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 2010–11 basketball season. Qualification and tournament format 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. Automatic qualifiers The following teams automatically qualified for the tournament as the winner of their conference championships: Qualified teams Regionals South – Russellville, Arkansas Location: Tucker Coliseum Host: Arkansas Tech University Midwest – Houghton, Michigan Location: Student Development Center Gymnasium Host: Michigan Technological University South Central – Tahlequah, Oklahoma Location: Dobbins Fieldhouse Host: Northeastern State University West – Pomona, California Location: Kellogg Gymnasium Host: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Central – Durango, Colorado Location: Whalen Gymnasium Host: Fort Lewis College Atlantic – Edinboro, Pennsylvania Location: McComb Fieldhouse Host: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania East – Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College Southeast – Morrow, Georgia Location: Athletics & Fitness Center Host: Clayton State University Elite Eight – St. Joseph, Missouri Location: St. Joseph Civic Arena Host: Missouri Western State University See also 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2011 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2011 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2011 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2011 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament References 2011 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament NCAA tournament