View source for 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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| above       = 2011 qualifying teams
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| label1 = Total teams
| data1 = 68
| label2 = Automatic bids
| data2 = 31
| label3 = At-large bids
| data3 = 37
| label4 = Regional top seeds
| data4 = [[2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]], [[2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh]], [[2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]], [[2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
| label5 = Champion
| data5 = [[2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| data6 = {{align|center|[[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]}}
| data7 = {{align|left|«[[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams|2010]]}}{{align|right|[[2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams|2012]]»}}
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This is a list of '''qualifying teams for the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament'''. A total of 68 teams entered [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|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 [[List of NCAA conferences|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 [[NCAA basketball tournament selection process|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.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="8" style="background:#ffdead;" | Automatic bids
|-
!Qualifying school
!colspan="2" |Record (Conf.)
!Last app.
!Conference<br>regular season
!1-Game Playoff<br>Runner-up
!colspan="2" |Runner-up<br />record (Conf.)
|-
|[[2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]]
|colspan="2" align=center|25–6 (12–2)
|align=center|2004
|[[2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball season|Ivy League]]
|[[2010–11 Harvard Crimson men's basketball team|Harvard]]
|colspan="2" align=center| 23–6 (12–2)
|-
!Qualifying school
!Record (Conf.)
!Seed
!Last app.
!Conference<br>tournament
!Conf. finals<br>runner-up
!Runner-up<br>record (Conf.)
!Runner-up<br>seed
|-
|[[2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
|align=center|30–4 (13–3)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 ACC men's basketball tournament|ACC]]
|'''[[2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]'''
|align=center|26–7 (14–2)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team|Boston University]]
|align=center|21–13 (12–4)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2002
|[[2011 America East men's basketball tournament|America East]]
|[[Stony Brook Seawolves|Stony Brook]]
|align=center|21–13 (12–4)
|align=center|5
|-
|[[2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team|Richmond]]
|align=center|27–7 (13–3)
|align=center|3
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament|Atlantic 10]]
|[[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]]
|align=center|22–13 (7–9)
|align=center|9
|-
|[[2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team|Belmont]]
|align=center|30–4 (19–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2008
|[[2011 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament|Atlantic Sun]]
|[[North Florida Ospreys men's basketball|North Florida]]
|align=center|15–19 (10–10)
|align=center|6
|-
|[[2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
|align=center|32–2 (14–2)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament|Big 12]]
|'''[[2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]'''
|align=center|27–7 (13–3)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|Connecticut]]
|align=center|26–9 (9–9)
|align=center|9
|align=center|2009
|[[2011 Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East]]
|'''[[2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]'''
|align=center|25–9 (12–9)
|align=center|3
|-
|[[2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]]
|align=center|21–10 (13–3)
|align=center|1
|align=center|Never
|[[2011 Big Sky men's basketball tournament|Big Sky]]
|[[Montana Grizzlies men's basketball|Montana]]
|align=center|21–10 (12–4)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[2010–11 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
|align=center|19–13 (11–7)
|align=center|3
|align=center|2003
|[[2011 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament|Big South]]
|[[2010–11 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers men's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]]
|align=center|28–5 (16–2)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
|align=center|32–2 (16–2)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament|Big Ten]]
|'''[[2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team|Penn State]]'''
|align=center|19–14 (9–9)
|align=center|6
|-
|[[2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team|UC Santa Barbara]]
|align=center|18–13 (8–8)
|align=center|5
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament|Big West]]
|[[Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball|Long Beach State]]
|align=center|22–11 (14–2)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team|Old Dominion]]
|align=center|27–6 (14–4)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 CAA men's basketball tournament|CAA]]
|'''[[2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team|Virginia Commonwealth]]'''
|align=center|23–11 (12–6)
|align=center|4
|-
|[[2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis]]
|align=center|25–9 (10–6)
|align=center|4
|align=center|2009
|[[2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament|C-USA]]
|[[UTEP Miners men's basketball|UTEP]]
|align=center|25–9 (11–5)
|align=center|3
|-
|[[2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler]]
|align=center|23–9 (13–5)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament|Horizon]]
|[[2010–11 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team|Milwaukee]]
|align=center|19–13 (13–5)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Saint Peter's Peacocks basketball team|Saint Peter's]]
|align=center|20–13 (11–7)
|align=center|4
|align=center|1995
|[[2011 MAAC men's basketball tournament|MAAC]]
|[[Iona Gaels|Iona]]
|align=center|22–11 (13–5)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[2010–11 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|align=center|24–8 (11–5)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2006
|[[2011 MEAC men's basketball tournament|MEAC]]
|[[Morgan State Bears men's basketball|Morgan State]]
|align=center|17–14 (10–6)
|align=center|4
|-
|[[2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball team|Akron]]
|align=center|23–12 (9–7)
|align=center|6
|align=center|2009
|[[2011 MAC men's basketball tournament|Mid-American]]
|[[Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball|Kent State]]
|align=center|23–11 (12–4)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]]
|align=center|20–13 (12–6)
|align=center|3
|align=center|2001
|[[2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Missouri Valley]]
|[[2010–11 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team|Missouri State]]
|align=center|25–8 (15–3)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team|San Diego State]]
|align=center|32–2 (14–2)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament|Mountain West]]
|'''[[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]'''
|align=center|30–4 (14–2)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team|Long Island]]
|align=center|27–5 (16–2)
|align=center|1
|align=center|1997
|[[2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|Northeast]]
|[[2010–11 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team|Robert Morris]]
|align=center|18–14 (12–6)
|align=center|3
|-
|[[2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team|Morehead State]]
|align=center|24–9 (13–5)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2009
|[[2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament|Ohio Valley]]
|[[Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|Tennessee Tech]]
|align=center|20–12 (12–6)
|align=center|4
|-
|[[2010–11 Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington]]
|align=center|23–10 (11–7)
|align=center|3
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament|Pac-10]]
|'''[[2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]'''
|align=center|27–7 (14–4)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team|Bucknell]]
|align=center|25–8 (13–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2006
|[[2011 Patriot League men's basketball tournament|Patriot]]
|[[Lafayette Leopards|Lafayette]]
|align=center|13–19 (6–8)
|align=center|6
|-
|[[2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|align=center|25–8 (10–6)
|align=center|East 2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 SEC men's basketball tournament|SEC]]
|'''[[2010–11 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]'''
|align=center|26–7 (13–3)
|align=center|East 1
|-
|[[2010–11 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team|Wofford]]
|align=center|21–12 (14–4)
|align=center|South 2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament|Southern]]
|[[College of Charleston Cougars|College of Charleston]]
|align=center|24–10 (14–4)
|align=center|South 1
|-
|[[2010–11 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team|UTSA]]
|align=center|19–13 (9–7)
|align=center|7
|align=center|2004
|[[2011 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament|Southland]]
|[[McNeese State Cowboys|McNeese State]]
|align=center|21–11 (11–5)
|align=center|1
|-
|[[2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team|Oakland]]
|align=center|25–9 (17–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 The Summit League men's basketball tournament|Summit]]
|[[Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball|Oral Roberts]]
|align=center|19–15 (13–5)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[2010–11 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team|Arkansas–Little Rock]]
|align=center|19–16 (7–9)
|align=center|West 5
|align=center|1990
|[[2011 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament|Sun Belt]]
|[[North Texas Mean Green men's basketball|North Texas]]
|align=center|22–11 (8–8)
|align=center|West 4
|-
|[[2010–11 Alabama State Hornets basketball team|Alabama State]]
|align=center|17–17 (11–7)
|align=center|4
|align=center|2009
|[[2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament|SWAC]]
|[[Grambling State Tigers|Grambling State]]
|align=center|12–21 (8–10)
|align=center|6
|-
|[[2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team|Utah State]]
|align=center|30–3 (15–1)
|align=center|1
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 WAC men's basketball tournament|WAC]]
|[[2010–11 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team|Boise State]]
|align=center|20–12 (10–6)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
|align=center|24–9 (11–3)
|align=center|2
|align=center|2010
|[[2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament|West Coast]]
|[[2010–11 Saint Mary's College Gaels men's basketball team|Saint Mary's]]
|align=center|24–8 (11–3)
|align=center|1
|}
== At-large bids ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Team
! Conference
! Last appearance
! # of appearances
|-
| [[2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]
|align="left"|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
| 2009
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]
| MWC
| 2010
| 26
|-
| [[2010–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Cincinnati]]
| Big East
| 2005
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team|Clemson]]
|align="left"|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 2010
| 11
|-
| [[2010–11 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]
|align="left"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| 2010
| 16
|-
| [[2010–11 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team|Florida State]]
|align="left"|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 2010
| 13
|-
| [[2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|George Mason]]
| CAA
| 2008
| 6
|-
| [[2010–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 27
|-
| [[2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team|Georgia]]
|align="left"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| 2008
| 11
|-
| [[2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2009
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]
|align="left"|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| 2010
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 37
|-
| [[2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team|Marquette]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2009
| 22
|-
| [[2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2010
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team|Missouri]]
|align="left"|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| 2010
| 24
|-
| [[2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
|align="left"|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
| 2009
| 42
|-
| [[2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 31
|-
| [[2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team|Penn State]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2001
| 9
|-
| [[2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 23
|-
| [[2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2010
| 25
|-
| [[2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
| Big East
| 2002
| 28
|-
| [[2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team|Syracuse]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 34
|-
| [[2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
|align="left"|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| 2010
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
|align="left"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| 2010
| 19
|-
| [[2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
|align="left"|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| 2010
| 29
|-
| [[2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Texas A&M]]
|align="left"|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
| 2010
| 12
|-
| [[2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
| Conference USA
| 2006
| 14
|-
| [[2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
|align="left"|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
| 2009
| 44
|-
| [[2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]]
| MWC
| 2010
| 18
|-
| [[2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team|USC]]
|align="left"|[[Pac-12 Conference|Pac-10]]
| 2009
| 16
|-
| [[2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team|Vanderbilt]]
|align="left"|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
| 2010
| 12
|-
| [[2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team|VCU]]
| CAA
| 2009
| 10
|-
| [[2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 32
|-
| [[2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]]
| Big East
| 2010
| 24
|-
| [[2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
|align="left"|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
| 2010
| 17
|-
| [[2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team|Xavier]]
|align="left"|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
| 2010
| 22
|}
== Listed by region and seeding ==
{{Anchor|Tournament seeds}}
{|
| valign=top |
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | East Regional – [[Newark, New Jersey]]
|-
!Seed
!School
!Conference
!Record
!Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
|[[2010–11 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team|Ohio State]]
|Big 10
|align=center|32–2
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|2
|[[2010–11 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]]
|ACC
|align=center|26–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|3
|[[2010–11 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team|Syracuse]]
|Big East
|align=center|26–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|4
|[[2010–11 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
|SEC
|align=center|25–8
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|5
|[[2010–11 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]]
|Big East
|align=center|20–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|6
|[[2010–11 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team|Xavier]]
|Atlantic 10
|align=center|24–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|7
|[[2010–11 Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington]]
|Pac-10
|align=center|23–10
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|8
|[[2010–11 George Mason Patriots men's basketball team|George Mason]]
|CAA
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|9
|[[2010–11 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team|Villanova]]
|Big East
|align=center|21–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|10
|[[2010–11 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team|Georgia]]
|SEC
|align=center|21–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|11
|[[2010–11 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team|Marquette]]
|Big East
|align=center|20–14
|align=center|At-large
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|12*
|[[2010–11 UAB Blazers men's basketball team|UAB]]
|C-USA
|align=center|22–8
|align=center|At-large
|-
|[[2010–11 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team|Clemson]]
|ACC
|align=center|21–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|13
|[[2010–11 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team|Princeton]]
|Ivy League
|align=center|25–6
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
|[[2010–11 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team|Indiana State]]
|Missouri Valley
|align=center|20–13
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
|[[2010–11 Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team|Long Island]]
|Northeast
|align=center|27–5
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|16*
|[[2010–11 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team|UTSA]]
|Southland
|align=center|19–13
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|[[Alabama State Hornets basketball|Alabama State]]
|SWAC
|align=center|17–17
|align=center|Automatic
|}
| valign=top |
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Southeast Regional – [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]
|-
!Seed
!School
!Conference
!Record
!Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
|[[2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh]]
|Big East
|align=center|27–5
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|2
|[[2010–11 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]
|SEC
|align=center|26–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|3
|[[2010–11 BYU Cougars men's basketball team|BYU]]
|MWC
|align=center|30–4
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|4
|[[2010–11 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team|Wisconsin]]
|Big Ten
|align=center|23–8
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|5
|[[2010–11 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team|Kansas State]]
|Big 12
|align=center|22–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|6
|[[2010–11 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team|St. John's]]
|Big East
|align=center|21–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|7
|[[2010–11 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA]]
|Pac-10
|align=center|22–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|8
|[[2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team|Butler]]
|Horizon
|align=center|23–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|9
|[[2010–11 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team|Old Dominion]]
|CAA
|align=center|27–6
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|10
|[[2010–11 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team|Michigan State]]
|Big 10
|align=center|19–14
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|11
|[[2010–11 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team|Gonzaga]]
|West Coast
|align=center|24–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|12
|[[2010–11 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team|Utah State]]
|WAC
|align=center|30–3
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
|[[2010–11 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team|Belmont]]
|Atlantic Sun
|align=center|30–4
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
|[[2010–11 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team|Wofford]]
|Southern
|align=center|21–12
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
|[[2010–11 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's basketball team|UC Santa Barbara]]
|Big West
|align=center|18–13
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|16*
|[[2010–11 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team|UNC Asheville]]
|Big South
|align=center|19–13
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|[[2010–11 Arkansas–Little Rock Trojans men's basketball team|Arkansas–Little Rock]]
|Sun Belt
|align=center|19–16
|align=center|Automatic
|}
|-
| valign=top |
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | Southwest Regional – [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]]
|-
!Seed
!School
!Conference
!Record
!Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
|[[2010–11 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team|Kansas]]
|Big 12
|align=center|32–2
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|2
|[[2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]
|Big East
|align=center|26–6
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|3
|[[2010–11 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team|Purdue]]
|Big 10
|align=center|25–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|4
|[[2010–11 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]]
|Big East
|align=center|25–9
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|5
|[[2010–11 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team|Vanderbilt]]
|SEC
|align=center|23–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|6
|[[2010–11 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team|Georgetown]]
|Big East
|align=center|21–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|7
|[[2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team|Texas A&M]]
|Big 12
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|8
|[[2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team|UNLV]]
|MWC
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|9
|[[2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
|Big 10
|align=center|19–13
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|10
|[[2010–11 Florida State Seminoles men's basketball team|Florida State]]
|ACC
|align=center|21–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|rowspan=2 align=center|11*
|[[2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team|USC]]
|Pac-10
|align=center|19–14
|align=center|At-large
|-
|[[2010–11 VCU Rams men's basketball team|VCU]]
|CAA
|align=center|23–11
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|12
|[[2010–11 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team|Richmond]]
|Atlantic 10
|align=center|27–7
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
|[[2010–11 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team|Morehead State]]
|Ohio Valley
|align=center|24–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
|[[2010–11 Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball team|Saint Peter's]]
|MAAC
|align=center|20–13
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
|[[2010–11 Akron Zips men's basketball team|Akron]]
|Mid-American
|align=center|23–12
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|16
|[[2010–11 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team|Boston University]]
|America East
|align=center|21–13
|align=center|Automatic
|}
| valign=top |
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" style="background:#ffdead;" | West Regional – [[Anaheim, California]]
|-
!Seed
!School
!Conference
!Record
!Berth type
|-
|align=center|1
|[[2010–11 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]]
|ACC
|align=center|30–4
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|2
|[[2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team|San Diego State]]
|MWC
|align=center|32–2
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|3
|[[2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|Connecticut]]
|Big East
|align=center|26–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|4
|[[2010–11 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]]
|Big 12
|align=center|27–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|5
|[[2010–11 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team|Arizona]]
|Pac-10
|align=center|27–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|6
|[[2010–11 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team|Cincinnati]]
|Big East
|align=center|25–8
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|7
|[[2010–11 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
|Atlantic 10
|align=center|25–7
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|8
|[[2010–11 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan]]
|Big 10
|align=center|20–13
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|9
|[[2010–11 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team|Tennessee]]
|SEC
|align=center|19–14
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|10
|[[2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team|Penn State]]
|Big 10
|align=center|19–14
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|11
|[[2010–11 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team|Missouri]]
|Big 12
|align=center|23–10
|align=center|At-large
|-
|align=center|12
|[[2010–11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis]]
|C-USA
|align=center|25–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|13
|[[2010–11 Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team|Oakland]]
|Summit
|align=center|25–9
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|14
|[[2010–11 Bucknell Bison men's basketball team|Bucknell]]
|Patriot
|align=center|25–8
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|15
|[[2010–11 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team|Northern Colorado]]
|Big Sky
|align=center|21–10
|align=center|Automatic
|-
|align=center|16
|[[2010–11 Hampton Pirates men's basketball team|Hampton]]
|MEAC
|align=center|24–8
|align=center|Automatic
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>See [[2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament#First Four – Dayton, Ohio|First Four]].
== Bids by conference ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Bids
!Conference(s)
!Schools
|-
|align="center"|11
|[[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East]]
|Syracuse, West Virginia, Villanova, Marquette, Connecticut, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Louisville, Georgetown, Pittsburgh, St. John's
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]]
|Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|5
|[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]]
|Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida
|-
|[[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
|Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Texas A&M, Kansas State
|-
|rowspan=2 align="center"|4
|[[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]]
|Washington, Arizona, USC, UCLA
|-
|[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|North Carolina, Duke, Florida State, Clemson
|-
|rowspan=3 align="center"|3
|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|San Diego State, UNLV, BYU
|-
|[[Atlantic 10 Conference|Atlantic 10]]
|Xavier, Temple, Richmond
|-
|[[Colonial Athletic Association|CAA]]
|George Mason, VCU, Old Dominion
|-
|align="center"|2
|[[Conference USA|C-USA]]
|UAB, Memphis
|-
|align="center"|1
| 21 other conferences
| See [[#Automatic bids|Automatic Bids]]
|}
== Bids by state ==
[[File:2011NCAAmensBBtourneyteamsbystate.svg|center|450px]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Bids
!State
!School(s)
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 5
| [[Pennsylvania]]
| Bucknell, Villanova, Temple, Penn State, Pittsburgh
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 5
| [[Virginia]]
| Hampton, Old Dominion, Richmond, George Mason, VCU
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 4
| [[California]]
| San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, USC, UCLA
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 4
| [[Indiana]]
| Butler, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Purdue
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 4
| [[Ohio]]
| Akron, Ohio State, Xavier, Cincinnati
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 4
| [[Tennessee]]
| Belmont, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| [[Kentucky]]
| Kentucky, Morehead State, Louisville
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| [[Michigan]]
| Oakland, Michigan, Michigan State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| [[New York (state)|New York]]
| Long Island, Syracuse, St. John's
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| [[North Carolina]]
| Duke, UNC Asheville, North Carolina
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 3
| [[Texas]]
| UTSA, Texas, Texas A&M
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Alabama]]
| Alabama State, UAB
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Florida]]
| Florida State, Florida
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Kansas]]
| Kansas, Kansas State
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[New Jersey]]
| Princeton, St. Peter's
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[South Carolina]]
| Wofford, Clemson
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Utah]]
| Utah State, BYU
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| Gonzaga, Washington
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 2
| [[Wisconsin]]
| Marquette, Wisconsin
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Arizona]]
| Arizona
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Arkansas]]
| Arkansas-Little Rock
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Colorado]]
| Northern Colorado
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Connecticut]]
| Connecticut
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| Georgia
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Illinois]]
| Illinois
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Massachusetts]]
| Boston U
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Missouri]]
| Missouri
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[Nevada]]
| UNLV
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| [[West Virginia]]
| West Virginia
|-
|rowspan="1" align="center" | 1
| ''[[Washington, D.C.]]''
| Georgetown
|}
==References==
{{2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams navbox}}
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