2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type=NAIA
| Year=2011
| Gender = Women's
| Image = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg
| ImageSize = 200
| Caption =
| Teams = 32
| FabFourArena = Oman Arena
| FabFourCity = {{flagicon|Tennessee}} Jackson, Tennessee
| Champions = Azusa Pacific Cougars
| TitleCount = 1st
| ChampGameCount = 2nd
| ChampFFCount = 2nd
| RunnerUp = Union University Bulldogs
| GameCount = 8th
| RunnerFFCount = 12th
| Semifinal1 = Freed–Hardeman Lions
| FabFourCount1 = 3rd
| Semifinal2 = Shawnee State Bears
| FabFourCount2 = 1st
| COTY = T.J. Hardeman
| COTYSchool = Azusa Pacific
| MVP = Meribeth Boehler
| MVPTeam = Freed–Hardeman
| POTY = Whitney Ballinger
Meribeth Boehler
| POTYSchool = Campbellsville,
Freed–Hardeman
| Hustle = Maria Bagwell
| HustleSchool = Freed–Hardeman
| TopScorer = Meribeth Boehler
| TopScorerTeam = Freed–Hardeman
| Points = 104
}}
The 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2010–11 basketball season.
In a rematch of the 2010 final, Azusa Pacific defeated two-time defending champions Union (TN) in the championship game, 65–59, to claim the Cougars' first NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/Records/DIWBB_Championship.pdf|work=NAIA|accessdate=24 March 2022}} This was the last of twenty-two consecutive tournaments played in Jackson.
Qualification
{{see also|2010–11 NAIA Division I women's basketball season}}
The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.
Bracket
{{32TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Quarterfinals
| RD4 = Semifinals
| RD5 = National championship
| team-width = 170
| score-width = 30
| seeds = yes
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Oklahoma City
| RD1-score01=87
| RD1-seed02=8
| RD1-team02=Montana Tech
| RD1-score02=45
| RD1-seed03=5
| RD1-team03=Xavier Louisiana
| RD1-score03=63
| RD1-seed04=4
| RD1-team04=Lee (TN)
| RD1-score04=53
| RD1-seed05=3
| RD1-team05=Saint Xavier
| RD1-score05=60
| RD1-seed06=6
| RD1-team06=Shawnee State
| RD1-score06=70
| RD1-seed07=7
| RD1-team07=Texas Wesleyan
| RD1-score07=75
| RD1-seed08=2
| RD1-team08=California Baptist
| RD1-score08=88
| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-team09=Westminster (UT)
| RD1-score09=60
| RD1-seed10=7
| RD1-team10=Rogers State
| RD1-score10=56
| RD1-seed11=6
| RD1-team11=William Woods
| RD1-score11=77
| RD1-seed12=3
| RD1-team12=Biola
| RD1-score12=69
| RD1-seed13=4
| RD1-team13=Olivet Nazarene
| RD1-score13=87
| RD1-seed14=5
| RD1-team14=Southern Poly
| RD1-score14=79
| RD1-seed15=8
| RD1-team15=Avila
| RD1-score15=37
| RD1-seed16=1
| RD1-team16=Union (TN)
| RD1-score16=62
| RD1-seed17=1
| RD1-team17=Azusa Pacific
| RD1-score17=75
| RD1-seed18=8
| RD1-team18=Belhaven
| RD1-score18=61
| RD1-seed19=5
| RD1-team19=Southern Nazarene
| RD1-score19=56
| RD1-seed20=4
| RD1-team20=Lindsey Wilson
| RD1-score20=63
| RD1-seed21=3
| RD1-team21=Columbia (MO)
| RD1-score21=64
| RD1-seed22=6
| RD1-team22=Lubbock Christian
| RD1-score22=76
| RD1-seed23=7
| RD1-team23=Evangel
| RD1-score23=38
| RD1-seed24=2
| RD1-team24=Bethel (TN)
| RD1-score24=47
| RD1-seed25=2
| RD1-team25=Freed–Hardeman
| RD1-score25=78
| RD1-seed26=7
| RD1-team26=Shorter
| RD1-score26=62
| RD1-seed27=6
| RD1-team27=Westmont
| RD1-score27=57
| RD1-seed28=3
| RD1-team28=Lewis–Clark State
| RD1-score28=63
| RD1-seed29=4
| RD1-team29=Langston
| RD1-score29=54
| RD1-seed30=5
| RD1-team30=Vanguard
| RD1-score30=47
| RD1-seed31=8
| RD1-team31=John Brown
| RD1-score31=51
| RD1-seed32=1
| RD1-team32=Campbellsville
| RD1-score32=76
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Oklahoma City
| RD2-score01=67
| RD2-seed02=5
| RD2-team02=Xavier Louisiana
| RD2-score02=51
| RD2-seed03=6
| RD2-team03=Shawnee State
| RD2-score03=64
| RD2-seed04=2
| RD2-team04=California Baptist
| RD2-score04=58
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Westminster (UT)
| RD2-score05=49
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=William Woods
| RD2-score06=40
| RD2-seed07=4
| RD2-team07=Olivet Nazarene
| RD2-score07=69
| RD2-seed08=1
| RD2-team08=Union (TN)
| RD2-score08=81
| RD2-seed09=1
| RD2-team09=Azusa Pacific
| RD2-score09=71
| RD2-seed10=4
| RD2-team10=Lindsey Wilson
| RD2-score10=67
| RD2-seed11=6
| RD2-team11=Lubbock Christian
| RD2-score11=66
| RD2-seed12=2
| RD2-team12=Bethel (TN)
| RD2-score12=60
| RD2-seed13=2
| RD2-team13=Freed–Hardeman
| RD2-score13=71
| RD2-seed14=3
| RD2-team14=Lewis–Clark State
| RD2-score14=50
| RD2-seed15=4
| RD2-team15=Langston
| RD2-score15=67
| RD2-seed16=1
| RD2-team16=Campbellsville
| RD2-score16=80
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=Oklahoma City
| RD3-score01=47
| RD3-seed02=6
| RD3-team02=Shawnee State
| RD3-score02=54
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Westminster (UT)
| RD3-score03=61
| RD3-seed04=1
| RD3-team04=Union (TN)
| RD3-score04=78
| RD3-seed05=1
| RD3-team05=Azusa Pacific
| RD3-score05=79
| RD3-seed06=6
| RD3-team06=Lubbock Christian
| RD3-score06=54
| RD3-seed07=2
| RD3-team07=Freed–Hardeman
| RD3-score07=79
| RD3-seed08=1
| RD3-team08=Campbellsville
| RD3-score08=74
| RD4-seed01=6
| RD4-team01=Shawnee State
| RD4-score01=40
| RD4-seed02=1
| RD4-team02=Union (TN)
| RD4-score02=58
| RD4-seed03=1
| RD4-team03=Azusa Pacific
| RD4-score03=58
| RD4-seed04=2
| RD4-team04=Freed–Hardeman
| RD4-score04=46
| RD5-seed01=1
| RD5-team01=Union (TN)
| RD5-score01=59
| RD5-seed02=1
| RD5-team02=Azusa Pacific
| RD5-score02=65
}}
See also
References
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{{NAIA Women's Basketball Tournaments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Naia Women's Division I Basketball Tournament}}
Category:NAIA women's basketball championships