2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO | ||||
Champions | Clayton State Lakers (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Michigan Tech Huskies (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Dennis Cox (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Teshymia Tillman (Clayton State) | ||||
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The 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season.
Qualification and tournament format
[edit]The champions of the 22 basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners then met at the Elite Eight for the final three rounds held at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Automatic qualifiers
[edit]The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference championships:[1]
Team | Conference | Region |
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Cal Poly Pomona | CCAA | West |
Goldey–Beacom | CACC | East |
Shaw | CIAA | Atlantic |
Barton | Conference Carolinas | Southeast |
C.W. Post | ECC | East |
Michigan Tech | GLIAC | Midwest |
Lewis | GLVC | Midwest |
Alaska Anchorage | GNAC | West |
Arkansas Tech | Gulf South | South |
Texas–Permian Basin | Heartland | South Central |
Texas Woman's | Lone Star | South Central |
Northwest Missouri State | MIAA | South Central |
Bentley | Northeast-10 | East |
Winona State | NSIC | Central |
Grand Canyon | Pacific West | West |
Georgia College | Peach Belt | Southeast |
Edinboro | PSAC | Atlantic |
Fort Lewis | RMAC | Central |
Tusculum | SAC | Southeast |
Fort Valley State | SIAC | South |
Florida Southern | Sunshine State | South |
Glenville State | WVIAC | Atlantic |
Qualified teams
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Regionals
[edit]South – Russellville, Arkansas
[edit]Location: Tucker Coliseum Host: Arkansas Tech University
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas Tech | 102 | ||||||||||||
8 | Fort Valley State | 65 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas Tech | 83 | ||||||||||||
4 | Florida Tech | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | Florida Tech | 56 | ||||||||||||
5 | Tampa | 54 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arkansas Tech | 85 | ||||||||||||
2 | Delta State | 77 | ||||||||||||
3 | Florida Southern | 87 | ||||||||||||
6 | Ouachita Baptist | 74 | ||||||||||||
3 | Florida Southern | 67 | ||||||||||||
2 | Delta State | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Delta State | 56 | ||||||||||||
7 | North Alabama | 47 |
Midwest – Houghton, Michigan
[edit]Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan Tech | 72 | ||||||||||||
8 | Lewis | 56 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan Tech | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | Drury | 51 | ||||||||||||
4 | Grand Valley State | 60 | ||||||||||||
5 | Drury | 67 | ||||||||||||
1 | Michigan Tech | 69 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin–Parkside | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin–Parkside | 73 | ||||||||||||
6 | Missouri S&T | 55 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wisconsin–Parkside | 73 | ||||||||||||
2 | Quincy | 62 | ||||||||||||
2 | Quincy | 85 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 |
South Central – Tahlequah, Oklahoma
[edit]Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse Host: Northeastern State University
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northeastern State | 88 | ||||||||||||
8 | Tex. Permian Basin | 68 | ||||||||||||
1 | Northeastern State | 60 | ||||||||||||
5 | Central Okla. | 68 | ||||||||||||
4 | Washburn | 64 | ||||||||||||
5 | Central Okla. | 65 | ||||||||||||
5 | Central Okla. | 70 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwest Mo. State | 82 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tarleton State | 86 | ||||||||||||
6 | Southeastern Okla. | 75 | ||||||||||||
3 | Tarleton State | 61 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwest Mo. State | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | Northwest Mo. State | 92 | ||||||||||||
7 | Texas Woman's | 73 |
West – Pomona, California
[edit]Location: Kellogg Gymnasium Host: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 71 | ||||||||||||
8 | Cal St. San Bern. | 43 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | Alaska Anchorage | 47 | ||||||||||||
4 | Western Washington | 48 | ||||||||||||
5 | Alaska Anchorage | 55 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Grand Canyon | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cal St. Monterey Bay | 68 | ||||||||||||
6 | Dixie State | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Cal St. Monterey Bay | 35 | ||||||||||||
2 | Grand Canyon | 55 | ||||||||||||
2 | Grand Canyon | 53 | ||||||||||||
7 | Seattle Pacific | 51 |
Central – Durango, Colorado
[edit]Location: Whalen Gymnasium Host: Fort Lewis College
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Fort Lewis | 66 | ||||||||||||
8 | Adams State | 77 | ||||||||||||
8 | Adams State | 66 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern State | 49 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northern State | 74 | ||||||||||||
5 | Concordia–St. Paul | 70 | ||||||||||||
8 | Adams State | 36 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 49 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 78 | ||||||||||||
6 | Colorado Christian | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 55 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 74 | ||||||||||||
2 | Metro State | 70 | ||||||||||||
7 | Winona State | 56 |
Atlantic – Edinboro, Pennsylvania
[edit]Location: McComb Fieldhouse Host: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Edinboro | 51 | ||||||||||||
8 | Shaw | 72 | ||||||||||||
8 | Shaw | 70 | ||||||||||||
5 | California (Pa.) | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Charleston (W.Va.) | 59 | ||||||||||||
5 | California (Pa.) | 75 | ||||||||||||
8 | Shaw | 74 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johnson C. Smith | 54 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Liberty | 71 | ||||||||||||
6 | Millersville | 68 | ||||||||||||
3 | West Liberty | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johnson C. Smith | 78 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johnson C. Smith | 74 | ||||||||||||
7 | Glenville State | 69 |
East – Waltham, Massachusetts
[edit]Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 13 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 15 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 75 | ||||||||||||
8 | C.W. Post | 67 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 77 | ||||||||||||
4 | Assumption | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Assumption | 74 | ||||||||||||
5 | Saint Rose | 64 | ||||||||||||
1 | Bentley | 64 | ||||||||||||
6 | Pace | 61 | ||||||||||||
3 | Franklin Pierce | 62 | ||||||||||||
6 | Pace | 64 | ||||||||||||
6 | Pace | 89 | ||||||||||||
2 | Holy Family | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Holy Family | 79 | ||||||||||||
7 | Goldey–Beacom | 67 |
Southeast – Morrow, Georgia
[edit]Location: Athletics & Fitness Center Host: Clayton State University
First round Round of 64 March 11 | Second round Round of 32 March 12 | Third Round Sweet 16 March 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Clayton State | 79 | ||||||||||||
8 | Francis Marion | 54 | ||||||||||||
1 | Clayton State | 97 | ||||||||||||
5 | Barton | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Georgia College | 79 | ||||||||||||
5 | Barton | 80 | ||||||||||||
1 | Clayton State | 76 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lander | 60 | ||||||||||||
3 | S.C. Aiken | 69 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tusculum | 66 | ||||||||||||
3 | S.C. Aiken | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lander | 85 | ||||||||||||
2 | Lander | 86 | ||||||||||||
7 | Wingate | 54 |
Elite Eight – St. Joseph, Missouri
[edit]Location: St. Joseph Civic Arena Host: Missouri Western State University
Quarterfinals Elite Eight Tuesday, March 22 | Semifinals Final Four Wednesday, March 23 | National Championship Friday, March 25 | ||||||||||||
S1 | Arkansas Tech | 58 | ||||||||||||
MW1 | Michigan Tech | 69 | ||||||||||||
MW1 | Michigan Tech | 89 | ||||||||||||
SC2 | Northwest Mo. State | 78 | ||||||||||||
SC2 | Northwest Mo. State | 78 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Cal Poly Pomona | 65 | ||||||||||||
MW1 | Michigan Tech | 50 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | Clayton State | 69 | ||||||||||||
C2 | Metro State | 45 | ||||||||||||
A8 | Shaw | 46 | ||||||||||||
A8 | Shaw | 46 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | Clayton State | 63 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Bentley | 61 | ||||||||||||
SE1 | Clayton State | 84 |
See also
[edit]- 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Division II field announced | NCAA.com". Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2018.