| 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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The2011NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in asingle-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season. The winner wasBellarmine; the tournament's Most Outstanding Player wasJet Chang of runner-upBYU–Hawaii, the first player from a losing team to earn that honor in the Division II tournament since 1998.[1][2]
The 2010 championCal Poly Pomona did not qualify for the tournament, while runner-upIndiana (PA) did. Along withBentley,Midwestern State, andAugusta State, Indiana was one of four teams from the 2010 Elite Eight to qualify.
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 theMassMutual Center inSpringfield, Massachusetts.
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 |
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Location: Knights HallHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location:Hamilton Field HouseHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location: Spragins HallHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location: Taylor CenterHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location:Christenberry FieldhouseHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation ComplexHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location: Nicholson PavilionHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location: Dana CenterHost: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 | ||||||||||||
Location:MassMutual CenterHosts:American International College andNaismith 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 | ||||||||||||