2011 National Invitation Tournament


The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32
NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66–57, to win its first NIT title.

Participants

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NIT field; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament as an "at-large" bid.
ConferenceSchool
MEACBethune–Cookman
Big SouthCoastal Carolina
SouthernCollege of Charleston
MAACFairfield
Sun BeltFlorida Atlantic
Big WestLong Beach State
MACKent State
SouthlandMcNeese State
Missouri ValleyMissouri State
HorizonMilwaukee
Ohio ValleyMurray State
West CoastSaint Mary's
SWACTexas Southern
America EastVermont

Seeds

Bracket

Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team.
* – Denotes overtime

Alabama bracket

Colorado bracket

Boston College bracket

Virginia Tech bracket

NIT Final Four

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City