2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament March 2012 March 2026 2011 2011 NCAA Men's Final Four logo.svg 68 Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Connecticut Huskies 3rd 3rd 4th Butler Bulldogs 2nd 2nd Kentucky Wildcats 14th VCU Rams 1st Jim Calhoun 3rd Kemba Walker Connecticut The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2010-11 season. The 73rd edition of the NCAA tournament began on March 15, 2011, and concluded with the championship game on April 4, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. This tournament marked the introduction of the "First Four" round and an expansion of the field of participants from 65 teams to 68. Due to the geographical location of New Orleans and San Antonio, the "South" and "Midwest" regional games were replaced for this tournament by the monikers "Southeast" and "Southwest", respectively. The Final Four featured no top seeds for the first time since 2006, with the highest remaining seed being West Region winner, #3 Connecticut. For the first time since 2000, a #8 seed advanced to the Final Four as Butler, the national runner-up from the year before, won the Southeast Region. For only the third time ever, a #11 seed advanced to the Final Four as Virginia Commonwealth, one of the "First Four" teams, won the Southwest Region. Those three teams were joined by East Region champion Kentucky, a #4 seed. This was also the first Final Four to not feature any 1-seed or 2-seeds. The Final Four had the highest combined Final Four seeds since seeding started in 1979, with 26 (11-VCU, 8-Butler, 4-Kentucky & 3-Connecticut). Connecticut defeated Butler in the championship game 53–41, winning its third national championship in as many attempts. Upsets ruled the 2011 tournament. The East Region saw its #11 seed, Marquette, advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they were downed by North Carolina. The Southwest Region saw four of its double digit seeds win, as VCU was joined by #12 seed and city mate Richmond, #10 seed Florida State, and #13 seed Morehead State as first round winners. Florida State, VCU, and Richmond all advanced to the Sweet Sixteen from that region, and VCU defeated top-seeded Kansas in the final. Butler and #11 seed Gonzaga advanced from the Southeast Region, with Gonzaga losing in the Round of 32 to BYU. For the third time in as many appearances, Vanderbilt suffered a defeat to a double digit seed. This time, they were defeated by Richmond as a #5 seed. The Big East had 11 teams make the tournament. Due to having more than eight teams qualify, it was possible for intra-Big East matchups to occur in the third round. Two of these matchups did occur as Marquette defeated Syracuse in the East while Connecticut defeated Cincinnati in the West. The other Big East teams to qualify were Pittsburgh, who earned the #1 seed in the Southeast Region and were knocked out in the third round by Butler, St. John's, who were the Southeast's #6 seed and were eliminated in their first game by Gonzaga, Louisville, which earned the #4 seed in the Southwest and fell to Morehead State in their first game, Georgetown, who lost to VCU in the first round as a #6 in the Southwest, Notre Dame, the #2 seed in the Southwest who were eliminated by Florida State, Villanova, who were eliminated in an #8 vs #9 matchup against George Mason in the East Region, and West Virginia, the East's #5 seed who lost in the third round to Kentucky. This was the last NCAA men's tournament 2025 to date in which a mid-major conference saw multiple teams reach the Sweet 16, as both BYU and San Diego State did from the Mountain West Conference. Northern Colorado, winners of the Big Sky Conference, made its first NCAA Division I tournament. Tournament procedure NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship#Tournament For the first time, a total of 68 teams entered the tournament.Wieberg Steve NCAA tournament has new look, more games, more channels USA Today March 11, 2011 https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2011-03-10-new-ncaa-tournament_N.htm April 15, 2011 Thirty of the thirty-one automatic bids were given to the programs that won their conference tournaments, while the remaining automatic bid went to the Ivy League champion Princeton, as the conference does not hold a tournament. The remaining 37 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All 68 teams were announced on "Selection Sunday" March 13, 2011. The Selection Committee ranked the entire field from 1 to 68. The last four at-large teams selected and the four lowest ranked automatic qualifiers played in a "First Four".https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5374116 Last four at-large to play in first round Andy Katz Andy Katz ESPN July 12, 2010 July 13, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713232021/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5374116 July 13, 2010 live The four winners of those games advanced to the main draw of the tournament to play a higher seed. The four lowest ranked teams of the 68 played against each other in a pair of First Four games, with winners advancing to play No. 1 seeds, and the last four at-large teams played in the other two First Four games, with the winners moving on to face the seed they would otherwise be matched up against, as determined by their seed number. Schedule and venues USA 450 right 2011 First Four (orange), and first and second rounds (green) USA orange pog.svg 39.735556 -84.2 bottom #FFFFFF Dayton University of Dayton Arena USA green pog.svg 36.152722 -95.996333 top #FFFFFF Tulsa BOK Center USA green pog.svg 32.2303 -110.94595 bottom #FFFFFF Tucson McKale Center USA green pog.svg 39.748611 -105.0075 bottom #FFFFFF Denver Pepsi Center USA green pog.svg 41.496389 -81.688056 right #FFFFFF Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena USA green pog.svg 27.942778 -82.451944 left #FFFFFF Tampa St. Pete Times Forum USA green pog.svg 35.225 -80.839167 left #FFFFFF Charlotte Time Warner Cable Arena USA green pog.svg 41.880556 -87.674167 left #FFFFFF Chicago United Center USA green pog.svg 38.898056 -77.020833 right #FFFFFF Washington, D.C. Capital One Arena USA 450 right 2011 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red) USA blue pog.svg 29.416944 -98.478889 left #FFFFFF San Antonio Alamodome USA blue pog.svg 33.807778 -117.876667 right #FFFFFF Anaheim Honda Center USA blue pog.svg 29.950833 -90.081111 right #FFFFFF New Orleans Louisiana Superdome USA blue pog.svg 40.733611 -74.171111 left #FFFFFF Newark Prudential Center USA red pog.svg 29.684722 -95.410833 top #FFFFFF Houston Reliant Stadium The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/ncaa/media+and+events/press+room/news+release+archive/2009/championships/20090921+mbb+site+selection+2011-13 Archived copy www.ncaa.org 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203022814/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/ncaa/media+and+events/press+room/news+release+archive/2009/championships/20090921+mbb+site+selection+2011-13 3 December 2009 dead2011 NCAA tournament information – College Basketball News | FOX Sports on MSNSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes First Four March 15 and 16 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) First and Second rounds March 17 and 19 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University) McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona (Host: University of Arizona) Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado (Host: Mountain West Conference) Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida) March 18 and 20 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Cleveland State University) Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte) United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Big Ten Conference) BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma (Host: University of Tulsa) Regional semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) March 24 and 26 West Regional Honda Center, Anaheim, California (Host: Big West Conference) Southeast Regional New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University) March 25 and 27 Southwest Regional Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio) East Regional Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey (Host: Seton Hall University) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) April 2 and 4 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas (Hosts: University of Houston, Rice University) Qualified teams center|450px 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams Automatic bids The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's tournament (except for the Ivy League, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bidACCDuke35th2010America EastBoston University7th2002Atlantic 10Richmond9th2010Atlantic SunBelmont4th2008Big 12Kansas40th2010Big EastConnecticut29th2009Big SkyNorthern Colorado1stNeverBig SouthUNC Asheville2nd2003Big TenOhio State27th2010Big WestUC Santa Barbara5th2010ColonialOld Dominion11th2010C-USAMemphis23rd2009HorizonButler11th2010Ivy LeaguePrinceton24th2004MAACSaint Peter's3rd1995MACAkron3rd2009MEACHampton4th2006Missouri ValleyIndiana State4th2001Mountain WestSan Diego State7th2010NortheastLong Island4th1997Ohio ValleyMorehead State7th2009Pac-10Washington16th2010PatriotBucknell5th2006SECKentucky51st2010SouthernWofford2nd2010SouthlandUTSA4th2004SummitOakland3rd2010SWACAlabama State4th2009Sun BeltArkansas–Little Rock4th1990WACUtah State20th2010West CoastGonzaga14th2010 Tournament seeds (list by region) East Regional – Newark, New JerseySeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeLast bid1Ohio StateBig Ten32–2Automatic20102North CarolinaACC26–7At-large20093SyracuseBig East26–7At-large20104KentuckySEC25–8Automatic20105West VirginiaBig East20–11At-large20106XavierAtlantic 1024–7At-large20107WashingtonPac-1023–10Automatic20108George MasonCAA26–6At-large20089VillanovaBig East21–11At-large201010GeorgiaSEC21–11At-large200811MarquetteBig East20–14At-large201012*UABC-USA22–8At-large2006ClemsonACC21–11At-large201013PrincetonIvy League25–6Automatic200414Indiana StateMissouri Valley20–13Automatic200115Long IslandNortheast27–5Automatic199716*UTSASouthland19–13Automatic2004Alabama StateSWAC17–17Automatic2009 Southeast Regional – New Orleans, LouisianaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeLast bid1PittsburghBig East27–5At-large20102FloridaSEC26–7At-large20103BYUMountain West30–4At-large20104WisconsinBig Ten23–8At-large20105Kansas StateBig 1222–10At-large20106St. John'sBig East21–11At-large20027UCLAPac-1022–10At-large20098ButlerHorizon23–9Automatic20109Old DominionCAA27–6Automatic201010Michigan StateBig Ten19–14At-large201011GonzagaWest Coast24–9Automatic201012Utah StateWAC30–3Automatic201013BelmontAtlantic Sun30–4Automatic200814WoffordSouthern21–12Automatic201015UC Santa BarbaraBig West18–13Automatic201016*UNC AshevilleBig South19–13Automatic2003Arkansas–Little RockSun Belt19–16Automatic1990 Southwest Regional – San Antonio, TexasSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeLast bid1KansasBig 1232–2Automatic20102Notre DameBig East26–6At-large20103PurdueBig Ten25–7At-large20104LouisvilleBig East25–9At-large20105VanderbiltSEC23–10At-large20106GeorgetownBig East21–10At-large20107Texas A&MBig 1224–8At-large20108UNLVMountain West24–8At-large20109IllinoisBig Ten19–13At-large200910Florida StateACC21–10At-large201011*USCPac-1019–14At-large2009VCUCAA23–11At-large200912RichmondAtlantic 1027–7Automatic201013Morehead StateOhio Valley24–9Automatic200914Saint Peter'sMAAC20–13Automatic199515AkronMAC23–12Automatic200916Boston UniversityAmerica East21–13Automatic2002 West Regional – Anaheim, CaliforniaSeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeLast bid1DukeACC30–4Automatic20102San Diego StateMountain West32–2Automatic20103ConnecticutBig East26–9Automatic20094TexasBig 1227–7At-large20105ArizonaPac-1027–7At-large20096CincinnatiBig East25–8At-large20057TempleAtlantic 1025–7At-large20108MichiganBig Ten20–13At-large20099TennesseeSEC19–14At-large201010Penn StateBig Ten19–14At-large200111MissouriBig 1223–10At-large201012MemphisC-USA25–9Automatic200913OaklandSummit25–9Automatic201014BucknellPatriot25–8Automatic200615Northern ColoradoBig Sky21–10AutomaticNever16HamptonMEAC24–8Automatic2006 *See First Four. Bracket Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04) First Four – Dayton, Ohio The First Four games involved eight teams: the four overall lowest-ranked teams, and the four lowest-ranked at-large teams. All games on truTV. First Four winners enter the second round as their respective seed and in their respective region. left East No. 16 seedsMarch 16 16 UTSA 70 16 Alabama State 61 left East No. 12 seedsMarch 15 12 Clemson 70 12 UAB 52 left Southeast No. 16 seedsMarch 15 16 UNC-Asheville 81OT 16 Arkansas-Little Rock 77 left Southwest No. 11 seedsMarch 16 11 VCU 59 11 USC 46 East Regional – Newark, New Jersey First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 25 Regional finals Elite 8 March 27 Cleveland – Fri/Sun Tampa – Thu/Sat Cleveland – Fri/Sun Charlotte – Fri/Sun 1 Ohio State 75 16 UTSA 46 8 George Mason 61 9 Villanova 57 5 West Virginia 84 12 Clemson 76 4 Kentucky 59 13 Princeton 57 6 Xavier 55 11 Marquette 66 3 Syracuse 77 14 Indiana State 60 7 Washington 68 10 Georgia 65 2 North Carolina 102 15 Long Island 87 1 Ohio State 98 8 George Mason 66 5 West Virginia 63 4 Kentucky 71 11 Marquette 66 3 Syracuse 62 7 Washington 83 2 North Carolina 86 1 Ohio State 60 4 Kentucky 62 11 Marquette 63 2 North Carolina 81 4 Kentucky 76 2 North Carolina 69 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 27 5:05 pm EDT Box scoreSource:Kentucky vs. North Carolina - Game Summary - March 27, 2011 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310860153 ESPN March 31, 2019 #4 Kentucky Wildcats 76 #2 North Carolina Tar Heels 69 B. Knight 22 J. Harrellson 8 D. Liggins, J. Harrellson, B. Knight 4 T. Zeller 21 T. Zeller, J. Henson 9 K. Marshall 8 38–30 38–39 Prudential Center Newark, NJ 18,278 Verne Harris, Pat Driscoll, Randy McCall CBS West Regional – Anaheim, California First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 24 Regional finalsMarch 26 Charlotte Fri/Sun Tulsa Fri/Sun Washington, D.C. Thu/Sat Tucson Thu/Sat 1 Duke 87 16 Hampton 45 8 Michigan 75 9 Tennessee 45 5 Arizona 77 12 Memphis 75 4 Texas 85 13 Oakland 81 6 Cincinnati 78 11 Missouri 63 3 Connecticut 81 14 Bucknell 52 7 Temple 66 10 Penn State 64 2 San Diego State 68 15 Northern Colorado 50 1 Duke 73 8 Michigan 71 5 Arizona 70 4 Texas 69 6 Cincinnati 58 3 Connecticut 69 7 Temple 64 2 San Diego State 712OT 1 Duke 77 5 Arizona 93 3 Connecticut 74 2 San Diego State 67 5 Arizona 63 3 Connecticut 65 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 26 7:05 pm EDT Box scoreSource:Arizona vs. UConn - Game Summary - March 26, 2011 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310850041 ESPN March 31, 2019 en #5 Arizona Wildcats 63 #3 Connecticut Huskies 65 D. Williams 20 S. Hill 10 S. Hill 4 K. Walker 20 A. Oriakhi 6 K. Walker 7 25–32 38–33 Honda Center Anaheim, CA 17,856 Doug Shows, Antinio Petty, Doug Sirmons CBS Southwest Regional – San Antonio, Texas First roundMarch 17–18 Second roundMarch 19–20 Regional semifinalsMarch 25 Regional finalsMarch 27 Tulsa Fri/Sun Denver Thu/Sat Chicago Fri/Sun Chicago Fri/Sun 1 Kansas 72 16 Boston University 53 8 UNLV 62 9 Illinois 73 5 Vanderbilt 66 12 Richmond 69 4 Louisville 61 13 Morehead State 62 6 Georgetown 56 11 VCU 74 3 Purdue 65 14 Saint Peter's 43 7 Texas A&M 50 10 Florida State 57 2 Notre Dame 69 15 Akron 56 1 Kansas 73 9 Illinois 59 12 Richmond 65 13 Morehead State 48 11 VCU 94 3 Purdue 76 10 Florida State 71 2 Notre Dame 57 1 Kansas 77 12 Richmond 57 11 VCU 72OT 10 Florida State 71 1 Kansas 61 11 VCU 71 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Sunday, March 27 2:20 pm EDT Box scoreSource:VCU vs. Kansas - Game Summary - March 27, 2011 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310862305 ESPN March 31, 2019NCAA Basketball Scores, NCAA Tournament Betting Odds, NCAA Tournament Schedule http://www.donbest.com/ncaab/scores/20110327.html DonBest.com March 31, 2019 April 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190401024324/http://www.donbest.com/ncaab/scores/20110327.html dead Men's Basketball vs VCU on 3/27/2011 - Box Score https://kuathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=3908 University of Kansas Athletics March 31, 2019 #11 VCU Rams 71 #1 Kansas Jayhawks 61 J. Skeen 26 J. Skeen 10 J. Rodriguez 5 M. Morris 20 M. Morris 16 B. Morningstar, T. Taylor 3 41–27 30–34 Alamodome San Antonio, TX 14,299 Ted Valentine, Mike Eades, Tony Greene CBS Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana First roundMarch 17 Second roundMarch 19 Regional semifinalsMarch 24 Regional finalsMarch 26 Washington, D.C. Thu/Sat Tucson Thu/Sat Denver Thu/Sat Tampa Thu/Sat 1 Pittsburgh 74 16 UNC Asheville 51 8 Butler 60 9 Old Dominion 58 5 Kansas State 73 12 Utah State 68 4 Wisconsin 72 13 Belmont 58 6 St. John's 71 11 Gonzaga 86 3 BYU 74 14 Wofford 66 7 UCLA 78 10 Michigan State 76 2 Florida 79 15 UC Santa Barbara 51 1 Pittsburgh 70 8 Butler 71 5 Kansas State 65 4 Wisconsin 70 11 Gonzaga 67 3 BYU 89 7 UCLA 65 2 Florida 73 8 Butler 61 4 Wisconsin 54 3 BYU 74 2 Florida 83OT 8 Butler 74OT 2 Florida 71 Regional Final Summary #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 26 4:30 pm EDT Box scoreSource:Butler vs. Florida - Game Summary - March 26, 2011 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310850057 ESPN March 31, 2019 #8 Butler Bulldogs 74 #2 Florida Gators 71 S. Mack 27 A. Smith 8 S. Mack 4 V. Macklin 25 A. Tyus 10 E. Walker 4 32–33 28–27 14–11 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA 12,139 Jamie Luckie, Karl Hess, Michael Stephens CBS thumb|National Semi-Final between UConn and Kentucky Final Four – Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas National SemifinalsFinal FourSaturday, April 2 National Championship GameMonday, April 4 25 150 E4 Kentucky 55 W3 Connecticut 56 SW11 VCU 62 SE8 Butler 70 W3 Connecticut 53 SE8 Butler 41 Game summaries #e3e3e3 April 2 6:09 pm EDT Box scoreSource:VCU vs. Butler - Game Summary - April 2, 2011 - ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310922086 ESPN March 31, 2019 SW11 VCU Rams 62 SE8 Butler Bulldogs 70 J. Skeen 27 B. Burgess 9 J. Rodriguez 8 S. Mack 24 K. Marshall 9 M. Howard 2 28–34 34–36 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 75,421 Jamie Luckie, Pat Driscoll, Michael StephensNCAA College Basketball Box Scores http://newsday.sportsdirectinc.com/basketball/ncaab-boxscores.aspx?page=/data/ncaab/results/2010-2011/recap819267.html Newsday April 1, 2019 CBS #ffdead April 2 9:08 pm EDT Box scoreSource:Kentucky vs. UConn - Game Summary - April 2, 2011 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310920041 ESPN March 31, 2019 E4 Kentucky Wildcats 55 W3 Connecticut Huskies 56 B. Knight 17 T. Jones 15 B. Knight 5 K. Walker 18 A. Oriakhi 10 K. Walker 7 21–31 34–25 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 75,421 Mark Whitehead, John Higgins, Les JonesBoxscore - Kentucky Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies - 04-02-2011 https://www.covers.com/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?page=/data/ncb/results/2010-2011/boxscore819268.html Covers.com CBS Consisting of #3-seeded Connecticut, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 8 Butler, and No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (VCU), It was the first time in the tournament's history that a No. 1 or a No. 2 seed had failed to reach the final four and it would not happen again until 2023, coincidentally, also in Houston.How America Loses March Madness – SportsSeptember 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes 11th seeded VCU tied a record as the lowest seed to reach the final four. By virtue of their "first four" appearance, VCU became the first team to reach the final four by winning five tournament games. The first semifinal featured Butler and VCU, with Butler winning 70–62,Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. Butler Bulldogs – NCAA Tournament Game – Recap – April 2, 2011 – ESPN despite VCU forward Jamie Skeen leading the scoring with 27 points. The second semifinal match was between Kentucky and Connecticut. Connecticut had already defeated Kentucky earlier that season 84–67 at the Maui Invitational. This time, Connecticut won in a close game 56–55, led by Kemba Walker with 18 points. Connecticut were noted for their defensive effort, which held Kentucky to 34% shooting and also held Kentucky scoreless for over 5 minutes during a spell in the second half.Kentucky Wildcats vs. Connecticut Huskies – NCAA Tournament Game – Recap – April 2, 2011 – ESPN National Championship 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game #e3e3e3 April 4 9:23 pm EDT Box scoreButler vs. UConn - Game Summary - April 4, 2011 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=310940041 ESPN March 31, 2019 enNCAA Basketball Scores, NCAA Tournament Betting Odds, NCAA Tournament Schedule http://www.donbest.com/ncaab/scores/20110404.html DonBest.com March 31, 2019 April 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190401021055/http://www.donbest.com/ncaab/scores/20110404.html dead #8 Butler Bulldogs 41 #3 Connecticut Huskies 53 S. Mack 13 S. Mack 9 S. Vanzant 2 K. Walker 16 A. Oriakhi 11 J. Lamb, S. Napier 2 22–19 19–34 Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 70,376 John Cahill, Verne Harris, Doug Shows CBS The National Championship game was between Butler, a mid-major university team that was a surprise finalist in the 2010 tournament, and Connecticut, a basketball powerhouse which had previously won the tournament twice under coach Jim Calhoun but had an average regular season finishing 9th in the Big East Conference before winning The Big East tournament with five wins in five consecutive days (never before accomplished in NCAA history). The championship game was won by Connecticut 53–41. It was a very defensive contest, with Butler having the fewest points in a championship game since 1949.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/sports/ncaabasketball/05ncaa.html?_r=1&hp The New York Times Pete Thamel Pete Thamel UConn Cuts Down Nets After Butler Rattles the Rims April 5, 2011 Butler led at halftime 22–19, but suffered in the second half from poor shooting, making only 6 of 37 shots in the second half. Butler's 18.8 percent shooting for the entire game was the lowest ever in the NCAA final. Connecticut contributed to Butler's poor shooting by blocking 10 shots (a championship game record).https://archive.today/20120718041731/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=310940041 Butler Bulldogs vs. Connecticut Huskies – NCAA Tournament Game – Recap – April 4, 2011 – ESPN Butler was led in scoring by junior guard Shelvin Mack with 13 points, while UConn freshman Jeremy Lamb scored 12 points in the 2nd half.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/u-conn-huskies-defeat-butler-bulldogs-57-53-for-ncaa-basketball-championship/2011/04/04/AFEFfXgC_story.html?hpid=z2 The Washington Post Stats, scores and schedules April 13, 2011 The win by Connecticut completed a season-ending 11-game win streak that began with the Big East tournament. The game was widely viewed as a poor quality final.UConn's title win a sore sight ESPN https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2011/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=6294241 https://web.archive.org/web/20110429230538/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/2011/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=6294241 April 29, 2011 live May 13, 2013Hang Up and Listen podcast http://www.slate.com/id/2287049/ April 6, 2011 Slate.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110430190151/http://www.slate.com/id/2287049/ April 30, 2011 live In reference to the game's first half of play, CBS analyst Greg Anthony said, "This is the worst half of basketball I've ever seen in a national championship game."http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-men/hc-jacobs-uconn-column-0406-20110406,0,493167.column Championship finale Built Brick By Brick Jacobs Jeff April 6, 2011 April 6, 2011 Hartford Courant https://web.archive.org/web/20110501080432/http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-men/hc-jacobs-uconn-column-0406-20110406,0,493167.column May 1, 2011 live mdy Upsets Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded five or more places lower than the team it defeated." The 2011 tournament saw a total of 11 upsets, with five in the first round, four in the second round, and two in the Elite Eight. +Upsets in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournamentRoundEastWestSouthwestSoutheastRound of 64 No. 11 Marquette defeated No. 6 Xavier, 66–55 None No. 13 Morehead State defeated No. 4 Louisville, 75–70 No. 12 Richmond defeated No. 5 Vanderbilt, 69–66 No. 11 VCU defeated No. 6 Georgetown, 74–56 No. 11 Gonzaga defeated No. 6 St. John's, 86–71Round of 32 No. 11 Marquette defeated No. 3 Syracuse, 66–62 None No. 11 VCU defeated No. 3 Purdue, 94–76 No. 10 Florida State defeated No. 2 Notre Dame, 71–57 No. 8 Butler defeated No. 1 Pittsburgh, 71–70Sweet 16 NoneElite 8 None No. 11 VCU defeated No. 1 Kansas, 71–61 No. 8 Butler defeated No. 2 Florida, 74–71 OTFinal 4 NoneNational Championship None Record by conference Conference# of bidsRecordWin %R32S16E8F4CGNC Big East 11 13–10 13 10 7 2 1 1 1 1 Horizon 1 5–1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CAA 3 6–3 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 -1   SEC 5 7–5 7 5 2 2 2 1 0 -1   ACC 4 8–4 8 4 3 3 1 0 -1   -1   Pac-10 4 5–4 5 4 3 1 1 0 -1   -1   Big 12 5 5–5 5 5 3 1 1 0 -1   -1   Mountain West 3 4–3 4 3 2 2 0 -1   -1   -1   Atlantic 10 3 3–3 3 3 2 1 0 -1   -1   -1   Big Ten 7 7–7 7 7 5 2 0 -1   -1   -1   OVC 1 1–1 1 1 1 0 -1   -1   -1   -1   WCC 1 1–1 1 1 1 0 -1   -1   -1   -1   C-USA 2 0–2 0 2 0 -1   -1   -1   -1   -1   The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. The SWAC and Sun Belt Conference each had one representative, eliminated in the first round. The America East Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big Sky Conference, Big West Conference, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, MVC, NEC, Patriot League, Southern Conference, Summit League, and WAC each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 0–1. The Big South and Southland each had one representative, eliminated in the second round with a record of 1-1. The Big East Conference had a record 11 teams in the tournament, which made intra-Big East matchups possible prior to the Elite Eight. There were two such matchups in the 3rd round, Syracuse vs. Marquette and Connecticut vs. Cincinnati. The two Big East teams to make the Sweet Sixteen beat conference opponents to advance to that round. Media Television On April 22, 2010, it was announced that the NCAA had reached a new 14-year, US$10.8 billion deal with CBS Sports and Time Warner-owned Turner Sports (by way of TBS, TNT and truTV) for the rights to broadcast the NCAA tournament from 2011 until 2024 (later extended to 2032 in the 2016 tournament), marking the first time every game in the tournament would be telecast on a national basis. CBS and Turner pooled their resources for the tournament, with members of the NBA on TNT crew joining CBS's established March Madness broadcasters. Coverage will originate from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City and Turner's Atlanta studios.Turner Sports NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-01-18/cbs-turner-combine-talent-rosters CBS, Turner combine talent rosters January 20, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426055252/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2011-01-18/cbs-turner-combine-talent-rosters April 26, 2011 dead mdy-all The tournament television ratings report shows the tournament had an average of 10.2 million viewers per game, an increase from the 2005 tournament when it drew an average of 10.6 million (6.4 Nielsen rating). The championship game recorded an 11.7 rating and drew 20.1 million viewers. TruTV, which up to that point had never aired any live sports programming, saw a surge in carriage deals for its high definition feed with several major providers including AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS, Comcast, Charter Communications, Cablevision, Cox Cable and RCN.TruTV Nets HD Channel Launches Multichannel News March 15, 2011 Studio hosts Greg Gumbel (New York City and Houston) First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game Ernie Johnson Jr. (New York City and Atlanta) First Four, Second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals Matt Winer (Atlanta) First Four, Second round and Third round Studio analysts Greg Anthony (New York City and Houston) First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game Charles Barkley (New York City and Houston) First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game Tom Crean (Atlanta) First Four and Second round Seth Davis (Atlanta and Houston) First Four, Second round, Third round, Regional Semi-Finals, Final Four and National Championship Game Tom Izzo (Atlanta) Regional Semi-Finals Phil Martelli (Atlanta) Third round Rick Pitino (New York City) Third round Kenny Smith (New York City and Houston) First Four, Second round, Third round, Regionals, Final Four and National Championship Game Steve Smith (Atlanta) First Four, Second round, Third round and Regional Semi-Finals Jay Wright (New York City) Regional Finals Announcing teams Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Steve Kerr/Tracy Wolfson First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and Third round at Charlotte, North Carolina; East Regional at Newark, New Jersey; Final Four at Houston, TexasKerr joined Nantz and Kellogg during the First Four, Final Four, and National Championship games Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager Second and Third round at Tulsa, Oklahoma; Southwest Regional at San Antonio, Texas Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery/Lesley Visser Second and Third round at Denver, Colorado; West Regional at Anaheim, California Gus Johnson/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Marty Snider First Four at Dayton, Ohio; Second and Third round at Cleveland, Ohio; Southeast Regional at New Orleans, LouisianaMiller joined Johnson and Elmore during the Regional games Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner/Sam Ryan Second and Third round at Tucson, Arizona Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel/David Aldridge Second and Third round at Tampa, Florida Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Lewis Johnson Second and Third round at Washington, D.C. Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jaime Maggio Second and Third round at Chicago, Illinois Round-by-round game schedule All times Eastern and PMCBS, Turner set to televise all NCAA tournament games nationally Round CBS TBS TNT TruTV First Four(Mar. 15 & 16)       6:309:00 2nd round(Mar. 17 & 18) 12:002:307:009:30 1:304:006:459:15 2:004:307:159:45 12:403:007:159:55 3rd round(Mar. 19) 12:002:305:007:307:009:306:008:00   3rd round(Mar. 20) 12:002:305:00 7:30 Regional semifinals(Mar. 24 & 25) 7:009:30 7:159:55     Regional finals(Mar. 26) 4:206:55       Regional finals(Mar. 27) 2:105:05       National semifinals(Apr. 2) 6:099:09       National championship(Apr. 4) 9:00       CBS received the same number of "windows", or time slots, for its tournament coverage as in previous years. However, all games will now be nationally rather than regionally televised. The national television broadcasts also allowed for more flexibility in start times. CBS and the Turner networks used the same graphics package and theme music in broadcasting the tournament the only difference between networks is the logo shown on the score bug. In addition, a banner at the top of the screen displayed the scores of other games along with what network they are being broadcast on. Replays feature all four network logos being shown, and for fair use highlight credits by local television stations and other networks such as ESPN, the Turner network name or CBS Sports, followed by "NCAA" is given as the source. CBS also kept coverage of the Division II final, which is part of the larger contract for this tournament. Turner Sports aired full-length studio shows before and after each session of play. The pregame show was called Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off and all shows were on TruTV. The postgame show, called Inside March Madness presented by Buick, alternated between TruTV and TBS.2011 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule TruTV had also added coverage of the Reese's College All-Star Game. Number of games per network CBS: 26 TBS: 16 TruTV: 13 TNT: 12 Radio Westwood One had live broadcasts of all 67 games. They will be available both on terrestrial and satellite radio outlets, on NCAA.com, and on CBSSports.com. The radio contract was extended in January 2011 for multiple tournaments.Westwood One PR Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/westwood-one-and-the-ncaa-announce-new-multi-year-radio-rights-agreement-113458339.html Westwood One and the NCAA Announce New Multi-Year Radio Rights Agreement January 26, 2011 First Four Dave Ryan and Alaa Abdelnaby at Dayton, Ohio Second and Third round Scott Graham and Kevin Grevey Second and Third round at Washington, D.C. Dave Sims and Bill Frieder Second and Third round at Tucson, Arizona Ted Robinson and Tom Brennan Second and Third round at Denver, Colorado Gary Cohen and Kyle Macy Second and Third round at Tampa, Florida Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen Second and Third round at Cleveland, Ohio Kevin Calabro and Will Perdue Second and Third round at Charlotte, North Carolina Wayne Larrivee and John Thompson Second and Third round at Chicago, Illinois Brad Sham and Reid Gettys Second and Third round at Tulsa, Oklahoma Regionals Ian Eagle and John Thompson East Regional at Newark, New Jersey Kevin Kugler and Pete Gillen Southeast Regional at New Orleans, Louisiana Kevin Harlan and Kevin Grevey Southwest Regional at San Antonio, Texas Wayne Larrivee and Bill Frieder West Regional at Anaheim, California Final four Kevin Kugler, John Thompson and Bill Raftery at Houston, Texas Internet/other video All games are expected to be streamed at NCAA.com or CBSSports.com, as in the past; with the new rights deal, NCAA.com and the game streaming is now managed by Turner Interactive. The iPhone app which allowed streaming of games on the iPhone in previous years, and had cost about ten dollars, has received two upgrades: it is compatible with iPad, and it is now free of charge.http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mobile-march-madness-best-iphone-apps-ipad-ncaa-tournament/2/ Mobile March Madness:Best iPhone Apps Digital Trends Staff Digital Trends March 14, 2011 March 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110430202046/http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mobile-march-madness-best-iphone-apps-ipad-ncaa-tournament/2/ April 30, 2011 live However, with the CBS-Turner agreement allowing all games in the tournament to be available on a national basis (see above), Mega March Madness, a DirecTV-only service, has been discontinued. International Canada: TSN acquired Canadian rights for the tournament, rights which were previously held by The Score. This is apparently the result of a larger international rights deal between the NCAA and ESPN International (which owns a minority interest in TSN).https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bruce-dowbiggin/tsn-catches-march-madness/article1919949/ TSN catches March Madness Bruce Dowbiggin Globe and Mail February 24, 2011 March 14, 2011 Toronto https://web.archive.org/web/20110303090954/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/bruce-dowbiggin/tsn-catches-march-madness/article1919949/ March 3, 2011 live TSN had its own studio programming hosted by Dan Shulman and James Cybulski, and game coverage came from CBS and Turner. Unlike the Score, which had whiparound coverage, TSN and TSN2 showed entire games. Sometimes, both channels aired games, but on Friday of the first weekend, no games were shown due to previous programming commitments on both channels. TSN.ca also streamed first-round games to those with Canadian IP addresses. Philippines: Basketball TV planned to broadcast the NCAA tournament using the American feed. Worldwide: The NCAA.com video and audio streams were available with no blackout restrictions anywhere in the world. See also 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2011 National Invitation Tournament 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2011 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2011 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2011 College Basketball Invitational 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament References 30em External links The 11-Game Run That Immortalized Kemba Walker and the 2011 UConn Huskies SB Nation March 30, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibEnGKlzUPw https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ibEnGKlzUPw 2021-12-21 live YouTube NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2011 Category:Basketball competitions in Houston NCAA Division I Men's Basketball NCAA Division I Men's Basketball NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament