2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

2011 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Bellarmine Knights (1st title)
Runner-up	BYU–Hawaii Seasiders (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Minnesota State Mavericks (1st Final Four); West Liberty Hilltoppers (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Scott Davenport (1st title)
MOP	Jet Chang (BYU–Hawaii)
Attendance	46,323
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«2010	2012»

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]

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.

Huntsville

Augusta

Waltham

Mankato

West Liberty

Louisville

Ellensburg

Edmond

Springfield

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2011 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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
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

Midwest Region – Louisville, Kentucky
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Bellarmine	GLVC	27–2	Conference champion
#2	Southern Indiana	GLVC	24–5	At-large
#3	Wayne State (MI)	GLIAC	22–7	Conference champion
#4	Northern Kentucky	GLVC	20–8	At-large
#5	Kentucky Wesleyan	GLVC	19–9	At-large
#6	Ferris State	GLIAC	22–7	At-large
#7	Drury	GLVC	22–7	At-large
#8	Indianapolis	GLVC	19–8	At-large
South Central Region – Edmond, Oklahoma
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Central Oklahoma	Lone Star	28–3	Conference champion
#2	Missouri Southern	MIAA	22–8	At-large
#3	Tarleton State	Lone Star	24–5	At-large
#4	Fort Hays State	MIAA	25–6	Conference champion
#5	West Texas A&M	Lone Star	23–6	At-large
#6	Midwestern State	Lone Star	22–8	At-large
#7	Washburn	MIAA	18–9	At-large
#8	Texas A&M International	Heartland	21–9	Conference champion
South Region – Huntsville, Alabama
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Alabama–Huntsville	Gulf South	26–4	At-large
#2	Harding	Gulf South	25–4	Conference champion
#3	Rollins	Sunshine State	25–6	Conference champion
#4	Arkansas Tech	Gulf South	24–5	At-large
#5	Benedict	SIAC	21–7	At-large
#6	Florida Southern	Sunshine State	22–8	At-large
#7	Stillman	SIAC	23–7	At-large
#8	Clark Atlanta	SIAC	22–8	Conference champion
Central Region – Mankato, Minnesota
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Minnesota State–Mankato	NSIC	24–4	At-large
#2	Fort Lewis	RMAC	22–7	Conference champion
#3	Colorado Mines	RMAC	24–5	At-large
#4	Mary	NSIC	23–5	At-large
#5	Metropolitan State	RMAC	21–7	At-large
#6	Adams State	RMAC	20–8	At-large
#7	Mesa State	RMAC	18–9	At-large
#8	Winona State	NSIC	20–9	Conference champion

Southeast Region – Augusta, Georgia
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Augusta State	Peach Belt	28–3	Conference champion
#2	Lincoln Memorial	SAC	27–2	Conference champion
#3	Georgia Southwestern	Peach Belt	20–8	At-large
#4	Queens (NC)	Conference Carolinas	20–7	At-large
#5	Limestone	Conference Carolinas	23–6	Conference champion
#6	Montevallo	Peach Belt	18–10	At-large
#7	Anderson (SC)	SAC	18–11	At-large
#8	UNC Pembroke	Peach Belt	18–11	At-large
Atlantic Region – West Liberty, West Virginia
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	West Liberty	WVIAC	29–0	Conference champion
#2	Indiana (PA)	PSAC	24–5	Conference champion
#3	Bowie State	CIAA	22–5	At-large
#4	Shaw	CIAA	22–8	Conference champion
#5	Winston-Salem State	CIAA	19–7	At-large
#6	Mansfield	PSAC	18–9	At-large
#7	West Virginia Wesleyan	WVIAC	19–10	At-large
#8	Slippery Rock	PSAC	21–10	At-large
West Region – Ellensburg, Washington
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Central Washington	GNAC	26–3	Conference champion
#2	Cal State Dominguez Hills	CCAA	23–6	Conference champion
#3	Humboldt State	CCAA	26–3	At-large
#4	Dixie State	Pacific West	20–6	Conference champion
#5	Chaminade	Pacific West	20–8	At-large
#6	Alaska Anchorage	GNAC	23–9	At-large
#7	BYU–Hawaii	Pacific West	17–8	At-large
#8	Seattle Pacific	GNAC	19–9	At-large
East Region – Waltham, Massachusetts
Seed	School	Conference	Record	Qualification
#1	Bentley	NE-10	22–7	At-large
#2	American International	NE-10	20–8	At-large
#3	Stonehill	NE-10	21–7	At-large
#4	UMass Lowell	NE-10	20–9	At-large
#5	Saint Rose	NE-10	21–8	At-large
#6	Adelphi	NE-10	20–10	Conference champion
#7	Bloomfield	CACC	21–8	Conference champion
#8	C.W. Post	ECC	21–9	Conference champion

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

2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

^ 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.

[1] Lester, Brian (March 26, 2011). "Hollow victory". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

[2] "Division II Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[teams-3] "DII men's basketball field released". NCAA.com. March 7, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

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