The 2011

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began on March 19, 2011 and concluded on April 5, 2011. The

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won the championship, defeating the

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76–70 in the final held at

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. 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.

Tournament procedure

Pending any changes to the format, a total of 64 teams will enter the 2011 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The tournament is split into four regional tournaments, and each regional has teams seeded from 1 to 16, with the committee ostensibly making every region as comparable to the others as possible. The top-seeded team in each region plays the #16 team, the #2 team plays the #15, etc. (meaning where the two seeds add up to 17, that team will be assigned to play another). The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 64.

2011 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

There were 64 teams in the tournament, placed in a seeded bracket with four regions. Thirty-two teams received automatic bids – thirty-one of which were their conference tournament champions; the other was for the Ivy League regular-season champion. An additional 32 teams were given at-large bids by the selection committee on the basis of their body of work during the regular season. Unlike the Men's Tournament, there was no "First Four" round. First and Second rounds (Subregionals) Subregionals were played from March 19 through March 22. The following 16 sites were used for first and second-round games: * The Pit,

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) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) 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: *Dayton Regional,

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*Spokane Regional,

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) *Dallas Regional,

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(Host Big 12 Conference) *Philadelphia Regional,

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:''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.'' National semifinals and championship (Final Four and national championship) *April 3 and 5 **

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) This was the second time that Indianapolis hosted a Women's Final Four Basketball tournament; the prior times were in

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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.

Tournament records

* Field goals—Maya Moore attempted 30 field goals in the semifinal against Notre Dame, the most ever attempted in a Final Four game. * Free throws—Texas A&M completed ten out of ten free throw attempts, tied for the highest percentage free throw shooting by a team in an NCAA Tournament game (minimum-nine attempts). * Free throws—Marquette completed zero free throws in a game against Texas, tied for the fewest free throws completed in an NCAA Tournament game. * Field goals—Nicole Griffin, Oklahoma, hit 15 of 19 Field goal attempts, the highest field goal completion percentage for an individual in an NCAA Tournament.

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. 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.

Qualifying teams – at-large

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

Tournament seeds

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.

Bids by state

The sixty-four teams came from thirty states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with six bids. Twenty states did not have any teams receiving bids. NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 2011

NCAA Women's basketball Tournament invitations by state 2011

Brackets

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

Philadelphia Region

Dayton Region

Spokane Region

Dallas Region

Final Four – Indianapolis, Indiana

Record by conference

Eighteen conferences went 0–1: the America East,

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, Big Sky,

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, MAC, Missouri Valley,

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All-Tournament team

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, Texas A&M *

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, Notre Dame *

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, Connecticut * Tyra White, Texas A&M *

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, Notre Dame

Game officials

* Lisa Jones (semifinal) * Felicia Grinter (semifinal) * Denise Brooks (semifinal) * Lisa Mattingly (semifinal) * Cameron Inouye (semifinal) * Susan Blauch (semifinal) * Dee Kantner (final) * Tina Napier (final) * Michael Price (final)

Media coverage

Television

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had US television rights to all games during the tournament. For the first and second round, ESPN aired select games nationally on ESPN or

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. All other games were aired regionally on

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and streamed online via

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. Most of the nation got whip-a-round coverage during this time, which allowed ESPN to rotate between the games and focus the nation on the one that was the closest. The regional semifinals were split between ESPN and ESPN2, and ESPN aired the regional finals, national semifinals, and championship match.

Studio host & analysts

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(Host) *

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(Analyst) *

Carolyn Peck Carolyn Arlene Peck (born January 22, 1966) is an American television sportscaster and former college basketball coach. She was the head coach for the women's basketball teams of Purdue University and the University of Florida, and also the first ...

(Analyst)

Commentary teams

''First & Second Rounds Saturday/Monday'' *

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& Stephen Bardo – Columbus, OH *

Dave Flemming David Braxton Flemming (born May 31, 1976) is an American sportscaster who has been a play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball since 2003. Flemming also calls college football, college basketball, major leag ...

Kayte Christensen Kayte Lauren Christensen (born November 16, 1980) is an American color commentator for the Sacramento Kings and former professional basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association. Early life and education Kayte Lauren Christens ...

– Durham, NC * Dave O'Brien & Debbie Antonelli – Knoxville, TN *

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& Brenda VanLengen – University Park, PA *

Clay Matvick Clay Matvick (born August 12, 1973 in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Saint Cloud, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, who works primarily as a play-by-play announcer for American Broadcasting Company, ABC and the ESPN networks. Background Matvick gra ...

& Tamika Raymond – Albuquerque, NM *

Holly Rowe Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN. Rowe made Utah Jazz team ...

Sean Farnham Sean Travis Farnham (born September 16, 1977) is an American sports analyst who covers college basketball for ESPN. Farnham typically calls games featuring the Southeastern Conference as part of ESPN's Super Tuesday and Thursday Night Showcase pa ...

– Salt Lake City, UT *

Marc Kestecher Marc David Kestecher (born March 22, 1968) is a play-by-play announcer radio sports and news anchor. Early life and education He was raised in Guilderland, New York and graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Commun ...

& Krista Blunk – Spokane, WA *

Dave Pasch Dave Pasch (born August 11, 1972) is an ESPN announcer, covering the NBA, college football, and college basketball. He is also the radio play-by-play voice of the Arizona Cardinals. Personal life Pasch grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, to parents ...

& Mary Murphy – Stanford, CA ''Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Saturday/Monday'' *Dave Flemming, Rebecca Lobo, &

Todd Harris Todd Harris (born June 4, 1970) is an American sports announcer and reporter for NBC Sports and NBCSN, with current duties focused in Olympic and extreme sports. A graduate of Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in communications ...

– Dayton, OH *Dave Pasch, Debbie Antonelli, &

Heather Cox Heather Cox (born Heather Schoeny on June 3, 1970) is an American sportscaster who is a sports reporter for NBC. As Heather Schoeny, she played college volleyball at University of the Pacific. Biography High school Cox attended Capistrano ...

– Spokane, WA ''Final Four'' *Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo, & Holly Rowe – Indianapolis, IN ''First & Second Rounds Sunday/Tuesday'' *

Beth Mowins Elizabeth Mowins (born May 26, 1967) is an American play-by-play announcer and sports journalist for ESPN, CBS, and Marquee Sports Network. She typically calls women's college sports, and became the second woman to call nationally televised c ...

Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team. Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketba ...

– Charlottesville, VA *

Bob Wischusen Robert Wischusen (born October 1, 1971) is an American sports commentator who is currently a hockey, college football and basketball voice for ESPN and the radio voice announcer for the New York Jets on WEPN-FM. Biography Early life and career W ...

Brooke Weisbrod Candace Brooke Weisbrod is an American sportscaster and college basketball analyst and reporter for ESPN. Early life Weisbrod was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she attended Purcell Marian High School and St. Ursula Academy, and was a three-sport ...

– Cincinnati, OH *

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Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the center position f ...

– College Park, MD * Mark Jones &

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– Storrs, CT *

Cara Capuano Cara Capuano is an American sports anchor for ESPNU. Before joining ESPNU in 2008, she was a former sports reporter for FSN. She joined Fox Sports Northwest in August 2004, as a reporter and anchor for the ''Northwest Sports Report'' and the ' ...

LaChina Robinson LaChina Robinson is a basketball analyst who calls college basketball games for ESPN, Fox Sports 1, and FS South. She is also the analyst for the Atlanta Dream of the WNBA and calls select WNBA games for ESPN and NBATV. Early life After a flirta ...

– Auburn, AL *

Carter Blackburn Carter Blackburn (born March 30, 1979) is an American sportscaster. He currently works for CBS Sports after leaving ESPN in 2014. Early life and education Blackburn was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Kerrville, in the Texas Hill Country ...

Fran Fraschilla Francis John Fraschilla (born August 30, 1958) is an American basketball commentator and former college basketball coach. Career Fraschilla was an assistant coach at University of Rhode Island for Jack Kraft, Ohio University for Danny Nee and Bi ...

– Shreveport, LA *

Pam Ward Pam Ward is an on-air personality for the cable sports television network ESPN, serving as one of the play-by-play announcers for ESPN's coverage of the 2012 and 2013 Women's College World Series of Softball. She is a graduate of the University of ...

& Stephanie White – Waco, TX *

Dan McLaughlin Daniel McLaughlin (born March 18, 1974) is a professional sportscaster who formerly worked on the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues telecasts on the cable television channel Bally Sports Midwest. He used to be a play-by-play announcer fo ...

Abby Waner Abigail Nellie Waner (born October 31, 1986) is an American basketball player who, after a collegiate career at Duke, was drafted by the New York Liberty in the 2009 WNBA Draft, and was waived on May 29, 2009. In 2008, she became a college basket ...

– Wichita, KS ''Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight Sunday/Tuesday'' *Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, & Holly Rowe – Philadelphia, PA *Pam Ward, Stephanie White, & Beth Mowins – Dallas, TX ''Championship'' *Dave O'Brien, Doris Burke, Rebecca Lobo, & Holly Rowe – Indianapolis, IN

References

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NCAA Division I Women's Basketball
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NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

Basketball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex Basketball in Waco, Texas

Tournament procedure

2011 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues

Tournament records

Qualifying teams – automatic

Qualifying teams – at-large

Tournament seeds

Bids by conference

Bids by state

Brackets

Philadelphia Region

Dayton Region

Spokane Region

Dallas Region

Final Four – Indianapolis, Indiana

Record by conference

All-Tournament team

Game officials

Media coverage

Television

Studio host & analysts

Commentary teams

See also

References

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