Season 2010–11 | Teams 32 | |
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City Champions Wichita State (1st title) Runner-up Alabama (2nd title game) Semifinalists Colorado (4th semifinal)
Washington State (1st semifinal) | ||
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.
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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.
Bracket
Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team.
(except #1 Boston College & #3 Dayton in the first round)
* – Denotes overtime
NIT Final Four
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
References
2011 National Invitation Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA