2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division III
Basketball Tournament

Teams	61
NCAA Men's Division III Tournaments «2010 2012»

The 2011 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament began on March 3, 2011. The tournament consists of 61 teams arranged in four sections. The top three teams earn a bye to the second round. The other 58 teams compete in the first round. The first two rounds in each section are held at campus location: four sites per section. The third and fourth rounds take place at the sectional location. The national semifinals and national championship will be held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Forty-two teams were granted automatic bids as the champion of their conference. One independent team was selected, and 18 teams were selected as at-large participants.

Qualified teams

School	Conference	Record	Qualification
La Roche	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate	25–2	Automatic
McMurry	American Southwest	21–7	Automatic
St. Mary's (Md.)	Capital Athletic	22–5	Automatic
Franklin & Marshall	Centennial	22–5	Automatic
Medgar Evans	CUNY Athletic	17–11	Automatic
Augustana (Ill.)	Illinois and Wisconsin	24–3	Automatic
Cabrini	Colonial States Athletic	22–5	Automatic
Alvernia	Commonwealth	18–6	Automatic
Salve Regina	Commonwealth Coast	17–10	Automatic
Hartwick	Empire 8	17–10	Automatic
Delaware Valley	Freedom	17–10	Automatic
Johnson & Wales (R.I.)	Great Northeast Athletic	20–8	Automatic
Manchester	Heartland Collegiate Athletic	21–6	Automatic
Luther	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic	18–8	Automatic
Scranton	Landmark	20–5	Automatic
Skidmore	Liberty League	18–9	Automatic
Rhode Island College	Little East	19–7	Automatic
Bridgewater State	Massachusetts State College Athletic	19–9	Automatic
Hope	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	22–6	Automatic
St. Norbert	Midwest	20–5	Automatic
St. Thomas (Minn.)	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic	24–3	Automatic
Elms	New England Collegiate	20–7	Automatic
Middlebury	New England Small College Athletic	25–1	Automatic
MIT	New England Women's and Men's Athletic	19–8	Automatic
New Jersey City	New Jersey Athletic	19–9	Automatic
Husson	North Atlantic	21–6	Automatic
Wooster	North Coast Athletic	26–2	Automatic
Wells	North Eastern Athletic	16–11	Automatic
Benedictine (Ill.)	Northern Athletics	21–7	Automatic
Whitworth	Northwest	26–1	Automatic
Marietta	Ohio Athletic	25–3	Automatic

School	Conference	Record	Qualification
Randolph–Macon	Old Dominion Athletic	24–4	Automatic
Bethany (W.Va.)	Presidents' Athletic	21–7	Automatic
Purchase	Skyline	23–4	Automatic
Webster	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic	20–6	Automatic
Redlands	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic	16–11	Automatic
Centre	Southern Collegiate Athletic	21–5	Automatic
Buffalo State	SUNY Athletic	21–6	Automatic
Rochester (N.Y.)	University Athletic Association	20–5	Automatic
Northwestern (Minn.)	Upper Midwest Athletic	21–6	Automatic
North Carolina Wesleyan	USA South Athletic	21–6	Automatic
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic	24–3	Automatic
Chapman	Independent	24–3	At-large
Amherst	New England Small College Athletic	22–3	At-large
Becker	North Atlantic	23–4	At-large
Concordia (Wis.)	Northern Athletics	23–4	At-large
Gwynedd–Mercy	Colonial States Athletic	21–6	At-large
Hanover	Heartland Collegiate Athletic	19–7	At-large
Illinois Wesleyan	Illinois & Wisconsin	19–8	At-large
Ithaca	Empire 8	20–6	At-large
Mary Hardin-Baylor	Southwest	21–7	At-large
Oswego State	SUNY Athletic	23–4	At-large
Penn State–Behrend	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate	23–4	At-large
Ramapo	New Jersey Athletic	20–6	At-large
Texas–Dallas	American Southwest	21–6	At-large
Virginia Wesleyan	Old Dominion Athletic	23–4	At-large
Western Connecticut State	Little East	21–5	At-large
Williams	New England Small College Athletic	25–2	At-large
Wisconsin–River Falls	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic	20–7	At-large
Wittenberg	North Coast Athletic	19–8	At-large
WPI	New England Women's and Men's Athletic	22–5	At-large

Sectional play

Wooster, Ohio Sectional

	First round March 3 or 4					Second round March 5					Sectionals March 11					Sectionals March 12
	Whitworth
	Bye
						Whitworth		77
	First round: Orange, California Second round: Spokane, Washington
						Chapman		63
	Chapman		62
	Redlands		38
											Whitworth		93
											Marietta		77
	Marietta		67
	Centre		62
						Marietta		63
	Marietta, Ohio
						Wittenberg		62
	LaRoche		68
	Wittenberg		74
																Whitworth		66
																Wooster		76
	Wooster		74
	Benedictine (Ill.)		68
						Wooster		47
	Wooster, Ohio
						Manchester		45
	Manchester		70
	Bethany (W.Va.)		58
											Wooster		94
											Cabrini		77
	Cabrini		85
	New Jersey City		76
						Cabrini		91
	Radnor, Pennsylvania
						Purchase		84
	Purchase		79
	Hartwick		69

Williamstown, Massachusetts Sectional

	First round March 3 or 4					Second round March 5					Sectionals March 11					Sectionals March 12
	Williams		86
	Husson		83
						Williams		84
	Williamstown, Massachusetts
						Becker		63
	Becker		80
	Scranton		73
											Williams		79
											Virginia Wesleyan		73
	Virginia Wesleyan		93
	Delaware Valley		63
						Virginia Wesleyan		79
	Norfolk, Virginia
						Franklin & Marshall		71
	Franklin & Marshall		69
	NC Wesleyan		56
																Williams		77
																Amherst		71
	WPI		58
	Bridgewater State		57
						WPI		70
	Worcester, Massachusetts
						Amherst		92
	Amherst		79
	Skidmore		39
											Amherst		78
											Rhode Isl. College		74
	Oswego State		64
	Wells		58
						Oswego State		63
	Oswego, New York
						Rhode Isl. College		71
	Penn State-Behrend		54
	Rhode Isl. College		83

Rock Island, Illinois Sectional

	First round March 3 or 4					Second round March 5					Sectionals March 11					Sectionals March 12
	McMurry
	Bye
						McMurry		67
	First round: Belton, Texas Second round:Abilene, Texas
						Mary Hardin-Baylor		70
	Mary Hardin-Baylor		86
	Texas-Dallas		77
											Mary Hardin-Baylor		57
											Augustana (Ill.)		70
	Augustana (Ill.)		76
	Webster		51
						Augustana (Ill.)		88
	Rock Island, Illinois
						Hope		80
	Hope		73
	Hanover		70
																Augustana (Ill.)		56
																St. Thomas (Minn.)		72
	Concordia (Wis.)		61
	Luther		68
						Luther		56
	Mequon, Wisconsin
						Wis.-Stevens Pt.		76
	Wis.-Stevens Pt.		70
	St. Norbert College		49
											Wis.-Stevens Pt.		64
											St. Thomas (Minn.)		66
	St. Thomas (Minn.)		70
	Northwestern (Minn.)		60
						St. Thomas (Minn.)		78
	Saint Paul, Minnesota
						Ill. Wesleyan		70
	Wis.-River Falls		76
	Illinois Wesleyan		83

Rochester, New York Sectional

	First round March 3 or 4					Second round March 5					Sectionals March 11					Sectionals March 12
	Ramapo		106
	Johnson & Wales		'114
						Johnson & Wales		72
	Mahwah, New Jersey
						Buffalo State		96
	Gwynedd-Mercy		73
	Buffalo State		83
											Buffalo State		74
											St. Mary's (Md.)		85
	St. Mary's (Md.)		72
	Medgar Evers		55
						St. Mary's (Md.)		68
	St. Mary's City, Maryland
						Randolph Macon		53
	Randolph Macon		62
	Alvernia		59
																St. Mary's (Md.)		50
																Middlebury		65
	Ithaca		78
	MIT		82
						MIT		52
	Ithaca, New York
						Rochester (NY)		60
	Rochester (NY)		81
	Elms		70
											Rochester (NY)		52
											Middlebury		61
	West Conn. State		89
	Salve Regina		67
						West Conn. State		53
	First round: Danbury, Connecticut Second round: Middlebury, Vermont
						Middlebury		79
	Middlebury
	Bye

Semifinals and National championship – Salem, Virginia

	Semifinals Friday, March 18					National championship Saturday, March 19
	Wooster (30–2)		73
	Williams (29–2)		71
						Wooster		54
						St. Thomas (Minn.)		78
	St. Thomas (Minn.) (28-3)		59
	Middlebury (28–1)		57