The 2011

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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

References

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