2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game

2011 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Butler Bulldogs Connecticut Huskies
Horizon Big East
(28–9) (31–9)
41 53
Head coach:
Brad Stevens
Head coach:
Jim Calhoun
1st half2nd half Total
Butler Bulldogs 2219 41
Connecticut Huskies 1934 53
DateApril 4, 2011
VenueReliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
MVPKemba Walker, UConn
FavoriteConnecticut by 5.5
RefereesJohn Cahill, Verne Harris, Doug Shows
Attendance70,376
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
AnnouncersJim Nantz (play-by-play)
Clark Kellogg and Steve Kerr (color)
Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Nielsen Ratings11.7
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The 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship game was the title game of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The game was played on April 4, 2011, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, and featured the West Regional Champion, #3-seeded Connecticut, versus the Southeast Regional Champion, #8 seeded Butler.

For the first time since the 1989 National Championship Game, neither a #1 nor a #2 seed participated in the National Championship Game.

  1. ^ "2010-11 Men's College Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2023.