2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12, 2011, at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

2011 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams12
SiteDon Haskins Center
El Paso, Texas
ChampionsMemphis (5th title)
Winning coachJosh Pastner (1st title)
MVPJoe Jackson (Memphis)
TelevisionCBS College Sports
CBS
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2010–11 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 12 4   .750 22 9   .710
Tulsa 11 5   .688 19 13   .863
UTEP 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Memphis 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
Marshall 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
SMU 8 8   .500 20 15   .571
East Carolina 8 8   .500 18 16   .529
Rice 5 11   .313 14 18   .438
Houston 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tulane 3 13   .188 13 17   .433
UCF* 0 10   .000 0 12   .000
2011 CUSA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*UCF vacated its wins from the 2010–11 season after it was discovered that there was an ineligible player on the team.

Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. Memphis defeated UTEP in the conference final by a score of 67–66. Memphis, as tournament champion, received an automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Bracket

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First round
March 9
Quarterfinals
March 10
Semifinals
March 11
Championship game
March 12
            
1 UAB 70
8 East Carolina 75*
8 East Carolina 75
9 UCF 60
8 East Carolina 56
4 Memphis 76
4 Memphis 66
5 Southern Miss 63
5 Southern Miss 63
12 Tulane 47
4 Memphis 67
3 UTEP 66
2 Tulsa 81
10 Rice 72
7 SMU 57
10 Rice 58
2 Tulsa 54
3 UTEP 66
3 UTEP 77
6 Marshall 65
6 Marshall 97
11 Houston 87
  • denotes game ended in overtime.