

Region 3

	First round March 16–18					Second round March 19–21					Regional semifinals March 23–24					Regional finals March 27
	St. Bonaventure		77
	Lehigh		43
						St. Bonaventure		50
						Syracuse		63
	Syracuse		77
	Monmouth		53
											(H)	Syracuse	72
												Eastern Michigan	63
	(H)	Eastern Michigan	67
		Michigan	59
							Eastern Michigan	63
						(H)	UNC Wilmington	54
	Richmond		54
	UNC Wilmington		63
																	Syracuse	68
																(H)	Toledo	71*
	Northwestern		89
	Creighton		63
						Northwestern		70
						Alabama		72
	Memphis		69
	Alabama		80
												Alabama	59
											(H)	Toledo	74
	Tennessee Tech		54
	Auburn		68
							Auburn	52
						(H)	Toledo	67
	(H)	Toledo	58
		Delaware	55

Region 4

	First round March 16–18					Second round March 19–21					Regional semifinals March 24					Regional finals March 26
	Yale		61
	Boston College		85
						Boston College		86
						St. Joseph's		59
	St. Joseph's		72
	VCU		66
											Boston College		48
											Virginia		53
	Old Dominion		65
	Loyola-Maryland		67
						Loyola-Maryland		49
						Virginia		71
	Virginia		69
	Morgan State		56
																H	Virginia	74
																	Charlotte	79
	Charlotte		62
	Liberty		56
						Charlotte		69
						South Carolina		57
	South Carolina		67
	Appalachian State		54
											Charlotte		81*
											Florida		77
	Florida		59
	UMBC		47
						Florida		74
						Florida Gulf Coast		69
	Florida Gulf Coast		73
	Drexel		67

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools

	Semifinals March 30					Championship Game April 2
	USC		63
	Illinois State		36
							USC	68
						(H)	Toledo	76
		Charlotte	60
	(H)	Toledo	83

All-tournament team

• Naama Shafir, Toledo (MVP)
• Yolanda Richardson, Toledo
• Ashley Corral, USC
• Briana Gilbreath, USC
• Shannon McCallum, Charlotte
• Emily Hanley, Illinois State

Source:^[16]

See also

• 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2011 National Invitation Tournament
• 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational

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