2011 Women's Basketball Invitational


The 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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.

West Region

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

East Region

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

WBI Championship Game

Hosted by UAB