NIT Basketball Tournament: 2011 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Bracket & Scores

National Invitation Tournament (NIT) - 2011 NIT

The longest running postseason tournament in college basketball, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selects 32 teams after the NCAA Tournament is selected each year. These 32 teams usually consist of big-name schools in an effort to get TV ratings as fairness and selecting teams that deserve to continue their seasons rarely comes into play with the NIT selection committee. The NIT was run by an independent organization which favored the local New York schools thanks to those in charge, but the 2007 NIT Tournament was the first year that the NIT was run by the NCAA. The new management by the NCAA did not seem to help out mid-majors in 2007 as the Akron Zips found out. Akron finished their season with more wins than any school in NCAA Division I basketball history to not receive a postseason tournament invitation.

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College Sports Fans will provide NIT scores & the NIT schedule after the teams and brackets have been announced, all the way through the NIT Championship. Also be sure to check out College Sports Fans' 2011 NCAA Tournament coverage, CBI brackets & scores and printable NCAA Tournament brackets.

2011 NIT Tournament Scores - March 24 Update

The 2011 NIT final four are official with the team now playing at Madison Square Garden in New York. NIT scores for games in every round are in and are listed below.

2011 NIT 1st Round

NIT Scores - March 15 & 16, 2011

#1 Alabama 68 - Coastal Carolina 44

#4 New Mexico 69 - #5 UTEP 57

#3 Missouri State 89 - #6 Murray State 76

#2 Miami (FL) 85 - #7 Florida Atlantic 62

#1 Colorado 88 - #8 Texas Southern 74

#4 California 77 - #5 Ole Miss 74

#6 Fairfield 62 - #3 Colorado State 60

#7 Kent State 71 - #2 St. Mary's 70

#1 Boston College 82 - #8 McNeese State 64

#4 Northwestern 70 - #5 Milwaukee 61

#3 Oklahoma State 71 - #6 Harvard 54

#2 Washington State - #7 Long Beach State

#1 Virginia Tech 79 - #8 Bethune-Cookman 54

#4 Wichita State 76 - #5 Nebraska 49

#6 College of Charleston 94 - #3 Dayton 84

#2 Cleveland State 63 - #7 Vermont 60

2011 NIT Second Round

NIT Scores - March 18-21, 2011

#1 Alabama 74 - #4 New Mexico 67 - recap
#2 Miami (FL) 81 - #3 Missouri State 72 - recap

#1 Colorado 89 - #4 California 72
#7 Kent State 72 - #6 Fairfield 68 - recap

#4 Northwestern 85 - #1 Boston College 67
#2 Washington State 74 - #3 Oklahoma State 64 - recap

#4 Wichita State 79 - #1 Virginia Tech 76 - recap
#6 College of Charleston 64 - #2 Cleveland State 56

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2011 NIT Quarterfinals

NIT Scores - March 22 & 23, 2011

#1 Alabama 79 - #2 Miami (FL) 64 - recap

#1 Colorado 81 - #7 Kent State 74 - recap

#2 Washington State 69 - #4 Northwestern 66 - OT - recap

#4 Wichita State 82 - #6 College of Charleston 75 - recap

2011 NIT Semifinals (NIT Final Four)

NIT Scores - March 29, 2011

#4 Wichita State 75 - #2 Washington State 44
#1 Alabama 62 - #1 Colorado 61
games played @ Madison Square Garden

2011 NIT Championship

NIT Scores - March 31, 2011

#4 Wichita State vs ##1 Alabama
game played @ Madison Square Garden

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