The 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of women's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010âÂÂ11 basketball season.
The champions of the 22 basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Central and Midwest regions). The eight regional winners then met at the Elite Eight for the final three rounds held at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, Missouri.
The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference championships:
Location: Tucker Coliseum Host: Arkansas Tech University
Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University
Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse Host: Northeastern State University
Location: Kellogg Gymnasium Host: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Location: Whalen Gymnasium Host: Fort Lewis College
Location: McComb Fieldhouse Host: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
Location: Athletics & Fitness Center Host: Clayton State University
Location: St. Joseph Civic Arena Host: Missouri Western State University