2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke Blue Devils
Regular season	November 8, 2010 - March 13, 2011
NCAA Tournament	2011
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 4, 2011
National Championship	Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas
NCAA Champions	Connecticut
Other champions	Wichita State (NIT), Oregon (CBI), Santa Clara (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Jimmer Fredette, BYU

The 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2010, with the preliminary games of the 2010 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, and ended with the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament's championship game on April 4, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The tournament's first-round games occurred March 15–16, 2011, in Dayton, Ohio, followed by second and third rounds Thursday through Sunday, March 17–20. Regional games were played March 24–27, with the Final Four on April 2 and the national championship game on April 4.

Season headlines

• Butler became the first program outside of one of the six "power conferences" to go to back-to-back Final Fours since UNLV in 1990 and 1991.
• On April 12, 2010, Centenary announced that it will be re-classifying to Division III for all of its sports upon the conclusion of the 2010–11 school year. First year men's basketball coach Adam Walsh led the Gentlemen in their final year as a Division I program. Notable Centenary basketball alumni include Hall of Famer Robert Parish and the 2000–01 NCAA scoring champion Ronnie McCollum.
• On June 4, 2010, legendary college basketball player and coach John Wooden died at the age of 99.
• The NCAA tournament expanded from 65 to 68 teams and the NCAA announced that Dayton, Ohio, would be the site of the "First Four" opening games.
• The AP preseason All-American team was named on November 1. Duke's Kyle Singler was the leading vote-getter with 62 of a possible 65 votes. Joining Singler were Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen (53 votes), BYU guard Jimmer Fredette (49), Purdue center JaJuan Johnson (46) and North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes (17). Barnes became the first freshman in history to be named to the preseason team.
• Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo had to serve a one-game suspension in December for a secondary violation of NCAA recruitment rules. He had hired an associate of a potential recruit to help during a youth basketball camp in June. Also, Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl was suspended for the first eight conference games and received a $1.5 million salary reduction due to recruiting violations and providing false information during the NCAA investigation.
• On February 22, 2011, Matt Howard of Butler was named Academic All-American of the Year.
• The March 13 airing of the ESPN films documentary The Fab Five, a followup to its 30 for 30 series, sparked national outrage that lead to a series of media exchanges between members of the press, Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players and Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players in forums such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.

Milestones and records

• Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski won his 800th game at Duke on November 24, making him the fifth ever coach to reach that milestone at one school.
• Belmont coach Rick Byrd won his 600th game on January 30.
• Jimmer Fredette became the all-time leading scorer in Mountain West Conference history on February 4, 2011. Then, behind his career high 52-point outburst against New Mexico on March 11, he became BYU's all-time leading scorer after surpassing Danny Ainge.
• On February 19, 2011, Morehead State's Kenneth Faried grabbed 12 rebounds, giving him 1,576 for his career, and broke Tim Duncan's modern-era NCAA rebounding record. Duncan's rebounding total of 1,570 had stood since 1997.
• Charles Jenkins of Hofstra surpassed Antoine Agudio as the school's all-time leading scorer. He broke the previous record of 2,286 points on January 29, 2011, in a game against Drexel. Jenkins graduated as the Colonial Athletic Association's second all-time leading scorer behind Navy's David Robinson, whose 2,669 points remain the CAA's most ever.
• Providence's Marshon Brooks set a new Big East regular season record for single-game scoring as he netted 52 points against Notre Dame in a 94–93 loss to the Irish.
• Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins, College of Charleston guard Andrew Goudelock, Duke forward Kyle Singler, UTEP guard Randy Culpepper, BYU guard Jimmer Fredette, Baylor guard LaceDarius Dunn, Boston University forward John Holland, Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney, Appalachian State guard Donald Sims, Seton Hall guard Jeremy Hazell, Penn State guard Talor Battle, Purdue guard E'Twaun Moore, Kansas State guard Jacob Pullen, Richmond guard Kevin Anderson, Nicholls State forward Anatoly Bose, Lipscomb center Adnan Hodzic, Ole Miss guard Chris Warren, Wofford forward Noah Dahlman Morehead State center Kenneth Faried, and Colorado guard Cory Higgins each passed the 2,000 point mark for their careers.
• After defeating Texas A&M in their next-to-last regular-season game of the year, Kansas clinched at least a share of their seventh straight Big 12 Conference regular season title. It is the most consecutive conference championships from a power conference since John Wooden's UCLA Bruins won 13 straight from 1967–1979.
• Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon set the Division I record for most wins in a coach's first eight seasons after defeating South Florida on March 2. It was his 214th career win.
• Butler set a Horizon League record with their fifth straight conference championship, shared or outright, breaking the previous record of four consecutive regular season championships, also set by Butler from 2000 to 2003.
• Xavier won their fifth straight conference championship, shared or outright, which matched the Atlantic 10 Conference record.
• Over the course of the 2010–11 Ivy League season, Harvard became the final member of the Ivy League to win at least a share of one men's basketball regular season championship since the league was formed during the 1956–57 season.
• Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli won his 300th game on March 11. It happened after a 93–90 overtime win against Duquesne in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament.
• Ohio State guard David Lighty broke the all-time career games played record on March 12. The fifth-year senior appeared in his 153rd game, breaking the previous record of 152 set by Deon Thompson in 2009–10.
• Duke's Kyle Singler and Morehead State's Kenneth Faried each eclipsed the dual 2000 points and 1000 rebounds thresholds, joining an exclusive list of NCAA Division I players to accomplish both feats.

New arenas

• Auburn moved from one on-campus venue to another, leaving behind their home since 1969, Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, for the new Auburn Arena. The Tigers' first game at their new home was a 79–66 win in a preseason exhibition against Division II West Alabama on November 3, 2010. The first regular-season game was a 70–69 overtime loss to UNC Asheville on November 13, 2010.
• Louisville moved from Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center, their home since 1956, to the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. The Cardinals' first game at their new home was an 83–66 win in a preseason exhibition against then-Division II Northern Kentucky on October 31, 2010. The first regular-season game was an 88–73 win over Butler on November 16, 2010.
• Oregon opened Matthew Knight Arena, the replacement for venerable McArthur Court, on January 13, 2011. The Ducks defeated USC, 68–62.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 28, 2010.

Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Duke (55) 2 Michigan State (8) 3 Kansas State (2) 4 Ohio State 5 Pittsburgh 6 Villanova 7 Kansas 8 North Carolina 9 Florida 10 Syracuse 11 Kentucky 12 Gonzaga 13 Illinois 14 Purdue 15 Missouri 16 Baylor 17 Butler 18 Washington 19 Memphis 20 Georgetown 21 Virginia Tech 22 Temple 23 Tennessee 24 BYU 25 San Diego State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (29) 2 Michigan State (2) 3 Kansas State 4 Pittsburgh 5 Ohio State 6 Villanova 7 Kansas 8 Purdue 9 North Carolina 10 Kentucky 11 Florida 12 Gonzaga 13 Syracuse 14 Baylor 15 Missouri 16 Illinois 17 Washington 18 Butler 19 Memphis 20 Tennessee 21 Georgetown 22 Temple 23 Virginia Tech 24 Wisconsin 25 Texas

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 2010–11 season.

School	Former conference	New conference
New Orleans Privateers	Sun Belt	NCAA Division I independent
Winston-Salem State Rams	NCAA Division I independent	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division II)

Regular season

A number of early-season tournaments marked the beginning of the college basketball season.

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	Num. teams	Champions
NIT Season Tip-Off	Nov. 15–26	16	Tennessee
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	Nov. 8–19	4*	Pittsburgh
Charleston Classic	Nov. 18-21	8	Georgetown
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	Nov. 18–21	8	Minnesota
Paradise Jam tournament	Nov. 19–22	8	Old Dominion
CBE Classic	Nov. 12–23	4*	Duke
Maui Invitational Tournament	Nov. 22–24	8	Connecticut
Cancún Challenge	Nov. 18–24	4*	Missouri
Great Alaska Shootout	Nov. 24–27	8	St. John's
76 Classic	Nov. 25–28	8	UNLV
Old Spice Classic	Nov. 25–28	8	Notre Dame
Las Vegas Invitational	Nov. 15–27	4*	Kansas
Legends Classic	Nov. 14–27	4*	Syracuse
South Padre Island Invitational	Nov. 26–28	8	BYU
Diamond Head Classic	Dec. 22–25	8	Butler

*Although these tournaments included more teams, only four played for the championship.

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that won their regular-season titles were given the number one seed in their respective conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament except for the winner of the Great West Conference tournament, although Great West Tournament champion North Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference player of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (City)	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	Vermont	John Holland, Boston University	2011 America East men's basketball tournament	Chase Family Arena (Hartford, Connecticut) Final at campus site	Boston University
Atlantic 10 Conference	Xavier	Tu Holloway, Xavier	2011 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)	Richmond
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	Nolan Smith, Duke	2011 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Duke
Atlantic Sun Conference	Belmont	Mike Smith, East Tennessee State	2011 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	University Center (Macon, Georgia)	Belmont
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Marcus Morris, Kansas	2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	Kansas
Big East Conference	Pittsburgh	Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame	2011 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)	Connecticut
Big Sky Conference	Northern Colorado	Devon Beitzel, Northern Colorado	2011 Big Sky men's basketball tournament	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (Greeley, Colorado) First round at campus sites	Northern Colorado
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	Jesse Sanders, Liberty	2011 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	UNC Asheville
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	JaJuan Johnson, Purdue	2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Indiana)	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	Casper Ware, Long Beach State	2011 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, California)	UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association	George Mason	Charles Jenkins, Hofstra	2011 CAA men's basketball tournament	Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Virginia)	Old Dominion
Conference USA	UAB	Aaron Johnson, UAB	2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Don Haskins Center (El Paso, Texas)	Memphis
Great West Conference	Utah Valley	Isiah Williams, Utah Valley	2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament	UCCU Center (Orem, Utah)	North Dakota
Horizon League	Milwaukee, Butler & Cleveland State	Norris Cole, Cleveland State	2011 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Arena (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) First round at campus sites	Butler
Ivy League	Harvard & Princeton	Keith Wright, Harvard	No Tournament - Princeton won a one-game playoff, receiving the Ivy's automatic NCAA bid.
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Fairfield	Ryan Rossiter, Siena	2011 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Webster Bank Arena (Bridgeport, Connecticut)	Saint Peter's
Mid-American Conference	Kent State (East) Western Michigan (West)	Justin Greene, Kent State	2011 MAC men's basketball tournament	Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Akron
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Bethune-Cookman	C. J. Reed, Bethune-Cookman	2011 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)	Hampton
Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri State	Kyle Weems, Missouri State	2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Indiana State
Mountain West Conference	BYU & San Diego State	Jimmer Fredette, BYU	2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	San Diego St.
Northeast Conference	Long Island	Ken Horton, Central Connecticut State	2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Long Island
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State	Kenneth Faried, Morehead State	2011 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Morehead State
Pacific-10 Conference	Arizona	Derrick Williams, Arizona	2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament	Staples Center (Los Angeles, California)	Washington
Patriot League	Bucknell	Mike Muscala, Bucknell	2011 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus Sites	Bucknell
Southeastern Conference	Florida (East) Alabama (West)	Chandler Parsons, Florida	2011 SEC men's basketball tournament	Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Charleston & Wofford (South) Western Carolina & Chattanooga (North)	Andrew Goudelock, College of Charleston	2011 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tennessee)	Wofford
Southland Conference	McNeese State (East) Sam Houston State (West)	Gilberto Clavell, Sam Houston State	2011 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Texas-San Antonio
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Travele Jones, Texas Southern	2011 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Garland Special Events Center (Garland, Texas)	Alabama State
The Summit League	Oakland	Keith Benson, Oakland	2011 The Summit League men's basketball tournament	Sioux Falls Arena (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	Oakland
Sun Belt Conference	Florida Atlantic (East) Arkansas State & Louisiana–Lafayette (West)	Solomon Bozeman, Arkansas-Little Rock	2011 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Summit Arena (Hot Springs, Arkansas)	Arkansas-Little Rock
West Coast Conference	Saint Mary's & Gonzaga	Mickey McConnell, Saint Mary's	2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Utah State	Tai Wesley, Utah State	2011 WAC men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Utah State

Conference standings

2010–11 America East men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont 13 – 3   .813 23 – 9   .719 Boston University† 12 – 4   .750 21 – 14   .600 Maine 9 – 7   .563 15 – 15   .500 Albany 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500 Stony Brook 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469 Hartford 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355 New Hampshire 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 Binghamton 4 – 12   .250 8 – 23   .258 UMBC 4 – 12   .250 5 – 25   .167 † 2011 America East tournament winner As of March 18, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Xavier 15 – 1   .938 24 – 8   .750 Temple 14 – 2   .875 26 – 8   .765 Richmond † 13 – 3   .813 29 – 8   .784 Duquesne 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594 George Washington 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548 Rhode Island 9 – 7   .563 20 – 14   .588 St. Bonaventure 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516 Dayton 7 – 9   .438 22 – 14   .611 UMass 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500 La Salle 6 – 10   .375 15 – 18   .455 Saint Louis 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387 Saint Joseph's 4 – 12   .250 11 – 22   .333 Charlotte 2 – 14   .125 10 – 20   .333 Fordham 1 – 15   .063 7 – 21   .250 † 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 ACC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 North Carolina 14 – 2   .875 29 – 8   .784 No. 3 Duke † 13 – 3   .813 32 – 5   .865 Florida State 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676 Clemson 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 Boston College 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618 Virginia Tech 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 Maryland 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576 Virginia 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516 Miami (FL) 6 – 10   .375 21 – 15   .583 NC State 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484 Georgia Tech 5 – 11   .313 13 – 18   .419 Wake Forest 1 – 15   .063 8 – 24   .250 † 2011 ACC tournament winner As of March 27, 2011 Rankings from AP poll
2010–11 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT † Belmont 19 – 1   .950 30 – 5   .857 East Tennessee State 16 – 4   .800 24 – 12   .667 Jacksonville 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625 Lipscomb 12 – 8   .600 17 – 13   .567 Mercer 11 – 9   .550 15 – 18   .455 North Florida 10 – 10   .500 15 – 19   .441 Florida Gulf Coast 7 – 13   .350 10 – 20   .333 Campbell 6 – 14   .300 12 – 19   .387 Kennesaw State 6 – 14   .300 8 – 23   .258 Stetson 6 – 14   .300 8 – 23   .258 USC Upstate 4 – 16   .200 5 – 25   .167 † 2011 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824 No. 5 Notre Dame 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794 *#12 Syracuse 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771 No. 14 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 10   .714 No. 18 St. John's 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 Cincinnati 11 – 7   .611 26 – 9   .743 No. 22 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Georgetown 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656 No. 10 Connecticut† 9 – 9   .500 32 – 9   .780 Villanova 9 – 9   .500 21 – 12   .636 Marquette 9 – 9   .500 22 – 15   .595 Seton Hall 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469 Providence 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469 South Florida 3 – 15   .167 10 – 23   .303 DePaul 1 – 17   .056 7 – 24   .226 † 2011 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2011 *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6) Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Colorado † 13 – 3   .813 21 – 11   .656 Montana 12 – 4   .750 21 – 11   .656 Weber State 11 – 5   .688 18 – 14   .563 Northern Arizona 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594 Montana State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 18   .419 Eastern Washington 7 – 9   .438 10 – 20   .333 Portland State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467 Idaho State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310 Sacramento State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250 † Conference tournament winner
2010–11 Big South men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Coastal Carolina 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824 Liberty 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594 † UNC Asheville 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 VMI 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581 Charleston Southern 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Winthrop 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 High Point 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387 Presbyterian 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Gardner-Webb 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344 Radford 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172 † 2011 Big South tournament winner As of March 16, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Ohio State † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 3   .919 No. 13 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765 No. 16 Wisconsin 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735 Michigan 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Illinois 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Penn State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 Michigan State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 Northwestern 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588 Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 17 – 14   .548 Iowa 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 Indiana 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375 † 2011 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Kansas † 14 – 2   .875 35 – 3   .921 No. 8 Texas 13 – 3   .813 28 – 8   .778 No. 24 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727 No. 21 Kansas State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 11   .676 Colorado 8 – 8   .500 24 – 14   .632 Missouri 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676 Baylor 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581 Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594 Oklahoma State 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588 Oklahoma 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438 Texas Tech 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406 Iowa State 3 – 13   .188 16 – 16   .500 † 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2010–11 Big West men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Long Beach State 14 – 2   .875 22 – 12   .647 Cal Poly 10 – 6   .625 15 – 15   .500 Cal State Northridge 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438 UC Santa Barbara† 8 – 8   .500 18 – 14   .563 Pacific 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516 Cal State Fullerton 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355 UC Irvine 6 – 10   .375 13 – 19   .406 UC Riverside 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387 UC Davis 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333 † 2011 Big West tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 CAA men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT George Mason 16 – 2   .889 27 – 7   .794 Old Dominion † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794 Hofstra 14 – 4   .778 21 – 12   .636 VCU 12 – 6   .667 28 – 12   .700 Drexel 11 – 7   .611 21 – 10   .677 James Madison 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Delaware 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 UNCW 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Georgia State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Northeastern 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 William & Mary 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313 Towson 0 – 18   .000 4 – 26   .133 † 2011 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UAB 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710 Tulsa 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594 UTEP 11 – 5   .688 25 – 10   .714 Memphis † 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714 Southern Miss 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688 Marshall 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647 SMU 8 – 8   .500 20 – 15   .571 East Carolina 8 – 8   .500 18 – 16   .529 Rice 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438 Houston 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400 Tulane 3 – 13   .188 13 – 17   .433 UCF* 0 – 10   .000 0 – 12   .000 † 2011 CUSA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.
2010–11 Great West Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah Valley 11 – 1   .917 19 – 11   .633 NJIT 9 – 3   .750 15 – 15   .500 North Dakota † 8 – 4   .667 19 – 15   .559 South Dakota 7 – 5   .583 18 – 15   .545 Chicago State 3 – 9   .250 6 – 26   .188 Texas–Pan American 2 – 10   .167 6 – 25   .194 Houston Baptist 2 – 10   .167 5 – 26   .161 † 2011 Great West tournament winner As of March 16, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT *Milwaukee 13 – 5   .722 19 – 14   .576 † Butler 13 – 5   .722 28 – 10   .737 Cleveland State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750 Valparaiso 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657 Wright State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576 Detroit 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 Green Bay 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 Loyola (IL) 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516 Youngstown State 2 – 16   .111 9 – 21   .300 UIC 2 – 16   .111 7 – 24   .226 † 2011 Horizon League Tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of April 4, 2011 Rankings from Coaches Poll	2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Princeton 12 – 2   .857 25 – 7   .781 Harvard 12 – 2   .857 23 – 7   .767 Yale 8 – 6   .571 15 – 13   .536 Penn 7 – 7   .500 13 – 15   .464 Columbia 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536 Cornell 6 – 8   .429 10 – 18   .357 Brown 4 – 10   .286 11 – 17   .393 Dartmouth 1 – 13   .071 5 – 23   .179 As of March 17, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll
2010–11 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Fairfield 15 – 3   .833 25 – 8   .758 Iona 13 – 5   .722 25 – 12   .676 Rider 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Saint Peter's † 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 Loyola (MD) 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Canisius 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Siena 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419 Niagara 5 – 13   .278 9 – 23   .281 Marist 3 – 15   .167 6 – 27   .182 Manhattan 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194 † 2011 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Kent State 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676 Miami (OH) 11 – 5   .688 16 – 17   .485 Ohio 9 – 7   .563 19 – 16   .543 Akron † 9 – 7   .563 23 – 13   .639 Bowling Green 8 – 8   .500 14 – 19   .424 Buffalo 8 – 8   .500 20 – 14   .588 West Western Michigan 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618 Ball State 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594 Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 10 – 21   .323 Northern Illinois 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300 Eastern Michigan 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290 Toledo 1 – 15   .063 4 – 28   .125 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bethune–Cookman 13 – 3   .813 21 – 13   .618 Hampton † 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727 Coppin State 11 – 5   .688 16 – 14   .533 Morgan State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 14   .548 North Carolina A&T 9 – 7   .563 15 – 27   .357 Norfolk State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375 Florida A&M 7 – 9   .438 12 – 20   .375 South Carolina State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 22   .313 Delaware State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300 Maryland Eastern Shore 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290 Howard 4 – 12   .250 6 – 24   .200 † 2011 MEAC tournament winner As of March 19, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Missouri State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743 Wichita State 14 – 4   .778 29 – 8   .784 Indiana State † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588 Northern Iowa 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Creighton 10 – 8   .556 23 – 16   .590 Evansville 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Drake 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Southern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406 Illinois State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387 Bradley 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375 † 2011 MVC tournament winner As of April 1, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 San Diego St † 14 – 2   .875 34 – 3   .919 No. 12 BYU 14 – 2   .875 32 – 5   .865 UNLV 11 – 5   .688 24 – 9   .727 Colorado State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 13   .594 New Mexico 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629 Air Force 6 – 10   .375 16 – 16   .500 Utah 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419 Wyoming 3 – 13   .188 10 – 21   .323 TCU 1 – 15   .063 11 – 22   .333 † 2011 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP/Coaches' Poll	2010–11 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT † Long Island 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818 Quinnipiac 13 – 5   .722 22 – 10   .688 Robert Morris 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Central Connecticut State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613 St. Francis (NY) 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Wagner 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 Mount St. Mary's 9 – 9   .500 11 – 21   .344 Bryant* 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300 St. Francis (PA) 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300 Sacred Heart 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379 Monmouth 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300 Fairleigh Dickinson 3 – 15   .167 5 – 24   .172 † 2011 Northeast Conference tournament winner As of March 17, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament
2010–11 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Murray State 14 – 4   .778 23 – 9   .719 Morehead State † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 9   .735 Austin Peay 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588 Tennessee Tech 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 Tennessee State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467 Eastern Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484 UT Martin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364 Southeast Missouri State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Eastern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310 Jacksonville State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 25   .167 SIU Edwardsville* 0 – 0   – 8 – 21   .276 † 2011 OVC tournament winner As of March 17, 2011 * Ineligible (in transition) Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 30 – 8   .789 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 No. 23 Washington † 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686 USC 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 California 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 Washington State 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629 Oregon 7 – 11   .389 21 – 18   .538 Stanford 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Oregon State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Arizona State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387 † Conference tournament winner As of March 30, 2011 Rankings from AP poll	2010–11 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell † 13 – 1   .929 25 – 9   .735 American 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710 Holy Cross 7 – 7   .500 8 – 21   .276 Lehigh 6 – 8   .429 16 – 15   .516 Lafayette 6 – 8   .429 13 – 19   .406 Navy 6 – 8   .429 11 – 20   .355 Colgate 4 – 10   .286 7 – 23   .233 Army 3 – 11   .214 11 – 19   .367 † 2011 Patriot League tournament winner
2010–11 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 15 Florida 13 – 3   .813 29 – 8   .784 No. 11 Kentucky † 10 – 6   .625 29 – 9   .763 No. 25 Vanderbilt 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676 Georgia 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636 Tennessee 8 – 8   .500 19 – 15   .559 South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467 West Alabama 12 – 4   .750 25 – 12   .676 Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 17 – 14   .548 Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 20 – 14   .588 Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581 Auburn 4 – 12   .250 11 – 20   .355 LSU 3 – 13   .188 11 – 21   .344 † 2011 SEC tournament winner As of April 2, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Western Carolina 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545 Chattanooga 12 – 6   .667 16 – 16   .500 Appalachian State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516 Elon 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333 7 – 24   .226 Samford 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387 South College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714 Wofford† 14 – 4   .778 21 – 13   .618 Furman 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 Davidson 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545 The Citadel 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Georgia Southern 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156 † SoCon Tournament winner As of March 31, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East McNeese State 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636 Northwestern State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563 Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 7   .563 15 – 14   .517 Nicholls State 8 – 8   .500 14 – 14   .500 Lamar 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433 Central Arkansas 1 – 15   .063 5 – 24   .172 West Sam Houston State 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581 Texas State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500 Stephen F. Austin 9 – 7   .563 18 – 11   .621 UTSA † 9 – 7   .563 20 – 14   .588 Texas–Arlington 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 5 – 11   .313 10 – 21   .323 † 2011 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2011 Rankings from AP poll
2010–11 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern 16 – 2   .889 19 – 13   .594 Jackson State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 15   .531 Mississippi Valley State 12 – 6   .667 13 – 19   .406 Alabama State † 11 – 7   .611 17 – 18   .486 Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 13 – 15   .464 Grambling State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 21   .364 Prairie View A&M 7 – 11   .389 10 – 22   .313 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7 – 11   .389 7 – 24   .226 Alcorn State 4 – 14   .222 4 – 24   .143 Southern 3 – 15   .167 4 – 26   .133 † 2011 SWAC tournament winner As of March 13, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 Summit League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oakland† 17 – 1   .944 25 – 10   .714 Oral Roberts 13 – 5   .722 19 – 16   .543 IUPUI 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 IPFW 11 – 7   .611 18 – 12   .600 South Dakota State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613 UMKC 9 – 9   .500 16 – 14   .533 North Dakota State 8 – 10   .444 14 – 15   .483 Southern Utah 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 Western Illinois 2 – 16   .111 7 – 23   .233 Centenary * 1 – 17   .056 1 – 29   .033 † Conference tournament winner As of March 18, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament	2010–11 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Florida Atlantic 13 – 3   .813 21 – 10   .677 Middle Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500 Western Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500 South Alabama 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448 Troy 6 – 10   .375 8 – 21   .276 FIU 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367 West Arkansas State 11 – 5   .688 17 – 15   .531 Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 5   .688 14 – 15   .483 Denver 9 – 7   .563 13 – 17   .433 North Texas 8 – 8   .500 22 – 11   .667 Arkansas–Little Rock † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 17   .528 Louisiana–Monroe 2 – 14   .125 7 – 24   .226 † 2011 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2010–11 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Mary's 11 – 3   .786 25 – 9   .735 † Gonzaga 11 – 3   .786 25 – 10   .714 San Francisco 10 – 4   .714 19 – 15   .559 Santa Clara 8 – 6   .571 24 – 14   .632 Portland 7 – 7   .500 20 – 12   .625 Pepperdine 5 – 9   .357 12 – 21   .364 Loyola Marymount 2 – 12   .143 11 – 21   .344 San Diego 2 – 12   .143 6 – 24   .200 † 2011 WCC tournament winner As of March 30, 2011 Rankings from AP Poll	2010–11 WAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall 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

Division I independents

Seven schools played as Division I independents. Antwan Carter of Longwood was named Independent Player of the Year.

2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Orleans –   – 16 – 6   .727 North Carolina Central –   – 15 – 15   .500 Savannah State –   – 12 – 18   .400 Longwood –   – 12 – 19   .387 Seattle –   – 11 – 20   .355 Cal State Bakersfield –   – 9 – 19   .321 SIU Edwardsville –   – 8 – 21   .276 Rankings from AP Poll

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Villanova	Lavoy Allen, Temple

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Jimmer Fredette	BYU	28.9		Kenneth Faried	Morehead St.	14.5		Aaron Johnson	UAB	7.7		Anthony Nelson	Niagara	3.4
Marshon Brooks	Providence	24.6		Ryan Rossiter	Siena	13.2		Scott Machado	Iona	7.6		Jay Threatt	Delaware St.	3.1
Adrian Oliver	San Jose St.	24.0		Jordan Williams	Maryland	11.8		D. J. Cooper	Ohio	7.5		Josh Slater	Lipscomb	3.1
Andrew Goudelock	C. of Charleston	23.7		Chris Gaston	Fordham	11.3		Hank Thorns	TCU	7.0		T. J. McConnell	Duquesne	2.8
Kemba Walker	Connecticut	23.5		Kyle O'Quinn	Norfolk St.	11.1		Darius Morris	Michigan	6.7		Jared Cunningham	Oregon St.	2.8

Blocked shots per game				Field-goal percentage				Three-Point FG percentage				Free-throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
William Mosley	Northwestern St.	4.9		Leon Powell	SE Missouri St.	63.0		Jon Diebler	Ohio St.	50.2		Chris Warren	Mississippi	92.8
Keith Benson	Oakland	3.6		Brian Qvale	Montana	62.6		Robert Nyakundi	SMU	49.7		Oliver McNally	Harvard	92.6
C. J. Aiken	St. Joseph's	3.5		Kenneth Faried	Morehead St.	62.3		Ashton Gibbs	Pittsburgh	49.0		Zamal Nixon	Houston	92.2
Kyle O'Quinn	Norfolk St.	3.4		Thomas Coleman	NC A&T	61.9		Scott Bamforth	Weber St.	48.8		Brian Barbour	Columbia	91.7
Sam Muldrow	South Carolina	3.4		Noah Dahlman	Wofford	61.2		Gabe Rogers	N. Arizona	46.8		Justin Robinson	Rider	90.7

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, was the site of the season-ending Final Four and Championship game for 2010–11.

	National semifinals April 2					National championship game April 4
	4	Kentucky	55
	3	Connecticut	56
						3	Connecticut	53
						8	Butler	41
	11	VCU	62
	8	Butler	70

Tournament upsets

A "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded seven or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser
March 17	#13 Morehead State	62–61	#4 Louisville
March 17	#12 Richmond	69–66	#5 Vanderbilt
March 19	#8 Butler	71–70	#1 Pittsburgh
March 20	#11 VCU	94–76	#3 Purdue
March 20	#11 Marquette	66–62	#3 Syracuse
March 20	#10 Florida State	71–57	#2 Notre Dame
March 27	#11 VCU	71–61	#1 Kansas

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2011 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate.

NIT Semifinals and Final

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City

	Semifinals March 29, 2011					Championship game March 31, 2011
	1	Alabama	62
	1	Colorado	61
						1	Alabama	57
						4	Wichita State	66
	2	Washington State	44
	4	Wichita State	75

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2011 College Basketball Invitational

The fourth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament was held beginning March 15 and ended with a best-of-three final, ending April 1. Creighton hosted Game 1 of the Championship Series, while Oregon hosted Games 2 and 3. Oregon defeated Creighton, 2 games to 1.

	Semifinals March 23, 2011				Championship Series March 28, 30, and April 1
	Boise State	71
	Oregon	79
					Oregon	76	71	71
					Creighton	84	58	69
	UCF	64
	Creighton	82

CollegeInsider.com tournament

Main article: 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

The third CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was held beginning March 14 and ended with a championship game on March 30. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Santa Clara defeated Iona 76–69 in the final, and Santa Clara's Kevin Foster was tournament MVP.

	Semifinals March 25 and 26					Championship March 30
	1	Santa Clara	72
	4	Southern Methodist	55
						Santa Clara		76
						Iona		69
	3	Iona	83
	2	East Tennessee State	80

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2011 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Jimmer Fredette	PG	Senior	Brigham Young
JaJuan Johnson	C	Senior	Purdue
Nolan Smith	PG-SG	Senior	Duke
Jared Sullinger	PF-C	Freshman	Ohio State
Kemba Walker	PG	Junior	Connecticut

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Kenneth Faried	PF-C	Senior	Morehead State
Jordan Hamilton	SG-SF	Sophomore	Texas
Ben Hansbrough	PG	Senior	Notre Dame
Kawhi Leonard	SF	Sophomore	San Diego State
Marcus Morris	PF-C	Junior	Kansas
Jordan Taylor	PG	Junior	Wisconsin
Derrick Williams	SF-PF	Sophomore	Arizona

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Naismith Award: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• NABC Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Adolph Rupp Trophy: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young

Major freshman of the year awards

• USBWA Freshman of the Year: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Jared Sullinger, Ohio State

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Mike Brey, Notre Dame
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Mike Brey, Notre Dame
• NABC Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
• Adolph Rupp Cup: Steve Fisher, San Diego State
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Kemba Walker, Connecticut
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): JaJuan Johnson, Purdue
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Kenneth Faried, Morehead State
• Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best senior 6'0"/1.83 m or shorter): Jacob Pullen, Kansas State
• Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lavoy Allen, Temple
• NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Cuonzo Martin, Missouri State
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Rick Byrd, Belmont
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Stew Morrill, Utah State
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Matt Howard, Butler
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Kemba Walker, Connecticut
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Chris Mack, Xavier
• Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Charles Jenkins, Hofstra
• Elite 88 Award (Top GPA at Final Four): Matt Howard, Butler

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former Coach	Interim Coach	New Coach	Reason
Alabama A&M	L. Vann Pettaway		Willie Hayes
Alcorn State	Larry Smith		Luther Riley	ASU alum Smith was moved to director of athletic development for the school.
Arkansas	John Pelphrey		Mike Anderson
Boston University	Pat Chambers		Joe Jones	Chambers left to take the newly opened job at Penn State.
Bradley	Jim Les		Geno Ford
Cal State Bakerfield	Keith Brown		Rod Barnes	Brown's contract was not renewed after the Roadrunners finished 9–19.
Colgate	Emmett Davis		Matt Langel
Dayton	Brian Gregory		Archie Miller	Gregory accepted the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.
Eastern Michigan	Charles Ramsey		Rob Murphy
Eastern Washington	Kirk Earlywine		Jim Hayford	Earlywine was informed his contract would not be renewed.
Fairfield	Ed Cooley		Sydney Johnson	Cooley accepted the vacant job at Providence
Florida A&M	Eugene Harris		Clemon Johnson	FAMU replaced Harris with star alum Johnson.
Florida Gulf Coast	Dave Balza		Andy Enfield
Fresno State	Steve Cleveland		Rodney Terry
George Mason	Jim Larranaga		Paul Hewitt	Larranaga accepted the University of Miami coaching job on April 22. Mason replaced him with Hewitt, who had just been fired by Georgia Tech.
George Washington	Karl Hobbs		Mike Lonergan	Hobbs was fired a week after GW hired a new athletic director. He had struggled in his last four seasons, going 25–39 in the A10. New hire Lonergan, previously Vermont head coach, has deep roots in the Washington area—he was born and raised in the Maryland suburbs, attended The Catholic University of America, coached Catholic for 13 seasons, including a Division III national title in 2001, and spent a year under Gary Williams at Maryland.
Georgia State	Rod Barnes	Paul Graham	Ron Hunter	Barnes was fired after four seasons at the conclusion of the 2010–11 regular season. Overall wins versus losses was the reason cited.
Georgia Tech	Paul Hewitt		Brian Gregory	Hewitt was fired six years following his lone Final Four appearance. Brian Gregory from Dayton was hired.
IPFW	Dane Fife		Tony Jasick	Fife left IPFW to become an assistant at Michigan State.
IUPUI	Ron Hunter		Todd Howard	Hunter left for Georgia State after 17 years.
Kennesaw State	Tony Ingle		Lewis Preston	The school decided not to renew Ingle or his staff to help turn around the team's academic performance.
Kent State	Geno Ford		Rob Senderoff	Ford left Kent State for Bradley after leading the team to a first-place MAC finish. The school promoted assistant Senderoff to the top job. At the time of his promotion, he was still under a show-cause penalty stemming from the Kelvin Sampson scandal at Indiana. The penalty expired on May 25.
Lamar	Steve Roccaforte		Pat Knight
Louisiana Tech	Kerry Rupp		Michael White
Loyola (IL)	Jim Whitesell		Porter Moser
Manhattan	Barry Rohrssen		Steve Masiello
Maryland	Gary Williams		Mark Turgeon	Williams retired at the end of the season after 22 years and a 461–252 (.646) record at his alma mater.
Miami (FL)	Frank Haith		Jim Larranaga	Haith left for the open Missouri job.
Missouri	Mike Anderson		Frank Haith	Arkansas hired former Nolan Richardson assistant Anderson.
Missouri State	Cuonzo Martin		Paul Lusk	Martin accepted the head coaching job at Tennessee.
Monmouth	Dave Calloway		King Rice	Calloway resigned under pressure, effective at the end of the season.
Murray State	Billy Kennedy		Steve Prohm	Kennedy left for the opening at Texas A&M. Steve Prohm had been an assistant coach at Murray State and was promoted on May 23 to be their new head coach.
Navy	Billy Lange		Ed DeChellis	Lange left to become Associate head coach at Villanova.
North Carolina State	Sidney Lowe		Mark Gottfried	Wolfpack alum Lowe resigned after failing to make the NCAA Tournament in his five-year tenure.
New Orleans	Joe Pasternack		Mark Slessinger	Pasternack resigned to become an assistant coach at Arizona under head coach Sean Miller. Mark Slessinger was hired to pilot the Privateers out of division I.
Northern Illinois	Ricardo Patton		Mark Montgomery	Former Colorado coach was fired from NIU after a 35-83 overall record in four seasons.
Oklahoma	Jeff Capel		Lon Kruger	Capel was fired just two years removed from an Elite Eight finish.
Penn State	Ed DeChellis		Pat Chambers	DeChellis made the unusual move of leaving a Big Ten school for Navy of the Patriot League.
Pepperdine	Tom Asbury		Marty Wilson	Asbury retired, turning the Waves program over to Associate head coach Wilson.
Princeton	Sydney Johnson		Mitch Henderson	Johnson left for the open Fairfield Job
Providence	Keno Davis		Ed Cooley	Davis was fired after only three seasons.
Radford	Brad Greenberg		Mike Jones	Greenberg was fired following a 5–24 season and after sitting out the final four games of the season for NCAA violations. In February 2012, he would be hit with a five-year show-cause penalty for misleading NCAA investigators.
Southern	Rob Spivery		Roman Banks
Stetson	Derek Waugh		Casey Alexander	Waugh resigned after guiding the Hatters to only two winning seasons in 10+ years as coach.
Tennessee	Bruce Pearl		Cuonzo Martin	Pearl was fired on March 21 after finishing the season with a 30-point loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64. This followed a tumultuous season in which he was suspended for recruiting violations, fined, admitted to misleading NCAA investigators and finishing with only a 19–15 overall record.
Tennessee Tech	Mike Sutton		Steve Payne	Sutton retired and was replaced by top assistant Payne.
Texas A&M	Mark Turgeon		Billy Kennedy	Turgeon left in May for the Maryland job.
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	Perry Clark		Willis Wilson	Clark was fired after finishing 10–21 in his fourth season. Athletic director Tim Fitzpatrick claimed that success for the men's basketball program is "critically important."
Texas Tech	Pat Knight		Billy Gillispie	Fired on March 7, 2011, after finishing the regular season 13-18 and missing NCAA tournament. Stated in preseason that he should lose his job if Texas Tech missed the NCAA tournament again.
Towson	Pat Kennedy		Pat Skerry	Announced on March 7, 2011, after finishing the regular season with a 4–26 record that included 19 straight losses.
UC Davis	Gary Stewart		Jim Les
UNLV	Lon Kruger		Dave Rice	Kruger left for Oklahoma after reportedly turning the job down.
Utah	Jim Boylen		Larry Krystkowiak	Announced on March 12, 2011, after consecutive losing seasons, Boylen was relieved of his duties. Utah finished with a 13-18 overall record (6-10 MWC), the second-straight losing season for the Utes, who were 14–17 in 2009–10.
Valparaiso	Homer Drew		Bryce Drew	Homer's son, Bryce, had served as the associate head coach for a number of years prior to taking over the program in May 2011.
Vermont	Mike Lonergan		John Becker
Wyoming	Heath Schroyer	Fred Langley	Larry Shyatt	Schroyer was the first coach fired during the season as he was let go on February 7, 2011, following an 8–15 start.