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Champions Of Hoops Nation 2011
March 13, 2011 4:46 pm ET by Kyle Whelliston
If college basketball has taught us anything, it's that there's nothing that becomes irrelevant more suddenly than Championship Fortnight. Once the NCAA Tournament bracket is released, the previous two weeks slip into history... very quickly. But one thing that has to be remembered: the teams that won these tourneys and these autobids are champions, not disposable Cinderella candidates. They played two months for seeding, then won their titles in a playoff bracket. (Even the Ivy League winners won their bid directly on the court this year!) It's a tradition around here: after the jump, a quick review of all the conferences and their brackets, as well as snapshots of the proud champs.

America East



March 03 - First Round
[9] Binghamton 91, [8] Maryland-Baltimore County 65
March 05 - Quarterfinals
[5] Stony Brook 67, [4] Albany 61
[1] Vermont 57, [9] Binghamton 46
[2] Boston University 69, [7] New Hampshire 60
[6] Hartford 66, [3] Maine 63
March 06 - Semifinals
[5] Stony Brook 69, [1] Vermont 47
[2] Boston University 55, [6] Hartford 49
March 12 - Championship
at [2] Boston University 56, [5] Stony Brook 54



Atlantic 14



March 08 - First Round
[10] La Salle 75, at [7] Saint Bonaventure 73
[12] Saint Joseph's 71, at [5] George Washington 59
at [6] Rhode Island 70, [11] Saint Louis 61
[9] Dayton 78, at [8] Massachusetts 50
March 11 - Quarterfinals
[9] Dayton 68, [1] Xavier 67
[12] Saint Joseph's 93, [4] Duquesne 90
[2] Temple 96, [10] La Salle 76
[3] Richmond 55, [6] Rhode Island 45
March 12 - Semifinals
[9] Dayton 64, [12] Saint Joseph's 61
[3] Richmond 58, [2] Temple 54
March 13 - Championship
[3] Richmond 67, [9] Dayton 54



Atlantic Sun



March 02 - Quarterfinals
[1] Belmont 72, [8] Kennesaw State 57
[2] East Tennessee State 54, [7] Campbell 53
[6] North Florida 68, [3] Jacksonville 64
at [5] Mercer 73, [4] Lipscomb 63
March 04 - Semifinals
[1] Belmont 80, [5] Mercer 72
[6] North Florida 59, [2] East Tennessee State 55
March 05 - Championship
[1] Belmont 87, [6] North Florida 46



Big Sky



March 05 - First Round
at [4] Northern Arizona 65, [5] Montana State 62
at [3] Weber State 79, [6] Eastern Washington 70
March 08 - Semifinals
at [2] Montana 57, [3] Weber State 40
at [1] Northern Colorado 73, [4] Northern Arizona 70
March 09 - Championship
at [1] Northern Colorado 65, [2] Montana 60



Big South



March 01 - Quarterfinals
at [4] Virginia Military Institute 78, [5] Winthrop 73
at [3] North Carolina-Asheville 72, [6] Charleston Southern 63
[7] High Point 66, at [2] Liberty 60
at [1] Coastal Carolina 83, [8] Gardner-Webb 72
March 03 - Semifinals
[3] North Carolina-Asheville 62, [7] High Point 45
at [1] Coastal Carolina 89, [4] Virginia Military Institute 81
March 05 - Championship
[3] North Carolina-Asheville 60, at [1] Coastal Carolina 47



Big West



March 10 - Quarterfinals
[1] Long Beach State 79, [8] California-Irvine 72
[5] California-Santa Barbara 79, [4] Pacific 67
[7] California-Riverside 70, [2] Cal Poly 66
[3] Cal State Northridge 75, [6] Cal State Fullerton 54
March 11 - Semifinals
[1] Long Beach State 74, [7] California-Riverside 63
[5] California-Santa Barbara 83, [3] Cal State Northridge 63
March 12 - Championship
[5] California-Santa Barbara 64, [1] Long Beach State 56



Colonial



March 04 - First Round
[9] Georgia State 58, [8] North Carolina-Wilmington 52
[5] Drexel 75, [12] Towson 69
[7] Delaware 60, [10] Northeastern 58
[11] William & Mary 72, [6] James Madison 68
March 05 - Quarterfinals
[1] George Mason 68, [9] Georgia State 45
[4] Virginia Commonwealth 62, [5] Drexel 60
[2] Old Dominion 59, [7] Delaware 50
[3] Hofstra 72, [11] William & Mary 56
March 06 - Semifinals
[4] Virginia Commonwealth 79, [1] George Mason 63
[2] Old Dominion 77, [3] Hofstra 69
March 07 - Championship
[2] Old Dominion 70, [4] Virginia Commonwealth 65



Conference USA



March 09 - First Round
[8] East Carolina 75, [9] Central Florida 60
[5] Southern Mississippi 63, [12] Tulane 47
[6] Marshall 97, [11] Houston 87
[10] Rice 58, [7] Southern Methodist 57
March 10 - Quarterfinals
[8] East Carolina 75, [1] UAB 70
[4] Memphis 66, [5] Southern Mississippi 63
[3] Texas-El Paso 77, [6] Marshall 65
[2] Tulsa 81, [10] Rice 72
March 11 - Semifinals
[3] Texas-El Paso 66, [2] Tulsa 54
[4] Memphis 76, [8] East Carolina 56
March 12 - Championship
[4] Memphis 67, [3] Texas-El Paso 66

Great West



March 10 - First Round
[7] Houston Baptist 72, [2] New Jersey Tech 70
[3] North Dakota 71, [6] Texas-Pan American 70
[4] South Dakota 73, [5] Chicago State 70
March 11 - Semifinals
[3] North Dakota 65, [7] Houston Baptist 63
[4] South Dakota 72, at [1] Utah Valley 70
March 12 - Championship
[3] North Dakota 77, [4] South Dakota 76



Horizon League



March 01 - First Round
at [3] Cleveland State 73, [10] Illinois-Chicago 61
at [6] Wright State 60, [7] Green Bay 50
at [5] Detroit 90, [8] Loyola (Ill.) 69
at [4] Valparaiso 80, [9] Youngstown State 71
March 04 - Second Round
[3] Cleveland State 73, [6] Wright State 59
[4] Valparaiso 88, [5] Detroit 78
March 05 - Semifinals
at [2] Butler 76, [3] Cleveland State 68
at [1] Milwaukee 70, [4] Valparaiso 63
March 08 - Championship
[2] Butler 59, at [1] Milwaukee 44



Ivy League



March 12 -
Princeton 63, Harvard 62



MEAC



March 08 - First Round
[10] Maryland-Eastern Shore 87, [7] Florida A&M 85
[9] South Carolina State 64, [8] Delaware State 59
[6] Norfolk State 68, [11] Howard 53
March 09 - Quarterfinals
[1] Bethune-Cookman 66, [9] South Carolina State 50
[2] Hampton 77, [10] Maryland-Eastern Shore 55
March 10 - Quarterfinals
[6] Norfolk State 55, [3] Coppin State 53
[4] Morgan State 77, [5] North Carolina A&T 59
March 11 - Semifinals
[4] Morgan State 61, [1] Bethune-Cookman 48
[2] Hampton 85, [6] Norfolk State 61
March 12 - Championship
[2] Hampton 60, [4] Morgan State 55



Metro Atlantic



March 04 - First Round
[9] Marist 73, [8] Niagara 61
[7] Siena 68, [10] Manhattan 66
March 05 - Quarterfinals
[4] Saint Peter's 70, [5] Loyola (Md.) 60
[1] Fairfield 55, [9] Marist 31
[2] Iona 94, [7] Siena 64
[3] Rider 79, [6] Canisius 64
March 06 - Semifinals
[4] Saint Peter's 62, at [1] Fairfield 48
[2] Iona 83, [3] Rider 59
March 07 - Championship
[4] Saint Peter's 62, [2] Iona 57



Mid-American



March 08 - First Round
at [6] Akron 67, [11] Eastern Michigan 53
at [7] Bowling Green 74, [10] Northern Illinois 54
at [8] Buffalo 64, [9] Central Michigan 50
at [5] Ohio 74, [12] Toledo 57
March 10 - Quarterfinals
[2] Western Michigan 67, [7] Bowling Green 56
[6] Akron 82, [3] Miami (Oh.) 75
[1] Kent State 73, [8] Buffalo 62
[4] Ball State 76, [5] Ohio 73
March 11 - Semifinals
[6] Akron 79, [2] Western Michigan 68
[1] Kent State 79, [4] Ball State 68
March 12 - Championship
[6] Akron 66, [1] Kent State 65



Missouri Valley



March 03 - First Round
[8] Southern Illinois 57, [9] Illinois State 54
[10] Bradley 63, [7] Drake 48
March 04 - Quarterfinals
[1] Missouri State 58, [8] Southern Illinois 56
[5] Creighton 60, [4] Northern Iowa 57
[2] Wichita State 70, [10] Bradley 56
[3] Indiana State 52, [6] Evansville 50
March 05 - Semifinals
[1] Missouri State 60, [5] Creighton 50
[3] Indiana State 61, [2] Wichita State 54
March 06 - Championship
[3] Indiana State 60, [1] Missouri State 56



Northeast



March 03 - Quarterfinals
at [2] Quinnipiac 78, [7] Mount Saint Mary's 59
at [3] Robert Morris 78, [6] Wagner 74
at [4] Central Connecticut State 64, [5] Saint Francis (NY) 62
at [1] Long Island 90, [8] Saint Francis (PA) 75
March 06 - Semifinals
at [1] Long Island 69, [4] Central Connecticut State 67
[3] Robert Morris 64, at [2] Quinnipiac 62
March 09 - Championship
at [1] Long Island 85, [3] Robert Morris 82



Ohio Valley



March 02 - Quarterfinals
[8] Tennessee-Martin 68, [5] Tennessee State 64
[7] Southeast Missouri 65, [6] Eastern Kentucky 49
[4] Tennessee Tech 83, [8] Tennessee-Martin 59
[3] Austin Peay 76, [7] Southeast Missouri 60
March 04 - Semifinals
[4] Tennessee Tech 64, [1] Murray State 59
[2] Morehead State 68, [3] Austin Peay 49
March 05 - Championship
[2] Morehead State 80, [4] Tennessee Tech 73



Patriot League



March 02 - Quarterfinals
at [2] American 69, [7] Colgate 53
at [1] Bucknell 78, [8] Army 51
[6] Lafayette 77, at [3] Holy Cross 70
at [4] Lehigh 87, [5] Navy 75
March 06 - Semifinals
[6] Lafayette 73, at [2] American 71
at [1] Bucknell 66, [4] Lehigh 64
March 11 - Championship
at [1] Bucknell 72, [6] Lafayette 57



Southern



March 04 - First Round
[N5] North Carolina-Greensboro 71, [S4] Davidson 64
[N3] Appalachian State 65, [S6] Georgia Southern 57
[S3] Furman 61, [N6] Samford 48
[N4] Elon 85, [S5] The Citadel 74
March 05 - Quarterfinals
[N1] Western Carolina 77, [N5] North Carolina-Greensboro 66
[S2] Wofford 69, [N3] Appalachian State 56
[S3] Furman 61, [N2] Chattanooga 52
[S1] Charleston 78, [N4] Elon 60
March 06 - Semifinals
[S2] Wofford 86, [N1] Western Carolina 72
[S1] Charleston 63, [S3] Furman 58
March 07 - Championship
[S2] Wofford 77, [S1] Charleston 67



Southland



March 09 - Quarterfinals
[7] Texas-San Antonio 97, [2] Northwestern State 96
[3] Sam Houston State 61, [6] Stephen F. Austin 45
[1] McNeese State 61, [8] Nicholls State 54
[4] Texas State 72, [5] Southeastern Louisiana 68
March 10 - Semifinals
[7] Texas-San Antonio 79, [3] Sam Houston State 70
[1] McNeese State 91, [4] Texas State 83
March 12 - Championship
[7] Texas-San Antonio 75, [1] McNeese State 72



Badlands



March 05 - Quarterfinals
[1] Oakland 82, [8] Southern Utah 66
[2] Oral Roberts 72, [7] North Dakota State 65
March 06 - Quarterfinals
[5] South Dakota State 85, [4] IPFW 75
[3] IUPUI 79, [6] Missouri-Kansas City 55
March 07 - Semifinals
[1] Oakland 110, [5] South Dakota State 90
[2] Oral Roberts 83, [3] IUPUI 77
March 08 - Championship
[1] Oakland 90, [2] Oral Roberts 76



Sun Belt





March 05 - First Round
[W4] North Texas 83, [E5] Troy 69
[E3] Western Kentucky 66, [W6] Louisiana-Monroe 50
[E6] Florida International 53, [W3] Denver 49
[W5] Arkansas-Little Rock 82, [E4] South Alabama 68
March 06 - Quarterfinals
[E3] Western Kentucky 81, [W2] Louisiana-Lafayette 76
[W4] North Texas 78, [E1] Florida Atlantic 64
[W5] Arkansas-Little Rock 59, [W1] Arkansas State 52
[E2] Middle Tennessee 73, [E6] Florida International 38
March 07 - Semifinals
[W4] North Texas 81, [E3] Western Kentucky 62
[W5] Arkansas-Little Rock 65, [E2] Middle Tennessee 56
March 08 - Championship
[W5] Arkansas-Little Rock 64, [W4] North Texas 63



SWAC



March 09 - Quarterfinals
[2] Jackson State 50, [7] Prairie View 38
[1] Texas Southern 50, [8] Arkansas-Pine Bluff 45
March 10 - Quarterfinals
[6] Grambling 65, [3] Mississippi Valley State 62
[4] Alabama State 81, [5] Alabama A&M 61
March 11 - Semifinals
[6] Grambling 81, [2] Jackson State 75
[4] Alabama State 73, [1] Texas Southern 66
March 12 - Championship
[4] Alabama State 65, [6] Grambling 48



West Coast



March 04 - First Round
[8] Loyola Marymount 72, [5] Portland 68
[6] Pepperdine 84, [7] San Diego 81
March 05 - Second Round
[4] Santa Clara 76, [8] Loyola Marymount 68
[3] San Francisco 76, [6] Pepperdine 59
March 06 - Semifinals
[1] Saint Mary's 73, [4] Santa Clara 64
[2] Gonzaga 71, [3] San Francisco 67
March 07 - Championship
[2] Gonzaga 75, [1] Saint Mary's 63

Western Athletic



March 09 - First Round
[8] San Jose State 75, [5] Hawaii 74
[6] Nevada 90, [7] Fresno State 80
March 10 - Second Round
[8] San Jose State 74, [4] Idaho 68
[3] New Mexico State 66, [6] Nevada 60
March 11 - Semifinals
[1] Utah State 58, [8] San Jose State 54
[2] Boise State 81, [3] New Mexico State 63
March 12 - Championship
[1] Utah State 77, [2] Boise State 69