2011 National Invitation Tournament
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Alabama SEC 21-11 At-large
2 Miami ( FL ) ACC 19-14 At-large
3 Missouri State MVC 25-8 Automatic
4 New Mexico MWC 21-12 At-large
5 UTEP C-USA 25-9 At-large
6 Murray State OVC 23-8 Automatic
7 Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 21-10 Automatic
8 Coastal Carolina Big South 28-5 Automatic
The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 
NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66-57, to win its first NIT title.