The 2011 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the 2011 post-season tournament for Summit League, an

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athletic conference. It was won by regular season champion

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. It took place March 5–8, 2011 at the

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in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Format

Out of the league's 10 teams, the top eight received berths in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record, with tiebreakers used if necessary in the following order: # Head-to-head competition # Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken) #

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# Coin flip

Bracket

All Times Central

References

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