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
Teams64
Finals siteSavage Arena
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsToledo (1st title)
Runner-upUSC (1st title game)
Winning coachTricia Cullop (1st title)
MVPNaama Shafir (Toledo)
Attendance7,301 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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2010 Preseason WNIT

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

Round 1

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

Bracket 1

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  • 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

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

Round 2

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

Bracket 1

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

Bracket 2

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

Semifinals and Finals

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Semifinals
November 17–18
Finals
November 21
      
Purdue*73
South Dakota State40
Purdue*67[14]
DePaul58
DePaul*74
Florida73

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Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation Bracket

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Round 1

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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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

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Brackets

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

Region 1

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First round
March 16–18
Second round
March 19–21
Regional semifinals
March 23–24
Regional finals
March 27
            
Colorado71
UC Riverside62
Colorado81
California65
Cal Poly60
California74
Colorado70
Wyoming58
Oklahoma State81
Pepperdine74
Oklahoma State71
Wyoming75
Wyoming79
Portland State44
HColorado70
USC87
(H)USC67
UC Santa Barbara64
USC78
(H)Nevada59
St. Mary's62
Nevada65
USC62
(H)BYU50
Utah State103
Arizona95
Utah State63
BYU102
BYU75
Denver60

Region 2

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First round
March 16–18
Second round
March 19–21
Regional semifinals
March 23–24
Regional finals
March 27
            
Wisconsin68
Butler48
(H)Wisconsin59
Illinois State62
HIllinois State72
Central Michigan59
(H)Illinois State79
Duquesne66
Duquesne64
Kent State56
Duquesne80
Kansas63
Kansas79
Wichita State58
HIllinois State60
Arkansas49
Missouri State76
Rice65
Missouri State64
Arkansas65
Arkansas91
Lamar65
Arkansas78
Oral Roberts59
Tulane61
Southern31
Tulane86
Oral Roberts92
TCU74
Oral Roberts78

Region 3

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First round
March 16–18
Second round
March 19–21
Regional semifinals
March 23–24
Regional finals
March 27
            
St. Bonaventure77
Lehigh43
St. Bonaventure50
Syracuse63
Syracuse77
Monmouth53
(H)Syracuse72
Eastern Michigan63
(H)Eastern Michigan67
Michigan59
Eastern Michigan63
(H)UNC Wilmington54
Richmond54
UNC Wilmington63
Syracuse68
(H)Toledo71*
Northwestern89
Creighton63
Northwestern70
Alabama72
Memphis69
Alabama80
Alabama59
(H)Toledo74
Tennessee Tech54
Auburn68
Auburn52
(H)Toledo67
(H)Toledo58
Delaware55

Region 4

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First round
March 16–18
Second round
March 19–21
Regional semifinals
March 24
Regional finals
March 26
            
Yale61
Boston College85
Boston College86
St. Joseph's59
St. Joseph's72
VCU66
Boston College48
Virginia53
Old Dominion65
Loyola-Maryland67
Loyola-Maryland49
Virginia71
Virginia69
Morgan State56
HVirginia74
Charlotte79
Charlotte62
Liberty56
Charlotte69
South Carolina57
South Carolina67
Appalachian State54
Charlotte81*
Florida77
Florida59
UMBC47
Florida74
Florida Gulf Coast69
Florida Gulf Coast73
Drexel67

Semifinals and championship game

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Played at host schools

Semifinals
March 30
Championship Game
April 2
      
USC63
Illinois State36
USC68
(H)Toledo76
Charlotte60
(H)Toledo83

All-tournament team

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

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Purdue Wins Opener Against Austin Peay". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Toledo Holds Off Saint Francis (PA) in Opening Round of Preseason WNIT, 71-66". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Balanced Jacks rout UVU". South Dakota State University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "LADY PIRATES BEAT JMU IN PRESEASON WNIT OPENER". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hampton Scores Big in DePaul Victory". DePaul University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
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  11. ^ "LADY PIRATES FALL TO SDSU IN WNIT SECOND ROUND". Hampton University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "Lady Bears Fall to DePaul in Preseason WNIT Quarterfinal, 82-66 - MissouriStateBears.com Official Web site of Missouri State University Athletics". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
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  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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