2011 Women's Basketball Invitational

The 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational WBI was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2011 WNIT. All games are hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena is unavailable. The Championship game is hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI. UAB defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the inaugural championship game.^[1]

West Region

#8 IPFW and #7 South Dakota hosted first round games

	1st Round March 17,18					Quarterfinals March 21					Semi Finals March 25
	1	Cleveland State	73
	8	IPFW	62
						1	Cleveland State	50
						5	Chicago State	68
	4	Eastern Illinois	64
	5	Chicago State	73
											5	Chicago State	92
											3	Cal State Bakersfield	93^OT
	2	Idaho	47
	7	South Dakota	62
						7	South Dakota	64
						3	Cal State Bakersfield	90
	3	Cal State Bakersfield	83
	6	Northern Colorado	74

East Region

#5 Morehead State, and #7 Central Arkansas hosted first round games
#3 Elon hosted quarterfinal game
#5 Manhattan hosted semifinal game

	1st Round March 17,18					Quarterfinals March 21					Semi Finals March 25
	1	Wright State	82
	8	Buffalo	79
						1	Wright State	73
						5	Manhattan	75
	4	Sacred Heart	48
	5	Manhattan	52
											5	Manhattan	43
											2	UAB	62
	2	UAB	58
	7	Central Arkansas	54
						2	UAB	59
						3	Elon	50
	3	Elon	103
	6	USC Upstate	72

WBI Championship Game

Hosted by UAB

	Championship Game March 27
	3W	Cal State Bakersfield	60
	2E	UAB	68

References

1. "2011 WBI Bracket" (PDF). womensbasketballinvitational.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.