2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament Explained

Type:WNIT
Gender:Women's
Year:2011
Teams:64
Finalfourarena:Savage Arena
Finalfourcity:Toledo, Ohio
Champions:Toledo
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:USC
Gamecount:1st
Coach:Tricia Cullop
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Naama Shafir
Mopteam: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]

2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

Round 2

Bracket 1

Bracket 2

Semifinals and Finals

[14] Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation Bracket

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

2011 Postseason WNIT

The 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 43rd annual tournament was played from March 16, 2011 to April 2, 2011, 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.

Participants

At-large bids

Brackets

Results to date (* by score indicates game went to overtime; H indicates host school):

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools

All-tournament team

Source:[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Champions...Toledo Captures WNIT Crown with 76-68 Victory Over USC. 2021-04-24. University of Toledo Athletics. en.
  2. Web site: Purdue Wins Opener Against Austin Peay. 2021-04-24. Purdue University Athletics. en.
  3. Web site: Toledo Holds Off Saint Francis (PA) in Opening Round of Preseason WNIT, 71-66. 2021-04-24. University of Toledo Athletics. en.
  4. Web site: Balanced Jacks rout UVU. 2021-04-24. South Dakota State University Athletics. en.
  5. Web site: LADY PIRATES BEAT JMU IN PRESEASON WNIT OPENER. 2021-04-24. Hampton University Athletics. en.
  6. Web site: Hampton Scores Big in DePaul Victory. 2021-04-24. DePaul University Athletics. en.
  7. Web site: Garrison Heats Up, Leads Lady Bears Past Lamar in Season Opener - MissouriStateBears.com Official Web site of Missouri State University Athletics . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102219/http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59273&SPID=6485&DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=205029950 . 2011-07-14 . dead .
  8. Web site: Charlotte Cruises Past Iona In Season Opener, 72-40. 2021-04-24. Charlotte Athletics. en.
  9. Web site: W-Basketball Battles Past UCF for WNIT Season-Opening Victory - GatorZone.com . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711075915/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=19199 . 2011-07-11 . dead .
  10. Web site: Purdue Moves On To Preseason WNIT Semifinals. 2021-04-24. Purdue University Athletics. en.
  11. Web site: LADY PIRATES FALL TO SDSU IN WNIT SECOND ROUND. 2021-04-24. Hampton University Athletics. en.
  12. Web site: Lady Bears Fall to DePaul in Preseason WNIT Quarterfinal, 82-66 - MissouriStateBears.com Official Web site of Missouri State University Athletics . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102235/http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59273&SPID=6485&DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=205031403 . 2011-07-14 . dead .
  13. Web site: Women's Hoops Advances to WNIT Semifinals with 76-70 Win Over Charlotte - GatorZone.com . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711075925/http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=19220 . 2011-07-11 . dead .
  14. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-03-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928125839/http://www.womensnit.com/photos/bracket34.pdf . 2011-09-28 . dead .
  15. News: Toledo celebrates first postseason title . womensnit.com . April 2, 2011 . March 28, 2022.

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