# 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season. The winner was Bellarmine; the tournament's Most Outstanding Player was Jet Chang of runner-up BYU–Hawaii, the first player from a losing team to earn that honor in the Division II tournament since 1998.
The 2010 champion Cal Poly Pomona did not qualify for the tournament, while runner-up Indiana (PA) did. Along with Bentley, Midwestern State, and Augusta State, Indiana was one of four teams from the 2010 Elite Eight to qualify.

## Qualification and tournament format

The champions of the 22 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the tournament 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 MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

### Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference tournament championships:
| Team | Conference | Region |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | CCAA | West |
| Bloomfield | CACC | East |
| Shaw | CIAA | Atlantic |
| Limestone | Conference Carolinas | Southeast |
| C.W. Post | ECC | East |
| Wayne State (MI) | GLIAC | Midwest |
| Bellarmine | GLVC | Midwest |
| Central Washington | GNAC | West |
| Harding | Gulf South | South |
| Texas A&M International | Heartland | South Central |
| Central Oklahoma | Lone Star | South Central |
| Fort Hays State | MIAA | South Central |
| Adelphia | Northeast-10 | East |
| Winona State | NSIC | Central |
| Dixie State | Pacific West | West |
| Augusta State | Peach Belt | Southeast |
| Indiana (PA) | PSAC | Atlantic |
| Fort Lewis | RMAC | Central |
| Lincoln Memorial | SAC | Southeast |
| Clark Atlanta | SIAC | South |
| Rollins | Sunshine State | South |
| West Liberty | WVIAC | Atlantic |

### Qualified teams

Midwest Region – Louisville, Kentucky :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Bellarmine | GLVC | 27–2 | Conference champion |
| #2 | Southern Indiana | GLVC | 24–5 | At-large |
| #3 | Wayne State (MI) | GLIAC | 22–7 | Conference champion |
| #4 | Northern Kentucky | GLVC | 20–8 | At-large |
| #5 | Kentucky Wesleyan | GLVC | 19–9 | At-large |
| #6 | Ferris State | GLIAC | 22–7 | At-large |
| #7 | Drury | GLVC | 22–7 | At-large |
| #8 | Indianapolis | GLVC | 19–8 | At-large |
| South Central Region – Edmond, Oklahoma |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Central Oklahoma | Lone Star | 28–3 | Conference champion |
| #2 | Missouri Southern | MIAA | 22–8 | At-large |
| #3 | Tarleton State | Lone Star | 24–5 | At-large |
| #4 | Fort Hays State | MIAA | 25–6 | Conference champion |
| #5 | West Texas A&M | Lone Star | 23–6 | At-large |
| #6 | Midwestern State | Lone Star | 22–8 | At-large |
| #7 | Washburn | MIAA | 18–9 | At-large |
| #8 | Texas A&M International | Heartland | 21–9 | Conference champion |
| South Region – Huntsville, Alabama |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Alabama–Huntsville | Gulf South | 26–4 | At-large |
| #2 | Harding | Gulf South | 25–4 | Conference champion |
| #3 | Rollins | Sunshine State | 25–6 | Conference champion |
| #4 | Arkansas Tech | Gulf South | 24–5 | At-large |
| #5 | Benedict | SIAC | 21–7 | At-large |
| #6 | Florida Southern | Sunshine State | 22–8 | At-large |
| #7 | Stillman | SIAC | 23–7 | At-large |
| #8 | Clark Atlanta | SIAC | 22–8 | Conference champion |
| Central Region – Mankato, Minnesota |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Minnesota State–Mankato | NSIC | 24–4 | At-large |
| #2 | Fort Lewis | RMAC | 22–7 | Conference champion |
| #3 | Colorado Mines | RMAC | 24–5 | At-large |
| #4 | Mary | NSIC | 23–5 | At-large |
| #5 | Metropolitan State | RMAC | 21–7 | At-large |
| #6 | Adams State | RMAC | 20–8 | At-large |
| #7 | Mesa State | RMAC | 18–9 | At-large |
| #8 | Winona State | NSIC | 20–9 | Conference champion |
Southeast Region – Augusta, Georgia :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Augusta State | Peach Belt | 28–3 | Conference champion |
| #2 | Lincoln Memorial | SAC | 27–2 | Conference champion |
| #3 | Georgia Southwestern | Peach Belt | 20–8 | At-large |
| #4 | Queens (NC) | Conference Carolinas | 20–7 | At-large |
| #5 | Limestone | Conference Carolinas | 23–6 | Conference champion |
| #6 | Montevallo | Peach Belt | 18–10 | At-large |
| #7 | Anderson (SC) | SAC | 18–11 | At-large |
| #8 | UNC Pembroke | Peach Belt | 18–11 | At-large |
| Atlantic Region – West Liberty, West Virginia |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | West Liberty | WVIAC | 29–0 | Conference champion |
| #2 | Indiana (PA) | PSAC | 24–5 | Conference champion |
| #3 | Bowie State | CIAA | 22–5 | At-large |
| #4 | Shaw | CIAA | 22–8 | Conference champion |
| #5 | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | 19–7 | At-large |
| #6 | Mansfield | PSAC | 18–9 | At-large |
| #7 | West Virginia Wesleyan | WVIAC | 19–10 | At-large |
| #8 | Slippery Rock | PSAC | 21–10 | At-large |
| West Region – Ellensburg, Washington |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Central Washington | GNAC | 26–3 | Conference champion |
| #2 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | CCAA | 23–6 | Conference champion |
| #3 | Humboldt State | CCAA | 26–3 | At-large |
| #4 | Dixie State | Pacific West | 20–6 | Conference champion |
| #5 | Chaminade | Pacific West | 20–8 | At-large |
| #6 | Alaska Anchorage | GNAC | 23–9 | At-large |
| #7 | BYU–Hawaii | Pacific West | 17–8 | At-large |
| #8 | Seattle Pacific | GNAC | 19–9 | At-large |
| East Region – Waltham, Massachusetts |||||
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Qualification |
| #1 | Bentley | NE-10 | 22–7 | At-large |
| #2 | American International | NE-10 | 20–8 | At-large |
| #3 | Stonehill | NE-10 | 21–7 | At-large |
| #4 | UMass Lowell | NE-10 | 20–9 | At-large |
| #5 | Saint Rose | NE-10 | 21–8 | At-large |
| #6 | Adelphi | NE-10 | 20–10 | Conference champion |
| #7 | Bloomfield | CACC | 21–8 | Conference champion |
| #8 | C.W. Post | ECC | 21–9 | Conference champion |

## Regionals
### Midwest – Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | Bellarmine (27–2) | 84 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indianapolis (19–8) | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Indianapolis (19–8) | 70 | 1 | Bellarmine | 87 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northern Kentucky | 82 | | | |
| 4 | Northern Kentucky (20–8) | 76 | 4 | Northern Kentucky | 82 | | | |
| 5 | Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) | 74 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kentucky Wesleyan (19–9) | 74 | | | | 1 | Bellarmine | 86 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Ferris State | 66 |
| 3 | Wayne State (MI) (22–7) | 88 | | | | | | | 6 | Ferris State | 66 |
| 6 | Ferris State (22–7) | 90 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ferris State (22–7) | 90 | 6 | Ferris State | 83 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Drury | 76 | | | |
| 7 | Drury (22–7) | 65 | 7 | Drury | 76 | | | |
| 2 | Southern Indiana (24–5) | 64 | | | | | | |

### South Central – Edmond, Oklahoma

Location: Hamilton Field House Host: University of Central Oklahoma
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | Central Oklahoma (28–3) | 79 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M Int'l. (21–9) | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M Int'l. (21–9) | 70 | 1 | Central Oklahoma | 81 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Fort Hays State | 69 | | | |
| 4 | Fort Hays State (25–6) | 75 | 4 | Fort Hays State | 69 | | | |
| 5 | West Texas A&M (23–6) | 49 | | | | | | |
| 5 | West Texas A&M (23–6) | 49 | | | | 1 | Central Oklahoma | 66 |
| | | | | | | 6 | Midwestern State | 73 |
| 3 | Tarleton State (24–5) | 51 | | | | | | | 6 | Midwestern State | 73 |
| 6 | Midwestern State (22–8) | 64 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Midwestern State (22–8) | 64 | 6 | Midwestern State | 75 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Missouri Southern | 52 | | | |
| 2 | Missouri Southern (22–8) | 82 | 2 | Missouri Southern | 52 | | | |
| 7 | Washburn (18–9) | 79 | | | | | | |

### South – Huntsville, Alabama

Location: Spragins Hall Host: University of Alabama in Huntsville
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | Alabama–Huntsville (26–4) | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clark Atlanta (22–8) | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clark Atlanta (22–8) | 63 | 1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 74 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Arkansas Tech | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Arkansas Tech (24–5) | 61 | 4 | Arkansas Tech | 71 | | | |
| 5 | Benedict (21–7) | 58 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Benedict (21–7) | 58 | | | | 1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 88 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Stillman | 81 |
| 3 | Rollins (25–6) | 74 | | | | | | | 7 | Stillman | 81 |
| 6 | Florida Southern (22–8) | 76 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Florida Southern (22–8) | 76 | 6 | Florida Southern | 86 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Stillman | 92 | | | |
| 2 | Harding (25–4) | 86 | 7 | Stillman | 92 | | | |
| 7 | Stillman (23–7) | 87 | | | | | | |

### Central – Mankato, Minnesota

Location: Taylor Center Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | MN State Mankato (24–4) | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Winona State (20–9) | 81 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Winona State (20–9) | 81 | 1 | MN State Mankato | 69 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Metro State | 65 | | | |
| 4 | Mary (23–5) | 73 | 5 | Metro State | 65 | | | |
| 5 | Metro State (21–7) | 78 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Metro State (21–7) | 78 | | | | 1 | MN State Mankato | 81 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Fort Lewis | 63 |
| 3 | Colorado Mines (24–5) | 62 | | | | | | | 2 | Fort Lewis | 63 |
| 6 | Adams State (20–8) | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Adams State (20–8) | 59 | 3 | Colorado Mines | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Fort Lewis | 77 | | | |
| 2 | Fort Lewis (22–7) | 76 | 2 | Fort Lewis | 77 | | | |
| 7 | Mesa State (18–9) | 55 | | | | | | |

### Southeast – Augusta, Georgia

Location: Christenberry Fieldhouse Host: Augusta State University
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | Augusta State (28–3) | 80 | | | | | | |
| 8 | UNC Pembroke (18–11) | 66 | | | | | | |
| 8 | UNC Pembroke (18–11) | 66 | 1 | Augusta State | 71 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Queens (NC) | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Queens (NC) (20–7) | 70 | 4 | Queens (NC) | 60 | | | |
| 5 | Limestone (23–6) | 67 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Limestone (23–6) | 67 | | | | 1 | Augusta State | 73 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Anderson (SC) | 75 |
| 3 | Ga. Southwestern (20–8) | 59 | | | | | | | 7 | Anderson (SC) | 75 |
| 6 | Montevallo (18–10) | 62 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montevallo (18–10) | 62 | 6 | Montevallo | 76 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Anderson (SC) | 82 | | | |
| 7 | Anderson (SC) (18–11) | 91 | 7 | Anderson (SC) | 82 | | | |
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial (27–2) | 86 | | | | | | |

### Atlantic – West Liberty, West Virginia

Location: Academic, Sports, and Recreation Complex Host: West Liberty University
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | West Liberty (29–0) | 117 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Slippery Rock (21–10) | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Slippery Rock (21–10) | 73 | 1 | West Liberty | 98 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shaw | 93 | | | |
| 4 | Shaw (22–8) | 75 | 4 | Shaw | 93 | | | |
| 5 | Winston-Salem (19–7) | 47 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Winston-Salem (19–7) | 47 | | | | 1 | West Liberty | 89 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Indiana (PA) | 86 |
| 3 | Bowie State (22–5) | 79 | | | | | | | 2 | Indiana (PA) | 86 |
| 6 | Mansfield (18–9) | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mansfield (18–9) | 59 | 3 | Bowie State | 81 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Indiana (PA) | 94 | | | |
| 2 | Indiana (PA) (24–5) | 66 | 2 | Indiana (PA) | 94 | | | |
| 7 | WV Wesleyan (19–10) | 59 | | | | | | |

### West – Ellensburg, Washington

Location: Nicholson Pavilion Host: Central Washington University
| First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | First round Round of 64 March 11 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 14 |
| 1 | Central Washington (26–3) | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Seattle Pacific (19–9) | 76 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Seattle Pacific (19–9) | 76 | 8 | Seattle Pacific | 73 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Dixie State | 75 | | | |
| 4 | Dixie State (20–6) | 92 | 4 | Dixie State | 75 | | | |
| 5 | Chaminade (20–8) | 81 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Chaminade (20–8) | 81 | | | | 4 | Dixie State | 73 |
| | | | | | | 7 | BYU–Hawaii | 79 |
| 3 | Humboldt State (26–3) | 70 | | | | | | | 7 | BYU–Hawaii | 79 |
| 6 | Alaska Anchorage (23–9) | 76 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alaska Anchorage (23–9) | 76 | 6 | Alaska Anchorage | 91 | | | |
| | | | 7 | BYU–Hawaii | 100 | | | |
| 7 | BYU–Hawaii (17-8) | 83 | 7 | BYU–Hawaii | 100 | | | |
| 2 | Cal. St. Dom. Hills (23-6) | 76 | | | | | | |

### East – Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
| First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | First round Round of 64 March 12 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 13 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 15 |
| 1 | Bentley (22–7) | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | C.W. Post (21–9) | 60 | | | | | | |
| 8 | C.W. Post (21–9) | 60 | 1 | Bentley | 76 | | | |
| | | | 5 | St. Rose | 63 | | | |
| 4 | UMass Lowell (20–9) | 68 | 5 | St. Rose | 63 | | | |
| 5 | St. Rose (21–8) | 81 | | | | | | |
| 5 | St. Rose (21–8) | 81 | | | | 1 | Bentley | 71 |
| | | | | | | 7 | Bloomfield | 75 |
| 3 | Stonehill (21–7) | 73 | | | | | | | 7 | Bloomfield | 75 |
| 6 | Adelphi (20-10) | 64 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Adelphi (20-10) | 64 | 3 | Stonehill | 66 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Bloomfield | 79 | | | |
| 2 | American Int'l. (20–8) | 96 | 7 | Bloomfield | 79 | | | |
| 7 | Bloomfield (21–8) | 100 | | | | | | |

## Elite Eight – Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: MassMutual Center Hosts: American International College and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 23 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 23 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 23 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 24 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 24 | National semifinals Final Four Thursday, March 24 | National Championship Saturday, March 26 | National Championship Saturday, March 26 | National Championship Saturday, March 26 |
| M1 | Bellarmine (30–2) | 70 | | | | | | |
| SC6 | Midwestern State (25–8) | 64 | | | | | | |
| SC6 | Midwestern State (25–8) | 64 | MW1 | Bellarmine | 81 | | | |
| | | | C1 | Minn. State–Mankato | 74 | | | |
| S1 | Alabama–Huntsville (29–4) | 91 | C1 | Minn. State–Mankato | 74 | | | |
| C1 | Minn. State–Mankato (27–4) | 95 | | | | | | |
| C1 | Minn. State–Mankato (27–4) | 95 | | | | MW1 | Bellarmine | 71 |
| | | | | | | W7 | BYU–Hawaii | 68 |
| SE7 | Anderson, SC (21–11) | 95 | | | | | | | W7 | BYU–Hawaii | 68 |
| A1 | West Liberty (32–0) | 113 | | | | | | |
| A1 | West Liberty (32–0) | 113 | A1 | West Liberty | 101 | | | |
| | | | W7 | BYU–Hawaii | 110 | | | |
| W7 | BYU–Hawaii (20–8) | 96 | W7 | BYU–Hawaii | 110 | | | |
| E7 | Bloomfield (24–8) | 89 | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Justin Benedetti (Bellarmine)
* Jet Chang (BYU–Hawai'i)
* Jeremy Kendle (Bellarmine)
* Jefferson Mason (Minnesota State–Mankato)
* Corey Pelle (West Liberty)