The 2011 NCAA tournament was the first to have 68 teams, as the First Four round saw eight teams play in Dayton. These four winners then finished out the 64-team bracket.
UConn beat Butler for the national title — the Huskies' third championship. It was also Butler's second consecutive runner-up finish. VCU, which played in the First Four, and Kentucky rounded out the Final Four in Houston. This was the first Final Four without a top seed since 2006 (No. 3 seed UConn, No. 4 Kentucky, No. 8 Butler and No. 11 VCU).
2011 NCAA tournament: Bracket
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2011 NCAA tournament: Scores
- First Four
- Southeast: No. 16 UNC Asheville 81, No. 16 Arkansas-Little Rock 77 (OT)
- East: No. 12 Clemson 70, No. 12 UAB 52
- East: No. 16 UTSA 70, No. 16 Alabama State 61
- Southwest: No. 11 VCU 59, No. 11 USC 46
- Second Round (Round of 64)
- East Regional
- No. 1 Ohio State 75, No. 16 UTSA 46
- No. 2 North Carolina 102, No. 15 Long Island 87
- No. 3 Syracuse 77, No. 14 Indiana State 60
- No. 4 Kentucky 59, No. 13 Princeton 57
- No. 5 West Virginia 84, No. 12 Clemson 76
- No. 11 Marquette 66, No. 6 Xavier 55
- No. 7 Washington 68, No. 10 Georgia 65
- No. 8 George Mason 61, No. 9 Villanova 57
- West Regional
- No. 1 Duke 87, No. 16 Hampton 45
- No. 2 San Diego State 68, No. 15 Northern Colorado 50
- No. 3 UConn 81, No. 14 Bucknell 52
- No. 4 Texas 85, No. 13 Oakland 81
- No. 5 Arizona 77, No. 12 Memphis 75
- No. 6 Cincinnati 78, No. 11 Missouri 63
- No. 7 Temple 66, No. 10 Penn State 64
- No. 8 Michigan 75, No. 9 Tennessee 45
- Southwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 72, No. 16 Boston University 53
- No. 2 Notre Dame 69, No. 15 Akron 56
- No. 3 Purdue 65, No. 14 Saint Peter's 43
- No. 13 Morehead State 62, No. 4 Louisville 61 |
- No. 12 Richmond 69, No. 5 Vanderbilt 66
- No. 11 VCU 74, No. 6 Georgetown 56
- No. 10 Florida State 57, No. 7 Texas A&M 50
- No. 9 Illinois 73, No. 8 UNLV 62
- Southeast Regional
- No. 1 Pitt 74, No. 16 UNC Asheville 51
- No. 2 Florida 79, No. 15 UC Santa Barbara 51
- No. 3 BYU 74, No. 14 Wofford 66
- No. 4 Wisconsin 72, No. 13 Belmont 58
- No. 5 Kansas State 73, No. 12 Utah State 68
- No. 11 Gonzaga 86, No. 6 St. John's 71
- No. 7 UCLA 78, No. 10 Michigan State 76
- No. 8 Butler 60, No. 9 Old Dominion 58
- East Regional
- Third Round (Round of 32)
- East Regional
- No. 1 Ohio State 98, No. 8 George Mason 66
- No. 2 North Carolina 86, No. 7 Washington 83
- No. 11 Marquette 66, No. 3 Syracuse 62
- No. 4 Kentucky 71, No. 5 West Virginia 73
- West Regional
- No. 1 Duke 73, No. 8 Michigan 71
- No. 2 San Diego State 71, No. 7 Temple 64 (2OT)
- No. 3 UConn 69, No. 6 Cincinnati 58
- No. 5 Arizona 70, No. 4 Texas 69
- Southwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 73, No. 9 Illinois 59
- No. 10 Florida State 71, No. 2 Notre Dame 57
- No. 11 VCU 94, No. 3 Purdue 76
- No. 12 Richmond 65, No. 13 Morehead State 48
- Southeast Regional
- No. 8 Butler 71, No. 1 Pitt 70
- No. 2 Florida 73, No. 7 UCLA 65
- No. 3 BYU 89, No. 11 Gonzaga 67
- No. 4 Wisconsin 70, No. 5 Kansas State 65
- East Regional
- Sweet 16
- East Regional
- No. 4 Kentucky 62, No. 1 Ohio State 60 |
- No. 2 North Carolina 81, No. 11 Marquette 63
- West Regional
- No. 5 Arizona 93, No. 1 Duke 77
- No. 3 UConn 74, No. 2 San Diego State 67 |
- Southwest Regional
- No. 1 Kansas 77, No. 12 Richmond 57
- No. 11 VCU 72, No. 10 Florida State 71 (OT)
- Southeast Regional
- No. 8 Butler 61, No. 4 Wisconsin 54
- No. 2 Florida 83, No. 3 BYU 74 (OT)
- East Regional
- Elite Eight
- East Regional
- No. 4 Kentucky 76, No. 2 North Carolina 69
- West Regional
- No. 3 UConn 65, No. 5 Arizona 63
- Southwest Regional
- No. 11 VCU 71, No. 1 Kansas 61 |
- Southeast Regional
- No. 8 Butler 74, No. 2 Florida 71 (OT)
- East Regional
- Final Four (Houston, Texas)
- National semifinals
- No. 3 UConn 56, No. 4 Kentucky 55
- No. 8 Butler 70, No. 11 VCU 62
- National championship
- No. 3 UConn 53, No. 8 Butler 41
- National semifinals
2011 NCAA tournament: Upsets
The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):
Team | Score | Opponent |
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SECOND ROUND (Round of 64) | ||
No. 13 Morehead State | 62-61 | No. 4 Louisville |
No. 12 Richmond | 69-66 | No. 5 Vanderbilt |
No. 11 Marquette | 66-55 | No. 6 Xavier |
No. 11 VCU | 74-56 | No. 6 Georgetown |
No. 11 Gonzaga | 86-71 | No. 6 St. John's |
No. 10 Florida State | 57-50 | No. 7 Texas A&M |
THIRD ROUND (Round of 32) | ||
No. 12 Richmond | 65-48 | No. 13 Morehead State |
No. 11 Marquette | 66-62 | No. 3 Syracuse |
No. 11 VCU | 94-76 | No. 3 Purdue |
No. 10 Florida State | 71-57 | No. 2 Notre Dame |
SWEET 16 | ||
No. 11 VCU | 72-71 (OT) | No. 10 Florida State |
ELITE EIGHT | ||
No. 11 VCU | 71-61 | No. 1 Kansas |
2011 NCAA tournament: Stats, records
Here are the tournament leaders, with games in parentheses:
Scoring offense
- Long Island (1) — 87
- North Carolina (4) — 84.5
- Oakland (1) — 81.0
- BYU and Duke (3 each) — 79.0
Scoring defense
- UConn (6) — 56.0
- Texas A&M (1) — 57.0
- Ohio State (3) — 58.0
- USC (1), Princeton (1) and Michigan (2) — 59.0
Rebounding margin
- Pitt (2) — +17.0
- Gonzaga (2) — +16.0
- Kansas (4) — +9.5
- Vanderbilt (1) — +9.0
- Purdue (2) — +8.5
Individual scoring
- Jimmer Fredette, BYU (3) — 32.7
- Jacob Pullen, Kansas State (2) — 30.0
- Trey Thompkins, Georgia (1); Hollis Thompson, Georgetown (1); Dwight Hardy, St. John's (1) — 26.0
Individual rebounding
- JaJuan Johnson, Purdue (2) and Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2) — 15.0