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2011 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records

Kemba Walker leads UConn past San Diego State in the 2011 Sweet 16

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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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

2011 NCAA tournament: Upsets

The following double-digit seeds won games (not counting the First Four):

Team Score Opponent
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

  1. Long Island (1) — 87
  2. North Carolina (4) — 84.5
  3. Oakland (1) — 81.0
  4. BYU and Duke (3 each) — 79.0

Scoring defense

  1. UConn (6) — 56.0
  2. Texas A&M (1) — 57.0
  3. Ohio State (3) — 58.0
  4. USC (1), Princeton (1) and Michigan (2) — 59.0

Rebounding margin

  1. Pitt (2) — +17.0
  2. Gonzaga (2) — +16.0
  3. Kansas (4) — +9.5
  4. Vanderbilt (1) — +9.0
  5. Purdue (2) — +8.5

Individual scoring

  1. Jimmer Fredette, BYU (3) — 32.7
  2. Jacob Pullen, Kansas State (2) — 30.0
  3. Trey Thompkins, Georgia (1); Hollis Thompson, Georgetown (1); Dwight Hardy, St. John's (1) — 26.0

Individual rebounding

  1. JaJuan Johnson, Purdue (2) and Kenneth Faried, Morehead State (2) — 15.0