2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams64
Finals site Savage Arena
Toledo, Ohio
Champions Toledo (1st title)
Runner-up USC (1st title game)
Winning coach Tricia Cullop (1st title)
MVPNaama Shafir (Toledo)
Attendance7,301 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a 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]

Contents

2010 Preseason WNIT

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

Round 1

Bracket 1

  • 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

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

Round 2

Bracket 1

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

Bracket 2

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

Semifinals and Finals

Semifinals
November 17–18 		Finals
November 21
      
Purdue*73
South Dakota State 40
Purdue*67 [14]
DePaul 58
DePaul*74
Florida 73

[15]

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation Bracket

Round 1

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

Brackets

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

Region 1

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
(H)Colorado71
UC Riverside 62
(H)Colorado81
California 65
(H)Cal Poly 60
California74
Colorado70
(H)Wyoming 58
(H)Oklahoma State81
Pepperdine 74
Oklahoma State 71
(H)Wyoming75
(H)Wyoming79
Portland State 44
(H)Colorado 70
USC87
(H)USC67
UC Santa Barbara 64
USC78
(H)Nevada 59
(H)St. Mary's 62
Nevada65
USC62
(H)BYU 50
(H)Utah State103
Arizona 95
Utah State 63
(H)BYU102
(H)BYU75
Denver 60

Region 2

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
(H)Wisconsin68
Butler 48
(H)Wisconsin 59
Illinois State62
(H)Illinois State72
Central Michigan 59
(H)Illinois State79
Duquesne 66
(H)Duquesne64
Kent State 56
Duquesne80
(H)Kansas 63
(H)Kansas79
Wichita State 58
(H)Illinois State60
Arkansas 49
(H)Missouri State76
Rice 65
(H)Missouri State 64
Arkansas65
(H)Arkansas91
Lamar 65
Arkansas78
(H)Oral Roberts 59
(H)Tulane61
Southern 31
Tulane 86
(H)Oral Roberts92
(H)TCU 74
Oral Roberts78

Region 3

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 23–24 		Regional finals
March 27
            
(H)St. Bonaventure77
Lehigh 43
St. Bonaventure 50
(H)Syracuse63
(H)Syracuse77
Monmouth 53
(H)Syracuse72
Eastern Michigan 63
(H)Eastern Michigan67
Michigan 59
Eastern Michigan63
(H)UNC Wilmington 54
(H)Richmond 54
UNC Wilmington63
Syracuse 68
(H)Toledo71*
(H)Northwestern89
Creighton 63
(H)Northwestern 70
Alabama72
Memphis 69
Alabama80
Alabama 59
(H)Toledo74
(H)Tennessee Tech 54
Auburn68
Auburn 52
(H)Toledo67
(H)Toledo58
Delaware 55

Region 4

First round
March 16–18 		Second round
March 19–21 		Regional semifinals
March 24 		Regional finals
March 26
            
(H)Yale 61
Boston College85
(H)Boston College86
St. Joseph's 59
(H)St. Joseph's72
VCU 66
Boston College 48
(H)Virginia53
(H)Old Dominion 65
Loyola-Maryland67
(H)Loyola-Maryland 49
Virginia71
(H)Virginia69
Morgan State 56
(H)Virginia 74
Charlotte79
(H)Charlotte62
Liberty 56
Charlotte69
(H)South Carolina 57
(H)South Carolina67
Appalachian State 54
(H)Charlotte81*
Florida 77
(H)Florida59
UMBC 47
Florida74
(H)Florida Gulf Coast 69
(H)Florida Gulf Coast73
Drexel 67

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools

Semifinals
March 30 		Championship Game
April 2
      
USC63
(H)Illinois State 36
USC 68
(H)Toledo76
Charlotte 60
(H)Toledo83

All-tournament team

Source: [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Champions...Toledo Captures WNIT Crown with 76-68 Victory Over USC". University of Toledo Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  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.
  7. ↑ "Garrison Heats Up, Leads Lady Bears Past Lamar in Season Opener - MissouriStateBears.com Official Web site of Missouri State University Athletics". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Charlotte Cruises Past Iona In Season Opener, 72-40". Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ "W-Basketball Battles Past UCF for WNIT Season-Opening Victory - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Purdue Moves On To Preseason WNIT Semifinals". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  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.
  13. ↑ "Women's Hoops Advances to WNIT Semifinals with 76-70 Win Over Charlotte - GatorZone.com". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Women's NIT". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  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)
  16. ↑ "Toledo celebrates first postseason title". womensnit.com. April 2, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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