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2011 NCAA Women's Division I
Basketball Tournament
Women's Final Four Logo for 2011
Women's Final Four Logo for 2011
Teams 64
Finals site Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions Texas A&M (1st title)
Runner-up Notre Dame (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Connecticut
Stanford
Winning coach Gary Blair (1st title)
MOP Danielle Adams Texas A&M
NCAA Women's Division I Tournaments
«2010  2012»

The 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 19, 2011 and concluded on April 5, 2011. The Texas A&M Aggies won the championship, defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70 in the final held at Conseco Fieldhouse (now Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis.[1][2][3]

The tournament was also notable for a historic run by Gonzaga that ultimately ended in the final of the Spokane Region. With the help of two games on their home court and a regional held less than two miles away, the #11-seeded Bulldogs became the lowest seed ever to make a regional final in the history of the women's tournament.[4]

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Subregionals

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Albuquerque
Auburn
Charlottesville
Cincinnati
College Park
Columbus
Durham
Knoxville
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Bossier City
Palo Alto
Storrs
University Park
Waco
Wichita
2011 NCAA subregionals

The format is the same as the Men's Tournament, except that there are 64 teams; this in turn means there is no "First Four" round. Thirty-one automatic bids for conference champions and 33 at-large bids are available.

Subregionals were played from March 19 through March 22.

The following 16 sites were used for first and second round games:[5]

Regionals and Final Four

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Dayton
Spokane
Dallas
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
2011 NCAA Regionals and Final Four

The Regionals, named for the city rather than the region of geographic importance since 2005, which were held from March 26 to March 29, were at these sites:[5]

NOTES: 1. Unless noted, all sites are on campus.
2. This marked the first time since the NCAA started pre-determining subregional sites that one city hosted both a sub-regional and regional final as Spokane served as a host city twice in the same tournament.

Regional winners advanced to the Final Four held April 3 and 5 at Conseco Fieldhouse (now Bankers Life Fieldhouse) in Indianapolis, hosted by Butler University and the Horizon League as per the NCAA's policy of hosting one of each of the men's and women's Final Four every five years in the home city of the NCAA offices.

Qualifying teams - automatic

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament. [6] Tennessee continues its record of being present at every NCAA Tournament since the NCAA began sanctioning women's sports in the 1981–82 school year.

Automatic Bids
    Record  
Qualifying School Conference Regular
Season		 Conference Seed
Baylor University Atlantic Sun Conference 31–2 15–1 1
Bowling Green State University MAAC 28–4 13–3 12
University of Connecticut Big East 32–1 16–0 1
Duke University ACC 29–3 12–2 2
California State University, Fresno WAC 25–7 14–2 12
Gardner–Webb University Big South Conference 23–10 11–5 14
Gonzaga University West Coast Conference 28–4 14–0 11
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Horizon League 32–1 18–0 5
Hampton University MEAC 26–6 15–1 13
University of Hartford America East 17–15 11–5 16
James Madison University Colonial 26–7 16–2 11
Marist College MAAC 30–2 18–0 10
McNeese State University Southland 26–6 15–1 15
University of Montana Big Sky Conference 18–14 10–6 14
United States Naval Academy Patriot League 20–11 10–4 14
Ohio State University Big Ten 22–9 10–6 4
Prairie View A&M University SWAC 21–11 14–4 16
Princeton University Ivy League 24–4 13–1 12
Samford University Southern Conference 25–7 15–5 14
South Dakota State University SWAC 19–13 12–6 15
St. Francis College Northeast Conference 22–11 14–4 13
Stanford University Pac-12 29–2 18–0 1
Stetson University Atlantic Sun Conference 20–12 14–7 16
University of Tennessee SEC 31–2 16–0 1
University of Alabama at Birmingham Sun Belt Conference 23–7 14–2 12
University of California, Davis Big West Conference 24–8 10–6 16
University of Central Florida Conference USA 22–10 12–4 13
University of Northern Iowa Missouri Valley Conference 27–5 17–1 13
University of Tennessee at Martin Ohio Valley Conference 21–10 14–4 15
University of Utah Mountain West 18–16 7–9 15
Xavier University Atlantic 10 28–2 14–0 2

Qualifying teams - at-large

Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.[6]

At-large Bids
    Record  
Qualifying School Conference Regular
Season		 Conference Seed
Arkansas State University Pacific-10 20–10 11–7 7
University of Dayton Atlantic 10 21–11 9–5 11
DePaul University Big East 27–6 13–3 3
Florida State University Atlantic Coast 23–7 11–3 3
Georgetown University Big East 23–8 9–7 5
University of Georgia Southeastern 21–10 10–6 6
Georgia Institute of Technology Atlantic Coast 23–10 9–5 5
University of Houston Conference USA 26–5 16–0 8
University of Iowa Big Ten 22–8 10–6 6
Iowa State University Big 12 22–10 9–7 7
Kansas State University Big 12 21–10 10–6 8
University of Kentucky Southeastern 24–8 11–5 4
Louisiana Tech University Western Athletic 24–7 15–1 10
University of Louisville Big East 20–12 10–6 7
Marquette University Big East 23–8 10–6 8
University of Maryland, College Park Atlantic Coast 23–7 9–5 4
University of Miami Atlantic Coast 27–4 12–2 3
Michigan State University Big Ten 26–5 13–3 4
Middle Tennessee State University Sun Belt 23–7 14–2 11
University of North Carolina Atlantic Coast 25–8 8–6 5
University of Notre Dame Big East 26–7 13–3 2
University of Oklahoma Big 12 21–11 10–6 6
Pennsylvania State University Big Ten 24–9 11–5 6
Purdue University Big Ten 20–11 9–7 9
Rutgers University Big East 19–12 11–5 7
St. John's University Big East 21–10 9–7 9
Temple University Atlantic 10 23–8 13–1 10
University of Texas at Austin Big 12 19–13 7–9 9
Texas A&M University Big 12 27–5 13–8 2
Texas Tech University Big 12 22–10 8–8 8
University of California, Los Angeles Pacific-10 27–4 16–2 3
Vanderbilt University Southeastern 20–11 10–6 10
West Virginia University Big East 23–9 8–8 9

Bids by conference

Thirty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In twenty-one cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Thirty-three additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences.[6]

Bids Conference Teams
9 Big East Connecticut, DePaul, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Rutgers, St. John’s NY, West Virginia
7 Big 12 Baylor, Iowa St., Kansas St., Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
6 Atlantic Coast Duke, Florida St., Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami FL, North Carolina
5 Big Ten Ohio St., Iowa, Michigan St., Penn St., Purdue
4 Southeastern Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Vanderbilt
3 Atlantic 10 Xavier, Dayton, Temple
3 Pacific-10 Stanford, Arizona St., UCLA
2 Conference USA UCF, Houston
2 Sun Belt UALR, Middle Tenn.
2 Western Athletic Fresno St., Louisiana Tech
1 America East Hartford
1 Atlantic Sun Stetson
1 Big Sky Montana
1 Big South Gardner-Webb
1 Big West UC Davis
1 Colonial James Madison
1 Horizon Green Bay
1 Ivy Princeton
1 Metro Atlantic Marist
1 Mid- American Bowling Green
1 Mid-Eastern Hampton
1 Missouri Valley UNI
1 Mountain West Utah
1 Northeast St. Francis PA
1 Ohio Valley UT Martin
1 Patriot Navy
1 Southern Samford
1 Southland McNeese St.
1 Southwestern Prairie View
1 Summit South Dakota St.
1 West Coast Gonzaga

Bids by state

Texas lead the nation with six teams invited to the tournament. No other state had more than four teams invited. Twenty-one states did not have any teams receiving bids.[6]

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state

Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period Unless otherwise noted, all times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04)[7]

East Region- Philadelphia PA

  First round
March 19–20		 Second round
March 21–22		 Regional Semifinals
March 27		 Regional Finals
March 29
                                     
1  Connecticut 75  
16  Hartford 39  
  1  Connecticut 64  
Storrs, CT
  9  Purdue 40  
8  Kansas State 45
9  Purdue 53  
  1  Connecticut 68  
  5  Georgetown 63  
5  Georgetown 65  
12  Princeton 49  
  5  Georgetown 79
College Park, MD
  4  Maryland 57  
4  Maryland 70
13  Saint Francis (PA) 48  
  1  Connecticut 75
  2  Duke 40
6  Penn State 75  
11  Dayton 66  
  6  Penn State 73
University Park, PA
  3  DePaul 75  
3  DePaul 56
14  Navy 43  
  3  DePaul 63
  2  Duke 70  
7  Iowa State 64  
10  Marist 74  
  10  Marist 66
Durham, NC
  2  Duke 71  
2  Duke 90
15  Tennessee-Martin 45  

Dayton Region

  First round
March 19–20		 Second round
March 21–22		 Regional Semifinals
March 26		 Regional Finals
March 28
                                     
1  Tennessee 99  
16  Stetson 34  
  1  Tennessee 79  
Knoxville, TN
  8  Marquette 70  
8  Marquette 68
9  Texas 65  
  1  Tennessee 85  
  4  Ohio State 75  
5  Georgia Tech 69  
12  Bowling Green 58  
  5  Georgia Tech 60
Columbus, OH
  4  Ohio State 67  
4  Ohio State 80
13  UCF 69  
  1  Tennessee 59
  2  Notre Dame 73
6  Oklahoma 86  
11  James Madison 72  
  6  Oklahoma 88
Charlottesville, VA
  3  Miami (FL) 83  
3  Miami (FL) 80
14  Gardner–Webb 62  
  6  Oklahoma 53
  2  Notre Dame 78  
7  Arizona State 45  
10  Temple 63  
  10  Temple 64
Salt Lake City, UT
  2  Notre Dame 77  
2  Notre Dame 67
15  Utah 54  

Spokane Region

  First round
March 19–20		 Second round
March 21–22		 Regional Semifinals
March 26		 Regional Finals
March 28
                                     
1  Stanford 86  
16  UC Davis 59  
  1  Stanford 75  
Stanford, CA
  9  St. John's 49  
8  Texas Tech 50
9  St. John's 55  
  1  Stanford 72  
  5  North Carolina 65  
5  North Carolina 82  
12  Fresno State 68  
  5  North Carolina 86
Albuquerque, NM
  4  Kentucky 74  
4  Kentucky 66*
13  Hampton 62  
  1  Stanford 83
  11  Gonzaga 60
6  Iowa 86  
11  Gonzaga 92  
  11  Gonzaga 89
Spokane, WA
  3  UCLA 75  
3  UCLA 55
14  Montana 47  
  11  Gonzaga 76
  7  Louisville 69  
7  Louisville 81  
10  Vanderbilt 62  
  7  Louisville 85
Cincinnati, OH
  2  Xavier 75  
2  Xavier 72
15  South Dakota State 56  

Dallas Region

  First round
March 20		 Second round
March 22		 Regional Semifinals
March 27		 Regional Finals
March 29
                                     
1  Baylor 66  
16  Prairie View 30  
  1  Baylor 82  
Waco, TX
  9  West Virginia 68  
8  Houston 73
9  West Virginia 78  
  1  Baylor 86  
  5  Green Bay 76  
5  Green Bay 59  
12  Arkansas–Little Rock 55  
  5  Green Bay 65
Wichita, KS
  4  Michigan State 56  
4  Michigan State 69
13  Northern Iowa 66  
  1  Baylor 46
  2  Texas A&M 58
6  Georgia 56  
11  Middle Tennessee 41  
  6  Georgia 61
Auburn, AL
  3  Florida State 59  
3  Florida State 76
14  Samford 46  
  6  Georgia 38
  2  Texas A&M 79  
7  Rutgers 76  
10  Louisiana Tech 51  
  7  Rutgers 48
Bossier City, LA
  2  Texas A&M 70  
2  Texas A&M 87
15  McNeese State 47  

Final Four – Indianapolis, Indiana

  National Semifinals
April 3		 National Championship Game
April 5
                 
1  Connecticut 63  
2  Notre Dame 72  
    2  Notre Dame 70
  2  Texas A&M 76
1  Stanford 62
2  Texas A&M 63  

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Round
of 32		 Sweet
Sixteen		 Elite
Eight		 Final
Four		 Championship
Game
Big East 9 19–9 .679 9 5 2 2 1
Big 12 7 11–6 .647 3 3 2 1 1
ACC 6 9–6 .600 6 2 1 – –
Big Ten 5 5–5 .500 4 1 – – –
SEC 4 6–4 .600 3 2 1 – –
Pac-10 3 5–3 .625 2 1 1 1 –
Atlantic 10 3 2–3 .400 2 – – – –
Conference USA 2 0–2 .000 – – – – –
Sun Belt 2 0–2 .000 – – – – –
WAC 2 0–2 .000 – – – – –
Horizon 1 2–1 .500 1 1 – – –
West Coast 1 3–1 .750 1 1 1 – –
MAAC 1 1–1 .500 1 – – – –

Eighteen conferences went 0–1: the America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Ivy League, MEAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC and the Summit

All-Tournament Team

Game Officials

  • Lisa Jones(Semi-Final)
  • Felicia Grinter (Semi-Final)
  • Denise Brooks (Semi-Final)
  • Lisa Mattingly (Semi-Final)
  • Cameron Inouye (Semi-Final)
  • Susan Blauch (Semi-Final)
  • Dee Kantner (Final)
  • Tina Napier (Final)
  • Michael Price (Final) [6]

See also

References

  1. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (April 5, 2011). "Adams, White lead Texas A&M to title". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/tournament/2011/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=6298341. Retrieved April 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ Kinkhabwala, Aditi (April 6, 2011). "Texas A&M Wins Women's Basketball Title". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703712504576245710945461934.html. Retrieved April 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ Lopresti, Mike (April 6, 2011). "As Texas A&M wins first title, fight for parity continues". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2011-04-06-texas-am-womens-basketball_N.htm. Retrieved April 6, 2011. 
  4. ^ Associated Press (March 26, 2011). "Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga hold off Louisville to earn Elite 8 trip". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=310850097. Retrieved April 22, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "First, Second round Sites For 2011 Tourney Announced". http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/102909aaa.html. Retrieved October 30, 2009. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f Nixon, Rick. "Official 2022 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book". NCAA. http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/WFF12.pdf. Retrieved 22 April 2012. 
  7. ^ Women's Basketball Bracket, NCAA, March 19, 2011

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