2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

2011 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids31
At-large bids37
Regional top seedsOhio State, Pittsburgh, Kansas, Duke
ChampionConnecticut
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament, an increase of three from the prior season with introduction of the opening round "First Four". Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 37 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68, which was not disclosed.

Team names used below are consistent with ESPN.com scoreboards and individual team pages on Wikipedia.

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion (though Princeton and Harvard were required to break a tie with a one-game playoff). Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season 		1-Game Playoff
Runner-up 		Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Princeton 25–6 (12–2) 2004 Ivy League Harvard 23–6 (12–2)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament 		Conf. finals
runner-up 		Runner-up
record (Conf.) 		Runner-up
seed
Duke 30–4 (13–3) 2 2010 ACC North Carolina 26–7 (14–2) 1
Boston University 21–13 (12–4) 2 2002 America East Stony Brook 21–13 (12–4) 5
Richmond 27–7 (13–3) 3 2010 Atlantic 10 Dayton 22–13 (7–9) 9
Belmont 30–4 (19–1) 1 2008 Atlantic Sun North Florida 15–19 (10–10) 6
Kansas 32–2 (14–2) 1 2010 Big 12 Texas 27–7 (13–3) 2
Connecticut 26–9 (9–9) 9 2009 Big East Louisville 25–9 (12–9) 3
Northern Colorado 21–10 (13–3) 1 Never Big Sky Montana 21–10 (12–4) 2
UNC Asheville 19–13 (11–7) 3 2003 Big South Coastal Carolina 28–5 (16–2) 1
Ohio State 32–2 (16–2) 1 2010 Big Ten Penn State 19–14 (9–9) 6
UC Santa Barbara 18–13 (8–8) 5 2010 Big West Long Beach State 22–11 (14–2) 1
Old Dominion 27–6 (14–4) 2 2010 CAA Virginia Commonwealth 23–11 (12–6) 4
Memphis 25–9 (10–6) 4 2009 C-USA UTEP 25–9 (11–5) 3
Butler 23–9 (13–5) 2 2010 Horizon Milwaukee 19–13 (13–5) 1
Saint Peter's 20–13 (11–7) 4 1995 MAAC Iona 22–11 (13–5) 2
Hampton 24–8 (11–5) 2 2006 MEAC Morgan State 17–14 (10–6) 4
Akron 23–12 (9–7) 6 2009 Mid-American Kent State 23–11 (12–4) 1
Indiana State 20–13 (12–6) 3 2001 Missouri Valley Missouri State 25–8 (15–3) 1
San Diego State 32–2 (14–2) 2 2010 Mountain West BYU 30–4 (14–2) 1
Long Island 27–5 (16–2) 1 1997 Northeast Robert Morris 18–14 (12–6) 3
Morehead State 24–9 (13–5) 2 2009 Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 20–12 (12–6) 4
Washington 23–10 (11–7) 3 2010 Pac-10 Arizona 27–7 (14–4) 1
Bucknell 25–8 (13–1) 1 2006 Patriot Lafayette 13–19 (6–8) 6
Kentucky 25–8 (10–6) East 2 2010 SEC Florida 26–7 (13–3) East 1
Wofford 21–12 (14–4) South 2 2010 Southern College of Charleston 24–10 (14–4) South 1
UTSA 19–13 (9–7) 7 2004 Southland McNeese State 21–11 (11–5) 1
Oakland 25–9 (17–1) 1 2010 Summit Oral Roberts 19–15 (13–5) 2
Arkansas–Little Rock 19–16 (7–9) West 5 1990 Sun Belt North Texas 22–11 (8–8) West 4
Alabama State 17–17 (11–7) 4 2009 SWAC Grambling State 12–21 (8–10) 6
Utah State 30–3 (15–1) 1 2010 WAC Boise State 20–12 (10–6) 2
Gonzaga 24–9 (11–3) 2 2010 West Coast Saint Mary's 24–8 (11–3) 1

At-large bids

Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Arizona Pac-10 2009 29
BYU MWC 2010 26
Cincinnati Big East 2005 25
Clemson ACC 2010 11
Florida SEC 2010 16
Florida State ACC 2010 13
George Mason CAA 2008 6
Georgetown Big East 2010 27
Georgia SEC 2008 11
Illinois Big Ten 2009 29
Kansas State Big 12 2010 25
Louisville Big East 2010 37
Marquette Big East 2010 29
Michigan Big Ten 2009 22
Michigan State Big Ten 2010 25
Missouri Big 12 2010 24
North Carolina ACC 2009 42
Notre Dame Big East 2010 31
Penn State Big Ten 2001 9
Pittsburgh Big East 2010 23
Purdue Big Ten 2010 25
St. John's Big East 2002 28
Syracuse Big East 2010 34
Temple Atlantic 10 2010 29
Tennessee SEC 2010 19
Texas Big 12 2010 29
Texas A&M Big 12 2010 12
UAB Conference USA 2006 14
UCLA Pac-10 2009 44
UNLV MWC 2010 18
USC Pac-10 2009 16
Vanderbilt SEC 2010 12
VCU CAA 2009 10
Villanova Big East 2010 32
West Virginia Big East 2010 24
Wisconsin Big Ten 2010 17
Xavier Atlantic 10 2010 22

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Newark, New Jersey
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Ohio State Big 10 32–2 Automatic
2 North Carolina ACC 26–7 At-large
3 Syracuse Big East 26–7 At-large
4 Kentucky SEC 25–8 Automatic
5 West Virginia Big East 20–11 At-large
6 Xavier Atlantic 10 24–7 At-large
7 Washington Pac-10 23–10 Automatic
8 George Mason CAA 26–6 At-large
9 Villanova Big East 21–11 At-large
10 Georgia SEC 21–11 At-large
11 Marquette Big East 20–14 At-large
12* UAB C-USA 22–8 At-large
Clemson ACC 21–11 At-large
13 Princeton Ivy League 25–6 Automatic
14 Indiana State Missouri Valley 20–13 Automatic
15 Long Island Northeast 27–5 Automatic
16* UTSA Southland 19–13 Automatic
Alabama State SWAC 17–17 Automatic
Southeast Regional – New Orleans, Louisiana
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Pittsburgh Big East 27–5 At-large
2 Florida SEC 26–7 At-large
3 BYU MWC 30–4 At-large
4 Wisconsin Big Ten 23–8 At-large
5 Kansas State Big 12 22–10 At-large
6 St. John's Big East 21–11 At-large
7 UCLA Pac-10 22–10 At-large
8 Butler Horizon 23–9 Automatic
9 Old Dominion CAA 27–6 Automatic
10 Michigan State Big 10 19–14 At-large
11 Gonzaga West Coast 24–9 Automatic
12 Utah State WAC 30–3 Automatic
13 Belmont Atlantic Sun 30–4 Automatic
14 Wofford Southern 21–12 Automatic
15 UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–13 Automatic
16* UNC Asheville Big South 19–13 Automatic
Arkansas–Little Rock Sun Belt 19–16 Automatic
Southwest Regional – San Antonio, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Kansas Big 12 32–2 Automatic
2 Notre Dame Big East 26–6 At-large
3 Purdue Big 10 25–7 At-large
4 Louisville Big East 25–9 At-large
5 Vanderbilt SEC 23–10 At-large
6 Georgetown Big East 21–10 At-large
7 Texas A&M Big 12 24–8 At-large
8 UNLV MWC 24–8 At-large
9 Illinois Big 10 19–13 At-large
10 Florida State ACC 21–10 At-large
11* USC Pac-10 19–14 At-large
VCU CAA 23–11 At-large
12 Richmond Atlantic 10 27–7 Automatic
13 Morehead State Ohio Valley 24–9 Automatic
14 Saint Peter's MAAC 20–13 Automatic
15 Akron Mid-American 23–12 Automatic
16 Boston University America East 21–13 Automatic
West Regional – Anaheim, California
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 30–4 Automatic
2 San Diego State MWC 32–2 Automatic
3 Connecticut Big East 26–9 Automatic
4 Texas Big 12 27–7 At-large
5 Arizona Pac-10 27–7 At-large
6 Cincinnati Big East 25–8 At-large
7 Temple Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large
8 Michigan Big 10 20–13 At-large
9 Tennessee SEC 19–14 At-large
10 Penn State Big 10 19–14 At-large
11 Missouri Big 12 23–10 At-large
12 Memphis C-USA 25–9 Automatic
13 Oakland Summit 25–9 Automatic
14 Bucknell Patriot 25–8 Automatic
15 Northern Colorado Big Sky 21–10 Automatic
16 Hampton MEAC 24–8 Automatic

*See First Four.

Bids by conference

Bids Conference(s) Schools
11 Big East Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova, Marquette, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, St. John's
7 Big Ten Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State
5 SEC Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida
Big 12 Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas A&M, Kansas State
4 Pac-10 Washington, Arizona, USC, UCLA
ACC North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Clemson
3 Mountain West San Diego State, UNLV, BYU
Atlantic 10 Xavier, Temple, Richmond
CAA George Mason, VCU, Old Dominion
2 C-USA UAB, Memphis
1 21 other conferences See Automatic Bids

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
5 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Villanova, Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh
5 Virginia Hampton, Old Dominion, Richmond, George Mason, VCU
4 California San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, USC, UCLA
4 Indiana Butler, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Purdue
4 Ohio Akron, Ohio State, Xavier, Cincinnati
4 Tennessee Belmont, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Morehead State, Louisville
3 Michigan Oakland, Michigan, Michigan State
3 New York Long Island, Syracuse, St. John's
3 North Carolina Duke, UNC Asheville, North Carolina
3 Texas UTSA, Texas, Texas A&M
2 Alabama Alabama State, UAB
2 Florida Florida State, Florida
2 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State
2 New Jersey Princeton, St. Peter's
2 South Carolina Wofford, Clemson
2 Utah Utah State, BYU
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Arkansas Arkansas-Little Rock
1 Colorado Northern Colorado
1 Connecticut Connecticut
1 Georgia Georgia
1 Illinois Illinois
1 Massachusetts Boston U
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Nevada UNLV
1 West Virginia West Virginia
1 Washington, D.C. Georgetown

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