| Season | 2010–11 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Wichita State Shockers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Alabama Crimson Tide (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Gregg Marshall (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Graham Hatch (Wichita State) | ||||
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The 2011 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2011 NCAA tournament. The 74th annual tournament began March 15 on campus sites ended on March 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Wichita State defeated Alabama, 66–57, to win its first NIT title.