2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2010–11
Teams 12
Site Don Haskins Center
El Paso, Texas
Champions Memphis (5th title)
Winning coach Josh Pastner (1st title)
MVP Joe Jackson (Memphis)
Television CBS College Sports
CBS
2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB12–4 .750  22–9  .710
Tulsa11–5 .688  19–13  .594
UTEP11–5 .688  25–10  .714
Memphis †10–6 .625  25–10  .714
Southern Miss9–7 .563  22–10  .688
Marshall9–7 .563  22–12  .647
Southern Methodist8–8 .500  20–15  .571
East Carolina8–8 .500  18–16  .529
UCF6–10 .375  21–12  .636
Rice5–11 .313  14–18  .438
Houston4–12 .250  12–18  .400
Tulane3–13 .188  13–17  .433
† 2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 9–12, 2011 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. Memphis defeated UTEP in the conference final by a score of 67–66. Memphis, as tournament champion, received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Bracket

  First round
March 9		 Quarterfinals
March 10		 Semifinals
March 11		 Championship Game
March 12
                                     
       
  1 UAB 70  
    8 East Carolina 75*  
8 East Carolina 75
9 UCF 60  
  8 East Carolina 56  
  4 Memphis 76  
       
       
  4 Memphis 66
    5 Southern Miss 63  
5 Southern Miss 63
12 Tulane 47  
  4 Memphis 67
  3 UTEP 66
       
       
  2 Tulsa 81
    10 Rice 72  
7 SMU 57
10 Rice 58  
  2 Tulsa 54
  3 UTEP 66  
       
       
  3 UTEP 77
    6 Marshall 65  
6 Marshall 97
11 Houston 87  
  • denotes game ended in overtime.

References

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