2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament Last updated December 04, 2025 College basketball postseason tournament
2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament Teams 64 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)
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]
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Round 1 The games for round one were played on November 12. 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 The games for round two were played on November 15. 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 Finals Purdue* 73 South Dakota State 40 Purdue* 67 [ 14] DePaul 58 DePaul* 74 Florida 73
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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 Participants Automatic bids Legend School Conference 1
UMBC
America East
2
Duquesne
Atlantic 10
3
Boston College
Atlantic Coast
4
Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun
5
Kansas
Big 12
6
Syracuse
Big East
7
Portland State
Big Sky
8
Liberty
Big South
9
Michigan
Big Ten
10
Cal Poly
Big West
11
Old Dominion
Colonial
12
Rice
Conference USA
13
Butler
Horizon
14
Ivy League
15
Morgan State
MEAC
16
Loyola-Maryland
Metro Atlantic
17
Toledo
Mid-American
18
Illinois State
Missouri Valley
19
Brigham Young
Mountain West
20
Monmouth
Northeast
21
Tennessee Tech
Ohio Valley
22
Arizona
Pac-10
23
Lehigh
Patriot
24
South Carolina
SEC
25
Appalachian State
Southern
26
Lamar
Southland
27
Oral Roberts
Summit
28
Denver
Sun Belt
29
Southern
SWAC
30
Utah State
WAC
31
Saint Mary's
West Coast
At-large bids Legend School Conference 1
Alabama
SEC
2
Arkansas
SEC
3
Auburn
SEC
4
California
Pac-10
5
Central Michigan
Mid-American
6
Charlotte
Atlantic 10
7
Colorado
Big 12
8
Creighton
Missouri Valley
9
Delaware
Colonial
10
Drexel
Colonial
11
Eastern Michigan
Mid-American
12
Florida
SEC
13
Kent State
Mid-American
14
Memphis
Conference USA
15
Missouri State
Missouri Valley
16
Nevada
WAC
17
Northwestern
Big Ten
18
Oklahoma State
Big 12
19
Pepperdine
West Coast
20
Richmond
Atlantic 10
21
Southern California
Pac-10
22
St. Bonaventure
Atlantic 10
23
St. Joseph's (PA)
Atlantic 10
24
TCU
Mountain West
25
Tulane
Conference USA
26
UC Riverside
Big West
27
UC Santa Barbara
Big West
28
UNC Wilmington
Colonial
29
VCU
Colonial
30
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
31
Wichita State
Missouri Valley
32
Wisconsin
Big Ten
33
Wyoming
Mountain West
Brackets Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school) :
Region 1 First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals (H) Colorado 71 UC Riverside 62 (H) Colorado 81 California 65 (H) Cal Poly 60 California 74 Colorado 70 (H) Wyoming 58 (H) Oklahoma State 81 Pepperdine 74 Oklahoma State 71 (H) Wyoming 75 (H) Wyoming 79 Portland State 44 (H) Colorado 70 USC 87 (H) USC 67 UC Santa Barbara 64 USC 78 (H) Nevada 59 (H) St. Mary's 62 Nevada 65 USC 62 (H) BYU 50 (H) Utah State 103 Arizona 95 Utah State 63 (H) BYU 102 (H) BYU 75 Denver 60
Region 2 First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals (H) Wisconsin 68 Butler 48 (H) Wisconsin 59 Illinois State 62 (H) Illinois State 72 Central Michigan 59 (H) Illinois State 79 Duquesne 66 (H) Duquesne 64 Kent State 56 Duquesne 80 (H) Kansas 63 (H) Kansas 79 Wichita State 58 (H) Illinois State 60 Arkansas 49 (H) Missouri State 76 Rice 65 (H) Missouri State 64 Arkansas 65 (H) Arkansas 91 Lamar 65 Arkansas 78 (H) Oral Roberts 59 (H) Tulane 61 Southern 31 Tulane 86 (H) Oral Roberts 92 (H) TCU 74 Oral Roberts 78
Region 3 First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals (H) St. Bonaventure 77 Lehigh 43 St. Bonaventure 50 (H) Syracuse 63 (H) Syracuse 77 Monmouth 53 (H) Syracuse 72 Eastern Michigan 63 (H) Eastern Michigan 67 Michigan 59 Eastern Michigan 63 (H) UNC Wilmington 54 (H) Richmond 54 UNC Wilmington 63 Syracuse 68 (H) Toledo 71* (H) Northwestern 89 Creighton 63 (H) Northwestern 70 Alabama 72 Memphis 69 Alabama 80 Alabama 59 (H) Toledo 74 (H) Tennessee Tech 54 Auburn 68 Auburn 52 (H) Toledo 67 (H) Toledo 58 Delaware 55
Region 4 First round Second round Regional semifinals Regional finals (H) Yale 61 Boston College 85 (H) Boston College 86 St. Joseph's 59 (H) St. Joseph's 72 VCU 66 Boston College 48 (H) Virginia 53 (H) Old Dominion 65 Loyola-Maryland 67 (H) Loyola-Maryland 49 Virginia 71 (H) Virginia 69 Morgan State 56 (H) Virginia 74 Charlotte 79 (H) Charlotte 62 Liberty 56 Charlotte 69 (H) South Carolina 57 (H) South Carolina 67 Appalachian State 54 (H) Charlotte 81* Florida 77 (H) Florida 59 UMBC 47 Florida 74 (H) Florida Gulf Coast 69 (H) Florida Gulf Coast 73 Drexel 67
Semifinals and championship game Played at host schools
Semifinals Championship Game USC 63 (H) Illinois State 36 USC 68 (H) Toledo 76 Charlotte 60 (H) Toledo 83
All-tournament team Naama Shafir, Toledo (MVP) Yolanda Richardson, Toledo Ashley Corral, USC Briana Gilbreath , USC Shannon McCallum, Charlotte Emily Hanley, Illinois State Source: [ 16]
References ↑ "Champions...Toledo Captures WNIT Crown with 76-68 Victory Over USC" . University of Toledo Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "Purdue Wins Opener Against Austin Peay" . Purdue University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "Toledo Holds Off Saint Francis (PA) in Opening Round of Preseason WNIT, 71-66" . University of Toledo Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "Balanced Jacks rout UVU" . South Dakota State University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "LADY PIRATES BEAT JMU IN PRESEASON WNIT OPENER" . Hampton University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "Hampton Scores Big in DePaul Victory" . DePaul University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "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 . ↑ "Charlotte Cruises Past Iona In Season Opener, 72-40" . Charlotte Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "W-Basketball Battles Past UCF for WNIT Season-Opening Victory - GatorZone.com" . Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011 . ↑ "Purdue Moves On To Preseason WNIT Semifinals" . Purdue University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "LADY PIRATES FALL TO SDSU IN WNIT SECOND ROUND" . Hampton University Athletics . Retrieved April 24, 2021 . ↑ "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 . ↑ "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 . ↑ "Women's NIT" . Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011 . ↑ "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 ) ↑ "Toledo celebrates first postseason title" . womensnit.com . April 2, 2011. Retrieved March 28, 2022 .
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