Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio | ||||
Champions | Toledo (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | USC (1st title game) | ||||
Winning coach | Tricia Cullop (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Naama Shafir (Toledo) | ||||
Attendance | 7,301 (championship game) | ||||
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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]
At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.
Semifinals November 17–18 | Finals November 21 | ||||||||
Purdue* | 73 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 40 | ||||||||
Purdue* | 67 [14] | ||||||||
DePaul | 58 | ||||||||
DePaul* | 74 | ||||||||
Florida | 73 |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team
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.
Automatic bids
| At-large bids
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Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school):
First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional finals March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
California | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
California | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
H | Colorado | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
USC | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | USC | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
USC | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Nevada | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Mary's | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
USC | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | BYU | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 60 |
First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional finals March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Wisconsin | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
H | Illinois State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Illinois State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
H | Illinois State | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 78 |
First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional finals March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Syracuse | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Eastern Michigan | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | UNC Wilmington | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 71* | |||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 55 |
First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 24 | Regional finals March 26 | ||||||||||||||||
Yale | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Joseph's | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Joseph's | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola-Maryland | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loyola-Maryland | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
H | Virginia | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 81* | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 67 |
Played at host schools
Semifinals March 30 | Championship Game April 2 | ||||||||
USC | 63 | ||||||||
Illinois State | 36 | ||||||||
USC | 68 | ||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 76 | |||||||
Charlotte | 60 | ||||||||
(H) | Toledo | 83 |
Source: [16]
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