# 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2010–11 basketball season.
In a rematch of the 2010 final, Azusa Pacific defeated two-time defending champions Union (TN) in the championship game, 65–59, to claim the Cougars' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee. This was the last of twenty-two consecutive tournaments played in Jackson.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Montana Tech | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Montana Tech | 45 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Xavier Louisiana | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xavier Louisiana | 63 | 5 | Xavier Louisiana | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lee (TN) | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lee (TN) | 53 | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 47 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Shawnee State | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Saint Xavier | 60 | | | | | | | 6 | Shawnee State | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shawnee State | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shawnee State | 70 | 6 | Shawnee State | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | California Baptist | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas Wesleyan | 75 | 2 | California Baptist | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California Baptist | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California Baptist | 88 | | | | | | | | 6 | Shawnee State | 40 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 58 | | | | |
| 2 | Westminster (UT) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 58 | | | | |
| 7 | Rogers State | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rogers State | 56 | 2 | Westminster (UT) | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | William Woods | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | William Woods | 77 | 6 | William Woods | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Biola | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Biola | 69 | | | | 2 | Westminster (UT) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Olivet Nazarene | 87 | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 78 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Poly | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Poly | 79 | 4 | Olivet Nazarene | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Avila | 37 | 1 | Union (TN) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 59 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Azusa Pacific | 65 |
| 1 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Azusa Pacific | 65 |
| 8 | Belhaven | 61 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Belhaven | 61 | 1 | Azusa Pacific | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lindsey Wilson | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Nazarene | 56 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lindsey Wilson | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lindsey Wilson | 63 | | | | 1 | Azusa Pacific | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Columbia (MO) | 64 | | | | | | | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lubbock Christian | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lubbock Christian | 76 | 6 | Lubbock Christian | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Bethel (TN) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Evangel | 38 | 2 | Bethel (TN) | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bethel (TN) | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Bethel (TN) | 47 | | | | | | | | 1 | Azusa Pacific | 58 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 46 | | | | |
| 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 46 | | | | |
| 7 | Shorter | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Shorter | 62 | 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Westmont | 57 | 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lewis–Clark State | 63 | | | | 2 | Freed–Hardeman | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Campbellsville | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Langston | 54 | | | | | | | 1 | Campbellsville | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vanguard | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vanguard | 47 | 4 | Langston | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Campbellsville | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | John Brown | 51 | 1 | Campbellsville | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Campbellsville | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |