# 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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.

## 2010 Preseason WNIT

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

### Round 1

* The games for round one were played on November 12.

#### Bracket 1

* Purdue* 93, Austin Peay 53
* Toledo* 71, St. Francis (PA) 66
* South Dakota State* 87, Utah Valley 38
* Hampton 69, James Madison* 64

#### Bracket 2

* DePaul* 84, Valparaiso 53
* Missouri State* 83, Lamar 60
* Charlotte* 72, Iona 40
* Florida* 77, Central Florida 67

### Round 2

* The games for round two were played on November 15.

#### Bracket 1

* Purdue* 79, Toledo 66
* South Dakota State* 76, Hampton 64

#### Bracket 2

* DePaul 82, Missouri State* 66
* Florida* 76, Charlotte 70

### Semifinals and Finals

| Semifinals November 17–18 | Semifinals November 17–18 | Semifinals November 17–18 | Finals November 21 | Finals November 21 | Finals November 21 |
| Purdue* | Purdue* | 73 | | | |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 40 | | | |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 40 | Purdue* | Purdue* | 67 |
| | | | DePaul | DePaul | 58 |
| DePaul* | DePaul* | 74 | DePaul | DePaul | 58 |
| Florida | Florida | 73 | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team

### Consolation Bracket
#### Round 1

* The games for Consolation round one were played on Friday, November 19.
** Central Florida 59, Iona 48
** James Madison 64, St. Francis (PA) 49
** Valparaiso 72, Austin Peay 57
** Lamar 83, Utah Valley 66

#### Round 2

* The games for Consolation round two were played on Saturday, November 20.
** James Madison 82, Central Florida 78 (OT)
** Lamar 74, Valparaiso 58
** St. Francis (PA) 77, Iona 64
** Austin Peay 73, Utah Valley 69

#### Round 3

* The games for Consolation round three were played on November 19 or 20.
** Charlotte 64, Hampton 57
** Missouri State 73, Toledo 69

## 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.

## Brackets

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

### Region 1

| First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 |
| Colorado | Colorado | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Riverside | UC Riverside | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Riverside | UC Riverside | 62 | Colorado | Colorado | 81 | | | | | | | |
| | | | California | California | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly | Cal Poly | 60 | California | California | 65 | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 74 | | | | Colorado | Colorado | 70 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 58 | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 81 | | | | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 58 | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 74 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 79 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Portland State | Portland State | 44 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland State | Portland State | 44 | | | | | | | | H | Colorado | 70 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | USC | 87 |
| (H) | USC | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | USC | 87 |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UC Santa Barbara | 64 | | USC | 78 | | | | | | | |
| | | | (H) | Nevada | 59 | | | | | | | |
| St. Mary's | St. Mary's | 62 | (H) | Nevada | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | Nevada | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | Nevada | 65 | | | | | USC | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | (H) | BYU | 50 | | | | |
| Utah State | Utah State | 103 | | | | | | | (H) | BYU | 50 | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 95 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 95 | Utah State | Utah State | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | BYU | BYU | 102 | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 75 | BYU | BYU | 102 | | | | | | | |
| Denver | Denver | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 2

| First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 48 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 48 | (H) | Wisconsin | 59 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Illinois State | 62 | | | | | | | |
| H | Illinois State | 72 | | Illinois State | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | Central Michigan | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Central Michigan | 59 | | | | (H) | Illinois State | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Duquesne | 66 | | | | |
| Duquesne | Duquesne | 64 | | | | | | | | Duquesne | 66 | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 56 | Duquesne | Duquesne | 80 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kansas | Kansas | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Kansas | Kansas | 79 | Kansas | Kansas | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 58 | | | | | | | | H | Illinois State | 60 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Arkansas | 49 |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | Arkansas | 49 |
| Rice | Rice | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rice | Rice | 65 | Missouri State | Missouri State | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 91 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 65 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 59 | | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 61 | | | | | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 59 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 31 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 31 | Tulane | Tulane | 86 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 92 | | | | | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 74 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 92 | | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 3

| First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | Regional semifinals March 23–24 | | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | Lehigh | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | Lehigh | 43 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 50 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Syracuse | Syracuse | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 77 | Syracuse | Syracuse | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Monmouth | Monmouth | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monmouth | Monmouth | 53 | | | | (H) | Syracuse | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Eastern Michigan | 63 | | | | |
| (H) | Eastern Michigan | 67 | | | | | | | | Eastern Michigan | 63 | | | | |
| | Michigan | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 59 | | Eastern Michigan | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | (H) | UNC Wilmington | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 54 | (H) | UNC Wilmington | 54 | | | | | | | |
| UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington | 63 | | | | | | | | | Syracuse | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | | (H) | Toledo | 71* |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | (H) | Toledo | 71* |
| Creighton | Creighton | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 63 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alabama | Alabama | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 69 | Alabama | Alabama | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 80 | | | | | Alabama | 59 | | | | |
| | | | | | | (H) | Toledo | 74 | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 54 | | | | | | | (H) | Toledo | 74 | | | | |
| Auburn | Auburn | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | Auburn | 68 | | Auburn | 52 | | | | | | | |
| | | | (H) | Toledo | 67 | | | | | | | |
| (H) | Toledo | 58 | (H) | Toledo | 67 | | | | | | | |
| | Delaware | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 4

| First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | First round March 16–18 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Second round March 19–21 | Regional semifinals March 24 | Regional semifinals March 24 | Regional semifinals March 24 | | Regional finals March 26 | Regional finals March 26 | Regional finals March 26 |
| Yale | Yale | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 85 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 85 | Boston College | Boston College | 86 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 59 | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 72 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 59 | | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 66 | | | | Boston College | Boston College | 48 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 53 | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 65 | | | | | | | Virginia | Virginia | 53 | | | |
| Loyola-Maryland | Loyola-Maryland | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola-Maryland | Loyola-Maryland | 67 | Loyola-Maryland | Loyola-Maryland | 49 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Virginia | Virginia | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 69 | Virginia | Virginia | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Morgan State | Morgan State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morgan State | Morgan State | 56 | | | | | | | | H | Virginia | 74 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Charlotte | 79 |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | Charlotte | 79 |
| Liberty | Liberty | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liberty | Liberty | 56 | Charlotte | Charlotte | 69 | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 57 | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 67 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | Appalachian State | 54 | | | | Charlotte | Charlotte | 81* | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida | Florida | 77 | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 59 | | | | | | | Florida | Florida | 77 | | | |
| UMBC | UMBC | 47 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMBC | UMBC | 47 | Florida | Florida | 74 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 73 | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools
| Semifinals March 30 | Semifinals March 30 | Semifinals March 30 | Championship Game April 2 | Championship Game April 2 | Championship Game April 2 |
| USC | USC | 63 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 36 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 36 | | USC | 68 |
| | | | (H) | Toledo | 76 |
| | Charlotte | 60 | (H) | Toledo | 76 |
| (H) | Toledo | 83 | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Naama Shafir, Toledo (MVP)
* Yolanda Richardson, Toledo
* Ashley Corral, USC
* Briana Gilbreath, USC
* Shannon McCallum, Charlotte
* Emily Hanley, Illinois State
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