| Year: | 2011 |
| Division: | III |
| Teams: | 61 |
| Finalfourcity: | Salem, Virginia |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Wooster |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Middlebury |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Williams |
| Finalfourcount2: | 6th |
| Coach: | Steve Fritz (STU) |
| Mop: | Tyler Nicolai (STU) |
| Attendance: | 31246 |
The 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament began on March 3, 2011. The tournament consists of 61 teams arranged in four sections. The top three teams earn a bye to the second round. The other 58 teams compete in the first round. The first two rounds in each section are held at campus location: four sites per section. The third and fourth rounds take place at the sectional location. The national semifinals and national championship will be held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1] [2]
Forty-two teams were granted automatic bids as the champion of their conference. One independent team was selected, and 18 teams were selected as at-large participants.
| School | Conference | Record | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate | 25–2 | Automatic | |
| McMurry | American Southwest | 21–7 | Automatic | |
| St. Mary's (Md.) | Capital Athletic | 22–5 | Automatic | |
| Franklin & Marshall | Centennial | 22–5 | Automatic | |
| Medgar Evans | CUNY Athletic | 17–11 | Automatic | |
| Augustana (Ill.) | Illinois and Wisconsin | 24–3 | Automatic | |
| Cabrini | Colonial States Athletic | 22–5 | Automatic | |
| Alvernia | Commonwealth | 18–6 | Automatic | |
| Salve Regina | Commonwealth Coast | 17–10 | Automatic | |
| Hartwick | Empire 8 | 17–10 | Automatic | |
| Delaware Valley | Freedom | 17–10 | Automatic | |
| Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | Great Northeast Athletic | 20–8 | Automatic | |
| Manchester | Heartland Collegiate Athletic | 21–6 | Automatic | |
| Luther | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic | 18–8 | Automatic | |
| Scranton | Landmark | 20–5 | Automatic | |
| Skidmore | Liberty League | 18–9 | Automatic | |
| Rhode Island College | Little East | 19–7 | Automatic | |
| Bridgewater State | Massachusetts State College Athletic | 19–9 | Automatic | |
| Hope | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 22–6 | Automatic | |
| St. Norbert | Midwest | 20–5 | Automatic | |
| St. Thomas (Minn.) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic | 24–3 | Automatic | |
| Elms | New England Collegiate | 20–7 | Automatic | |
| Middlebury | New England Small College Athletic | 25–1 | Automatic | |
| MIT | New England Women's and Men's Athletic | 19–8 | Automatic | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey Athletic | 19–9 | Automatic | |
| Husson | North Atlantic | 21–6 | Automatic | |
| Wooster | North Coast Athletic | 26–2 | Automatic | |
| Wells | North Eastern Athletic | 16–11 | Automatic | |
| Benedictine (Ill.) | Northern Athletics | 21–7 | Automatic | |
| Whitworth | Northwest | 26–1 | Automatic | |
| Marietta | Ohio Athletic | 25–3 | Automatic |
| School | Conference | Record | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph–Macon | Old Dominion Athletic | 24–4 | Automatic | |
| Bethany (W.Va.) | Presidents' Athletic | 21–7 | Automatic | |
| Purchase | Skyline | 23–4 | Automatic | |
| Webster | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic | 20–6 | Automatic | |
| Redlands | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic | 16–11 | Automatic | |
| Centre | Southern Collegiate Athletic | 21–5 | Automatic | |
| Buffalo State | SUNY Athletic | 21–6 | Automatic | |
| Rochester (N.Y.) | University Athletic Association | 20–5 | Automatic | |
| Northwestern (Minn.) | Upper Midwest Athletic | 21–6 | Automatic | |
| North Carolina Wesleyan | USA South Athletic | 21–6 | Automatic | |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic | 24–3 | Automatic | |
| Chapman | Independent | 24–3 | At-large | |
| Amherst | New England Small College Athletic | 22–3 | At-large | |
| Becker | North Atlantic | 23–4 | At-large | |
| Concordia (Wis.) | Northern Athletics | 23–4 | At-large | |
| Gwynedd–Mercy | Colonial States Athletic | 21–6 | At-large | |
| Hanover | Heartland Collegiate Athletic | 19–7 | At-large | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois & Wisconsin | 19–8 | At-large | |
| Ithaca | Empire 8 | 20–6 | At-large | |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | Southwest | 21–7 | At-large | |
| Oswego State | SUNY Athletic | 23–4 | At-large | |
| Penn State–Behrend | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate | 23–4 | At-large | |
| Ramapo | New Jersey Athletic | 20–6 | At-large | |
| Texas–Dallas | American Southwest | 21–6 | At-large | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Old Dominion Athletic | 23–4 | At-large | |
| Western Connecticut State | Little East | 21–5 | At-large | |
| Williams | New England Small College Athletic | 25–2 | At-large | |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic | 20–7 | At-large | |
| Wittenberg | North Coast Athletic | 19–8 | At-large | |
| WPI | New England Women's and Men's Athletic | 22–5 | At-large |