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The 2011
National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
was a
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of 32
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Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at
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defeated
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, 66–57, to win its first NIT title.


Participants


Automatic qualifiers

The following teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2011 NIT field; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA tournament as an "at-large" bid.


At-large bids

The following 18 teams were also awarded NIT berths.


Seeds


Bracket

''Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team.''
(except #1 Boston College & #3 Dayton in the first round)
* – Denotes overtime


Alabama bracket


Colorado bracket


Boston College bracket


Virginia Tech bracket


NIT Final Four

''Played at
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See also

* 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament * 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament *
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 bask ...
* 2011 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament *
2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2011 NCAA Division I women's 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 in ...
* 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 2011 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament * 2011 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament * 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament * 2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament * 2011 College Basketball Invitational *
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