2011 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2011 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament was the 2011 post-season tournament for Summit League, an NCAA Division I athletic conference. It was won by regular season champion Oakland University. It took place March 5–8, 2011 at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[1]

2011 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201011
Teams8
SiteSioux Falls Arena
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsOakland (3rd title)
Winning coachGreg Kampe (3rd title)
MVPKeith Benson (Oakland)
Top scorerReggie Hamilton (Oakland)
(69 points)
TelevisionESPN2, Midco Sports Net
2010–11 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Oakland171 .944  2510  .714
x-Oral Roberts135 .722  1916  .543
x-IUPUI126 .667  1914  .576
x-IPFW117 .611  1812  .600
x-South Dakota State108 .556  1912  .613
x-UMKC99 .500  1614  .533
x-North Dakota State810 .444  1415  .483
x-Southern Utah711 .389  1119  .367
Western Illinois216 .111  723  .233
Centenary *117 .056  129  .033
Conference tournament winner
As of March 18, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
x-Clinched berth in conference tournament

Format

Out of the league's 10 teams, the top eight received berths in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record, with tiebreakers used if necessary in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head competition
  2. Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
  3. Ratings Percentage Index
  4. Coin flip

Bracket

All Times Central

Quarterfinals
March 5–6
Semifinals
March 7
Finals
March 8
         
1 Oakland 82
8 Southern Utah 66
1 Oakland 110
5 South Dakota State 90
4 IPFW 75
5 South Dakota State 85
1 Oakland 90
2 Oral Roberts 76
2 Oral Roberts 72
7 North Dakota State 65
2 Oral Roberts 83
3 IUPUI 77
3 IUPUI 79
6 UMKC 55

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2011-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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