2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

American college championship August 2023 March 2026 II 2011 Men's NCAA logo.svg 130px 64 MassMutual Center Springfield, Massachusetts Bellarmine Knights 1st BYU–Hawaii Seasiders 1st Minnesota State Mavericks 1st West Liberty Hilltoppers 1st Scott Davenport 1st Jet Chang BYU–Hawaii 46,323 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.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-03-26/hollow-victory Hollow victory Brian Lester NCAA.com March 26, 2011 September 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120923155530/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-03-26/hollow-victory September 23, 2012 dead http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2011/d2/champs.pdf Division II Men's Basketball Championship NCAA.org April 3, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20211114082818/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2011/d2/champs.pdf November 14, 2021 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. USA 450 right 2011 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 34.47 -86.38 bottom Huntsville University of Alabama in Huntsville USA cyan pog.svg 33.31 -81.815 top Augusta Augusta State University USA cyan pog.svg 42.3 -71.2 top Waltham Bentley College USA cyan pog.svg 44.42 -94.02 left Mankato Minnesota State University, Mankato USA cyan pog.svg 40.15 -80.4 right West Liberty West Liberty University USA cyan pog.svg 38.1 -85.6 right Louisville Bellarmine University USA cyan pog.svg 47 -120.56 bottom Ellensburg Central Washington University USA cyan pog.svg 35.63 -97.33 left Edmond University of Central Oklahoma USA red pog.svg 42.15 -72.4 left Springfield Springfield Civic Center 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:https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-03-06/dii-mens-basketball-field-released DII men's basketball field released NCAA.com 2011-03-07 2018-04-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411024518/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-03-06/dii-mens-basketball-field-released 2016-04-11 dead Team Conference RegionCal State Dominguez HillsCCAAWestBloomfieldCACCEastShawCIAAAtlanticLimestoneConference CarolinasSoutheastC.W. PostECCEastWayne State (MI)GLIACMidwestBellarmineGLVCMidwestCentral WashingtonGNACWestHardingGulf SouthSouthTexas A&M InternationalHeartlandSouth CentralCentral OklahomaLone StarSouth CentralFort Hays StateMIAASouth CentralAdelphiaNortheast-10EastWinona StateNSICCentralDixie StatePacific WestWestAugusta StatePeach BeltSoutheastIndiana (PA)PSACAtlanticFort LewisRMACCentralLincoln MemorialSACSoutheastClark AtlantaSIACSouthRollinsSunshine StateSouthWest LibertyWVIACAtlantic Qualified teams Midwest Region – Louisville, KentuckySeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 South Central Region – Edmond, OklahomaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 South Region – Huntsville, AlabamaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 Central Region – Mankato, MinnesotaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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, GeorgiaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 Atlantic Region – West Liberty, West VirginiaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 West Region – Ellensburg, WashingtonSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 East Region – Waltham, MassachusettsSeedSchoolConferenceRecordQualification#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 First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 Bellarmine (27–2) 8 Indianapolis (19–8) 84 70 4 Northern Kentucky (20–8) 5 Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) 76 74 3 Wayne State (MI) (22–7) 6 Ferris State (22–7) 88 90 7 Drury (22–7) 2 Southern Indiana (24–5) 65 64 1 Bellarmine 4 Northern Kentucky 87 82 6 Ferris State 7 Drury 83 76 1 Bellarmine 6 Ferris State 86 66 South Central – Edmond, Oklahoma Location: Hamilton Field House Host: University of Central Oklahoma First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 Central Oklahoma (28–3) 8 Texas A&M Int'l. (21–9) 79 70 4 Fort Hays State (25–6) 5 West Texas A&M (23–6) 75 49 3 Tarleton State (24–5) 6 Midwestern State (22–8) 51 64 2 Missouri Southern (22–8) 7 Washburn (18–9) 82 79 1 Central Oklahoma 4 Fort Hays State 81 69 6 Midwestern State 2 Missouri Southern 75 52 1 Central Oklahoma 6 Midwestern State 66 73 South – Huntsville, Alabama Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 Alabama–Huntsville (26–4) 8 Clark Atlanta (22–8) 77 63 4 Arkansas Tech (24–5) 5 Benedict (21–7) 61 58 3 Rollins (25–6) 6 Florida Southern (22–8) 74 76 2 Harding (25–4) 7 Stillman (23–7) 86 87 1 Alabama–Huntsville 4 Arkansas Tech 74 71 6 Florida Southern 7 Stillman 86 92 1 Alabama–Huntsville 7 Stillman 88 81 Central – Mankato, Minnesota Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 MN State Mankato (24–4) 8 Winona State (20–9) 96 81 4 Mary (23–5) 5 Metro State (21–7) 73 78 3 Colorado Mines (24–5) 6 Adams State (20–8) 62 59 2 Fort Lewis (22–7) 7 Mesa State (18–9) 76 55 1 MN State Mankato 5 Metro State 69 65 3 Colorado Mines 2 Fort Lewis 65 77 1 MN State Mankato 2 Fort Lewis 81 63 Southeast – Augusta, Georgia Location: Christenberry Fieldhouse Host: Augusta State University First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 Augusta State (28–3) 8 UNC Pembroke (18–11) 80 66 4 Queens (NC) (20–7) 5 Limestone (23–6) 70 67 3 Ga. Southwestern (20–8) 6 Montevallo (18–10) 59 62 7 Anderson (SC) (18–11) 2 Lincoln Memorial (27–2) 91 86 1 Augusta State 4 Queens (NC) 71 60 6 Montevallo 7 Anderson (SC) 76 82 1 Augusta State 7 Anderson (SC) 73 75 Atlantic – West Liberty, West Virginia Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 West Liberty (29–0) 8 Slippery Rock (21–10) 117 73 4 Shaw (22–8) 5 Winston-Salem (19–7) 75 47 3 Bowie State (22–5) 6 Mansfield (18–9) 79 59 2 Indiana (PA) (24–5) 7 WV Wesleyan (19–10) 66 59 1 West Liberty 4 Shaw 98 93 3 Bowie State 2 Indiana (PA) 81 94 1 West Liberty 2 Indiana (PA) 89 86 West – Ellensburg, Washington Location: Nicholson Pavilion Host: Central Washington University First roundRound of 64March 11 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 14 1 Central Washington (26–3) 8 Seattle Pacific (19–9) 63 76 4 Dixie State (20–6) 5 Chaminade (20–8) 92 81 3 Humboldt State (26–3) 6 Alaska Anchorage (23–9) 70 76 7 BYU–Hawaii (17-8) 2 Cal. St. Dom. Hills (23-6) 83 76 8 Seattle Pacific 4 Dixie State 73 75 6 Alaska Anchorage 7 BYU–Hawaii 91 100 4 Dixie State 7 BYU–Hawaii 73 79 East – Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College First roundRound of 64March 12 Regional semifinalRound of 32March 13 Regional FinalSweet 16March 15 1 Bentley (22–7) 8 C.W. Post (21–9) 74 60 4 UMass Lowell (20–9) 5 St. Rose (21–8) 68 81 3 Stonehill (21–7) 6 Adelphi (20-10) 73 64 2 American Int'l. (20–8) 7 Bloomfield (21–8) 96 100 1 Bentley 5 St. Rose 76 63 3 Stonehill 7 Bloomfield 66 79 1 Bentley 7 Bloomfield 71 75 Elite Eight – Springfield, Massachusetts Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame National QuarterfinalsElite EightWednesday, March 23 National semifinalsFinal FourThursday, March 24 National ChampionshipSaturday, March 26 M1 Bellarmine (30–2) SC6 Midwestern State (25–8) 70 64 S1 Alabama–Huntsville (29–4) C1 Minn. State–Mankato (27–4) 91 95 SE7 Anderson, SC (21–11) A1 West Liberty (32–0) 95 113 W7 BYU–Hawaii (20–8) E7 Bloomfield (24–8) 96 89 MW1 Bellarmine C1 Minn. State–Mankato 81 74 A1 West Liberty W7 BYU–Hawaii 101 110 MW1 Bellarmine W7 BYU–Hawaii 71 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 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Springfield, Massachusetts Category:College basketball tournaments in Massachusetts