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2011 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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2011 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsUTSA (3rd title)
Winning coachBrooks Thompson (1st title)
MVPDevin Gibson (UTSA)
TelevisionESPN2
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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

The 2011 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9, 10 and 12, 2011 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. In the championship game, the UTSA Roadrunners beat McNeese State to win its third Southland Conference title. UTSA also received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, where it beat Alabama State in the First Four before losing to Ohio State in the tournament's second round.

Format

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The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, received a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 9
Semifinals
Thursday, March 10
Finals
Saturday, March 12
         
1 McNeese State 61
8 Nicholls State 54
1 McNeese State 91
4 Texas State 83
4 Texas State 72
5 Southeastern Louisiana 68
1 McNeese State 72
7 UTSA 75
2 Northwestern State 96
7 UTSA 97
7 UTSA 79
3 Sam Houston State 70
3 Sam Houston State 61
6 Stephen F. Austin 45
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