2011 WAC men's basketball tournament
| 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament | |
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 2011 WAC Tournament logo | |
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2010–11 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Champions | Utah State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Stew Morrill (2nd title) |
| Television | ESPNU/ESPN2 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Utah State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 4 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2011 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2011 WAC men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament was won by Utah State for their 2nd WAC tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Format
[edit]The 2011 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament followed a single-elimination format with the following structure:
1. Teams: A total of 8 teams participated in the tournament, with the top eight teams in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) qualifying.
2. Seeding:
- The tournament was seeded based on regular-season performance. The top two seeds (Utah State and Nevada) received byes into the semifinals.
- The third and fourth seeds received byes into the quarterfinals.
- The remaining four teams played in the first round (the 5th through 8th seeds).
3. First Round:
- The 5th seed played the 8th seed, and the 6th seed played the 7th seed.
4. Quarterfinals:
- The winners from the first round faced the third and fourth seeds.
5. Semifinals:
- The top two seeds (Utah State and Nevada) advanced directly to the semifinals and played against the winners of the quarterfinals.
6. Championship Game:
- The winners of the semifinals met in the final game to compete for the tournament title.
Results:
- Final Score: Utah State won 77–69 against Boise State in the championship game, claiming the 2011 WAC Tournament title.
The top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received byes into the semi-finals while the 3 and 4 seeds received byes into the quarter-finals. The two quarter-finals games were broadcast on ESPNU. The semi-final involving the 2 seed and the championship game was broadcast by ESPN2.[1]
Bracket
[edit]All Times Pacific. Rankings from the AP Poll.
| First round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hawaii | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 75 | 8 | San Jose State | 74 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Idaho | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | San Jose State | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #23 Utah State | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | #23 Utah State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nevada | 90 | 2 | Boise State | 69 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fresno State | 80 | 6 | Nevada | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New Mexico State | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Boise State | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "WAC Basketball Tournament 2011". Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
2. Utah State wins WAC title with 77-69 victory over Boise State