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===Automatic qualifiers===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Conference
! How Qualified
! Last Appearance
! # of Appearances
|-
| [[Akron Zips men's basketball|Akron]]
| [[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
| [[2011 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 3
|-
| [[Alabama State University|Alabama State]]
| [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]]
| [[2011 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 4
|-
| [[2010–11 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team|Arkansas–Little Rock]]
| [[Sun Belt Conference|Sun Belt]]
| [[2011 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1990]]
| 4
|-
| [[2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team|Belmont]]
| [[Atlantic Sun Conference|Atlantic Sun]]
| [[2011 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008]]
| 4
|-
| [[Boston University Terriers|Boston University]]
| [[America East Conference|America East]]
| [[2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002]]
| 7
|-
| [[Bucknell Bison|Bucknell]]
| [[Patriot League|Patriot]]
| [[2011 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006]]
| 5
|-
| [[2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler]]
| [[Horizon League|Horizon]]
| [[2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 11
|-
| [[2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| [[2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 30
|-
| [[2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| [[2011 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 35
|-
| [[2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
| [[West Coast Conference|West Coast]]
| [[2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 14
|-
| [[Hampton University|Hampton]]
| [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
| [[2011 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006]]
| 4
|-
| [[2010–11 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]]
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|Missouri Valley]]
| [[2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2001]]
| 4
|-
| [[2010-11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| [[2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 40
|-
| [[2010-11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[2011 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 51
|-
| [[2010–11 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team|Long Island]]
| [[Northeast Conference|Northeast]]
| [[2011 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1997]]
| 4
|-
| [[2010-11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis]]
| [[Conference USA]]
| [[2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 23
|-
| [[2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team|Morehead State]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|Ohio Valley]]
| [[2011 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 7
|-
| [[2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]]
| [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| [[2011 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| N/A
| 1
|-
| [[2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team|Oakland]]
| [[The Summit League|Summit]]
| [[2011 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 3
|-
| [[2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| [[2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 28
|-
| [[2010–11 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team|Old Dominion]]
| [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[2011 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 11
|-
| [[2010-11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]]
| [[Ivy League|Ivy]]
| [[2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season|Regular Season Winner (One Game Playoff)]]
| [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004]]
| 24
|-
| [[2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team|Richmond]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| [[2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 9
|-
| [[2010-11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team|San Diego State]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
| [[2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 7
|-
| [[2010–11 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team|Saint Peter's]]
| [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]
| [[2011 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1995]]
| 3
|-
| [[University of Texas at San Antonio|UTSA]]
| [[Southland Conference|Southland]]
| [[2011 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004]]
| 4
|-
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|UC Santa Barbara]]
| [[Big West Conference|Big West]]
| [[2011 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 5
|-
| [[2010–11 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
| [[Big South Conference|Big South]]
| [[2011 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2003]]
| 2
|-
| [[2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team|Utah State]]
| [[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]]
| [[2011 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 20
|-
| [[2010–11 Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington]]
| [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac 10]]
| [[2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 15
|-
| [[2010–11 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team|Wofford]]
| [[Southern Conference|Southern]]
| [[2011 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|Tournament Winner]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 2
|}


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===At-large Bids===
{{:2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Conference
! How Qualified
! Last Appearance
! # of Appearances
|-
| [[2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|George Mason]]
| [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008]]
| 6
|-
| [[2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 32
|-
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 24
|-
| [[UAB Blazers men's basketball|UAB]]
| [[Conference USA]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2006]]
| 14
|-
| [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 11
|-
| [[2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team|Syracuse]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 34
|-
| [[2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team|Xavier]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 22
|-
| [[2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team|Marquette]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team|Georgia]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008]]
| 11
|-
| [[2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 42
|-
| [[2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
| [[Big 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 22
|-
| [[2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 19
|-
| [[2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
| [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]
| [[Pac 10|Pac 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Cincinnati]]
| [[Big East Conference|Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2005]]
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team|Missouri]]
| [[Big 12]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 24
|-
| [[2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team|Penn State]]
| [[Big 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2001]]
| 9
|-
| [[2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
| [[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 23
|-
| [[2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 17
|-
| [[2010–11 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]
| [[Big 12]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|Brigham Young]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 26
|-
| [[2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2002]]
| 28
|-
| [[2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
| [[Pac 10|Pac 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 44
|-
| [[2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 16
|-
| [[2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]]
| [[Mountain West Conference|MWC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 18
|-
| [[2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 37
|-
| [[2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team|Vanderbilt]]
| [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 12
|-
| [[2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
| [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 27
|-
| [[VCU Rams men's basketball|Virginia Commonwealth]]
| [[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 10
|-
| [[USC Trojans men's basketball|Southern California]]
| [[Pac 10|Pac 10]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009]]
| 16
|-
| [[2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Texas A&M]]
| [[Big 12]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 12
|-
| [[2010–11 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team|Florida State]]
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 13
|-
| [[2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| [[Big East]]
| [[At-large bid]]
| [[2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2010]]
| 31
|}


==Tournament procedure==
==Tournament procedure==

Revision as of 04:30, 15 March 2011

2011 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
File:2011FinalFourlogo.jpg
2011 Final Four logo
Teams68
Finals siteReliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2010 2012»

The 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 68 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 73rd edition of the NCAA Tournament is scheduled to begin on March 15, 2011 and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Qualified teams

2011 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids31
At-large bids37
Regional top seedsOhio State, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Duke
ChampionConnecticut

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament, an increase of three from the prior season with introduction of the opening round "First Four". Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 37 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68, which was not disclosed.

Team names used below are consistent with ESPN.com scoreboards and individual team pages on Wikipedia.

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion (though Princeton and Harvard were required to break a tie with a one-game playoff). Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season
1-Game Playoff
Runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Princeton 25–6 (12–2) 2004 Ivy League Harvard 23–6 (12–2)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed
Duke 30–4 (13–3) 2 2010 ACC North Carolina 26–7 (14–2) 1
Boston University 21–13 (12–4) 2 2002 America East Stony Brook 21–13 (12–4) 5
Richmond 27–7 (13–3) 3 2010 Atlantic 10 Dayton 22–13 (7–9) 9
Belmont 30–4 (19–1) 1 2008 Atlantic Sun North Florida 15–19 (10–10) 6
Kansas 32–2 (14–2) 1 2010 Big 12 Texas 27–7 (13–3) 2
Connecticut 26–9 (9–9) 9 2009 Big East Louisville 25–9 (12–9) 3
Northern Colorado 21–10 (13–3) 1 Never Big Sky Montana 21–10 (12–4) 2
UNC Asheville 19–13 (11–7) 3 2003 Big South Coastal Carolina 28–5 (16–2) 1
Ohio State 32–2 (16–2) 1 2010 Big Ten Penn State 19–14 (9–9) 6
UC Santa Barbara 18–13 (8–8) 5 2010 Big West Long Beach State 22–11 (14–2) 1
Old Dominion 27–6 (14–4) 2 2010 CAA Virginia Commonwealth 23–11 (12–6) 4
Memphis 25–9 (10–6) 4 2009 C-USA UTEP 25–9 (11–5) 3
Butler 23–9 (13–5) 2 2010 Horizon Milwaukee 19–13 (13–5) 1
Saint Peter's 20–13 (11–7) 4 1995 MAAC Iona 22–11 (13–5) 2
Hampton 24–8 (11–5) 2 2006 MEAC Morgan State 17–14 (10–6) 4
Akron 23–12 (9–7) 6 2009 Mid-American Kent State 23–11 (12–4) 1
Indiana State 20–13 (12–6) 3 2001 Missouri Valley Missouri State 25–8 (15–3) 1
San Diego State 32–2 (14–2) 2 2010 Mountain West BYU 30–4 (14–2) 1
Long Island 27–5 (16–2) 1 1997 Northeast Robert Morris 18–14 (12–6) 3
Morehead State 24–9 (13–5) 2 2009 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 20–12 (12–6) 4
Washington 23–10 (11–7) 3 2010 Pac-10 Arizona 27–7 (14–4) 1
Bucknell 25–8 (13–1) 1 2006 Patriot Lafayette 13–19 (6–8) 6
Kentucky 25–8 (10–6) East 2 2010 SEC Florida 26–7 (13–3) East 1
Wofford 21–12 (14–4) South 2 2010 Southern College of Charleston 24–10 (14–4) South 1
UTSA 19–13 (9–7) 7 2004 Southland McNeese State 21–11 (11–5) 1
Oakland 25–9 (17–1) 1 2010 Summit Oral Roberts 19–15 (13–5) 2
Arkansas–Little Rock 19–16 (7–9) West 5 1990 Sun Belt North Texas 22–11 (8–8) West 4
Alabama State 17–17 (11–7) 4 2009 SWAC Grambling State 12–21 (8–10) 6
Utah State 30–3 (15–1) 1 2010 WAC Boise State 20–12 (10–6) 2
Gonzaga 24–9 (11–3) 2 2010 West Coast Saint Mary's 24–8 (11–3) 1

At-large bids

Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Arizona Pac-10 2009 29
BYU MWC 2010 26
Cincinnati Big East 2005 25
Clemson ACC 2010 11
Florida SEC 2010 16
Florida State ACC 2010 13
George Mason CAA 2008 6
Georgetown Big East 2010 27
Georgien SEC 2008 11
Illinois Big Ten 2009 29
Kansas State Big 12 2010 25
Louisville Big East 2010 37
Marquette Big East 2010 29
Michigan Big Ten 2009 22
Michigan State Big Ten 2010 25
Missouri Big 12 2010 24
North Carolina ACC 2009 42
Notre Dame Big East 2010 31
Penn State Big Ten 2001 9
Pittsburgh Big East 2010 23
Purdue Big Ten 2010 25
St. John's Big East 2002 28
Syracuse Big East 2010 34
Temple Atlantic 10 2010 29
Tennessee SEC 2010 19
Texas Big 12 2010 29
Texas A&M Big 12 2010 12
UAB Conference USA 2006 14
UCLA Pac-10 2009 44
UNLV MWC 2010 18
USC Pac-10 2009 16
Vanderbilt SEC 2010 12
VCU CAA 2009 10
Villanova Big East 2010 32
West Virginia Big East 2010 24
Wisconsin Big Ten 2010 17
Xavier Atlantic 10 2010 22

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Newark, New Jersey
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Ohio State Big 10 32–2 Automatic
2 North Carolina ACC 26–7 At-large
3 Syracuse Big East 26–7 At-large
4 Kentucky SEC 25–8 Automatic
5 West Virginia Big East 20–11 At-large
6 Xavier Atlantic 10 24–7 At-large
7 Washington Pac-10 23–10 Automatic
8 George Mason CAA 26–6 At-large
9 Villanova Big East 21–11 At-large
10 Georgien SEC 21–11 At-large
11 Marquette Big East 20–14 At-large
12* UAB C-USA 22–8 At-large
Clemson ACC 21–11 At-large
13 Princeton Ivy League 25–6 Automatic
14 Indiana State Missouri Valley 20–13 Automatic
15 Long Island Northeast 27–5 Automatic
16* UTSA Southland 19–13 Automatic
Alabama State SWAC 17–17 Automatic
Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Pittsburgh Big East 27–5 At-large
2 Florida SEC 26–7 At-large
3 BYU MWC 30–4 At-large
4 Wisconsin Big Ten 23–8 At-large
5 Kansas State Big 12 22–10 At-large
6 St. John's Big East 21–11 At-large
7 UCLA Pac-10 22–10 At-large
8 Butler Horizon 23–9 Automatic
9 Old Dominion CAA 27–6 Automatic
10 Michigan State Big 10 19–14 At-large
11 Gonzaga West Coast 24–9 Automatic
12 Utah State WAC 30–3 Automatic
13 Belmont Atlantic Sun 30–4 Automatic
14 Wofford Southern 21–12 Automatic
15 UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–13 Automatic
16* UNC Asheville Big South 19–13 Automatic
Arkansas–Little Rock Sun Belt 19–16 Automatic
Southwest Regional – San Antonio, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Kansas Big 12 32–2 Automatic
2 Notre Dame Big East 26–6 At-large
3 Purdue Big 10 25–7 At-large
4 Louisville Big East 25–9 At-large
5 Vanderbilt SEC 23–10 At-large
6 Georgetown Big East 21–10 At-large
7 Texas A&M Big 12 24–8 At-large
8 UNLV MWC 24–8 At-large
9 Illinois Big 10 19–13 At-large
10 Florida State ACC 21–10 At-large
11* USC Pac-10 19–14 At-large
VCU CAA 23–11 At-large
12 Richmond Atlantic 10 27–7 Automatic
13 Morehead State Ohio Valley 24–9 Automatic
14 Saint Peter's MAAC 20–13 Automatic
15 Akron Mid-American 23–12 Automatic
16 Boston University America East 21–13 Automatic
West Regional – Anaheim, California
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 30–4 Automatic
2 San Diego State MWC 32–2 Automatic
3 Connecticut Big East 26–9 Automatic
4 Texas Big 12 27–7 At-large
5 Arizona Pac-10 27–7 At-large
6 Cincinnati Big East 25–8 At-large
7 Temple Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large
8 Michigan Big 10 20–13 At-large
9 Tennessee SEC 19–14 At-large
10 Penn State Big 10 19–14 At-large
11 Missouri Big 12 23–10 At-large
12 Memphis C-USA 25–9 Automatic
13 Oakland Summit 25–9 Automatic
14 Bucknell Patriot 25–8 Automatic
15 Northern Colorado Big Sky 21–10 Automatic
16 Hampton MEAC 24–8 Automatic

*See First Four.

Bids by conference

Bids Conference(s) Schools
11 Big East Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova, Marquette, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, St. John's
7 Big Ten Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State
5 SEC Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida
Big 12 Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas A&M, Kansas State
4 Pac-10 Washington, Arizona, USC, UCLA
ACC North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Clemson
3 Mountain West San Diego State, UNLV, BYU
Atlantic 10 Xavier, Temple, Richmond
CAA George Mason, VCU, Old Dominion
2 C-USA UAB, Memphis
1 21 other conferences See Automatic Bids

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
5 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Villanova, Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh
5 Virginia Hampton, Old Dominion, Richmond, George Mason, VCU
4 California San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, USC, UCLA
4 Indiana Butler, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Purdue
4 Ohio Akron, Ohio State, Xavier, Cincinnati
4 Tennessee Belmont, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Morehead State, Louisville
3 Michigan Oakland, Michigan, Michigan State
3 New York Long Island, Syracuse, St. John's
3 North Carolina Duke, UNC Asheville, North Carolina
3 Texas UTSA, Texas, Texas A&M
2 Alabama Alabama State, UAB
2 Florida Florida State, Florida
2 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State
2 New Jersey Princeton, St. Peter's
2 South Carolina Wofford, Clemson
2 Utah Utah State, BYU
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Arkansas Arkansas-Little Rock
1 Colorado Northern Colorado
1 Connecticut Connecticut
1 Georgien Georgien
1 Illinois Illinois
1 Massachusetts Boston U
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Nevada UNLV
1 West Virginia West Virginia
1 Washington, D.C. Georgetown

References



Tournament procedure

For the first time, a total of 68 teams will enter the tournament.[1] Thirty of the thirty-one automatic bids will be given to the programs that win their conference tournaments. The remaining automatic bid will go to the Ivy League champion since they do not hold a conference tournament. The remaining 37 teams will be granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All 68 teams have been announced on Selection Sunday March 13, 2011.

The Selection Committee will rank the entire field from 1 to 68. The last four at-large teams selected and the four lowest ranked automatic qualifiers will play in a "First Four".[2] The four winners of those games advance to the main draw of the tournament to play a higher seed. The four lowest ranked teams of the 68 will play against each other in a pair of First Four games, with winners advancing to play #1 seeds. The last four at-large teams will play 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.

2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Dayton
Dayton
Tulsa
Tulsa
Tucson
Tucson
Denver
Denver
Cleveland
Cleveland
Tampa
Tampa
Charlotte
Charlotte
Chicago
Chicago
Washington DC
Washington DC
2011 First Four (orange), and second and third rounds (green)
2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
San Antonio
San Antonio
Anaheim
Anaheim
New Orleans
New Orleans
Newark
Newark
Houston
Houston
2011 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:[3][4]

First Four
Second and third rounds
Regional sites

Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four, held April 2 and 4 in Houston at Reliant Stadium, co-hosted by Rice University and the University of Houston.

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)

First Four – Dayton, Ohio

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East #16 Seed
March 16
6:30 PM
   
16 Texas-San Antonio
16 Alabama State

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East #12 Seed
March 15
9:00 PM
   
12 UAB
12 Clemson

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Southeast #16 Seed
March 15
6:30 PM
   
16 UNC-Asheville
16 Arkansas-Little Rock

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Southwest #11 Seed
March 16
9:00 PM
   
11 Southern California
11 VCU

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East Regional – Newark, New Jersey

Second round
March 17–18
Third round
March 19–20
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 27
            
1 Ohio State 4:40pm
16 UTSA/Alabama St TNT
 
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
 
8 George Mason 2:10pm
9 Villanova TNT
 
 
4 Kentucky 2:45pm
13 Princeton CBS
 
Tampa – Thu/Sat
 
5 West Virginia 12:15pm
12 UAB/Clemson CBS
 
 
3 Syracuse 9:57pm
14 Indiana State truTV
 
Cleveland – Fri/Sun
 
6 Xavier 7:27pm
11 Marquette truTV
 
 
7 Washington 9:45pm
10 Georgien CBS
 
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
 
2 North Carolina 7:15pm
15 Long Island CBS

West Regional – Anaheim, California

Second round
March 17–18
Third round
March 19–20
Regional semifinals
March 24
Regional finals
March 26
            
1 Duke 3:10pm
16 Hampton truTV
 
Charlotte – Fri/Sun
 
8 Michigan 12:40pm
9 Tennessee truTV
 
 
4 Texas 12:15pm
13 Oakland CBS
 
Tulsa – Fri/Sun
 
5 Arizona 2:45pm
12 Memphis CBS
 
 
3 Connecticut 7:20pm
14 Bucknell TNT
 
Washington, D.C. – Thu/Sat
 
6 Cincinnati 9:50pm
11 Missouri TNT
 
 
7 Temple 2:10pm
10 Penn State TNT
 
Tucson – Thu/Sat
 
2 San Diego State 4:40pm
15 Northern Colorado TNT

Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana

Second round
March 17
Third round
March 19
Regional semifinals
March 24
Regional finals
March 26
            
1 Pittsburgh 3:10pm
16 UNC-Asheville/UA-Little Rock truTV
 
Washington, D.C. – Thu/Sat
 
8 Butler 12:40pm
9 Old Dominion truTV
 
 
4 Wisconsin 7:27pm
13 Belmont truTV
 
Tucson – Thu/Sat
 
5 Kansas State 9:57pm
12 Utah State truTV
 
 
3 BYU 7:15pm
14 Wofford CBS
 
Denver – Thu/Sat
 
6 St. John's 9:45pm
11 Gonzaga CBS
 
 
7 UCLA 9:20pm
10 Michigan State TBS
 
Tampa – Thu/Sat
 
2 Florida 6:50pm
15 UC-Santa Barbara TBS

Southwest Regional – San Antonio, Texas

Second round
March 17–18
Third round
March 19–20
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 27
            
1 Kansas 6:50pm
16 Boston University TBS
 
Tulsa – Fri/Sun
 
8 UNLV 9:20pm
9 Illinois TBS
 
 
4 Louisville 1:40pm
13 Morehead State TBS
 
Denver – Thu/Sat
 
5 Vanderbilt 4:10pm
12 Richmond TBS
 
 
3 Purdue 7:20pm
14 Saint Peter's TNT
 
Chicago – Fri/Sun
 
6 Georgetown 9:50pm
11 USC/VCU TNT
 
 
7 Texas A&M 4:10pm
10 Florida State TBS
 
Chicago – Fri/Sun
 
2 Notre Dame 1:40pm
15 Akron TBS

Final Four – Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

National Semifinals
April 2
National Championship Game
April 4
      
  6:00pm
  CBS
  9:00pm
  CBS
  8:30pm
  CBS

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 TimeWarner-owned Turner Sports (by way of TBS, TNT and truTV) for the rights to broadcast the NCAA Tournament from 2011–2024, marking the first time every game in the tournament would be telecast on a national basis.

CBS and Turner will pool their resources for the tournament, with members of the NBA on TNT crew joining CBS' established March Madness broadcasters. Coverage will originate from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City and Turner's Atlanta studios.[5]

Studio hosts

Studio analysts

Announcing teams

Kerr will join Nantz and Kellogg only during the First Four, Final Four, and National Title games.

Sideline reporters

Round-by-round game schedule

All times Eastern and PM[6]

Round CBS TBS TNT TruTV
1st round
(Mar. 15 & 16)
6:30
9:00
2nd round
(Mar. 17 & 18)
12:00
2:30
7:00
9:30
1:30
4:00
6:45
9:15
2:00
4:30
7:15
9:45
12:30
3:00
7:15
9:55
3rd round
(Mar. 19)
12:00
2:30
5:00
7:30
6:00
8:00
7:00
9:30
3rd round
(Mar. 20)
12:00
2:30
5:00
6:00
8:00
7:00
9:30
7:30
Regional semifinals
(Mar. 24 & 25)
7:00
9:30
7:15
9:55
Regional finals
(Mar. 26)
4:20
6:55
Regional finals
(Mar. 27)
2:10
4:55
National semifinals
(Apr. 2)
6:00
8:30
National championship
(Apr. 4)
9:00

CBS receives 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. It is expected that both games from a particular section and site will be shown back-to-back on the same network each day, except for the second session on March 20, which presumably will be split between CBS and TruTV so that CBS can show 60 Minutes at its regular time, or as close to it as possible. CBS also keeps coverage of the Division II final, which is part of the larger contract for this tourney.

Turner Sports will air full-length studio shows before and after each session of play. The pregame show will be called Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off and all shows will be on TruTV. The postgame show, called Inside March Madness presented by Buick, will alternate between TruTV and TBS.[7]

TruTV has 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 will have 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 tourneys.[8]

First Four

Second and Third Round

Internet/other video

All games are expected to be streamed at NCAA.com or CBSSports.com, as in the past. 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

  •  Kanada: TSN has 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).[9] TSN will produce its own studio coverage, but is expected to take CBS / Turner game coverage, with complimentary broadcasts (when possible) on both TSN and TSN2. (The first round will be streamed online at TSN.ca.) Although CBS coverage is also available to virtually all Canadian cable and satellite subscribers, it is not yet clear whether this means TSN will give priority to TBS/TNT/TruTV matches (when available).

See also

References

  1. ^ Associated Press. "NCAA approves tournament expansion to 68 teams". CNNSI.com. Retrieved 2010-04-29. [dead link]
  2. ^ Katz, Andy (July 12, 2010). "Last four at-large to play in first round". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 13, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ http://ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?key=/ncaa/ncaa/media+and+events/press+room/news+release+archive/2009/championships/20090921+mbb+site+selection+2011-13
  4. ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10107882/2011-NCAA-tournament-information
  5. ^ Turner Sports. "CBS, Turner combine talent rosters". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  6. ^ CBS, Turner set to televise all NCAA tournament games nationally
  7. ^ 2011 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
  8. ^ Westwood One. "Westwood One and the NCAA Announce New Multi-Year Radio Rights Agreement". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  9. ^ Dowbiggin, Bruce (2011-02-24). "TSN catches March Madness". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2011-03-14.