2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Gender = Women's
| Year = 2011
| Division = III
| Image = NCAA logo.svg
| ImageSize = 125px
| Caption =
| Teams = 64
| FinalFourArena = Shirk Center
| FinalFourCity = {{flagicon|Illinois}} Bloomington, Illinois
| Champions = Amherst Lord Jeffs
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = WashU Bears
| GameCount = 9th
| ThirdPlace = Christopher Newport Captains
| FinalFourCount = 1st
| FourthPlace = Illinois Wesleyan Titans
| FinalFourCount2 = 1st
| Coach = G.P. Gromacki
| CoachCount = 1st
| MOP = Caroline Stedman
| MOPTeam = Amherst
| Attendance = 27490
}}
The 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 30th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.{{cite web |title=DIVISION III WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK |url=http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/D3champs.pdf |website=ncaa.org |publisher=NCAA |access-date=18 April 2025}}
Amherst defeated Washington University in St. Louis in the championship game, 64–55, to claim the Lord Jeffs' first Division III national title.
The championship rounds were hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University at the Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois.
Bracket
=Top left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
March 4, 2011
Regional sites
| RD2=Second round
March 5, 2011
Regional sites
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
March 11, 2011
Stevens Point, WI
| RD4=Sectional finals
March 12, 2011
Stevens Point, WI
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| subgroup1 = Orange, CA
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Chapman
| RD1-score01=60
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Louisiana College
| RD1-score02=61
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=George Fox
| RD1-score03=53
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Occidental
| RD1-score04=46
| subgroup2 = Stevens Point, WI
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=UW Stevens Point
| RD1-score05=79
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=St. Norbert
| RD1-score06=69
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Simpson
| RD1-score07=59
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Concordia Moorhead
| RD1-score08=56
| subgroup3 = Cedar Rapids, IA
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Coe
| RD1-score09=78
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Minnesota–Morris
| RD1-score10=53
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Lewis & Clark
| RD1-score11=66
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Howard Payne
| RD1-score12=84
| subgroup4 = Bloomington, IL
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD1-score13=82
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Webster
| RD1-score14=70
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=UW La Crosse
| RD1-score15=59
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Wisconsin Lutheran
| RD1-score16=73
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Louisiana College
| RD2-score01=47
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=George Fox
| RD2-score02=63
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=UW Stevens Point
| RD2-score03=82
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Simpson
| RD2-score04=75
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Coe
| RD2-score05=79
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Howard Payne
| RD2-score06=56
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD2-score07=84
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Wisconsin Lutheran
| RD2-score08=69
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=George Fox
| RD3-score01=71
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=UW Stevens Point
| RD3-score02=63
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Coe
| RD3-score03=74
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD3-score04=77
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=George Fox
| RD4-score01=60
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD4-score02=61
}}
=Bottom left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
March 4, 2011
Regional sites
| RD2=Second round
March 5, 2011
Regional sites
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
March 11, 2011
Crestview Hills, KY
| RD4=Sectional finals
March 12, 2011
Crestview Hills, KY
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| subgroup1 = Crestview Hills, KY
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Thomas More
| RD1-score01=53
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Piedmont
| RD1-score02=44
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=UW Whitewater
| RD1-score03=55
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Mount Union
| RD1-score04=69
| subgroup2 = Holland, MI
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Hope
| RD1-score05=77
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=DePauw
| RD1-score06=65
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Denison
| RD1-score07=55
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Washington St. Louis
| RD1-score08=71
| subgroup3 = Grand Rapids, MI
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Calvin
| RD1-score09=73
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=La Roche
| RD1-score10=37
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Chicago
| RD1-score11=76
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Hanover
| RD1-score12=62
| subgroup4 = Huntingdon, PA
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Juniata
| RD1-score13=62
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Gallaudet
| RD1-score14=45
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Greensboro
| RD1-score15=83
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Saint Vincent
| RD1-score16=66
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Thomas More
| RD2-score01=76
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Mount Union
| RD2-score02=63
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Hope
| RD2-score03=52
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Washington St. Louis
| RD2-score04=56
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Calvin
| RD2-score05=62
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Chicago
| RD2-score06=67
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Juniata
| RD2-score07=55
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Greensboro
| RD2-score08=57
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Thomas More
| RD3-score01=53
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Washington St. Louis
| RD3-score02=72
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Chicago
| RD3-score03=87
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Greensboro
| RD3-score04=61
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Washington St. Louis
| RD4-score01=63
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Chicago
| RD4-score02=58
}}
=Top right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
March 4, 2011
Regional sites
| RD2=Second round
March 5, 2011
Regional sites
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
March 11, 2011
Annville, PA
| RD4=Sectional finals
March 12, 2011
Annville, PA
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| subgroup1 = Wayne, NJ
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=William Paterson
| RD1-score01=81
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Keuka
| RD1-score02=47
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Colby
| RD1-score03=58
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Stevens Tech
| RD1-score04=48
| subgroup2 = Annville, PA
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Lebanon Valley
| RD1-score05=83
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Neumann
| RD1-score06=68
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Randolph-Macon
| RD1-score07=80
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Bridgewater State
| RD1-score08=69
| subgroup3 = Newport News, VA
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Christopher Newport
| RD1-score09=81
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=York (PA)
| RD1-score10=52
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Johns Hopkins
| RD1-score11=76
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Richard Stockton
| RD1-score12=68
| subgroup4 = Union Township, NJ
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Kean
| RD1-score13=80
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Vassar
| RD1-score14=49
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Messiah
| RD1-score15=44
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Western Conn. State
| RD1-score16=65
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=William Paterson
| RD2-score01=58
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Colby
| RD2-score02=53
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Lebanon Valley
| RD2-score03=73
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Randolph-Macon
| RD2-score04=56
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Christopher Newport
| RD2-score05=81
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Johns Hopkins
| RD2-score06=62
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Kean
| RD2-score07=82
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Western Conn. State
| RD2-score08=64
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=William Paterson
| RD3-score01=61
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Lebanon Valley
| RD3-score02=83
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Christopher Newport
| RD3-score03=80
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Kean
| RD3-score04=76
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Lebanon Valley
| RD4-score01=50
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Christopher Newport
| RD4-score02=62
}}
=Bottom right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
March 4, 2011
Regional sites
| RD2=Second round
March 5, 2011
Regional sites
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
March 11, 2011
Amherst, MA
| RD4=Sectional finals
March 12, 2011
Amherst, MA
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| subgroup1 = Amherst, MA
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Amherst
| RD1-score01=102
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Husson
| RD1-score02=44
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Baruch
| RD1-score03=65
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Eastern Conn. State
| RD1-score04=76
| subgroup2 = Rochester, NY
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Rochester
| RD1-score05=70
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Daniel Webster
| RD1-score06=52
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Williams
| RD1-score07=63
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Muhlenberg
| RD1-score08=64
| subgroup3 = Brunswick, ME
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Bowdoin
| RD1-score09=74
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Salve Regina
| RD1-score10=64
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Emmanuel (MA)
| RD1-score11=50
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Mount Saint Mary
| RD1-score12=73
| subgroup4 = Geneseo, NY
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Geneseo State
| RD1-score13=62
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=DeSales
| RD1-score14=51
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Medaille
| RD1-score15=58
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Babson
| RD1-score16=78
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Amherst
| RD2-score01=76
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Eastern Conn. State
| RD2-score02=54
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Rochester
| RD2-score03=69
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Muhlenberg
| RD2-score04=74
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Bowdoin
| RD2-score05=61
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Mount Saint Mary
| RD2-score06=53
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Geneseo State
| RD2-score07=53
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Bowdoin
| RD2-score08=65
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Amherst
| RD3-score01=79
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Muhlenberg
| RD3-score02=60
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Bowdoin
| RD3-score03=58
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Babson
| RD3-score04=61
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Amherst
| RD4-score01=68
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Babson
| RD4-score02=49
}}
=Final Four=
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = Final Four
March 18, 2011
Bloomington, IL
| RD2 = National championship
March 19, 2011
Bloomington, IL
| RD3 = Third place
| seeds=no
| team-width=160
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = Illinois Wesleyan
| RD1-score1 = 77
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = Washington St. Louis
| RD1-score2 = 87
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = Christopher Newport
| RD1-score3 = 59
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Amherst
| RD1-score4 = 69
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = Washington St. Louis
| RD2-score1 = 55
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Amherst
| RD2-score2 = 64
| RD2b-seed1 =
| RD2b-team1 = Illinois Wesleyan
| RD2b-score1 = 58
| RD2b-seed2 =
| RD2b-team2 = Christopher Newport
| RD2b-score2 = 64
}}
All-tournament team
- Caroline Stedman, Amherst
- Jaci Daigneault, Amherst
- Kathryn Berger, Washington University in St. Louis
- Chelsie Schweers, Christopher Newport
- Nikki Preston, Illinois Wesleyan
See also
References
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